Faculty
Andy Wickert
McKnight Land-Grant Associate Professor
Ph.D. 2014 University of Colorado Boulder
S.B. 2008 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
awickert [at] umn [dot] edu
Phil Larson
Professor
Director of Earth Science Programs
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Ph.D. 2013 Arizona State University
M.A. 2011 Arizona State University
B.S. 2008 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
phillip.larson [at] mnsu [dot] edu
Researchers and Postdocs
Eric Barefoot
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Ph.D. 2021 Rice University
B.S. 2016 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
barefoot [at] umn [dot] edu
Hima Hassenruck-Gudipati
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Ph.D. 2021 University of Texas at Austin
B.S. 2014 California Institute of Technology
himahg [at] umn [dot] edu
Jeffrey Kwang
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Starting Spring 2022
Ph.D. 2019 University of Illinois
M.S. 2016 University of Illinois
B.S. 2013 Johns Hopkins University
jeffskwang [at] gmail [dot] com
Graduate Students
Bobby Schulz
M.S. Student
Co-advised with Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos
B.S. 2017 University of Minnesota
Environmental instrumentation
schu3119 [at] umn [dot] edu
Jabari Jones
Ph.D. Candidate
M.S. 2018 Utah State University
B.A. 2015 Carleton College
Geomorphic and hydrologic response to climate and land-use change; environmental justice; geoscience education
jone2176 [at] umn [dot] edu
Max van Wyk de Vries
Ph.D. Candidate
Co-advised with Emi Ito
B.Sc. 2018 University of Edinburgh
Deglaciation, isostatic adjustment, and paleolimnology; volcanic and glacial hazards; remote sensing
vanwy048 [at] umn [dot] edu
Shanti Penprase
Ph.D. Candidate
B.A. 2016 Carleton College
Glacier–river interactions; Quaternary geochronology
penpr001 [at] umn [dot] edu
Nilay Iscen
Ph.D. Student
M.S. 2018 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.S. 2015 Middle East Technical University
B.S. 2011 Middle East Technical University
Fluvial geomorphology
iscen001 [at] umn [dot] edu
Tyler Fulghum
Ph.D. Student
B.S. 2021 Tennessee Technological University
Instrumentation and geoscientific data
fulgh019 [at] umn [dot] edu
Jimmy Wood
M.S. Student
Co-advised with Phil Larson
B.S. 2021 (Geology) University of Nebraska Omaha
B.A. 2021 (Physics) University of Nebraska Omaha
Fluvial geomorphology
wood1466 [at] umn [dot] edu
Hunter Delikowski
M.S. Student (Mankato)
B.A. 2021 (Geology) University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
B.A. 2021 (Environmental Geography) University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Fluvial geomorphology, Quaternary geology
[at] mnsu [dot] edu
Undergraduate Students
Josie Welsh
Undergraduate Researcher
University of Minnesota
Bed-load sediment sampler design
River-profile analysis along Lake Superior
welsh162 [at] umn [dot] edu
Peter Mitchell
Undergraduate Researcher
University of Minnesota
River-terrace mapping
Code development to characterize valleys and networks
mitc0560 [at] umn [dot] edu
Jesse Schewe
Undergraduate Researcher
University of Minnesota
St. Croix River elevation data
Field support
schew027 [at] umn [dot] edu
Campbell Dunn
Undergraduate Researcher
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Code development for drainage networks
Shallow seismic acquistion and analysis
Field support
cndunn [at] wisc [dot] edu
Visiting, Affiliated, and Key Collaborating Scientists
Richard Barnes
| Collaborating Ph.D. Student Ph.D. candidate, Energy Research Group, University of California, Berkeley M.S. 2019, Computer Science, University of California Berkeley M.S. 2015, Ecology, University of Minnesota B.S. 2011, Physics, University of Minnesota B.A. 2010, Philosophy, University of Minnesota Github |
Homepage Elegant solutions to computational problems richard.barnes [at] berkeley [dot] edu |
