{"id":82,"date":"2020-03-10T21:04:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T21:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/?page_id=82"},"modified":"2026-02-24T08:59:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:59:01","slug":"graduate-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/graduate-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ph.D. Candidates<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2851 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/Ferna-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/Ferna-1.png 300w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/Ferna-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"mailto:maria.fernanda.v.alvarez-carrascal@Vanderbilt.Edu\"><strong>Ferna Alvarez-Carrascal<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nStevenson Center 5703A<br \/>\nResearch Interests:<br \/>\n\u2022 Environmental Justice | \u2022 Climate Change<br \/>\n\u2022 Water Security | \u2022 Food Security<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"maria.fernanda.v.alvarez-carrascal@Vanderbilt.Edu\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2941 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/e08c9c7d-2009-431d-99d4-80e0cf0314b8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/e08c9c7d-2009-431d-99d4-80e0cf0314b8.png 420w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/e08c9c7d-2009-431d-99d4-80e0cf0314b8-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/e08c9c7d-2009-431d-99d4-80e0cf0314b8-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/><\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"mailto:liam.j.kelly.1@vanderbilt.edu\">Liam Kelly<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nStevenson Center 5703A<br \/>\nResearch Interests:<br \/>\n\u2022 Volcanology | \u2022 Numerical Modeling<br \/>\n\u2022 Igneous Petrology<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:erica.a.scarpitti@vanderbilt.edu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1481 alignnone alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/06\/22083935\/Erica-Website-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/06\/22083935\/Erica-Website-Photo.jpg 1037w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/06\/22083935\/Erica-Website-Photo-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/06\/22083935\/Erica-Website-Photo-911x1024.jpg 911w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/06\/22083935\/Erica-Website-Photo-768x864.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"mailto:erica.a.scarpitti@Vanderbilt.Edu\">Erica Scrapitti<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nStevenson Center 5734<br \/>\nResearch Interests:<br \/>\n\u2022 Geomorphology | \u2022 Landscape Evolution<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:mahir.tajwar@Vanderbilt.Edu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2942 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/0dba07b5-3e11-4acf-a9e9-8a0ad49ea34f-e1770044672466.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/0dba07b5-3e11-4acf-a9e9-8a0ad49ea34f-e1770044672466.jpg 1829w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/0dba07b5-3e11-4acf-a9e9-8a0ad49ea34f-e1770044672466-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/0dba07b5-3e11-4acf-a9e9-8a0ad49ea34f-e1770044672466-1024x959.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/0dba07b5-3e11-4acf-a9e9-8a0ad49ea34f-e1770044672466-768x719.jpg 768w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/0dba07b5-3e11-4acf-a9e9-8a0ad49ea34f-e1770044672466-1536x1439.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/>Mahir Tajwar- <\/a><\/strong>M.S. 2023, Auburn University<br \/>\nStevenson Center 5703A<br \/>\nResearch Interests: (<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/mahirtajwar\/\">Personal Page<\/a>)<br \/>\n\u2022 Geochemistry | \u2022 Hydrology<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"aida.zyba@Vanderbilt.Edu\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2943 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-2.png 469w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"mailto:kelly.e.tingle@Vanderbilt.Edu\">Kelly Tingle- M.S. 2021, University of California, Santa Barbara<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nStevenson Center 5703A<br \/>\nResearch Interests:<br \/>\n\u2022 Geobiology | \u2022 Paleobiology<br \/>\n\u2022 Precambrian | \u2022 Taphonomy<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"sarah.ward.1@Vanderbilt.Edu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2946 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-3-e1770044879590.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-3-e1770044879590.png 886w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-3-e1770044879590-300x269.png 300w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-3-e1770044879590-768x688.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"mailto:sarah.ward.1@Vanderbilt.Edu\">Sarah Ward<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nStevenson Center 5703A<br \/>\nResearch Interests:<br \/>\n\u2022 Fluid Dynamics | \u2022 Igneous Petrology<br \/>\n\u2022 Physical Volcanology<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2949 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/a08dc12c-9810-4012-96c8-63dfe6966c77-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/a08dc12c-9810-4012-96c8-63dfe6966c77-1.jpg 1551w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/a08dc12c-9810-4012-96c8-63dfe6966c77-1-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/a08dc12c-9810-4012-96c8-63dfe6966c77-1-1024x987.