Alumni

Recent graduates:

• 2010: Branden Christensen
• 2010: Ophelia George
• 2010: Rachel Puchrik
• 2010: Erika Rader
• 2010: Allison Payne     
• 2010: Dr. Matt Gardine
• 2010: Dr. Leslie Almberg
• 2009: Dr. Jason Addison
• 2008: Abagail Gleason
• 2008: Amanda Kolker
• 2008: Dr. Joanna Mongrain
• 2008: Katrina Jacobs
• 2008: Mariah Tilman
• 2008: Dr. Thomas Fornier
• 2007: Daniel Jones
• 2007: Dr. Tanja Petersen
• 2006: Kathleen Davis
• 2005: Dr. Sigrún Hreinsdóttir
• 2005: Andrea Steffke
• 2005: Dr. Brandon Browne

 

Branden Christensen   
M.S., 2010, Geophysics in Volcano Seismology
B.S in Geology at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York 

Swarms versus Mainshock-Aftershock Sequences: eruptive seismicity and infrasonics at Kasatochi, Augusting and Tungurahua volcanoes

Advisors: Steve McNutt , Michael West, Doug Christensen

 

Olphelia George    
M.S., 2010, Geophysics Volcano Seismology

Using data collected from seismometers on Bezymianny volcano in Kamchatka, Russia which she helped install combined with data from Mount Spurr, Alaska to focus on analysis of the relationships between deep seismicity and magma generation and transportation.

Advisors: Michael West

Allison Payne  
M.S., 2010, Geology Igneous Petrology

Allison has been actively involved with the 2008 eruption of Redoubt

Advisors: John Eichelberger, Chris Nye, Paul Layer, Ken Severin

 

 

Dr. Matt Gardine
Ph.D., 2010, Geophysics Volcano Seismology
B.S. in Geophysical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines
Ph.D. Geophysics, 2010, University of Alaska Fairbanks [Home Page]

Matt studied the deep crustal velocity structure at Colima Volcano, Mexico using seismic tomography, analyzed temporal seismic and stress regimes at Paricutin Volcano, Mexico, and studied the seismic and gas emissions at Fourpeaked Volcano, Alaska in order to gain insight into the transport and storage of magma within the crust beneath different volcanic systems.

Advisors: Michael West, Doug Christensen, Jonathan Dehn, Steve McNutt

Dr. Leslie Almberg
Ph.D. Geology Physical Volcanology

M.S., 2003 University of Alaska Fairbanks
B.S., 2001 University of Washington (Seattle)
[Home Page]

Leslie is utilizing experimental petrology, alteration mineralogy and 3D X-ray tomography to unravel the mysteries of volcanic conduits in dome-forming, intermediate composition volcanoes.

Master's Thesis (2003): Hydrovolcanism in Okmok caldera, Alaska

Advisors: Jessica Faust Larsen, Jeffrey T. Freymueller, Michelle Coombs

 

Dr. Jason Addison
Ph.D., 2009, Geology Tephrochronology and paleoceanography/paleoclimatology

Jason utilized volcanic ash horizons (tephra) as correlative tools to develop consistent chronostratigraphies between marine, terrestrial and ice core records of past environmental change. He has worked with Holocene and Pleistocene tephra deposits from southeast Alaska, the Gulf of Alaska continental shelf and slope, interior Alaska, the Aleutian Islands and the Bering Sea.

Advisors: Jim Begét, Bruce Finney , Nancy Bigelow, Sathy Naidu, Dean Stockwell, Matt Wooller

 

Abagail Gleason
M.S., 2008, Geophysics

Steep-sided domes on Venus: morphologies and emplacement mechanisms reevaluated using high-resolution topography data

Amanda Kolker
M.S., 2008, Geology Volcanology

Geological setting of the central Alaska hot springs belt: implications for geothermal resource capacity and sustainable energy production

Amanda is interested in geothermal systems and their potential for energy use. Her thesis investigated geological controls on subsurface heat and fluid transport in geothermal systems by looking at two high-temperature (volcano-related) geothermal systems; one that is actively being exploited for energy (Mutnovsky Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia) and one that is currently undeveloped but is a potential target for exploitation (Makushin Volcano, Unalaska Island, Alaska.)

Advisors: John Eichelberger, Rainer Newberry, Mary Keskinen, Jessica Faust Larsen

 

Dr. Joanna Mongrain
Ph.D., 2008, Geophysics Experimental Petrology

Critical parameters in magmatic degassing

Jo modeled conduit processes, especially those related to the nucleation and growth of bubbles.

Advisors: Jessica Faust Larsen, John Eichelberger, Jeffrey T. Freymueller

Dr. Sigrún Hreinsdóttir
Ph.D., 2005, Geodesy

Coseismic deformation of the 2001 El Salvador and 2002 Denali Fault earthquakes from GPS geodetic measurements

Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Arizona

Advisors: Jeffrey T. Freymueller

 

 

Andrea Steffke  
M.S., 2005, Remote Sensing 

 Temperatures, thermal fluxes and effusion rates associated with the growth of Bezymianny Volcano using spaceborne thermal infrared data

Andrea studied aspects of the remote sensing of lava domes. She is interested in determining the relationship of thermal anomalies seen in satellite imagery with the changes and growth of active lava domes using MODIS, ASTER, AVHRR and Landsat images of the 2000 eruption of Bezymianny Volcano, Russia

Advisors: Ken Dean, Jonathan Dehn, John Eichelberger 

 

Dr. Brandon Browne
Ph.D. 2005, M.S. 2001

Petrologic and experimental constraints on magma mingling and ascent: examples from Japan and Alaska

Eruptive stratigraphy and the transport and deposition of pyroclastic material from the caldera-forming eruption of Volcán Ceboruco, Nayarit, Mexico

Assistant Professor of Volcanology, California State University, Fullerton

Advisors: John Eichelberger

 

 

 

Jennifer Adleman
M.S., 2005, Volcanology

Crustal deformation in Alaska measured using the global positioning sytem

Advisors: Jeffrey T. Freymueller