I received my BS from the University of Michigan and PhD from Utah State University in 2012. Since then, I have traversed the globe, as far north as Alaska and as far south as Tasmania, Australia.

My teaching is centered around field experiences and developing workforce-necessary skills, which is realized via access to the latest instructional technology and injection of fresh content acquired by utilizing my own research results. These new methods are needed with today’s science world and today’s science student.

My discipline is Igneous Petrology. So I look forward to teaching the Mineralogy and Igneous Petrology courses, among other potential new offerings. In terms of research, I use major- and trace-elements, and the isotopic composition of ultramafic to mafic volcanic and plutonic rocks, with a main focus on the life cycle of oceanic and continental lithosphere in the US Cordillera. I make it a priority to include students in my research. With some students having the experience of presenting their work at professional conferences. I am currently investigating (1) layered gabbros from the Hess Deep rift, a fast-spreading ridge, sampled by IODP Expedition 345; (2) Martian and Lunar meteorites; (3) gold deposits from Nevada; and (4) drillcore from Alaska. If you have any interest in these projects, or others, please feel free to discuss with me.