Members
Principal Investigator
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Dr.
Jeffrey G. Catalano Professor of Geochemistry and Mineralogy Director of the Environmental Studies Program Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Washington University in St. Louis 1 Brookings Drive Campus Box 1169 Saint Louis, MO 63130 USA Phone: +1 314 935-6015 Fax: +1 314 935-7361 Email: catalano@wustl.edu |
B.S. in Geology (Environmental), Cum Laude with Distinction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1999
Ph.D. in Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 2004
Research Staff
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Dr.
Elaine
D. Flynn Senior Scientist and Laboratory Manager Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Washington University in St. Louis 1 Brookings Drive Campus Box 1169 Saint Louis, MO 63130 Email: elaine.flynn@levee.wustl.edu |
B.S. in Geology and Chemistry, Summa Cum Laude, Western Kentucky University, 2013
Ph.D. in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, 2018
Postdoctoral
Researchers
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Dr. Yihang Fang Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Washington University in St. Louis 1 Brookings Drive Campus Box 1169 Saint Louis, MO 63130 Email: yihang@wustl.edu |
B.S. in Geology and Geophysics, and Mathematics with certificate in Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2014
M.S. in Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2016
Ph.D. in Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2022
| Dr. Yanting Qian Postdoctoral Researcher Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Washington University in St. Louis 1 Brookings Drive Campus Box 1169 Saint Louis, MO 63130 Email: y.qian@wustl.edu |
Ph.D., Earth Sciences (Geochemistry), University of Bern,
2024
Graduate
Students
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Emily
Millman Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Graduate Fellow Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Washington University in St. Louis 1 Brookings Drive Campus Box 1169 Saint Louis, MO 63130 Email: emillman@wustl.edu |
B.S. in Chemistry (minor in Geology), Winthrop University, 2017
M.S. in Marine Science, University of Delaware, 2019
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Emily Wright NSF Graduate Research Fellow Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Washington University in St. Louis 1 Brookings Drive Campus Box 1169 Saint Louis, MO 63130 Email: e.g.wright@wustl.edu |
B.S. in Geology, University of Puget Sound, 2022
| Bavan Rajan Graduate Research Assistant Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Washington University in St. Louis 1 Brookings Drive Campus Box 1169 Saint Louis, MO 63130 Email: b.p.rajan@wustl.edu |
B.S. in Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Rice University, 2023
Alumni
Postdocs
Yun Luo, Postdoc 2009-2011. Currently Supervisor of Global Metrology at the Gemological Institute of America, Carlsbad, CA.
Fabien Maillot, Postdoc 2011-2014. Currently doing statistical analyses in Malta.
Steven Chemtob, Postdoc 2013-2015. Currently an Assistant Professor at Temple University.
Lyndsay Troyer, Postdoc 2014-2016. Currently a Science Editor at JoVE.
Nyssa Crompton, Postdoc 2015-2016. Currently an Assistant Professor at Joliet Junior College.
Olwen Stagg, Postdoc 2022-2023. Currently Senior Research Manager at UK Nuclear Waste Services.
Graduate Students
Andrew Frierdich, Ph.D. 2012. Currently a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Alison R. Beehr, A.M. 2012. Currently a Chemistry Analyst at Alcami Corporation.
Karyn Blake, A.M. 2014. Currently a Chemist at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, WI.
Ryan D. Nickerson, A.M. 2014. Currently an Engineering Geologist at the California State Water Resources Control Board.
Katherine Dye, A.M. 2015. Current working at the Ocean Research College Academy, Everett Community College, Everett, WA.
Margaret Anne Hinkle, Ph.D. 2015. Currently an Assistant Professor at Washington and Lee University.
Elaine D. Flynn, Ph.D. 2018. Currently a Senior Scientist at Washington University in St. Louis.
Tingying Xu, Ph.D. 2018. Currently an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University.
Kaushik Mitra, Ph.D. 2021. Corrently an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Jinshu Yan, Ph.D. 2022. Currently a Field Application Engineer at Picarro, Inc.
Robert Kupper, Ph.D. 2022. Currently a Senior Analytical Chemist at Albemarle Corporation.
Abigail Knight, Ph.D. 2024. Currently a Staff Scientist at Washington University in St. Louis.
Greg Ledingham, Ph.D. 2024. Currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Undergraduate Students
Linden Huhmann, B.A., 2009. Currently a Web Developer and Data Engineer at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs after completing a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering at MIT.
Alex Clark, B.A. 2010. Currently a Sr. Environmental Manager at Stella Jones Corporation.
