CV

EDUCATION

PhD in Geology - in progress - Advisor: Dr. Nicolas Barth

Dissertation focus: Surface slip behavior of the southern and central Alpine Fault, New Zealand and San Andreas Fault slip rate constraints in the Cajon Pass

MS in Geology – 2012 - California State University Northridge - Advisor: Dr. Richard Heermance

Thesis Title: Structural style and shortening magnitude across the Kepintage fold and thrust belt in the Tian Shan foreland, northwest China

BS in Geology – 2004 - University of California Riverside - Advisor: Dr. Michael McKibben

Undergraduate research assistant in geochemistry lab

SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS

2017 Grad Slam poster winner
2016 Outstanding Teaching Assistant in the Department of Earth Sciences (UC Riverside)
2015 Dean’s Distinguished Fellowship (UC Riverside)
2012 Outstanding Graduate Student Award (CSU Northridge department award)
2012 Coast Geological Society John Woolley Scholarship
2012 Gene and Sue Fritsche Scholarship (CSU Northridge department scholarship)
2011 L.G. Collins Scholarship (CSU Northridge department scholarship)
2004 Dean’s List (UC Riverside) Fall quarter
1997 Dean’s List (Glendale Community College) Fall quarter

PUBLICATIONS

McKibben, M.A., Tallant, T.A., del Angel, J.K., Kinetics of inorganic arsenopyrite oxidation in acidic aqueous solutions, Applied Geochemistry, vol. 23, issue 2, February 2008

POSTERS & PRESENTATIONS

2017 Southern California Earthquake Center Annual Meeting, September 2017: Poster: Using lidar to elucidate the slip behavior of the southern Alpine Fault, New Zealand
2014 Reservoir Management Forum, Internal Forum with Chevron Oil in Bakersfield CA Spring 2014: Poster: Stratigraphic and Faulting Impact to Oil Production (case study, title of abstract and poster altered for to intellectual property reasons)
2012 American Geophysical Union, December 2012: Poster: Structure and shortening of the Kepintage thrust zone in the Tian Shan foreland, western China
2012 UCLA 5^th annual ESSSO Earth and Planetary Sciences Student Research Symposium, April 2012: Presentation: The structural style and evolution of the Kepintage fold and thrust belt, northwest China
2011 American Chemical Society western regional meeting, November 2011: Poster: Structure and shortening of the Kepintage thrust zone in the Tian Shan foreland, northwest China
2011 AAPG West Coast Student Expo, October 2011: Poster: Controls on structural style of the western Kepintage fold and thrust belt in the southern Tian Shan foreland, western China
2011 CSU Northridge College of Math and Science Dean’s Emeritus Luncheon, October 2011: Presentation: The structure and stratigraphy in northwest China

EXPERIENCE

2016-Current Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) – Intern Supervisor
2016-current UC Riverside – Riverside, CA - Teaching Associate
2013-2015 Chevron, Bakersfield – Petroleum Geologist
2012 Act 1 (Chevron Business Partner), Bakersfield – Technical Assistant
2012 Chevron – Earth Science Intern
2010-2012 California State University, Northridge - Teaching Associate
2011-2012 California State University, Northridge - Geology tutor
2006-2011 Antea Group (formerly Delta Consultants), Monrovia - Staff Geologist/Project Manager
2006 Innerspace Caverns, Georgetown, TX – Tour Guide
2004-2005 University of California, Riverside – Undergraduate Research Assistant
1998 Glendale Community College – Supplemental Instructor and Tutor

EXTRACURRICULAR VOLUNTEERING

2017-current Earth Science Graduate Student Association Representative (UC Riverside)
2016-2017 Earth Science Graduate Student Association Vice President (UC Riverside)
2016-current GEOP (Geoscience Education Outreach Program) Volunteer (UC Riverside)
2015-current Elementary school geology lessons (Grades 1, 2, & 3)
2014, 2015 Kern Co Science Fair judge (Grades 4-12)
2014 Center for Children with Disabilities volunteer (Grades 2-6)
2013-2015 Chevron Women’s Network – Petrophysics group – Founding member
2011-2012 Geology Club Treasurer (CSU Northridge)