Academic Background
- Ph.D., Earth & Planetary Sciences (2006), Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO. Dissertation: Thermochemistry of Substellar Atmospheres: Water, Oxygen, Sulfur, and Phosphorus.
- M.A., Earth & Planetary Sciences (2006), Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO. Thesis: Oxidation Studies of the Gibeon IVA Iron Meteorite
- B.A., Chemistry (2000), Dordt College, Sioux Center, IA.
Teaching Experience
- Instructor, Washington University in St. Louis, University College, St. Louis, MO.
- EPSc 106: Introduction to Meteorology, Fall 2007.
- EPSc 1021: Introduction to Geology, Spring 2007.
- Instructor, Southwestern Illinois College, Belleville, IL.
- ES 101: Earth Science, Fall 2006
- Teaching Assistant, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO. 2000-2003.
- Introduction to Geochemistry, Earth Materials, Evolution of the Earth, Oceans and Atmosphere, The Solar System
- Laboratory Teaching Assistant, Dordt College, Sioux Center, IA. 1998-2000.
- Organic Chemistry, General and Analytical Chemistry
Academic Distinctions
- Dean's Dissertation Fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis, 2005-2006.
- Carl Tolman Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant in Earth & Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, November 2003.
- Chair's Fund Recipient, Gordon Research Conference, Origins of Solar Systems, Bristol, RI, July 2003.
- Student Travel Grant by the Barringer Crater Company, 65th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, August 2002.
- Student Travel Grant by the Barringer Crater Company and the Vatican Observatory, 64th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, September 2001.
- Wheeler Fellowship for Graduate Research, Washington University in St. Louis, Summer 2000, Summer 2003.
Professional Societies