Elizabeth Mitnick, B.A., 2013. Currently a Data Scientist at Splunk after completing a Ph.D. in Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley.
Alison Tune, B.A., 2014. Currently an Earth Science and Ecology Manager at Running Tide after completing a Ph.D. in Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin.
Hayley Gadol, B.A., 2015. Currently an Environmental Chemist at Gradient after completing a Ph.D. at MIT.
Addie Nakatani, B.A. 2017. Currently Product Manager at Chorus Innovations, Inc.
Sydney Katz, B.S., 2018. Currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at Stanford University.
Annabelle White, B.A. 2019. Currently a GIS Analyst at Wildlife Works after completing a Master's degree in Environmental Management at Duke University.
Kristen Riedinger, B.A. 2020. Currently in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D. program at MIT.
Eleanor Moreland, B.A. 2021. Currently in the Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences Ph.D. program at Rice University.
Andrew Guertin, B.A. 2021. Currently in the Geology Ph.D. program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Sarah Wilson, B.A. 2022. Currently a Laboratory Technicin at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, staring a Ph.D. in Land and Atmospheric Sciences program at the University of Minnesota in 2024.
Yun Luo, Postdoc 2009-2011. Currently Supervisor of Global Metrology at the Gemological Institute of America, Carlsbad, CA.
Fabien Maillot, Postdoc 2011-2014. Currently doing statistical analyses in Malta.
Steven Chemtob, Postdoc 2013-2015. Currently an Assistant Professor at Temple University.
Lyndsay Troyer, Postdoc 2014-2016. Currently a Science Editor at JoVE.
Nyssa Crompton, Postdoc 2015-2016. Currently an Assistant Professor at Joliet Junior College.
Olwen Stagg, Postdoc 2022-2023. Currently Senior Research Manager at UK Nuclear Waste Services.
Graduate Students
Andrew Frierdich, Ph.D. 2012. Currently a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Alison R. Beehr, A.M. 2012. Currently a Chemistry Analyst at Alcami Corporation.
Karyn Blake, A.M. 2014. Currently a Chemist at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, WI.
Ryan D. Nickerson, A.M. 2014. Currently an Engineering Geologist at the California State Water Resources Control Board.
Katherine Dye, A.M. 2015. Current working at the Ocean Research College Academy, Everett Community College, Everett, WA.
Margaret Anne Hinkle, Ph.D. 2015. Currently an Assistant Professor at Washington and Lee University.
Elaine D. Flynn, Ph.D. 2018. Currently a Senior Scientist at Washington University in St. Louis.
Tingying Xu, Ph.D. 2018. Currently an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University.
Kaushik Mitra, Ph.D. 2021. Corrently an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Jinshu Yan, Ph.D. 2022. Currently a Field Application Engineer at Picarro, Inc.
Robert Kupper, Ph.D. 2022. Currently a Senior Analytical Chemist at Albemarle Corporation.
Abigail Knight, Ph.D. 2024. Currently a Staff Scientist at Washington University in St. Louis.
Greg Ledingham, Ph.D. 2024. Currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Undergraduate Students
Linden Huhmann, B.A., 2009. Currently a Web Developer and Data Engineer at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs after completing a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering at MIT.
Alex Clark, B.A. 2010. Currently a Sr. Environmental Manager at Stella Jones Corporation.
Elizabeth Mitnick, B.A., 2013. Currently a Data Scientist at Splunk after completing a Ph.D. in Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley.
Alison Tune, B.A., 2014. Currently an Earth Science and Ecology Manager at Running Tide after completing a Ph.D. in Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin.
Hayley Gadol, B.A., 2015. Currently an Environmental Chemist at Gradient after completing a Ph.D. at MIT.
Addie Nakatani, B.A. 2017. Currently Product Manager at Chorus Innovations, Inc.
Sydney Katz, B.S., 2018. Currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at Stanford University.
Annabelle White, B.A. 2019. Currently a GIS Analyst at Wildlife Works after completing a Master's degree in Environmental Management at Duke University.
Kristen Riedinger, B.A. 2020. Currently in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D. program at MIT.
Eleanor Moreland, B.A. 2021. Currently in the Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences Ph.D. program at Rice University.
Andrew Guertin, B.A. 2021. Currently in the Geology Ph.D. program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Sarah Wilson, B.A. 2022. Currently a Laboratory Technicin at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, staring a Ph.D. in Land and Atmospheric Sciences program at the University of Minnesota in 2024.