Dawn Cardace
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CURRENT STUDENTS
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Roger Hart
Roger is conducting Ph.D. research investigating geochemical controls on water-rock interactions in ultramafic systems. He earned his M.S. in 2018, investigating bioenergetic yields from target reactions in in serpentinites, using Coast Range Ophiolite (CA, USA) rocks as case studies; he had graduate fellowship support from the NASA Rhode Island Space Grant. This work supplemented the NASA Astrobiology Institute's Rock Powered Life initiative <http://rplnai.org/>.
Roger is conducting Ph.D. research investigating geochemical controls on water-rock interactions in ultramafic systems. He earned his M.S. in 2018, investigating bioenergetic yields from target reactions in in serpentinites, using Coast Range Ophiolite (CA, USA) rocks as case studies; he had graduate fellowship support from the NASA Rhode Island Space Grant. This work supplemented the NASA Astrobiology Institute's Rock Powered Life initiative <http://rplnai.org/>.
UNDERGRADUATES
UNDERGRADUATES
Ollie Allamby
Ollie is curating a new set of ultramafic rock samples from the Southwestern Igneous Province of Puerto Rico.
Ollie is curating a new set of ultramafic rock samples from the Southwestern Igneous Province of Puerto Rico.
Sengphet Dam
Seng is developing original web content and fossil visualization animations!
Seng is developing original web content and fossil visualization animations!
Cullen McElroy
Cullen is geo-referencing serpentinite field localities across Puerto Rico, cross-checking literature reports.
Catherine Tiley
Catherine is bringing her ArcGIS expertise to the problem of uniting discrete datasets related to Puerto Rico serpentinites.
Catherine is bringing her ArcGIS expertise to the problem of uniting discrete datasets related to Puerto Rico serpentinites.
Mandy Watson
Mandy is assessing geohazard readiness of stakeholders in the Pacific Northwest (near Cascadia subduction zone), analyzing original interviews.
Mandy is assessing geohazard readiness of stakeholders in the Pacific Northwest (near Cascadia subduction zone), analyzing original interviews.
LAB ALUMS [flooding us in good karma]
Meg Wilson
Meg earned her M.S. at URI in 2019, testing a new protocol for biofilm studies on the sulfide mineral bornite, contrasting the utility of FTIR and Raman spectoscopic approaches with conventional cell counting strategies. She is now working towards her Ph.D. in Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences at Brown University, in the Planetary Geoscience Group with Professor Ralph Milliken. Go Meg!
Meg earned her M.S. at URI in 2019, testing a new protocol for biofilm studies on the sulfide mineral bornite, contrasting the utility of FTIR and Raman spectoscopic approaches with conventional cell counting strategies. She is now working towards her Ph.D. in Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences at Brown University, in the Planetary Geoscience Group with Professor Ralph Milliken. Go Meg!
Alex Sousa
Alex earned his M.S. in 2019, applying micro-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy to discerning live/dead biological materials on a serpentinite backdrop, as part of the NASA Astrobiology Institute's Rock Powered Life initiative <http://rplnai.org/>. He is now an Environmental Scientist with RPS Group, working at sea and in the lab to improve our relationship with our planet. All the best, Alex!
Alex earned his M.S. in 2019, applying micro-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy to discerning live/dead biological materials on a serpentinite backdrop, as part of the NASA Astrobiology Institute's Rock Powered Life initiative <http://rplnai.org/>. He is now an Environmental Scientist with RPS Group, working at sea and in the lab to improve our relationship with our planet. All the best, Alex!
Mahrukh Anwar
May earned her M.S. at URI in 2018, describing characteristics of Coast Range Ophiolite groundwaters (ultrabasic, pH>11), with NASA Astrobiology Institute's Rock Powered Life Initiative <http://rplnai.org/>. She is now a lecturer in Geosciences at URI. Best wishes, May!
May earned her M.S. at URI in 2018, describing characteristics of Coast Range Ophiolite groundwaters (ultrabasic, pH>11), with NASA Astrobiology Institute's Rock Powered Life Initiative <http://rplnai.org/>. She is now a lecturer in Geosciences at URI. Best wishes, May!
Abigail Johnson
Abbie earned her M.S. at URI in 2017 developing a new application of micro-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, evaluating the bounds of microFTIR resolution of organics in complex mineral matrices, with a focus on serpentinites and related travertine deposits. This work was part of the NASA Astrobiology Institute's Rock Powered Life initiative <http://rplnai.org/>. She is now working on her Ph.D. at Georgia Tech with Jennifer Glass. Good luck, Abbie!
