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Death Valley National Park, Geology department field trip with Bryn Mawr College, March 2014

I usually teach classes in mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, and related topics. Recent classes have included:
  • Mineralogy
  • Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
  • Natural Hazards
  • Volcanology and Igneous Petrology
  • Geochemical Thermodynamics
  • Computational Methods for Modeling Earth Systems
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Student Research
I have supervised many undergraduate and graduate students in my research group, either for independent study credit or as funded (paid) research students. This has included many independent study, thesis, and paid undergraduate and graduate students at University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2015-2025) and undergraduates at Bryn Mawr College (2008-2015). I have also supervised research graduate students completing a thesis:
  • Yitong Lyu (M.Sc., 2019)
  • Kirby Hobbs (M.Sc., 2020)
  • Juliet Messer (M.Sc., 2021)
  • Nick Richard (Ph.D., 2024)
  • Logan Soluri (former Ph.D. student, changed projects)
  • Anne Lepow (M.Sc., in progress)
  • Ana Jimenez Bustos (M.Sc., in progress)

Prior Teaching Experience
I taught the following classes as faculty in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2015-2025):
Geology 101. Dynamic Earth
Geoloy 110. Deadly Planet (Geological Natural Hazards)
Geology 200. Mineralogy
Geology 201. Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Geology 412/812. Volcanology and Igneous Petrology
Geology 415/815. Geochemical Thermodynamics
Geology 455/855. Computational Methods for Modeling Earth Systems
Wasatch-Uinta Field Camp (Field Instructor, second half of course)

I also taught a wide range of classes in a previous faculty appointment in the Geology Department at Bryn Mawr College (2008-2015):
​EMLY002. Volcanoes and Society (a freshman writing seminar)
GEOL101. Physical Geology Lecture and Labs
GEOL102. Earth History Labs
GEOL103. Earth Systems & Environment Labs
GEOL109. Quantitative Problems in Geoscience (a quantitative skills class)
GEOL110. Molten Rock: The Evolution of Planet Earth (a 7-week short course)
GEOL115. Living With Volcanoes (a 7-week short course)
GEOL202. Mineralogy and Crystal Chemistry
GEOL209. Natural Hazards and Human Populations (a quantitative skills class)
GEOL305. Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
GEOL350. High-Temperature Geochemistry
GEOL399. Senior Thesis Seminar
Department Field Trip to Costa Rica (led 8-day department field trip to explore convergent margin environments, 23 participants)