Iowa State University

Iowa State University

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences

Got a question or comment?
Contact us at 515-294-4477 (geology)
geology@iastate.edu

Meteorology Undergrad Program
Phone: 515-294-3846
Meteorology Graduate Program
Phone: 515-294-1361


Neal Iverson
Chair
Department of Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
253 Science I
Ames, Iowa 50011

FAX: 515-294-6049

Xiaoqing Wu
Professor-in-Charge
Meteorology Program
3011 Agronomy Hall
515-294-9872



Geology Graduate Students


Jennifer Abrahamson - Hydrogeological and Geophysical Investigation of the Upper Bear Creek Watershed (Simpkins); M.S.

Suzanne Ankerstjerne - Origin of the 610th Avenue washboard moraine of the Des Moines Lobe, Story COunty, Iowa (Iverson); M.S.

Erin Beirne - Developing a robust geochemical tool for studying extratropical carbon cycling (Wanamaker); M.S.

Beth Boal - (Cervato); M.S.

Mitchell Cline - Spatial analysis of Des Moines lobe washboard moraines using LIDAR data (Iverson); M.S.

Paul Ebert - Partitioning Nutrient Inputs to Lake Macbride from Overland Flow, Vadose Zone, and Groundwater Sources (Simpkins); M.S.

Andy Fornadel - Fluid Inclusion and Stable Isotope Geochemistry of Quartz-Sulfide Veins, Kavala Pluton, Northern Greece (Spry); M.S.

Nathan Forsythe - A Geological and Geochemical Investigation of Alkaline Igneous Rocks Associated with Epithermal Gold and Porphyry Copper Mineralization in the Navilawa Caldera, Upper Sabeto River, Figi (Spry); M.S.

William Gaul - Core-annular flow in straight and constricted capillary channels (Beresnev); Ph.D.

Shelly Griffin - Creating a multi-site master shell chronology of Arctica Islandica in the Gulf of Maine to monitor marine environmental change (Wanamaker); M.S.

James Koopman - (Harding), M.S.

Rachel Lishansky - Multi-stage exhumation history of the pelona-orocopia-rand schist of southern California and southwestern Arizona (Jacobson); M.S.

Erin Lower - Reconstruction of late-Holocene Climate Variability in the Gulf of Maine (Wanamaker); M.S.

Scott McFadden - Nodular sillimanite rocks as field indicators of metamorphosed ore deposits: examples from North America (Spry); M.S.

Josh O'Brien - Trace and Major Element Chemistry of Gahnite as an Exploration Guide to Broken Hill-type Mineralization in the Broken Hill Domain of the Southern Curnamona Province, Australia (Spry); M.S.

Tom Parham - A new introductory-level teaching tool: analysis of the InVEST Volcanic Concept Survey and development of a Virtual Volcano(Cervato); Ph.D.

Ben Petersen - An experimental study of glacial sliding (Iverson); M.S.

Collin Reichert - Atmospheric carbon budget misconceptions among introductory geology students: an attempt at remediation (Cervato); M.S.

Greta Schmalle - (Iverson); M.S.

Jake Smokovitz - (Simpkins); M.S.