2014 NAGT-USGS Interns
Paul Alessio, California State Long Beach
Mentor: Jonathan Stock
Location: San Francisco, CA
Project: Hydrologic field studies to improve the forecasting of storm-driven landslides
Bengino Alonzo, Northern Illinois University
Mentor: Seth Moran
Location: Vancouver, WA
Project: Seismic imaging at Mount St. Helens
Nikita Avedivitch, Macalester College
Mentor: Stephen DeLong
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Project: Tectonic geomorphology of the Bartlett Springs Fault System in Northern California
Erica Bays, Western Michigan University
Mentor: David Walters
Location: Fort Collins, CO
Project: Nutrient retention and productivity in Rocky Mountain streams under alternative stable states
Heather Bervid, University of Washington, Seattle
Mentor: James O'Connor
Location: Portland, OR
Project: Geomorphology and Quaternary assessment studies along the Willamette and Columbia River Corridors
Joseph Biasi, Indiana University
Mentor: Scott Minor and Jonathan Caine
Location: Denver, CO
Project: Cenozoic landscape evolution and tectonics of Southern Rocky Mountains and Alaska/Yukon geophysical/geological reconciliation
Ben Campanaro, SUNY Binghamton
Mentor: Matthew Bachmann
Location: Tacoma, WA
Project: Assessing climate change impacts on Pacific Northwest glaciers
Andrew Canada, Sonoma State University
Mentor: David Croker and David Oppenheimer
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Project: Network operations of Northern California seismic stations
Joshua DeVore, University of Kentucky
Mentor: Scott Bennett
Location: Golden, CO
Project: Geologic investigations of active faults in the Basin and Range province
Thomas Doody, University of Maryland, College Park
Mentor: Gregory Noe
Location: Reston, VA
Project: Geologic investigations of active faults in the Basin and Range province
Ciel Elizalde, University of Texas, Arlington
Mentor: Paul Hackley
Location: Gulf States
Project: Improved model assessment and development of shale-gas systems in the Gulf Coast Basin
Sydney Gunnarson, Western Washington University
Mentor: Cal Ruleman and Shannon Mahan
Location: Denver, CO
Project: Utilizing Quaternary geochronology to unravel geomorphic histories
Jason Hallman, University of North Carolina
Mentor: Rose Wallick
Location: Portland, OR
Project: Quaternary mapping along the Willamette River Corridor, and linking geomorphic features with Pacific lamprey habitat
Melissa Harrington, University of Washington
Mentor: Denise Akob
Location: Reston, VA
Project: Microbial degradation of organic compounds in hydraulic fracturing-produced waters
Erin Hayes, University of Rochester
Mentor: Allen Shapiro
Location: Reston, VA
Project: Transport of contaminants in groundwater
Anna Hissem, Colorado State University
Mentor: John Takekawa and Isa Woo
Location: Vallejo, CA
Project: Evaluating the spatial and temporal distribution of marine mammals and seabirds of the Northern Pacific coast
Dylan Jamison, University of Washington, Seattle
Mentor: Joan Gomberg
Location: Seattle, WA
Project: Earthquake early warning modeling studies in the Cascadia Subduction Zone
Michael Jeletic, University of Oregon
Mentor: Jennifer Morace
Location: Portland, OR
Project: Assessing foodweb resources for juvenile salmonids in the lower Columbia River
Clayton Jernigan, University of Alabama
Mentor: Jonathan Glen
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Project: Geophysical studies relating to geothermal, mineral, and water resources to natural hazards in the Western U.S.
Genevieve Kidman, Southern Utah University
Mentor: Tom Cleasby
Location: Helena, MT
Project: National rivers and streams assessment survey
Krystal Kiel, Oregon State University
Mentor: John Lane
Location: Storrs, CT
Project: Surface and borehole geophysical surveys for hydrologic framework assessment
Talia Klein, Brigham Young University
Mentor: William Stephenson
Location: Golden, CO
Project: Geophysical investigations of hazardous faults and seismic ground motions for earthquake hazard assessments
Todd Knobbe, University of Arkansas
Mentor: Cliff Hupp and Edward Schenk
Location: Reston, VA
Project: Interactions between riparian wetland geomorphology, hydrology, and ecology pertaining to ecosystem restoration
Jacob Kolke, University of Minnesota, Duluth
Mentor: Jeffrey Chaplin
Location: Pennsylvania
Project: Chemistry of groundwater wells in Pennsylvania counties with contrasting amounts of unconventional shale gas extraction
Christopher Leach, Fort Lewis College
Mentor: Thomas Imbrigiotta
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
Project: Fate and transport of biodegrading chlorinated solvent contaminants in fractured-rock aquifers
Natalie Leibovitz, Northeastern Illinois University
Mentor: John Nimmo
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Project: Modeling and measurement of unsaturated zone flow processes
Robert McDermott, University of Pittsburgh
Mentor: Walter Mooney
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Project: Earthquake hazards studies in the Central and Eastern US
Coulter McPhail, SUNY Fredonia
Mentor: James Kuwabara
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Project: Benthic nutrient flux of biologically reactive solutes in the headwaters of the Klamath River Basin
Daniel Morel, Macalester College
Mentor: Perry Jones
Location: Mounds View, MN
Project: Assessing the influence of natural copper-nickel bedrock on water quality
Monica Mustain, Illinois State University
Mentor: Jonathan Glen
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Project: Geophysical studies relating geothermal, mineral, and water resources to natural hazards in the Western U.S.
