Appalachian Geoscience Learning Ecosystem (AGLE)

Meet the AGLE Project Team

Project Leaders

Amy Hessl

WVU Professor of Paleoclimatology

Amy Weislogel

WVU Associate Professor of Sedimentary Geology

Shikha Sharma

WVU Professor of Isotope and Biogeochemistry

Emily Johnson

Assitant Project Manager

Geology '25 M.S. Student

Gay Stewart

Professor of Physics and Eberly Professor of STEM Education

CE-STEM Ed Director

Lynnette Michaluk

CE-STEM Ed Research Assistant Professor

Undergraduate Student Ambassadors

Are you a WVU undergraduate or graduate student who is interested in joining the project? Email us to learn more!

2025-2026 Cohort

Mason Powell

Earth & Environmental Science '27

Tucker Co. High School (Hambleton, WV)

Hazel Parker

Earth & Environmental Science '26

Jefferson High School (Shenandoah Junction, WV)

2024 Educator Influencers

Interested in joining the project as an Educator Influencer? Click to read more!

2024 WVSTA Educator Influencers at Stonewall Jackson Resort for the 2024 WVTA Annual Conference

Educator Influencers at Stonewall Jackson Resort for the 2024 WVTA Annual Conference.

From Left to Right: Ethan Backus (Braxton Co. High), Sam Yurick (Independence High), Alyssa Hanna (Tucker Co. High), Amy Hessl (WVU), Marjorie Boyd (Brooke High), Adam Hamrick (United High), Amy Weislogel (WVU)

Project Alumni

Shailee Bhattacharya

Geology PhD '24

Chris Russoniello

U. of Rhode Island Assistant Professor of Hydrogeology

Meagan Walker

Geography PhD Student '27

Gillian Snyder

Environmental Geosciences B.A. '24

Greenbrier East High School (Lewisburg, WV)

Conner Channels

Geology B.S. '25

Elkins High School (Elkins, WV)

Talia Russell

Earth & Environmental Science '27

Penn Hills High School (Pittsburgh, PA)

Matt Shelton

Earth & Environmental Science '25

Clay County High School (Clay, WV)

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