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David Mohrig
Associate Dean of Research, Jackson School of Geosciences
Professor, Jackson School of Geosciences
Email: mohrig@jsg.utexas.edu
Office: EPS 3.166, EPS 3.162
Post-doctoral Researchers
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Julia Cisneros
NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Research Topic: Identifying the key mechanisms driving bedform formation and evolution across different environments
PhD Geology, University of Illinois
B.S. Geology, Texas A&M University
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David Cousins
Research Topic:
Education
PhD Students
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Kat Wilson
Research Topic: Geomorphology and evolution of carbonate coastal dunes in the Caribbean
M.S. Geology, University of Florida
B.S. Geology & B.A. Environmental Studies, University of Pittsburgh
Research Website | Google Scholar | LinkedIn
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Chris Liu
Research Topic: Coupling between sedimentation and deformation
M.S. Geology, UT Austin
M.S. Petroleum Engineering, New Mexico Tech
B.S. Petroleum Engineering, UT Austin
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Cole Speed (Co-supervised, Zoltan Sylvester)
Research topic: Quantifying linkages between modern planetary surface processes and the ancient rock record
B.S. Geophysics, UT Austin
Personal Website | Github | LinkedIn
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Paul Morris
Research Topic:
M.S. Reservoir Evaluation & Management, Heriot-Watt University
M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Cambridge
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Mariel Nelson (Co-supervised, Tim Goudge)
Research Topic: Alluvial and bedrock river bank erosion analyzed with time-lapse lidar
B.A. Geophysics, University of California Berkeley
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Will Bailey (Co-supervised, Cornel Olariu)
Research Topic: Mapping microplastics in sedimentary environments
M.S. Finance, Southern Methodist University
M.S. Structural Geology with Geophysics, University of Leeds
B.S. Geological Sciences, Texas Christian University
MS Students
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Nicole Gonzalez
Research Topic: Shallow marine storm deposits of the Coaledo Formation, Southwest Oregon
B.A. Geology, University of Colorado Boulder
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Sarah Meyer (Co-supervised, Jake Covault & Zoltan Sylvester)
Research topic: Depositional architecture of the Brushy Canyon Formation in the Delaware Basin
B.S. Geology, University of Houston
Technical Research Staff
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Jim Buttles
Research Engineering/ Scientist Associate III