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Dr. Asmaa Boujibar (she/her), PI of the Planet Formation Lab

Email: boujiba@wwu.edu

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Dr. Asmaa Boujibar is an assistant professor in planetary science at Western Washington University. She joined both Geology Department and Physics & Astronomy Department in the fall 2021. She received her Ph.D. in 2014 from the Université Clermont Auvergne (France). She was a NASA postdoctoral fellow at the Johnson Space Center (2014-2016), then a Carnegie fellow at the Carnegie Institution for Science (2016-2021). Her research group specializes experimental petrology, cosmochemistry and data science. On her free time, she plays guitar and djembe. Interested students are encouraged to reach out by email to learn more about opportunities in our research group. More information about graduate school at WWU: https://gradschool.wwu.edu/geology.

Hannah Hitchcock (she/her)

Email: hitchch@wwu.edu

Hannah received her BS in Geology at Saint Louis University. She focuses on the formation of Mercury's crust and involved chemical equilibria. She performs high-pressure high-temperature experiments and thermodynamic modeling. Hannah is also a teaching assistant for Physical Geology. She enjoys reading, crafting, and exploring Washington state.

Former members:

Vanessa Mendoza (she/her), B.S. Geology, WWU, 2025.

Now Associate Materials at Astroforge.

Will Grossmann (he/him), B.S. Geophysics, WWU, 2025.

Taylor McCombs (she/they), M.S. Geology, WWU, 2025.

Now Chemist at 4Life Research.

Preston Gowan (she/her), B.S. Geology, WWU, 2025.

Chey Drew (she/her), B.S. Geology, WWU, 2025.

Now pursuing a PhD at Rice Univeristy.

Nick Lipinski (he/him), B.S. Computer Science, WWU.

Richard Gwyn (he/him), M.S. Geology, WWU, 2024.

Rin Wells (she/her), B.S. Geology, WWU, 2024.

Micah Thomas (he/him), B.S., Data Science, WWU.

Cathleen Heitkamp (she/they), B.S., Physics, WWU.

Avery Valvano (he/him), B.S. Geology, WWU, 2024.

Now Staff Geologist at Millennium Consulting.

Jess Peila (she, her), B.S. Geology, WWU, 2024.

Now Water Resources Scientist at Associated Earth Sciences Inc.

Chloe Hoegger (she/they), B.S. Geology, WWU, 2023.

Isabelle Santos (she/her), B.S. Physics, WWU.

Owen Montefisher (he/him), B.S. Philosophy, B.S. Mathematics, WWU, 2024.

Now pursuing a Master's degree at WWU.

Ula Jones (she/her), B. S. Geophysics, WWU, 2023.

Now pursuing a PhD at the University of Washington .

Honors Senior Thesis

Ruben Keane (he/him), B. S. Geophysics, WWU, 2023.

Now Assistant Researcher at Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab .

Honors Senior Thesis

Robert Moor (he/him), B.S. Data Science, WWU, 2022.

Now Data Management Specialist at Coastal Administrative Services.

Jake Bottner (he/him), B.S. Geophysics, WWU, 2022.

Now Calibration Technician at Sea-Bird Scientific.

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