Master's of Science, Geology | Idaho State University | In progress
Bachelor's of Science, ESS Geoscience | University of Washington | Summer 2026
"Disaster Dialogue: Interpreting Volcanic Hazards at Craters of The Moon" | UW ESS Gala | April 2025 | "Rising Rockstar" award for best undergraduate talk
"Deep Si: A Brief History of Seattle's Favorite Mountain" | UW ESS Gala | April 2026
Master's Thesis & INL Core Library Assistantship| Idaho State University & USGS, advisor Shannon Kobs Nawotniak | In progress
Mt. Hood Pilot Project | SZ4D / UC Santa Cruz | July 2026
"Petrology of Mt. Si" | University of Washington, advisor Michelle Muth | 2025-2026
Understand and contextualize volcanic processes on the Eastern Snake River Plain
Physical volcanology, igneous petrology, science communication, geohazards, remote sensing, planetary geology
Tasks for 8/24:
Write down a couple of questions about the USGS reading to ask them
Need to do defensive driver course for INL vehicle (after badge receipt)
Ask HD about doing a visitor pass for you and SKN for orientation visit; ride with SKN
Follow up with BT about laptop. We don't have the right software on campus. A student license is $495 (https://www.rockware.com/product/logplot/). Alternatively, can you use VPN to a remote desktop with access? (They would need to check with their IT)
Watch for Emburse access; work with SKN to do travel pre-approval
{SKN contact J about getting hold re-lifted; Register for remaining classes}
Email Di Wu about registration override for 5528
Read/summarize:
Volcanology misconceptions (2026)
PVHA Ch 5
Chat with DS
Tasks for 8/17-ish:
Read/summarize: USGS reading list (will not finish this week)
Need to do defensive driver course for INL vehicle (after badge receipt)
Decide about laptop
{SKN: find out if ISU has LogPlot software}
Possible cores: B-47* (near B-01, has some odd paleomag) or USGS-153 (near CFA, nothing has been logged near there recently, more relevant to plume tracking)
Field trip reflection
Coordinate with USGS team for core library visit (8/28?)
Emburse (see SKN)
Tasks for week 8/10:
Reply to Haley about USGS/INL access
Populate upper portion of this website: photo, brief info about goals, space for project description, etc. Think in terms of public facing. Make it yours
Get Bengal ID
Fill out driver authorization form (need EPAF finished first)
Find WA license number
Get key from JoMax
Once assigned, get desk set up
Think about research themes of high/low interest
Read/summarize papers:
Kuntz (1992)
Kuntz et al. (1992)
Hughes et al. (1999)
Gallant et al. (2018)