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Graduate Students

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Alkov, Nicole - nicole at nmt.edu
MS Student, Hydrology
BS Earth Science (2004) University of California, Santa Cruz
Office: MSEC 118 Phone: 575.835.5457
Advisor: Hendrickx

Alvarez, Laura - lalvarez at nmt.edu
MS Student, Research Assistant, Hydrology
BS Civil Engineering (2007) Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Office: MSEC 216 Phone: 575.835.6186
Advisor: Vivoni

Anderson, Kent - anderzoo at thuntek.net
PhD Candidate, Geophysics
BS Geophysics (1985) New Mexico Tech
MS Geophysics (1987) New Mexico Tech
Advisor: Aster
Research: The analysis of a super quiet seismic station at the South Pole. Implications for regional and global seismology and opportunities for expansion to possible 2- and 3-dimensional seismic arrays.

Andrews, Jaron - jross at nmt.edu
MS Student, Research Assistant, Hydrology
BS Earth Science-Geochemistry (2007) New Mexico Tech
Office: MSEC 116 Phone: 575.835.5591
Advisor/Supervisor: Bowman

Aragon, Carlos - carloco at nmt.edu
MS Student, Research Assistant, Hydrology
BS Civil Engineering (2003) University of New Mexico
Office: MSEC 116 Phone: 575.835.5591
Advisor/Supervisor: Vivoni

Baillie, Matthew - baillie at nmt.edu
PhD Candidate, Research/Teaching Assistant, Hydrology
BS Arizona State University (2001)
MS University of Arizona (2005)
Office: MSEC 102 Phone: 575.835.5484
Advisor/Supervisor: Wilson

Bastien, Elizabeth - ebastien at nmt.edu
MS Student, Teaching Assistant, Hydrology
BA Chemistry (2004) Albion College
Office: MSEC 112 Phone: 575.835.5591
Advisor/Supervisor: Phillips

Braschayko, Suzy - sbrasch at nmt.edu
MS Student, Geology
BS Geology, Lake Superior State University
Office: MSEC 190 Phone: 575.835.5418
Advisor: Kyle Supervisor: Kelley

Chaput, Julien - jchaput at ees.nmt.edu
PhD Student, Research Assistant, Geology
BSc Physics (2004) University of Moncton
MSc Geophysics (2006) University of British Columbia
Office: MSEC 196 Phone: 575.835.5418
Advisor: Aster

Christensen, Brad D. - dchriste at nmt.edu
MS Student , Teaching Assistant, Geophysics
BS Earth Science-Geophysics (2007) New Mexico Tech
Office: MSEC 116 Phone: 575.835.5591
Advisor: Snelson

Cikoski, Colin - ccikoski at nmt.edu
MS Student, Teaching Assistant, Geology
BS Earth Science-Geology, New Mexico Tech
Office: MSEC 190 Phone: 575.835.5418
Advisor: Harrison

Curry, Megan - mcurry at nmt.edu
MS Student, Research Assistant, Geology
BS Geology (2004) University of Akron
Office: MSEC 186 Phone: 575.835.6913
Advisor/Supervisor: Boston

Dickinson, Benjamin - dickins4 at uwm.edu
MS Student, Research Assistant, Geophysics
BS Geosciences (2008) University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Advisor: Snelson

Dimeo, Melissa - mdimeo at nmt.edu
MS Student, Geochemistry
BS Geology (2001) University of Wyoming
Office: NM Bureau of Geology
Advisor: Kyle Supervisor: Chamberlain

Dwivedi, Ravindra - ravindra at nmt.edu
MS Student, Research Assistant, Hydrology
B.Tech (2004) Institute of Technology (BHU) India
Office: MSEC 108 Phone: 575.835.5484
Advisor/Supervisor: Wilson

El Hariri, Maya - mhariri at nmt.edu
PhD Student, Research Assistant, Geophysics
BS Geology (1999) American University of Beirut
MA Earth Sciences-Earthquake Seismology (2008) Boston University
Office: MSEC 332
Advisor/Supervisor: Bilek

Engle, Emily - eengle at nmt.edu
MS Student, Teaching Assistant, Geology
BS Earth Science (2004) Univ of North Carolina at Charlotte
Office: MSEC 194 Phone: 575.835.5418
Advisor/Supervisor: Hendrickx

Fairbanks, Jeremy - jeremy.fairbanks at gmail.com
MS Student, Teaching Assistant, Geochemistry
BA Earth & Env. Sciences (2006) Wesleyan University
Office: MSEC 190 Phone: 575.835.5418
Advisor: Campbell

Fargo, Andrew - afargo at nmt.edu
MS Student, Teaching Assistant, Geochemistry
BS Earth System Science, Geology Concentration
George Mason University
Office: MSEC 316 Phone: 575.835.5994
Advisor: McIntosh Supervisors: Axen, McIntosh

Feldman, Josh - jfeldman at nmt.edu
MS Student, Teaching Assistant, Geology
BS Geology, University of California-Davis
Office: MSEC 316 Phone: 575.835.5994
Advisor: Kyle Supervisor: Heizler

