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To prospective students interested in geochemical research:
The Department of Earth and Space Science at West Chester University has a thesis-optional masters program that includes a research component. If you are interested in our program, please apply directly!
For undergraduate and graduate students who are already enrolled at WCU, I look forward to setting up my new research group and working on research projects together!! Please reach out if you are interested in geochemical research, whether in the lab or through computer modeling methods. The lab may not be set up for a while, but computational modeling research is underway and a great opportunity to learn new skills and techniques in geoscience.
I also encourage students belonging to underrepresented groups of all kinds to apply to work with me in my research group. The geosciences as a discipline has a poor track record for supporting and training a diverse work force, and in addition to being a structural injustice that unfairly limits opportunities for many people, this shortcoming diminishes the field and all of our work. I am committed to helping to rectify this inequity, and I pledge to support students of diverse racial, ethnic, cultural, gender, sexual orientation, ability, and economic backgrounds.
For undergraduate students: There are several ways you can gain research experience as a student! With faculty approval, a student can enroll in research credit for a semester and work on a research project or just gain some experience while receiving academic credit. Sometimes a funded research project can also support an undergraduate conducting research hours during the summer or the academic year; in the past, tasks for these projects have ranged from sample processing to chemistry labwork, writing computer code, and designing science education and outreach activities. Each faculty member can mentor and supervise a number of students at a time, though there is a limit to this in any one semester (simply due to time available). If opportunities like these would interest you, please contact me to set up a meeting and discuss your background and interests!
For graduate students: I also work with graduate students conducting their own independent research projects and writing a paper or thesis! This is a great fit for students who are interested in pursuing petrology, geochemistry, and/or computer modeling research during their graduate studies. Please contact me (email is a good way, or you can drop by my student consultation hours in Merion!) to see if I can accommodate additional students right now, and to tell me a little about your background and what types of projects would interest you for research. I can then update you about my current status and the kinds of research currently underway in my group.
To prospective students interested in geochemical research:
The Department of Earth and Space Science at West Chester University has a thesis-optional masters program that includes a research component. If you are interested in our program, please apply directly!
For undergraduate and graduate students who are already enrolled at WCU, I look forward to setting up my new research group and working on research projects together!! Please reach out if you are interested in geochemical research, whether in the lab or through computer modeling methods. The lab may not be set up for a while, but computational modeling research is underway and a great opportunity to learn new skills and techniques in geoscience.
I also encourage students belonging to underrepresented groups of all kinds to apply to work with me in my research group. The geosciences as a discipline has a poor track record for supporting and training a diverse work force, and in addition to being a structural injustice that unfairly limits opportunities for many people, this shortcoming diminishes the field and all of our work. I am committed to helping to rectify this inequity, and I pledge to support students of diverse racial, ethnic, cultural, gender, sexual orientation, ability, and economic backgrounds.
For undergraduate students: There are several ways you can gain research experience as a student! With faculty approval, a student can enroll in research credit for a semester and work on a research project or just gain some experience while receiving academic credit. Sometimes a funded research project can also support an undergraduate conducting research hours during the summer or the academic year; in the past, tasks for these projects have ranged from sample processing to chemistry labwork, writing computer code, and designing science education and outreach activities. Each faculty member can mentor and supervise a number of students at a time, though there is a limit to this in any one semester (simply due to time available). If opportunities like these would interest you, please contact me to set up a meeting and discuss your background and interests!
For graduate students: I also work with graduate students conducting their own independent research projects and writing a paper or thesis! This is a great fit for students who are interested in pursuing petrology, geochemistry, and/or computer modeling research during their graduate studies. Please contact me (email is a good way, or you can drop by my student consultation hours in Merion!) to see if I can accommodate additional students right now, and to tell me a little about your background and what types of projects would interest you for research. I can then update you about my current status and the kinds of research currently underway in my group.
