Faculty and students in the Department of Geoscience encompass a broad array of disciplines. Here you will find information on their areas of specialization, current research, teaching, and outreach.
Gare Ambrose-Igho
Ph.D. Student
Office: TEC 122
Phone: (702) 895-5226
Agriculture BS: University of Benin, Nigeria 2012
Science MS: Illinois State University, 2020
Area of Focus: Hydrogeology
Email: gare.ambrose-igho@unlv.edu
Emily Beard
M.S. Student
Office: TEC 115
Phone: (702) 895-1132
Geology B.S., English Literature B.A.: University of Mary Washington, 2016
Area of Focus: Economic Geology
Email: bearde1@unlv.nevada.edu
Thomas Boes
M.S. Student
Office: TEC 107
Phone: (702) 895-3244
Geology B.S.: University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2021
Area of Focus: Economic Geology
Email: boes@unlv.nevada.edu
Nancy Carman
M.S. Student
Office: SEB 4250
Phone: (702) 895-1421
Physics BS: University of California, Merced, 2013
Geoscience BS: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 2018
Geoscience MS: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 2020
Area of Focus: Geology, Geochemistry, Astrobiology
Email: carman1@unlv.nevada.edu
Eric Chameroy
Ph.D. Student
Office: TEC 124
Phone: (702) 895-1238
Biology MS: Univerisity of Nevada, Las Vegas
Email: chameroy@unlv.nevada.edu
Amber Ciravolo
Ph.D. Student
Office: TEC 117
Phone: (702) 895-1133
Earth and Environmental Science & Asian Studies BS: Furman University, 2012
Geoscience MS: University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2015
Area of Focus: Geochronology, Igneous Petrology, Marine Volcanism
Email: ciravolo@unlv.nevada.edu
Baylee Colburn
Ph.D Student
Office: SEB 4250
Phone: (702) 895-
Planetary Science and Astronomy BS: Pennsylvania State University, 2020
Area of Focus: Planetary Geology, Astrobiology, Geochemistry
Email: colbub1@unlv.nevada.edu
Anthony Feldman
Ph.D. Student
Office: SEB 4250
Phone: (702) 895-1421
Geology BS: University of Miami, 2015
Geology MS: New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, 2018
Area of Focus: Soil Sciences
Email: feldma2@unlv.nevada.edu
Nicholas Foresta
M.S. Student
Office: SEB 4248/4250
Phone: (702) 895-1421
Geology BS: University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2022
Area of Focus: Mantle plumes, Geochemistry, Geochronology
Email: foresn2@unlv.nevada.edu
Sarah Grove
M.S. Student
Office: TEC 122
Phone: (702) 895-4614
Geology B.S.: University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2018
Area of Focus: Paleontology
Email: groves1@unlv.nevada.edu
Daniel Haber
Ph.D. Student
Office: TEC 110
Phone: (702) 895-1531
Geology B.S.: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2013
Geology M.S.: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2015
Area of Focus: Remote sensing, GIS, Geophysics
Email: haberd@unlv.nevada.edu
Susan Hertfelder
Ph.D. Student
Office: TEC 109
Phone: (702) 895-3874
Geology BS: California State University, 2015
Area of Focus: Paleontology
Email: hertfs1@unlv.nevada.edu
Katlyn Hurley
M.S. Student
Office: TEC 110
Phone: (702) 895-1531
Earth & Environmental Science BS: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2023
Area of Focus: Hydrogeology
Email: hurlek1@unlv.nevada.edu
Cole Jacobs
Ph.D Student
Office: TEC 106
Phone: (702) 895-4633
Geology BS: UC Santa Barbara, 2023
Area of Focus: Structural Geology/Cordilleran Tectonics
Email: jacobc12@unlv.nevada.edu
Genevieve Kidman
Ph.D. Student
Office: TEC 107
Phone: (702) 895-3244
Geology B.S.: Southern Utah University, 2015
Geology M.S.: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2020
Area of Focus: High Pressure Rock Deformation, Mineral Physics
Email: kidman@unlv.nevada.edu
Susan Diane Lederer
M.S. Student
Office: TEC 115
Phone: (702) 895-1132
Geology B.S.: University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2018
Area of Focus: Contaminant Hydrogeology
Email: leders1@unlv.nevada.edu
Giuseppe Lucia
Ph.D. Student
Office: SEB 3244
Phone: (702) 894-1410
Geology BS: University of Bologna (Italy), 2015
Geology MS: University of South Florida (Tampa, FL, USA), 2019
Area of Focus: Speleothem Science/Paleoclimate
Email: luciag1@unlv.nevada.edu
Logan Magad-Weiss
Ph.D. Student
Office: TEC 124
Phone: (702) 895-4751
Geology BS: University of Hawaii Manoa, 2016
MS: University of California Riverside, 2019
Area of Focus: Analyzing ammonia at high pressure to understand its behavior, and implications for planetary interiors.
