The VIPER group usually includes about 15 to 25 graduate students pursuing Masters and PhD degrees in the Geology and Oceanography majors. Click on the symbol next to each student's name to see a PDF with more information about them!

PhD Students

Name E-mail Adviser
Michelle Campbell campbemi@oregonstate.edu Dilles
Peter Davidson davidspe@oregonstate.edu Koppers
Mélissa Drignon drignonm@onid.orst.edu Nielsen, Tepley
Daniel Heaton dheaton@coas.oregonstate.edu Koppers
Michael Hutchinson hutchimi@onid.oregonstate.edu Dilles
Alisa Kotash kotasha@oregonstate.edu Nielsen
Nikki Moore mooreni@geo.oregonstate.edu Grunder
Nansen Olson Nansen.Olson@geo.oregonstate.edu Dilles
Kellie Wall wallk@oregonstate.edu Grunder


MSc Students

Name E-mail Adviser
Suhail Alhejji alhejjsu@oregonstate.edu Kent
Jade Bowers bowersja@oregonstate.edu de Silva
E. Michelle Neely neesonm@onid.orst.edu de Silva
Jaime Osorio Cantillana osoriocj@oregonstate.edu Dilles
Michael Sepp seppm@onid.orst.edu Dilles
Katharine Solada soladak@oregonstate.edu de Silva


Alumni

Year Name Adviser Employment after Graduation
2017 Bradley Pitcher [PhD] Kent Unreported
2017 Adonara Mucek [PhD] de Silva Unreported
2017 Susan Schnur [PhD] Koppers Geologic Publications Editor at WA State Geological Survey
2017 Kevin Konrad [PhD] Koppers Unreported
2017 Richard Bradshaw [PhD] Kent Geology Lab Manager at Vanderbilt University
2016 Fede Cernuschi [PhD] Dilles Owner Eclectic Rock
2015 Henri Sanville [MS] Grunder CEOAS Outreach Coordinator
2015 Jennifer DiGiulio [MS] Kent Environmental Sciences Intern at Anchor QEA
2015 Joanna Rose [MS] Koppers Office Assistant at Business Management Software Company
2015 Allan Lerner [MS] Kent PhD at University of Oregon
2015 Nora Utevsky [MS] Dilles SMILE Program Outreach Coordinator
2015 Bethany Murphy [MS] de Silva Rafting Guide in New Zealand
2015 Curtis Johnson [MS] Dilles Production Geologist, Newmont Mining Corporation
2014 Kyle Krawl [MS] Duncan, Kent General Assistant at Mouvance Winery
2014 Stephanie Grocke [PhD] de Silva Postdoc at Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
2014 Jason Kaiser [PhD] de Silva Assistant Professor at Southern Utah University
2014 Dale Burns [PhD] Tepley, de Silva Electron Microscopy Research Scientist at University of Iowa
2013 Matt Loewen [PhD] Kent Postdoc at University of Oregon
2013 Megan Drinnan [MS] Fisk, Grunder Unreported
2013 Amy Lange [PhD] Nielsen Technician at Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
2013 Steffi Wafforn [MS] Meigs, Dilles PhD at University of Texas Austin
2012 Lucian Farmer [MS] Dilles, Kent Geologist at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
2012 Darrick Boschmann [MS] Dilles Geothermal Geologist at Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources
2012 Christine Chan [MS] Kent Geologist at USGS Denver
2012 Andrew Burleigh [MS] Nielsen Manager at West Coast Seed Mill Supply Company
2012 Jamie Kern [MS] de Silva Consulting Geologist at Peabody Energy
2012 Rodrigo Iriarte [PhD] de Silva Assistant Research Professor at Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
2012 Daniel Eungard [MS] Kent Natural Resource Scientist at Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources
2012 Mark Ford [PhD] Duncan Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University Kingsville
2012 Morgan Salisbury [PhD] Kent Postdoc at Durham University
2011 Alison Koleszar [PhD] Kent Lab Manager at University of Texas Austin
2011 Julia Cohen [MS] Dilles Geologist at Millrock Exploration Alaska
2011 Abigail Stephens [MS] Dilles Geologist at NuLegacy Gold Reno
2011 Casey Tierney [MS] de Silva Geologist at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
2011 Barry Walker, Jr. [PhD] Grunder Postdoc at University of Washington
2011 Ashley Bromley [MS] Grunder Organizer at OSU Coalition of Graduate Employees
2010 Allison Weinsteiger [PhD] Kent, Nielsen Assistant Professor at Eastern Connecticut State University
2010 Athena Lieuallen [MS] Tepley Geology Instructor at Oregon State University
2009 Manggon Abot [MS] Grunder Government job in Borneo
2009 Ashley Hatfield [MS] Kent Geologist at Tetra Tech
2009 Michael Iademarco [MS] Grunder Post-Bac Student, now Retired

Note: At the time this website was being set up, detailed alumni records were only available going back to 2009. If you are a former VIPER and would like to be included in this list please send us your information, including your first job after graduation.


Notable Alumni

Year Name Currently At Research
2006 Michael C. Rowe Washington State University Experimental Petrology, Analytical Geochemistry
2005 Erik Klemetti Denison University Igneous Petrology
2005 Mariek E. Schmidt Brock University Volcanology, Igneous Petrology

 

VIPERs demonstrating
Spring 2014
VIPER students Jennifer DiGiulio and Brad Pitcher demonstrate the explosive power of gas expansion to students from Linus Pauling Middle School.


VIPERs mapping
Winter 2014
VIPERs studying the geology of a gold mine on an Economic Geology fieldtrip to the Klamath Mountains near Grants Pass, OR.


VIPERs in the Field
Spring 2012
VIPERs examining sediment deformation at the Chalk Bluff outcrop near Bishop, CA.


VIPERs in the Lab
Winter 2012
A VIPER graduate student works in the clean lab.

Last Updated: June 2017     Questions? Contact Adam Kent (akent@geo.orst.edu)