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/a08dc12c-9810-4012-96c8-63dfe6966c77-1-768x740.jpg 768w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/a08dc12c-9810-4012-96c8-63dfe6966c77-1-1536x1481.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><strong><a href=\"mailto:brynn.b.wooten@Vanderbilt.Edu\">Brynn Wooten<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Stevenson Center 5734<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:aida.zyba@Vanderbilt.Edu\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2951 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/ae7a9832-7d49-4cf9-b673-0a9ee4cfabf9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/ae7a9832-7d49-4cf9-b673-0a9ee4cfabf9.jpg 1188w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/ae7a9832-7d49-4cf9-b673-0a9ee4cfabf9-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/ae7a9832-7d49-4cf9-b673-0a9ee4cfabf9-1024x913.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/ae7a9832-7d49-4cf9-b673-0a9ee4cfabf9-768x685.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Aida Zyba<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nStevenson Center 5703A<br \/>\nResearch Interests:<br \/>\n\u2022 Geochemistry | \u2022 Paleoclimate<br \/>\n\u2022 Speleothems | \u2022 Stable Isotope<\/p>\n<h2>Ph.D. Students<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2953 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/10415788-e5d7-4d23-87cd-656405f6cbac-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/10415788-e5d7-4d23-87cd-656405f6cbac-1.png 1920w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/10415788-e5d7-4d23-87cd-656405f6cbac-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/10415788-e5d7-4d23-87cd-656405f6cbac-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/10415788-e5d7-4d23-87cd-656405f6cbac-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/10415788-e5d7-4d23-87cd-656405f6cbac-1-768x767.png 768w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/10415788-e5d7-4d23-87cd-656405f6cbac-1-1536x1534.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/><strong><a href=\"mailto:derrick.a.adjei@vanderbilt.edu\">Derick Adjei<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nStevenson Center 5734<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2954 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/3c70b1c2-6c30-47eb-af26-d2d25095e44c-e1770045729563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/3c70b1c2-6c30-47eb-af26-d2d25095e44c-e1770045729563.jpg 777w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/3c70b1c2-6c30-47eb-af26-d2d25095e44c-e1770045729563-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/3c70b1c2-6c30-47eb-af26-d2d25095e44c-e1770045729563-768x832.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><a href=\"mailto:samir.cancel.matos@vanderbilt.edu\"><strong>Samir Cancel Matos<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nStevenson Center 5734<br \/>\nResearch Interests:<br \/>\n\u2022 Environmental Justice | \u2022 Climate Change<br \/>\n\u2022 Water Security | \u2022 Food Security<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:brandon.r.gulley@Vanderbilt.Edu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2955 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/01b7e96f-b814-4044-8863-34378047623d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/01b7e96f-b814-4044-8863-34378047623d.jpg 1409w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/01b7e96f-b814-4044-8863-34378047623d-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/01b7e96f-b814-4044-8863-34378047623d-1024x922.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/01b7e96f-b814-4044-8863-34378047623d-768x691.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Brandon Gulley<\/a>&#8211; M.S. 2024, Austin Peay State University\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nStevenson Center 5734<br \/>\nResearch Interests: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonthebiologist.com\/\">Personal Page<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Mammal Movement and Behavior Ecology<br \/>\n\u2022 Predator-Prey Dynamics<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:morgan.a.harris@Vanderbilt.Edu\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2956 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/cf966d1e-1e46-4bfc-bd44-5328216381d8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/cf966d1e-1e46-4bfc-bd44-5328216381d8.png 625w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/cf966d1e-1e46-4bfc-bd44-5328216381d8-260x300.png 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Morgan Harris<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nStevenson Center 5734<br \/>\nResearch Interests:<br \/>\n\u2022 Igneous Petrology | \u2022 Mineralogy<br \/>\n\u2022 Volcanology<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:yi.he@vanderbilt.edu\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2961 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/4b60b2bc-df3b-4fa8-8506-a1fce6a9de7a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/4b60b2bc-df3b-4fa8-8506-a1fce6a9de7a.jpg 1196w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/4b60b2bc-df3b-4fa8-8506-a1fce6a9de7a-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/4b60b2bc-df3b-4fa8-8506-a1fce6a9de7a-1024x816.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/4b60b2bc-df3b-4fa8-8506-a1fce6a9de7a-768x612.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Yi He<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nStevenson Center 5734<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"mailto:xingyi.huang@vanderbilt.edu\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2958 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/cccba660-e535-46f8-8e56-f2d9248166f3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/cccba660-e535-46f8-8e56-f2d9248166f3.