Abbie earned her M.S. at URI in 2017 developing a new application of micro-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, evaluating the bounds of microFTIR resolution of organics in complex mineral matrices, with a focus on serpentinites and related travertine deposits. This work was part of the NASA Astrobiology Institute's Rock Powered Life initiative <http://rplnai.org/>. She is now working on her Ph.D. at Georgia Tech with Jennifer Glass. Good luck, Abbie!
Ken Wilkinson (on leave)
Ken is integrating three boreholes' worth of serpentinite XRD into a semi-quantitative model for %serpentinization, as a M.S. thesis.
Ken is integrating three boreholes' worth of serpentinite XRD into a semi-quantitative model for %serpentinization, as a M.S. thesis.
Amy Stander
Amy Stander's MS thesis (2014) categorized the redox state of iron and tracked additional elements in ultramafic rocks from the Coast Range Ophiolite (CA, USA) and the Zambales and Palawan Ophiolites (Philippines). B.S. University of Georgia, 2012
Julie Scott
Julie Scott's M.S. thesis (2014) examined the case for geochemical controls on microbiological diversity along environmental gradients in serpentinite-associated systems. Julie's now in Knoxville, TN working in environmental consulting with Arcadis. B.S. Tennessee, 2010
Dan Carnevale
Dan Carnevale (LEFT) completed his M.S. in 2013, assessing Coast Range Ophiolite ultramafics for their carbon sequestration potential. Dawn (RIGHT) compelled Dan to pose for posterity with a serpentinite cobble near Baker Beach in San Francisco CA. Dan is at Western Washington University, working in analytical geochemistry.
B.A. Washington University, 2009
B.A. Washington University, 2009
Alex Bowman
Alex Bowman's M.S. thesis (2013) applied GIS techniques to resolving field problems in locating springs in geologically complex terrains.
B.A. Queens College, 2010
B.A. Queens College, 2010
UNDERGRADUATES
Holden Faraday
Holden designed original experiments exploring the antifreeze protein response of snow algae to different temperature stresses.
B.S. Cellular and Molecular Biology, URI, 2020
Hometown: CT
Radhilka Ventura
Radhilka tested polishing protocols for spectroscopic investigations of diverse minerals.
B.S. Civil Engineering, URI, 2020
Hometown: RI
Savannah Harik
Savannah completed initial characterization of carbonate seep rocks from ophiolites through undergraduate research.
B.S. Geology and Geological Oceanography, URI, 2019
Hometown: RI
Jeremy Hecker
Jeremy completed a RI EPSCoR SURF project in the Cardace Lab in Summer 2016, working on x-ray diffraction and bulk Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analyses of hydrothermal sediments obtained by ROV dives sponsored by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute off the Alarcon Rise and Pescadero Rise in the Pacific, in collaboration with David Clague and Rob Zierenberg.
Working towards a B.S. in Geology and Geological Oceanography at URI
Hometown: RI
Jeremy completed a RI EPSCoR SURF project in the Cardace Lab in Summer 2016, working on x-ray diffraction and bulk Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analyses of hydrothermal sediments obtained by ROV dives sponsored by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute off the Alarcon Rise and Pescadero Rise in the Pacific, in collaboration with David Clague and Rob Zierenberg.
Working towards a B.S. in Geology and Geological Oceanography at URI
Hometown: RI
Sam Noone
Through a URI Coastal Fellowship, Sam is evaluating models for semi-quantitative estimates of serpentinization, using x-ray diffraction data to summarize surface outcrop and borehole samples from the Coast Range Ophiolite, CA, USA. This work supports the NASA Astrobiology Institute's Rock Powered Life initiative <http://rplnai.org/>.
B.S. in Geology and Geological Oceanography at URI
Hometown: Braintree, MA
Through a URI Coastal Fellowship, Sam is evaluating models for semi-quantitative estimates of serpentinization, using x-ray diffraction data to summarize surface outcrop and borehole samples from the Coast Range Ophiolite, CA, USA. This work supports the NASA Astrobiology Institute's Rock Powered Life initiative <http://rplnai.org/>.
B.S. in Geology and Geological Oceanography at URI
Hometown: Braintree, MA
Owen Griffin
Owen was a RI EPSCoR SURF intern in the Cardace Lab in Summer 2016, working on x-ray diffraction and bulk Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analyses of diverse sediments associated with black smoker chimney deposits near the Juan de Fuca Ridge; samples were obtained by ROV dives sponsored by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, in collaboration with David Clague, Brian Dreyer, and Ryan Portner.
