Executive Council
2015 - 2016
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President
Peter St. Onge I am in the first year of a Master's program supervised by Dr. Thomas Stachel. My project is focused on analyzing carbon and nitrogen isotopes in diamonds from the South African Premier and Finsch mines to learn more about their growth history. |
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Vice - President
Hector A. Martinez De La Torre I'm a second year MSc and I'm currently working with mega-faunal bones from the Late Pleistocene to determine migratory behavior with Alberto Reyes and Duane Froese. A former lab tech from the Keck-CCAMS, I use radiocarbon as well as stable isotopes to conduct my research. |
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Secretary/Treasurer
Matthew Hardman I am a PhD student working with Drs. Graham Pearson and Thomas Stachel. My project focuses on the geochemical discrimination of crust- and mantle-derived garnets, and improving the utility of eclogitic garnet in the exploration for diamond deposits. |
Social Convenor
Tyler Warchola |
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ATLAS Talk Series Organizer
Morgan Snyder I have been at the U of A for approximately 1.7 Million Years, and am currently a Ph.D. student working with John Waldron on deformation in the Maritimes Basin. |
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ATLAS Talk Series Organizer
Merilie Reynolds I am a PhD student to working with Dr. Sarah Gleeson and Dr. Rob Creaser on the world-class zinc deposits of the Red Dog district in Alaska. I use petrography and geochemistry to investigate how these deposits formed. |
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Field Trip Organizer
Martin Schwangler I am a MSc student working with Dr. Nicholas Harris and Dr. John Waldron on a potential petroleum system in western Newfoundland. My goal is to tie in geochemical data from biomarker and rockeval analysis with structural interpretations to develop a basin and petroleum system model. |
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Symposium Organizer
Lauren Eggleston I'm working on an MSc., studying structural geology with Dr. John Waldron. My project aims to unravel the geologic history of southeastern New Brunswick in an area deformed by salt tectonics with high hydrocarbon potential. |
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Outreach Coordinator
Kristina Barclay I'm a 1st year PhD student studying palaeontology with Lindsey Leighton. My research looks at the ecological effects of ocean acidification on molluscs and their predators with the goal of using the fossil record as tool to aid in modern conservation efforts. |
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Calendar Coordinator
Konstantinos Koukouzikis I have completed my bachelor's in social policy and administration in Greece. I am currently a MA student in human geography working with Dr. Tara McGee. My research interests lie in the fields of human migration and climate change. I love travelling and surfing the internet. |
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Webmaster
Olga Kovalchuk I'm a Master's student working with Dr. Murray Gingras. My research focuses on deciphering microbially induced sedimentary structures by studying Proterozoic rocks and conducting experiments in the lab with live microbial mats. |
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Diversity Chair
Danielle Simkus I am a third-year PhD student specializing in the organic geochemistry of meteorites. Working with Dr. Christopher Herd, I am investigating the synthesis of prebiotic organic compounds within the Tagish Lake carbonaceous chondrite. |
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GSA Representative
Nicole Meyer I am in my first year of my PhD in geology with Drs Stachel and Pearson. My research focuses on deep diamonds and their associated mineral inclusions from Koffiefontein in South Africa. |
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GSA Representative (Alternate)
Shelby Saunders I am a MSc. student under Dr. John-Paul Zonneveld. My research focuses on the sedimentological and paleontological aspects of bioclastic horizons in the Early Triassic Montney Formation in north-eastern British Columbia. |
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Undergraduate Liason
Cosette Gilmour I am a MSc student studying rocks from space (meteorites!) working with Dr. Chris Herd. I am determining the abundances of platinum group elements and water in ordinary and carbonaceous chondrite meteorites, respectively. My research aims to expand on the current understanding of formation and secondary processes that occur on asteroid parent bodies based on the behavior and variability of these constituents in meteorites. Further implications of this research involves determining the economic potential of asteroid parent bodies suitable for mining these resources in space. |
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Department Representative
Siwen Wei I am a MSc. Student in Geochemistry working with Dr. Long Li. My research involves using stable isotope method to investigate the origin of sulfate in the deep fracture water of South Africa Gold Mine, which is an important nutrient for the long-term microorganism community. |
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Geology Representative
Manuel Cossio Kohler My name is Manuel (Manny) Cossio and I am a first year grad student. My thesis focuses on heavy metal reduction using biochars. |
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Glacial and Quaternary Representative
Joe Young I am in the first year of a MSc. program with Duane Froese as a supervisor. My project focuses on the Quaternary stratigraphy and sedimentology of flood deposits along the lower Athabasca River. |
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Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Representative
Laura Castro My background is ecosystem biology, and I am currently doing a PhD with Paul G. Myers in physical oceanography. I study the change in the oxygen and carbon concentrations in the Labrador Sea using a state of the art ocean sea-ice and biogeochemical model. |
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Human Geography Representative
Nurmaiya (Maiya) Brady Nurmaiya is a Human Geography MA candidate whose work explores the role of rural social policy in high density rural settlements in India (with a focus on local institutions and community-driven development). |
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Remote Sensing and GIS Representative
Dominica Harrison Dominica Harrison is currently working on her Master’s in Science in the department of Earth and Atmospheric Science. Dominica is co-supervised by Dr. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa and Dr. Benoit Rivard in the Centre for Earth Observation Sciences Laboratory at the University of Alberta. Her most recent investigation examines taxonomic discrimination of tree species with the use of physiological leaf traits and long wave infrared spectral finger prints. Dominica is the new representative for GIS and Remote Sensing for the EAS graduate student association ATLAS. |
