Undergraduate Mentoring
Research Advising
As a mentor, I work to provide a structured and collaborative introduction to research for my students. I have directly supervised eight undergraduate research students, with many of my students coming from under-represented communities in Earth Sciences.
Research Students
* Student from group(s) historically underrepresented in geosciences
Laura Wilson & Lang Burgess - Dartmouth College - (2025 – Present)
Directed Undergraduate Research Project
Laboratory experiments and structure from motion photogrammetry to study kettle lake formation processes
Laboratory experiments and structure from motion photogrammetry to study kettle lake formation processes
*Abigail Wilwerding - University of Minnesota - (2022 – 2024)
Directed Undergraduate Research Project
Student poster presentation at a Regional Geological Society of America meeting and undergraduate co-authorship on peer-reviewed publication, X-Ray Fluorescence analysis and sediment core descriptions
Student poster presentation at a Regional Geological Society of America meeting and undergraduate co-authorship on peer-reviewed publication, X-Ray Fluorescence analysis and sediment core descriptions
*Anna Gonzalez - University of Minnesota - (2022 – 2023)
Directed Undergraduate Research Project
Statistical analysis of river bed grain size distribution in the Whitewater River catchment
Statistical analysis of river bed grain size distribution in the Whitewater River catchment
*Hana Uyeda - Carleton College - (2021 – 2022)
Senior Thesis Advisor
Case studies on environmental impacts of Line 3 Pipeline in Minnesota and Michigan
Case studies on environmental impacts of Line 3 Pipeline in Minnesota and Michigan
*Campbell Dunn - University of Wisconsin - (2021 – 2022)
Research Collaborator & Mentor
Peter Mitchell - University of Minnesota - (2020 – 2021)
Honors Thesis Committee & Collaborator
Jesse Schewe - University of Minnesota - (Summer 2021)
Fieldwork Supervisor