Fleming, Kathy - flemingk at nmt.edu
MS Student, Hydrology
BS Geological Sciences (2003) University of Michigan
BS History (2003) University of Michigan
Office: MSEC 118 Phone: 575.835.5457
Advisor: Hendrickx

Forbes, Christina - cforbes at nmt.edu
MS Student, Teaching Assistant, Geology
BS Geology (2006) Western Illinois University
Office: MSEC 190 Phone: 575.835.5418
Advisor: Kyle

Frisbee, Marty - mfrisbee at nmt.edu
PhD Candidate, Teaching Assistant, Hydrology
MS Earth Science & BS Electrical Engineering (2004)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Office: MSEC 102 Phone: 575.835.5484
Advisor/Supervisor: Phillips

Gomez, Jesus - jdgomez at nmt.edu
PhD Student, Hydrology
BS Civil Engineering (2005)
Universidad Nacional Colombia at Medellin
MS Hydrology (2008)
Office: MSEC 120 Phone: 575.835.5176
Advisor: Wilson Supervisor: Vivoni

Gutierrez, Hugo - hugo at nmt.edu
PhD Candidate, Research Assistant, Hydrology
BS Ecology (2000) Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua
MS Environmental Sciences, University of Texas, El Paso
Office: MSEC 122 Phone: 575.835.5465
Advisor/Supervisor: Vivoni
Research: Dynamic hydrology and ecosystem modeling in semi-arid complex terrain using NASA EOS observations from TERRA and AQUA

Haerer, Drew - haeredm1 at nmt.edu
MS Student, Research Assistant, Hydrology
BS Environmental Science (2005) Juniata College
Office: MSEC 112 Phone: 575.835.5591

Heath, Jason - jheath at nmt.edu
PhD Candidate, Research Assistant, Hydrology
BS Geology (2001) Utah State University
MS Geology (2004) Utah State University
Office: MSEC 132 Phone: 575.835.5108
Advisor: Wilson Supervisor: McPherson/Grigg
Research: CO2 sequestration

Jones, Kyle - indy at nmt.edu
MS Student, Teaching Assistant, Geophysics
BS Earth Science-Geophysics (2007) New Mexico Tech
Office: MSEC 188 Phone: 575.835.5456
Advisor/Supervisor: JJohnson

Koski, Katrina - katrina at koski.net
PhD Student, Hydrology
BA Physics (1997) Lake Forest College
MS Physics (2000) New Mexico Tech
Office: MSEC 132 Phone: 575.835.5108
Advisor: Boston Supervisor: Wilson

Kummer, Troy - tkummer at nmt.edu
MS Student, Research Assistant, Hydrology
BS Geology, North Dakota State University
Office: MSEC 112 Phone: 575.835.5591
Advisor/Supervisor: Spinelli

Lindholm, Melissa - mlindhol at nmt.edu
MS Student, Teaching Assistant, Geology
BA Geology, Bryn Mawr College
Office: MSEC 188 Phone: 575.835.5456
Advisor: Campbell

Luther, Amy - aluther at nmt.edu
PhD Student, Teaching Assistant, Geology
BS Geology (2003), University of Illinois
MS Geology (2006), University of New Mexico
Office: MSEC 302
Advisor: Axen

Mahmood, Taufique - tmahmood at nmt.edu
PhD Candidate, Research Assistant, Hydrology
MS, University of Mississippi
Office: MSEC 122 Phone: 575.835.5465
Advisor/Supervisor: Vivoni

Jonathan MaCarthy MacCarthy, Jonathan - jkmacc at nmt.edu
PhD Candidate, Research Assistant, Geophysics
BS Geology (2002) College of William and Mary
MS Earth & Planetary Sciences (2005) Univ New Mexico
Office: MSEC 194 Phone: 575.835.5418
Advisor: Aster

Majkowski, Lisa - lisamt at nmt.edu
MS Student, Geology
BS Geology (2002) New Mexico Tech
Office: MSEC 256 Phone: 575.835.6168
Advisor: Harrison

Marcillio, Omar - omarcill at ees.nmt.edu
PhD Student, Research Assistant, Geophysics
BS Physics (2002) Escuela Politecnica Nacional, Ecuador
MSc Geology (2007) University of New Hampshire
Office: MSEC 112 Phone: 575.835.5591
Advisor: Johnson

Marrero, Shasta (McGee) - shasta at nmt.edu
MS Student, Research Assistant, Hydrology
BS Chemistry (2003) University of Wisconsin-Madison
BS Geology (2003) University of Wisconsin-Madison
Office: MSEC 218 Phone: 575.835.5466
Advisor/Supervisor: Phillips

Mason-Barton, Katherine - kmb85 at nmt.edu
MS Student, Geology
BS Geosciences (2005) University of Texas at Dallas
Office: MSEC 188 Phone: 575.835.5456
Advisor: McIntosh

