Grad Students

Tobias Ackerman

B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Delaware

Advisor: Jim Pizzuto

Research Interests: Fluvial geomorphology, sediment and pollutant routing and lag times in the valley bottom.

tobiack@udel.edu

 
Lindsay A. Byron

Lindsay A. Byron

B.S. Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania (Applied Geology)

Advisor: Holly Michael

Research Interests: Coastal Hydrogeology

lbyron@udel.edu

 

Kevin Cabaniss

B.S. James Madison University (Geology)

Advisor: Clara Chan

Research Interests: Geomicrobiology, Mineralogy, Biomineralization

cabanika@udel.edu

 

Meg Christie

B.S.  Biology, Cedar Crest College

MES.  Environmental Geology, University of Pennsylvania

Advisors: Jim Pizzuto and Ron Martin

Research Interests: Paleo-environmental reconstructions, effects of human impacts on floodplains

machri@udel.edu

Keri Fisher

B.Sc.  Biological Science and Earth Sciences, University of Alberta

Advisors: Ron Martin and Peter McLaughlin

Research Interests: Micropaleontolgy, Paleo-environmental reconstructions

kafisher@udel.edu

James Heiss

James Heiss

B.S. 2009 Shippensburg University (Geoenvironmental Studies)

M.S. University of Delaware (Geology)

Advisor: Holly Michael

Research Interests: Groundwater-surface water interactions in coastal settings, beach groundwater flow

jheiss@udel.edu

Dan Hubacz

B.S. Bucknell University (Environmental Geology)

Advisor: Michael O’Neal

Research Interests: Geomorphology, Fluvial Processes, Anthropogenic Environmental Impacts

dhubacz@udel.edu

Dale Lambert

B.S. University of Wisconsin

M.S. Washington State University

Advisor: Jim Pizzuto

Research Interests: Sedimentology, gravels, stratigraphy, fluvial processes

dplamber@udel.edu

Md. Mahfuzur Rahman Khan

B.Sc. University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (Geology)
M.S. University of Dhaka Bangladesh (Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology

Advisor: Holly Michael

Research Interests: Implications of climate change on coastal groundwater, groundwater management, and groundwater modeling.

mahfuz@udel.edu

Paul Martin

Paul Martin

B.S. Pennsylvania State University (Sociology)
B.S. Edinboro University (Geology)

Advisor: Ronald Martin

Research Interests: Biostratigraphy, Geochronology

pmartin@udel.edu

Trevor Metz

Trevor Metz

B.A. University of Delaware (Earth Science Education)

Advisor: Art Trembanis

Research Interests: Coastal geology, sub-bottom and benthic mapping.

metzman05@gmail.com

Stephanie Nebel

AB Bryn Mawr College (Geology)
M.S. University of Delaware (Geology)

Advisor: Art Trembanis

Research Interests: Marine and Coastal Geology, Barrier Island Dynamics

stephn@udel.edu

Adam Pearson

B.S. Beloit College (Environmental Geology)
M.S. Boston College (Geology)

Advisor: Jim Pizzuto

Research Interests: Fluvial geomorphology and anthropogenic affects on suficial processes

adamjpearson@gmail.com

Seth Pelepko

Seth Pelepko

B.S. The Pennsylvania State University (Earth Sciences)

Advisor: Ron Martin

Research Interests: Microfacies analysis of carbonate rocks, image analysis, 3D laser confocal microscopy

spelepko@udel.edu

Christopher Russoniello

Christopher Russoniello

B.A. Colby College (Geology)

M.S. University of Delaware (Geology)

Advisor: Holly Michael

Research Interests: submarine groundwater discharge, variable density groundwater flow.

cjrusson@udel.edu

Adam Skarke

Adam Skarke

B.A. 2003 Colgate University (Geology)
M.S. 2007 University of Delaware (Geology)

Advisor: Art Trembanis

Research Interests: Coastal Geomorphology, Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Development

askarke@udel.edu

Frank Smith

Frank C. Smith

B.A. Rice University (Geology)

M.S. University of New Mexico (Geology)

Advisor: Bill Glass

Research Interests: shock-metamorphosed grains, mechanics of formation and geology of terrestrial impact structures, mineral exploration, regional structure/tectonics, hydrothermal mineral deposits, and silicic ash-flow tuff cauldrons.

fcsmith@udel.edu

Hilary Stevens

Hilary Stevens

B.S.  Wesleyan University
M.F.S. Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

Advisor: Art Trembanis

Research Interests: Shoreline evolution, storm impacts on coasts, coastal resource management

hstevens@udel.edu

Fang Tan

B.S.  Wuhan University, China (Hydrology)
M.S. Wuhan University, China (Hydrology)

Advisor: Holly Michael

Research Interests: Groundwater-surface water interaction

fangtan@udel.edu

Hilary Stevens

Justin Walker

B.S.  University of Delaware (Geological Sciences)

Advisor: Art Trembanis

Research Interests: Coastal Geomorphology and Marine Biodiversity mapping using shoreline image analysis

jhw@udel.edu

   

Elyse Williamson

B.A. Hamilton College

(Geoscience)

Advisor: Jim Pizzuto

Research Interests: Fluvial geomorphology, small-scale sediment budgets, suspended sediment transport and storage

elysew@udel.edu

Bartholomew Wilson

Bartholomew Wilson

B.A. University of Delaware (Geological Sciences with Minor in Paleobiology)
M.S. University of Delaware(Geological Sciences)
Ph.D. University of Delaware(Geological Sciences) current
Professional Geologist (PG)License(Delaware)

Advisor: John Madsen

Research Interests: Benthic and Sub-bottom mapping, Sediment Elevation, Coastal Impoundment Accretion, Marsh Vulnerability, Outer Continetial Shelf (OCS) resource management

benthic@udel.edu

http://www.swc.dnrec.delaware.gov/Pages/CoastalMgt.aspx

Recent Graduates!

Cristina Fernandez

Cristina Fernandez

B.S. Univeristy of Delaware (Geological Sciences)

M.S. University of Delaware (Geological Sciences)

Advisor: Holly Michael

Research Interests: Hydrogeologic controls on groundwater and surface water in coastal estuarine systems.

cristy@udel.edu

Dajana Jurk

Dajana Jurk

B.A. 2009 University of Pennsylvania (Geology)

M.S. University of Delaware (Geological Sciences)

Advisor: Jim Pizzuto

Research Interests: Fluvial geomorphology and sediment transport

dajanaj@udel.edu

Ashley Norton

Ashley Norton

B.S. Stony Brook University (Marine Sciences)

M.S. University of Delaware (Geological Sciences)

Advisor: Art Trembanis

Research Interests: Nearshore and seafloor mapping, coastal geology

arnorton@udel.edu

Suzann Pomraning

Suzann Pomraning

B.S. Clarion University of Pennsylvania (Environmental Geoscience)

M.S. University of Delaware (Geological Sciences)

Advisor: Jim Pizzuto

Research Interests: Geomorphology

snpomran@udel.edu

Nicole Raineault

B.S. University of Maine (Physical Marine Science)
M.S. Rutgers University (Oceanography)

P.hD. University of Delaware (Geological Sciences)

Advisor: Art Trembanis

Research Interests: Seafloor mapping, beach and nearshore morphodynamics, shoreline and coastal geology, acoustic methods for seafloor classification, sea technology (AUV, ROV, sonar systems)

nrain@udel.edu