Email: magad-we@unlv.nevada.edu
Claudia Martinez
M.S. Student
Office: TEC 114
Phone: (702) 895-3584
Geology BS: University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2023
Area of Focus: Marine Geochemistry, Economic Geology
Email: martic63@unlv.nevada.edu
Denali Medina
M.S. Student
Office: TEC 103B
Phone: (702) 895-1162
Geology BS: University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2022
Area of Focus: Mineral Physics
Email: jivanjee@unlv.nevada.edu
James Mifflin
M.S. Student
Office: TEC 117
Phone: (702) 895-1133
Geology BS: University of Hawaii, 2017
Area of Focus: Hydrology
Email: mifflin@unlv.nevada.edu
Alison Miyazawa
Ph.D. Student
Office: TEC 117
Phone: (702) 895-1133
Biology BS: University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2014
Area of Focus: Hydrogeology
Email: miyazaa@unlv.nevada.edu
Deborah Morales
Ph.D. Student
Office: SEB 3244
Phone: (702) 895-1410
Geology B.S.: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2015
Area of Focus: Carbonate Sedimentology and chemostratigraphy
Email: morald1@unlv.nevada.edu
Gabriela Motta
M.S. Student
Office: TEC 100
Phone: (702) 895-3118
Earth & Environmental Science BS: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2022
Area of Focus: Igneous Petrology, Planetary Science
Email: MOTTAG1@unlv.nevada.edu
Richard Panduro-Allanson
M.S. Student
Office: TEC 107
Phone: (702)895-3244
Geology BS: University of Nevada, Las Vegas 2020
Area of Focus: Mineral Physics
Email: panduroa@unlv.nevada.edu
Dalton Pell
M.S. Student
Office: TEC 124
Phone: (702) 895-4751
Geology BS: University of Kansas, 2023
Area of Focus: Economic Geology
Email: pell@unlv.nevada.edu
Sierra Ramsey
Ph.D. Student
Office: TEC 110
Phone: (702) 895-1531
B.S.: Western Carolina University, 2018
M.S.: University of Georgia, 2020
Area of Focus: Planetary Science and Igneous Petrology
Email: ramses3@unlv.nevada.edu
Brandon Scott
M.S. Student
Office: SEB 4250
Phone: 702-895-1421
BS: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2021
Area of Focus: Seamount geochronology
Email: scottb5@unlv.nevada.edu
Taryn Traylor
Ph.D. Student
Office: SEB 4250
Phone: (702) 895-1421
Geology B.S.: Texas A&M University, 2017
Geology M.S.: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2020
Area of Focus: High Pressure Rock Deformation, Mineral Physics
Email: traylt1@unlv.nevada.edu
Charlotte Van Der Nagel
Ph.D. Student
Office: DRI
Earth Science B.S.: VU Amsterdam, 2018
Hydrology M.S.: VU Amsterdam, 2020
Area of Focus: (Eco)hydrology, soil sciences
Email: vanderna@unlv.nevada.edu