Rylie Berwanger

Personal & Academic Goals:

My overall goal is to prepare myself for the next steps after my M.S., which in my mind currently is pursuing a Ph.D. I love being in the field, learning new things, and problem solving. I also love combining science with creativity, especially through making figures and communicating scientific ideas visually.

• Improve scientific reading, summarizing, writing, and communication

• Develop a deeper understanding of the volcanic processes that shape the Snake River Plain

• Develop as a field volcanologist! 

• Overall gain skills to add to my toolkit

Research Interest:

Physical volcanology, Igneous petrology, Geochemistry, Magma plumbing system evolution

Tasks for 8/26:

• Get key (when available)

  • Get desk set up and settled

• Redo driver authorization form

• DVF workshop food payment

• Finish this week's readings for discussion on Friday

• Download ESRP map/data files and poke around (load into GIS!)

  • What sorts of patterns or trends do you see?

• Read/summarize:

  • Volcanology misconceptions (2026)

  • PVHA Ch5 (2024)

• Ask Chloe if friday's at 2 for reading group will work with every week?

Tasks for 8/19:

• Populate upper part of website: photo, interests, long-term goals, etc.

• Get key (when available)

  • Get desk set up and settled

• Driver authorization form

• Download Zotero

• Read/summarize:

  • Kuntz (1992) 

  • Kuntz et al. (1992)

  • Hughes et al. (1999)

  • Gallant et al. (2018)

  • PVHA (2024) Ch4 (you can skim Ch1-3 if you are really struggling to sleep)

• Emburse travel system

• Find time for reading group (coordinate schedules with Chloe)

• Download Box files about ESRP, poke around (load into GIS?)