Mendez, Luis - lmendez at nmt.edu
MS Student, Research Assistant, Hydrology
BS Biotechnological Engineering & MS Natural Resources, Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora
Office: MSEC 216 Phone: 575.835.6186
Advisor/Supervisor: Vivoni

Moreno, Hernan - hmoreno at nmt.edu
PhD Student, Hydrology
BS Civil Engineering, MS Water Resources
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Office: MSEC 118 Phone: 575.835.5457

Morse, Jeremiah - jmorse at nmt.edu
MS Student, Teaching Assistant, Hydrology
BA Geological Sciences (2003) Albion College
Office: MSEC 108 Phone: 575.835.5484
Advisor: Phillips
Research: Groundwater replenishment to the Peñasco Basin from the Sacramento Mountains using carbon-14 dating of groundwater

Owens, Lara - lara at nmt.edu
PhD Student, Research/Teaching Assistant, Geochemistry
BS Geoscience (2003) Penn State University
Office: MSEC 188 Phone: 575.835.5456
Advisor/Supervisor: Campbell

Parriott, Wendy - wparriot at nmt.edu
MS Student, Geology
BS Geology (2006) University of Hawaii, Hilo
Office: MSEC 188 Phone: 575.835.5456
Advisor: Kyle

Rinehart, Alex - rinehart at nmt.edu
PhD Student, Geology
BS Mathematics (2004) University of New Mexico
MS Hydrology (expected 2008) New Mexico Tech
Office: MSEC 218 Phone: 575.835.5466
Advisor: Harrison

Ritchie, Andre - aritchie at nmt.edu
MS Student, Research Assistant, Hydrology
BS Geology (2007) University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Office: MSEC 120 Phone: 575.835.5176
Advisor: Phillips

Rosales-Lagarde, Laura - lagarde at nmt.edu
PhD Candidate, Research/Teaching Assistant, Geochemistry
MSc Geology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma Mexico
Office: MSEC 186 Phone: 575.835.6913
Advisor/Supervisor: Boston

Ross, Jake - jirhiker at nmt.edu
MS Student, Teaching Assistant, Geology
BSc Earth & Planetary Science (2006) McGill University
Office: MSEC 316 Phone: 575.835.5994
Advisor/Supervisor: Kyle

Rowe, Amanda - arowe at nmt.edu
PhD Candidate, Geology
BS Geology, University of Akron in Ohio
MS Geology (2005) New Mexico Tech
Advisor: Campbell
Research: Fluid Evolution of the Magmatic-hydrothermal Breccia and Stockwork Veinlets of the Questa Porphyry-Mo System, New Mexico

Saldaña, Sandra - ssaldana at nmt.edu
MS Student, Geology
BS Applied Physics (2007) University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Office: MSEC 332
Advisor/Supervisor: Snelson

Samuels, Kimberly - ksamuels at nmt.edu
MS Student, Geochemistry
BSc Earth & Planetary Science (2006)
Office: MSEC 194 Phone: 575.835.5418
Advisor: Campbell

Sanders, Robert - sanders at nmt.edu
PhD Candidate, Research Assistant, Geochemistry
BA Geology (1999) Colorado College
MS Geochemistry (2005) New Mexico Tech
Office: MSEC 306 Phone: 575.835.5271
Advisor: Campbell Supervisor: Heizler

Sanderson, Richard - rsanders at nmt.edu
MS Student, Geology
BSc Geophysics (2005) University of East Anglia
MS Geology (2006-2007) University of New Hampshire
Office: MSEC 194 Phone: 575.835.5418
Advisor: J. Johnson

Spielmann, Justin - spielman at nmt.edu
MS Student, Geology
BA Dartmouth College, 2005
Advisor: Mozley

Stankova-Pursley, Jana - janas at nmt.edu
MS Student, Research Assistant, Geophysics
BS Geophysics (2006) New Mexico Tech
Office: MSEC 332
Advisor/Supervisor: Bilek

Velador, Jesus - jvelador at nmt.edu
PhD Student, Geology
BS Geology (1998) University of Chihuahua
MS Geology (2003) University of Texas at El Paso
Office: MSEC 302
Advisor: Campbell

White, Russell - rwhite at ees.nmt.edu
MS Student, Research Assistant, Hydrology
BS Geology (2007) Lake Superior State University
Office: MSEC 302
Advisor/Supervisor: Spinelli

Yarbrough, Hunter - hunter at ees.nmt.edu
PhD Student, Geophysics
BS Geophysical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
Office: MSEC 196 Phone: 575.835.5418
Advisor: Aster

Zimmerer, Matt - mjz1983 at nmt.edu
MS Student, Geology
BS Geology (2005) University of Kentucky
Office: MSEC 316 Phone: 575.835.5994
Advisor: McIntosh

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Visiting Students

Forzieri, Giovanni - gioforz at dicea.unifi.it
Phd Student, Hydrology
Environmental Engineering (2008) University of Florence, Italy
Office: MSEC 216 Phone: 575.835.6186
Advisor: Vivoni
Research: Vegetation dynamics using remote-sensing data

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