Executive Council
​2018 - 2019

President
Maya LaGrange Rao

Hi, I'm a PhD student with Dr. Murray Gingras. My project focuses on the sedimentology and geochemistry of the Devonian Canol Formation in the Northwest Territories. 
Vice President
​​Denelle Smyth 

​I'm a master's student working under Graham Pearson studying the petrology, geochemistry, and geochronology of the Pikoo Kimberlites in Saskatchewan.  Here's to another year of great puns and Pokemon references!
Treasurer
Brody Myers

I'm a first year master's student under the supervision of Bob Luth and Graham Pearson. I am researching the origin of melts contained in mantle xenoliths from the Chidliak kimberlite field in Baffin Island.
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Secretary
Brette Harris

Hi, I'm Brette and I'm a master's student working with Dr. Murray Gingras on the Hare Indian Formation in the Northwest Territories.
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ATLAS Talk Series Organizer
Danielle Loiselle

​I am a second year MSc student with Monireh Faramarzi and Daniel Alessi. My research focuses on hydrologic modelling of water quality in the Elbow River watershed.
ATLAS Talk Series Organizer
William Siva-Jothy
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Social Convener
Cole Ross

​​I'm a second year master's student working with Dr. Murray Gingras. My project focuses on the sedimentology, stratigraphy, and reservoir attributes of the Clearwater Formation in the Marten Hills region of central Alberta. 
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Social Convener
Ryan Millar

I am a second year Master’s student with Dr. Octavian Catuneanu. My research focuses on the sequence stratigraphy and paleogeography of the Northern Richardson Mountains, Northwest Territories.​
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ATLAS Symposium Coordinator
Alix Osinchuk

I am a M. Sc. student working under Drs. Tom Chacko and Larry Heaman. I work in the Canadian Arctic, and my project focused on the geochemistry and geochronology of felsic plutonics on Boothia Peninsula, NU.
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Outreach, Volunteer, and Diversity Coordiator
Bizhou Zhu

I am a second year Master's student under the supervision of Dr. Sasha Wilson. My research studies hydrotalcite group minerals for produced water desalination and carbon mineralization.
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Webmaster/Calendar Coordinator
Elvira Garcia
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I am a first year Master's student working with Dr. Brian Jones on the geochemistry and sedimentology of Pleistocene carbonate deposits in the Cayman Islands. 
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GSA Representative
Alex Sheen 

​​I am in my first year of PhD program, working with Dr. Chris Herd on the geochronology of Martian meteorites.
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Field Trip Organizer
Wyatt Bain 

I am a fourth year PhD student working with Dr. Steele-MacInnis. My research focuses on hydrothermal and magmatic fluids related to base-metal rich systems such as Porphyry Cu-Mo and Iron-oxide-apatite deposits.
Undergraduate Liason
Jarret Hamilton ​
   
I am a first year Master's student working with Drs. Chris Herd and Erin Walton on finding the source craters for martian meteorites
Integrated Petroleum Geosciences Representative
Ohikhuae Akpengbe

I am a MSc. student in the Integrated Petroleum Geosciences program led by Dr. Nicholas Harris. My core subjects include seismic interpretation, hydrocarbon reservoir analysis, petrophysics and petroleum production. My research project will incorporate these subjects and other modern approaches used in exploration geosciences. Looking forward to working with the team this year!
Remote Sensing and GIS Representative
J. Antonio Guzmán Q.​

I am a Ph.D. candidate and Vanier scholar supervised by Dr. Arturo Sanchez. My research is focused on applying novel technologies of remote sensing to understand the impacts of lianas in tropical ecosystems.
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Geology Representative
Alison Thomas 

​I am a Master's student working with Dr. John Waldron.  My research uses a combination of traditional mapping and UAV work to examine salt tectonics in the Antigonish sub-basin in Nova Scotia.  
Glacial and Quaternary Representative
Casey Buchanan
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Urban and Regional Planning Representative
Daniel Morin
Human Geography Representative
Leah Anderson 

​I am an MA student in Human Geography work with Dr. Manish Shirgaokar. My research explores connections between driving status and social isolation in Alberta's senior population, using data from the Medically At-risk Driver Centre here at the UofA, and spatial analysis in ArcGIS. I hold an undergraduate degree in Urban and Regional Planning and was the 2017 recipient of the Peter J. Smith Medal in Planning award.