Andrea Prichard
Visiting Research Scientist
2020-2021 Fulbright Scholar, Batipa Field Institute, Universidad Tecnológica Oteima, Panamá
M.S. 2012 Universidad Mayor de San Simón
M.A. 2011 University of Arizona
B.A. 2004 Oberlin College
GIS and water resources
Matías Romero
Collaborating Ph.D. Student
Doctoral student, CICTERRA-CONICET and Argentine Antarctic Program, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Advisor: Jorge A. Strelin
Geologist, 2019, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Glacial geology, ice sheets, and sea level
matias.romero [at] unc [dot] edu [dot] ar
Fjord Catters Wickert
Tuxedo Stylist
Invasive Species Management
B.A.C. 2019
Testing classical mechanics
Zion Doggo Larson
Anxiety-driven thrill-seeker
Clean Up Specialist, Scavanging Expert
D.O.B. 2013
Testing our anxiety levels
Former Group Members
Researchers
Dr. Fiona Clubb (2017)
- Predoctoral research scientist
- Research with our group: River-terrace analysis in the upper Mississippi valley
- Now: Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Durham University
Chad Sandell (2016-2018)
- Research specialist: Lab engineer
- Maker of many things
- Now: Design Engineer, Ironwood Electronics
Graduate Students
Kerry Callaghan (2015–2021)
PhD, 2021
- Coupled groundwater–surface-water modeling on a global scale
- Efficient algorithms to analyze depressions in landscapes and move water through them
- Paleoclimate
- Now: Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Columbia/LDEO, Advisor: Jacky Austermann
Leah Nelson (2018–2021)
MS, 2021
- Integrated Water Resources on two volcanoes in Ecuador
- Now: Staff Scientist, SS Papadopulos & Associates
Olivia Beaulieu (2016-2018)
- MS, 2018
- Experimental fluvial geomorphology
- Landslide mapping and analysis
- Now: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England Division
Shane Loeffler (2016-2018)
- MS, 2018 (co-advised with Amy Myrbo)
- B.S. 2015 University of Minnesota Duluth
- Flyover Country
- Now: Cartographer and Web Developer, Polar Geospatial Center
Rachel McLaughlin (2015-2017)
- MS, 2017 (co-advised with primary advisor Crystal Ng)
- Hydrology and water resources on Chimborazo Volcano, Ecuador
- Now: Staff Hydrogeologist - PES Environmental, Inc.
Undergraduate Students
Evan Grove (2018-2019)
- Undergraduate student researcher
- Design of “thermal stake” for heat-flow and water-flux measurements
- Now: Enginner at Turck USA
Suyash Handa (2018)
- Visiting undergraduate researcher from Colgate College
- MEMS accelerometers and geophones for low-cost seismometers
- Now: Joint physics (Colgate) and electrical engineering (Columbia) undergraduate student
Lauren Michael (2017)
- Visiting undergraduate researcher from Carleton College (geology)
- Mapping global paleolakes
Keenen Francois-King (2017)
- Undergraduate student researcher
- GPS to measure snow-water equivalent
Libby Witte (2016-2017)
- Undergraduate student researcher
- Experimental fluvial geomorphology
- Now: Geologist with Corvis Gold (Nevada)
Ethan Kurak (2016-2018)
- Undergraduate student researcher
- River terraces
- Now: M.S. Student, Lehigh University
Visiting, Affiliated, and Key Collaborating Scientists
Dr. Beth Fisher (2017-2019)
- Friendly Neighborhood Scientist
- Research with our group: Environmental instrumentation
- Now: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Geology, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Dr. Sara Savi (2015)
- Visiting postdoctoral research scientist from the Universität Potsdam
- Research with our group: Alluvial fans and tributary interactions at SAFL
- Now: Postdoctoral research scientist at the Universität Potsdam
Dr. Stefanie Tofelde (2015)
- Visiting doctoral student from the Universität Potsdam
- Research with our group: Fluvial terrace formation at SAFL
- Now: Lecturer at the Universität Potsdam