Working towards a B.S. in Chemistry at URI
Hometown: RI
Owen was a RI EPSCoR SURF intern in the Cardace Lab in Summer 2016, working on x-ray diffraction and bulk Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analyses of diverse sediments associated with black smoker chimney deposits near the Juan de Fuca Ridge; samples were obtained by ROV dives sponsored by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, in collaboration with David Clague, Brian Dreyer, and Ryan Portner.
Working towards a B.S. in Chemistry at URI
Hometown: RI
Emily Brouillet
Emily is completing characterization of internal mineral standards using reflection mode in Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy as a URI Coastal Fellow. This work will provide a reference basis for future work. This work supports the NASA Astrobiology Institute's Rock Powered Life initiative <http://rplnai.org/>.
Working towards a B.S. in Health Studies at URI
Hometown: RI
Emily is completing characterization of internal mineral standards using reflection mode in Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy as a URI Coastal Fellow. This work will provide a reference basis for future work. This work supports the NASA Astrobiology Institute's Rock Powered Life initiative <http://rplnai.org/>.
Working towards a B.S. in Health Studies at URI
Hometown: RI
Oluwatobi Raji
Tobi completed a Science and Engineering Fellowship in the Cardace Lab, then won a NASA Rhode Island Space Grant award to fund follow-on research in 2015. Her work provided important background data regarding cell staining protocols appropriate for use given ultramafic rock minerals. Tobi is now heading for medical training. All the best, Tobi!This work supports the NASA Astrobiology Institute's Rock Powered Life initiative <http://rplnai.org/>.
B.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology at URI, 2015
Hometown: RI
Tobi completed a Science and Engineering Fellowship in the Cardace Lab, then won a NASA Rhode Island Space Grant award to fund follow-on research in 2015. Her work provided important background data regarding cell staining protocols appropriate for use given ultramafic rock minerals. Tobi is now heading for medical training. All the best, Tobi!This work supports the NASA Astrobiology Institute's Rock Powered Life initiative <http://rplnai.org/>.
B.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology at URI, 2015
Hometown: RI
Denise Ogbemudia Pratt
Denise completed a Science and Engineering Fellowship in the Cardace Lab, preparing an array of polished mineral standards for use in Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy work. Good luck in future endeavors, Denise!
B.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology at URI, 2015
Hometown: RI
Denise completed a Science and Engineering Fellowship in the Cardace Lab, preparing an array of polished mineral standards for use in Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy work. Good luck in future endeavors, Denise!
B.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology at URI, 2015
Hometown: RI
Ghyllian Conley
Ghyllian completed multiple undergraduate research projects in the Cardace Lab, particularly in applying XRD to characterizing a new collection of serpentinites and associated clay/carbonate assemblages from the Philippines. Ghyll is now a Soil Conservationish with the Natural Resources Conservation Service of Rhode Island. Congrats, Ghyll, and good luck!
B.S. in Geology and Geological Oceanography at URI, 2014
Hometown: RI
B.S. in Geology and Geological Oceanography at URI, 2014
Hometown: RI
Nilse Dos Santos
Nilse completed a Summer 2013 Science and Engineering Fellows Internship mentored by Dawn Cardace and Vinka Oyanedel-Craver (ENG). She tackled different methods of enriching stubborn microorganisms in lab environments. She completed a Master's in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Connecticut, and is on her way to med school. Best of luck, Nilse!
B.S. in Biological Sciences at URI, 2014. Hometown: Providence, RI
B.S. in Biological Sciences at URI, 2014. Hometown: Providence, RI
Ashley McCann
Ashley completed two related URI Coastal Fellowships in Geosciences, teaming with the CROMO drilling project science party as a field photographer and completing xrd analyses of a collection of surface serpentinites from California. In Summer 2012, she continued this style of work, looking this time at South East Asian serpentinites. She also tested out the mini-corer on some tempting travertine (see photo at left), and got some beautiful samples for her senior thesis!
B.S. degrees in Geology and Geological Oceanography, Biological Sciences, and Wildlife and Conservation Biology at URI, 2013.
Hometown: Vernon, CT
B.S. degrees in Geology and Geological Oceanography, Biological Sciences, and Wildlife and Conservation Biology at URI, 2013.
Hometown: Vernon, CT
Rob Hollis
Rob completed a Summer 2012 Coastal Fellowship in Geosciences with Dawn, working on sampling field contacts between serpentinite and adjacent formations at the McLaughlin Natural Reserve and compiling results in high quality georeferenced maps. He is now off to Southern Mississippi for graduate study--best of luck, Rob!
B.S. in Geology and Geological Oceanography at URI in 2014.
Hometown: New Hartford, CT.
B.S. in Geology and Geological Oceanography at URI in 2014.
Hometown: New Hartford, CT.