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Newsletter
Spring 2007
by Susan Delap

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TECHtonics Alumni Newsletter

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Commencement 2007

Top: Diane Meier, Marissa Reno, Bayani Cardenas, John Wilson. Bottom: Fred Phillips, Enrique Vivoni, Rob Bowman. Photo courtesy of Rob Bowman.

May 12, 2007 -- Congratulations to the following EES students who graduated in December 2006 or May 2007:

Bachelor of Science in Earth Science with Geochemistry Option
Jaron R. Andrews (Minor in Chemistry)

Bachelor of Science in Earth Science with Geology Option
Colin T. Cikoski (Minor in Mathematics)
Andrew Lewis Grieco
Dominic Daniel Hoy

Bachelor of Science in Earth Science with Geophysics Option
Brad Williams

Master of Science in Geochemistry
Julie A. Calkins
Peter Joseph Kelly
Shauna Maree Mikelich
Dawn Catherine Sweeney

Master of Science in Geology
Jayme B. Margolin
Ryan Hunter McLin

Master of Science in Geophysics (Solid Earth)
David Brent Henderson
Garrett M. Kramer

Master of Science in Hydrology
Craig Richard Altare
Ryan Thomas Jakubowski
Heather F. Lacey
Diane Katherine Meier
Marissa D. Reno
Kate Elizabeth Richards
Heather Renee Shannon

Doctor of Philosophy in Earth and Environmental Science (Hydrology)
Meinhard Bayani R. Cardenas

Student Awards 2006 - 2007

May 3, 2007 -- Congratulations to these EES undergraduate students for winning a variety of awards: Jaron Andrews, Colin Cikoski, Ariel Dickens, Matt Earthman, Jestina Hansen Gonzales, Seth Henry, Shari Houston, JoAnna Johnston, Crystal Robinson, and Paul Slezak Congrats to these EES graduate students: Megan Curry, Andrew Fargo, Christine Kimball, Stephanie Murillo Maikut, Frederick Partey, Alex Rinehart, Laura Rosales, Kym Samuels, Kevin Stafford, Jana Stankova-Pursley, and Matt Zimmerer. See the student award page for details.

Wilson is Keynote Speaker for NGWA and Invited Speaker for EGU; CUAHSI News

April 30, 2007 -- John Wilson gave the Keynote Address at the 2007 Ground Water Summit, sponsored by the National Ground Water Association. Wilson talked about "Groundwater in an age of interdisciplinary science" in his address to the five-hundred attendees.

April 17, 2007 -- John Wilson give an invited talk at the European Geosciences Union Annual Meeting in Vienna, Austria. In a session aimed at building community hydrologic science in Europe, he talked about "How can hydrologic scientists learn to speak with one voice?" (Abstract)

In April, the Consortium of Universities for Hydrologic Science Inc (CUAHSI) circulated for comment a draft community Science Plan. NM Tech Professor John Wilson is chair of the CUAHSI Science Committee.

NMGS Best Student Poster Award

April 13, 2007 -- Congratulations to MS hydrology student Shasta McGee for winning the Best Student Presentation -- Poster award at the New Mexico Geological Society's Annual Spring Conference. The winning poster's title was "Chlorine-36 in the Rio Grande Valley." Fred Phillips is Shasta's advisor.

Hugo Gutierrez-Jurado Wins NCALM Award

April 9, 2007 -- Congratulations to Hugo Gutierrez-Jurado, PhD Candidate in Hydrology, for his award-wining proposal to the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM). His proposal was 1 of 7 awarded out of almost 40 proposals. More.

Mt. Erebus Researchers in Photos

March 2007 -- Bill McIntosh and other NMT researchers are featured in a Washington Post photo shoot about Antarctica. Select the photos under The Frozen Desert, then select Mount Erebus.

Caves on Mars?

March 19, 2007 -- Penny Boston comments on some recent discoveries on Mars that may be caves. On MSNBC.

Megan Curry Wins Scholarship

March 9 , 2007 -- Megan Curry, MS Student in Geology, has won the Karst Waters Institute's William L. Wilson Memorial Scholarship in Karst Science for 2007. This highly regarded award confers $1000 and a plaque on the winner. The selection committee noted that it was "impressed with the scope and novelty of your proposed research and your research area." The title of Megan's thesis project is: A Geomicrobiological and Geochemical Approach to Biogenicity of Moonmilk Formations: Spider Cave & Pahoehoe Cave, New Mexico; Thursday Morning Cave, Colorado; and Cataract & Thrush Caves, Alaska -- Penny Boston - NMT article

Student Recruitment 2007

March 5, 2007 -- Pictures from Student Recruitment Weekend are here, courtesy of Dave Johnson. Thanks to Gary Axen for the dramatic picture above of the barbecue in San Lorenzo Canyon.

Zeolites and Water Purification

February 21, 2007 -- Rob Bowman is featured in an article about zeolites in El Defensor Chieftain. PDF with picture.

EES Profs Study Bacteria that May Form Geologic Formations

January 20, 2007 -- Peter Mozley, Penny Boston, Rob Bowman, and Andy Campbell are featured in an El Defensor Chieftain article about a proposal to study bacteria, slime, and concretions.

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