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/cccba660-e535-46f8-8e56-f2d9248166f3-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/cccba660-e535-46f8-8e56-f2d9248166f3-1024x911.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/cccba660-e535-46f8-8e56-f2d9248166f3-768x683.jpg 768w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/cccba660-e535-46f8-8e56-f2d9248166f3-1536x1366.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/>Xingyi Huang<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nStevenson Center 5703A<br \/>\nResearch Interests:<br \/>\n\u2022 Climate Change | \u2022 Remote Sensing<br \/>\n\u2022 Vegetation Phenology<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:bethan.g.lodge@Vanderbilt.Edu\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2960 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/ecfd1909-5da7-4069-a8f8-7830defaa6df.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/ecfd1909-5da7-4069-a8f8-7830defaa6df.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/ecfd1909-5da7-4069-a8f8-7830defaa6df-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/ecfd1909-5da7-4069-a8f8-7830defaa6df-929x1024.jpg 929w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/ecfd1909-5da7-4069-a8f8-7830defaa6df-768x847.jpg 768w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/ecfd1909-5da7-4069-a8f8-7830defaa6df-1394x1536.jpg 1394w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Bethan Lodge- M.S. 2024, University of Leeds<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nStevenson Center 5734<br \/>\nResearch Interests:<br \/>\n\u2022 Geochemistry | \u2022 Palaeoclimatology<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:shion.newsom@Vanderbilt.Edu\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2962 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/83d90f71-dafd-41f6-90bd-0d0a4f9269ce.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/83d90f71-dafd-41f6-90bd-0d0a4f9269ce.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/83d90f71-dafd-41f6-90bd-0d0a4f9269ce-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/83d90f71-dafd-41f6-90bd-0d0a4f9269ce-1024x926.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/83d90f71-dafd-41f6-90bd-0d0a4f9269ce-768x695.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/>Shion Newsom<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nStevenson Center 5703A<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lilian.r.pendergrass@vanderbilt.edu&quot;&gt;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2964 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/a1fc6a1b-8106-4edd-8fe2-acfe0aa92da8-e1770046824363.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/a1fc6a1b-8106-4edd-8fe2-acfe0aa92da8-e1770046824363.jpg 1130w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/a1fc6a1b-8106-4edd-8fe2-acfe0aa92da8-e1770046824363-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/a1fc6a1b-8106-4edd-8fe2-acfe0aa92da8-e1770046824363-1024x974.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/a1fc6a1b-8106-4edd-8fe2-acfe0aa92da8-e1770046824363-768x731.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"mailto:lilian.r.pendergrass@vanderbilt.edu\"><strong>Lily Pendergrass<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nStevenson Center 5734<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:farzana.i.rahman@vanderbilt.edu\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2965 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/37a3e76a-ae37-4151-a3df-391d2c41e337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/37a3e76a-ae37-4151-a3df-391d2c41e337.jpg 1796w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/37a3e76a-ae37-4151-a3df-391d2c41e337-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/37a3e76a-ae37-4151-a3df-391d2c41e337-910x1024.jpg 910w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/37a3e76a-ae37-4151-a3df-391d2c41e337-768x864.jpg 768w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/37a3e76a-ae37-4151-a3df-391d2c41e337-1366x1536.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Farzana Rahman- <\/strong><\/a>M.S. 2024, University of Nebraska-Lincoln<br \/>\nStevenson Center 5734<br \/>\nResearch Interests:<br \/>\n\u2022 Biogeochemistry | \u2022 Geomorphology<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:thomas.j.ulrich@vanderbilt.edu\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2966 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/a52f846a-3def-4654-b449-8f67220be0c5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/earth-environmental-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/a52f846a-3def-4654-b449-8f67220be0c5.jpg 1202w, 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src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/16100648\/Xiuyi-Wu-Grad-Student-Head-Shot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/16100648\/Xiuyi-Wu-Grad-Student-Head-Shot.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/16100648\/Xiuyi-Wu-Grad-Student-Head-Shot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/16100648\/Xiuyi-Wu-Grad-Student-Head-Shot-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/16100648\/Xiuyi-Wu-Grad-Student-Head-Shot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/16100648\/Xiuyi-Wu-Grad-Student-Head-Shot-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Xiuyi Wu<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nStevenson Center 5703A<br \/>\nResearch 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