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Daniel Zietlow

Position Student Assistant in GeoOutreach Video and Media About Daniel Daniel is working at the interface of science and society, creatively communicating a range of scientific topics via photography, film, and writing to a broad audience. He developed a love of science, art, travel, and the outdoors, and pursed these diverse interests as an undergraduate … Continued

James (Bobby) Nash

Position Student Assistant in GeoOutreach Video and Media About Bobby Bobby is currently completing his undergraduate degree at the University of North Texas where he studies documentary production and biology. His participation in the UNAVCO Student Internship Program (USIP) allowed him to practice science communication in a field well outside the scope of his own … Continued

Sarah Moore

Position Student Assistant in Producing an Infographic on Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) for a Broad Audience About Sarah Sarah completed her B.S. degree in geology at the University of Utah and is currently pursuing an M.S. in geoscience at Penn State University. Her love of natural hazards as a child drew her to study … Continued

Meredith Kraner

Position Student Assistant in Evaluation of GNSS receivers and real-time PPP-AR positions for Earthquake and Tsunami Early Warning About Meredith Meredith, a New York native, is currently a graduate student at the Nevada Geodetic Laboratory located within the University of Nevada, Reno looking at time-dependent strain in GNSS data. She became interested in geology, earthquakes, … Continued

Cody Bomberger

Position Student Assistant in Evaluation of GNSS receivers and real-time PPP-AR positions for Earthquake and Tsunami Early Warning About Cody Cody is from north-central Pennsylvania and completed his bachelor’s degree in Geosciences at the Pennsylvania State University. Cody is now wrapping up his master’s in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Montana. His … Continued

Ian Lauer

Position Student Assistant in Field Education About Ian Ian has been working with UNAVCO since summer 2016 on a NSF grant to improve undergraduate education in geoscience technologies. Under the guidance of advisors, Beth Pratt-Situala and Ben Crosby, he wrote field education guides and curriculum for GETSI: High Precision Positioning module. This module is a … Continued

Ellen Knappe

Position Student Assistant in Alaska Field Operations About Ellen Ellen is normally a PhD candidate at University of Montana working towards her degree in active tectonics. She was very excited to return for another summer to work with the Alaska team. Ellen spent the summer flying around in the helicopter, working in the rain, swatting … Continued

Alex Olsen-Mikitowicz

Project Using Differential GPS to Determine Range Accuracy and Precision of Terrestrial Laser Scanners Poster About Alex Alex is currently pursuing a degree in Watershed Science at Colorado State University. Alex recently separated from the U.S. Air Force where he developed a passion for service after participating in humanitarian aid missions. He plans to further … Continued

Bradley Norman

Project Polar Applications of Geodetic Field Methods: A St. Mary’s Glacier Case Study Poster About Bradley Bradley is a geology major from Longmont, CO who found his passion for geoscience camping and hiking around the country, and watching Star Trek. As a Geo-Launchpad intern at UNAVCO Bradley gained field experience working with GPS equipment and … Continued

Laura Fakhrai

Project Using Differential GPS to Determine Range Accuracy and Precision of Terrestrial Laser Scanners Poster About Laura Laura has a B.S. in Geology from Northern Arizona University and is currently earning a GIS certification from Front Range Community College. She became fascinated with geology as a teenager after reading a wall map that displayed the … Continued