Katherine Shervais
Position Student Assistant in Field Education About Kate Kate just completed her master’s degree in Geoscience at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. Prior to attending Colorado State, she received her bachelor’s degree in Earth and Environmental Science at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. Her research is focused on investigating fault geometry evolution by … Continued
Austin Madson
Position Student Assistant in Geodetic Data for Undergraduate Education About Austin Austin is currently wrapping up his master’s work at the University of California – Los Angeles in the Department of Geography. He will continue research while working on the PhD in the same department. His current research is focused on crustal loading and lithospheric … Continued
Carson MacPherson-Krutsky
Position Student Assistant in Geo-Workforce Development About Carson Carson is pursuing a master’s degree at the University of Montana with a focus on natural hazards and science communication. Her background in geology and passion for connecting with others led her to UNAVCO where she spent the summer with the Education and Community Engagement group creating … Continued
Sarah Kittross
Position Student Assistant in GeoOutreach Video and Media About Sarah Sarah grew up in the beautiful Green Mountains of Vermont, the perfect environment to develop her love for the outdoors and capturing it through photography and film. She studies both of those interests as a senior geology major and film studies minor at Union College … Continued
Andrew Bayles
Position Student Assistant in GeoOutreach Video and Media About Andrew Andrew recently received his B.S. degree in Geoscience with a minor in Art from Utah State University in Logan, Utah. He spent the summer with UNAVCO working on a video series that spotlights different careers in geoscience. He gained valuable experiences while working on this … Continued
Jessica Whiteaker
Project Range and precision accuracy of Terrestrial Laser Scanners About Jessica Jessica is a geology major at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She became interested in geology from her grandfather’s love of the Earth and from collecting rocks together. Her current interests are geophysics and seismology.
Nicole Ingraham
Project Applications and utilization of UNAVCO GPS equipment for Polar research support About Nicole Nicole is a geology major from El Paso, Texas, who plans on transferring to a university once she completes her associate’s degree at El Paso Community College. She is passionate about Earth science and enjoys spending time outdoors hiking, swimming, climbing, … Continued
Alexis Ho-Liu
Project Applications and utilization of UNAVCO GPS equipment for Polar research support About Alexis Alexis’ devotion to community service has taken him all over the world, where his multicultural background as an Asian Hispanic born and raised in Puerto Rico has helped him connect with people everywhere he works. This passion for community service led … Continued
Dana Downs
Project Range and precision accuracy of Terrestrial Laser Scanners About Dana Dana has long loved both science and art and found the perfect balance of the two in geology. Her previous social science background and her experiences as a lab assistant and geology club president at Austin Community College have inspired her to work toward … Continued