Tanya Petach, Harvard University
Mentor: Geneva Chong
Location: Jackson, WY
Project: Plant phenology impacts on migration and fitness of Mule Deer
Alexandra Pickering, San Francisco State University
Mentor: Shane Detweiler
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Project: Geological and geophysical studies of the San Andreas fault system
Ellyn Rickels, Iowa State University
Mentor: Tom Cleasby
Location: Helena, MT
Project: National rivers and streams assessment survey
Lucas Rietmann, Oregon State University
Mentor: Michael Lisowski and Benjamin Pauk
Location: Vancouver, WA and Yellowstone National Park
Project: Geodetic monitoring of Cascade Range Volcanoes and Yellowstone National Park
Timothy Robertson, University of Missouri
Mentor: Nancy Simon
Location: Reston, VA
Project: Geochemical analyses of terrestrial input into Upper Klamath Lake
Aaron Salin, University of Texas at Austin
Mentor: Carol Prentice
Location: Menlo Park, CA
Project: Paleoseismic studies of active faults in Northern California
Tyler Schleider, Oregon State University
Mentor: Albert Hofstra
Location: Denver, CO
Project: Melt and fluid inclusion analysis for resource studies
Brian Selk, Brigham Young University
Mentor: Jeffrey Chaplin
Location: Western Pennsylvania
Project: Nitrates and pesticides in groundwater relating to human health in siliciclastic aquifers
James Smith, Louisiana State University
Mentor: Sheila Murphy and Deborah Martin
Location: Boulder, CO
Project: Response of Colorado Front Range Watershed to fire and flood disturbances
Luke Stevens, Concord University
Mentor: Kristen Hart and Michael Cherkiss
Location: Florida
Project: Sea turtle movements and habitat-use, and American crocodile nest monitoring
Kelsey Taylor, University of Oregon
Mentor: Erik Beever
Location: Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks, Oregon, and Nevada
Project: Investigating factors determining the niche of the American pika living in rocky talus slopes
Evan Thaler, University of Arkansas
Mentor: Judson Harvey
Location: Reston, VA
Project: Understanding the ecological repercussions of high flow events in suburban streams
Kara Vadman, Colgate University
Mentor: Meagan Eagle Gonnea
Location: Woods Hole, MA
Project: Impact of nitrogen and sea level rise loading on carbon sequestration in coastal marsh ecosystems
Walker Weir, University of California, Santa Cruz
Mentor: Craig Johnson and Matthew Emmons
Location: Denver, CO
Project: Developing new automated devices and methods for analysis of stable isotopes in geological, hydrological, and biological materials
Crystal Wespestad, Indiana University, Bloomington
Mentor: Katherine Scharer
Location: Pasadena, CA
Project: Earthquake activity and fault slip rates along the southern San Andreas Fault
Jenna West, University of Texas at Arlington
Mentor: Kenzie Turner
Location: Denver, CO
Project: Cenozoic landscape evolution of the Southern Rocky Mountain Regions
Patrick Whalen, University of Kentucky
Mentor: James Vallance
Location: Vancouver, WA
Project: Geologic mapping and stratigraphic studies at Cascade volcanoes
Shana Wolff, University of Wyoming
Mentor: Ty Coplen
Location: Reston, VA
Project: Geographical variation of elemental and isotopic signatures to determine the provenance of Rosewood from Madagascar
Holly Young, Idaho State University
Mentor: Ian Jezorek and Patrick Connolly
Location: Cook, WA
Project: Restoration assessment of fish population in the Wind River Watershed