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Professional life: After a year of serving in AmeriCorps NCCC upon graduation, I took up teaching earth sciences to sixth graders at an outdoor school just outside of Portland, Oregon. This summer I snagged an SCA internship at Newberry National Volcanic Monument, where I am currently working as an interpretive park ranger. Living and working inside a volcano is not as bad as it sounds. Personal news: Having lived in Massachusetts, Washington D.C., Maryland, Louisiana, Maine, California, and Oregon since graduating, I must say I have developed a phobia to living in one place for longer than a few months at a time. Perhaps settling down (and getting started on a Master's) is in my near future. Contact info: drewfetter@gmail.com. (7/21/09)
After leaving BU, I went on to earn a MS degree in Geophysics from Boston College in 2008. My thesis involved the development of a 3D seismic velocity model for the upper crust in central Alaska using data collected by the wonderful folks at Weston Geophysical (Lexington, MA). I am currently working towards a PhD in Geophysics at Caltech, with a focus on seismology.Please contact me at sarad@gps.caltech.edu. (6/02/09)
Professional life: I'm currently working as a Senior Petroleum Geologist for ExxonMobil in Houston, TX. Even though my degree is in Earth Sciences, I have applied my research and analytical skills to help find and develop some of the world's largest oil and gas fields. So far, I've worked basins in US, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and UAE, from the exploration to the production-scale. It has been exciting and very enjoyable. Personal news: I also gave birth to a baby girl, Isabella, on March 31, 2008. She's developing wonderfully. Before I know it, I'll be paying BU's crazy tuition bill! Contact Info - E-mail: christa.l.ziegler@exxonmobil.com (9/24/08)
Since graduating from BU Ezra has been working at Environmental Resources Management (ERM) in Boston as a project manager in the site investigation and remediation division. While at ERM, Ezra also continued to work at BU teaching Environmental Geology for two years through the Metropolitan College. Ezra is a member of the Town of Arlington Conservation Commission where he lives with his wife Ricki and their dog Ruby. He can be contacted by email at Ezra.Benjamin@erm.com. (08/04/08)
Following graduation, I spent several weeks at field camp in Queensland, Australia and the rest of summer lounging at my home in New York. I begin my graduate studies with David Jacobs at UCLA in an Evolutionary Biology doctoral program this fall (2008)! After wonderful experiences in paleoclimatology and evolutionary genetics labs at BU, my interests continue to focus on how geologic processes (orogenesis, climate variability) affect genetic speciation. My study site for the next few years will likely be Baja California, Mexico and the Sea of Cortez. Please contact me at gadolby@ucla.edu. (07/31/08)