Visiting Future Faculty and Research Scientists
The visiting Future Faculty and Research Scientists initiative is positioned to establish the Jackson School of Geosciences as a leader in promoting the careers of future members of the academy and research centers. Over two days, doctoral candidates (advanced to candidacy) and new PhDs and ScDs meet with potential future research collaborators, present a technical talk, and time permitting visit a JSG partner high school. Since March of 2019, seven visitors have presented to the JSG community.
Visiting Future Faculty and Research Scientists
Laura Rodriguez
Doctoral work at Pennsylvania State University
The Chemistry of Nitrogen Heterocycles in Complex Prebiotic Mixtures: Using Chemical Trends to Elucidate Plausible Pre-RNAs on the Early Earth
Advisor: Dr. Christopher House
Vanshan Wright
Doctoral work at Southern Methodist University
Assessing Quaternary Geohazards in Hispaniola and Jamaica using Seismic, Remote Sensing and Sediment Core Data.”
Advisor: Dr. Matthew Hornbach
Carmen Atkins
Doctoral work at University of Alabama
Geochemical, Spatial, and Seismic Characterization of Microbialite Reservoir Distribution on Carbonate Ramps: A Comparison between the Jurassic Smackover and the Cambrian Wilberns Formations.”
Advisor: Dr. Marcello Minzoni
Melissa Sims
Doctoral work at State University of New York at StonyBrook
Simulating meteor impacts in the diamond anvil cell
Advisors: Dr. Timothy Glotch and Dr. Matthew L. Whitaker
La’Shaye Cobley
Doctoral work at University of Utah
A tale of two sources: responses of urban vegetation to vehicle emissions and fertilizer application
Advisor: Dr. Diane Pataki
Julia Cisneros
Doctoral work at University of Illinois
Dune morphology and dynamics in alluvial channels
Advisor: Dr. James Best
Sean Peters
Arizona State University
The emplacement of lava flows: implications for hazards and planetary evolution
Advisor: Philip Christensen