Terry Plank
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Terry Plank
Arthur D. Storke Memorial Professor
Ph.D., 1992, Columbia University
AB., 1985, Dartmouth College
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Terry (with Alberto Malinverno) is calculating the flux of subducted organic carbon and carbonate for every arc volcano in the world.
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Daniel Lee
Graduate Student
B.S., 2023, Nanyang Technological University, Earth Observatory of Singapore
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Daniel is working on the triggering of the 2008 eruption of Okmok volcano, and the missing CO2 in the Tonga arc.
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Ally Peccia
Graduate Student
B.A., 2021, Columbia University, Senior Thesis Advisee
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Ally is quantifying sulfur and sulfur isotope inputs to subduction zones, and studying the caldera-forming eruptions at and near Santorini, Greece, following IODP Expedition 398.
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Dr. Shuo (Echo) Ding
Associate Research Scientist
2020-2021, Lamont Postdoctoral Research Scientist
2018-2020, Postdoctoral Associate, Queens College, CUNY
2016-2018, Kalbfleisch Postdoctoral Fellow, American Museum of Natural History
Ph.D., 2016, Earth Sciences, Rice University
B.Sc., 2010, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China
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Echo is developing a magma degassing model for sulfur and homogenizing melt inclusions to better constrain the CO2/S ratios in volcanic gases.
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Dr. Bradley Pitcher
​Lecturer in Discipline
2017-2022, Postdoctoral Scientist, Vanderbilt University
Ph.D., 2017, Oregon State University
B.S., 2011, Geology and Mathematics, Central Washington University
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Brad is measuring volatiles in different explosive units of Aira
Caldera, Japan.

Former Students and Post-Docs

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Cesar Leon
Graduate Student, Washington University in St. Louis
B.A., 2024, Columbia University, Senior Thesis Advisee
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Henry Towbin
Gemology Institute of America
Ph.D., 2023, Columbia University
BA., 2013, Oberlin College
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Euan Mutch
Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University; Earth Observatory of Singapore
2021-2023, Lamont Postdoctoral Fellow
2019-2021, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Maryland
Ph.D., 2018, University of Cambridge
B.S., 2014, University of Bristol
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Sharothy Mahmud
Senior Thesis Advisee
B.A., 2022, Barnard College
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Sarah Shi
Graduate Student, University of California Berkeley
2022-2024, Geoinformatics Data Analyst, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
M.Phil., 2022, University of Cambridge
B.A., 2020, Columbia University, Senior Thesis Advisee
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Michael Jollands
Gemology Institute of America
2019-2021, Lamont Postdoctoral Research Scientist
2015-19, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Lausanne
Ph.D., 2015, Australian National University
B.S., 2011, University of Leeds
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Anna Barth
Miller Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Berkeley
Ph.D., 2021, Columbia University
B.Sc., 2014, University of Cambridge
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Daniel Rasmussen
Data Scientist, Peregrine Advisors
2019-2022, Buck Postdoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Ph.D., 2019, Columbia University
M.S., 2014, New Mexico Tech
BS., 2012, University of Oregon
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Megan Newcombe
Assistant Professor, University of Maryland
2018-2019, Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Institute of Washington
2016-2018, Lamont GeoPRISMS Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D., 2016, California Institute of Technology
B.A., 2009, University of Cambridge
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Elizabeth Ferriss
Director, Product Data Science at Teladoc Health
2017, Adaptive Management
2014-2017, Lamont Associate Research Scientist
2011-2014, Lamont NSF Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D, 2009, University of Michigan
B.S., 2004, University of Louisiana
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Alexander Lloyd
Science Teacher, the Hun School, Princeton NJ

2014-2017, Columbia University Frontiers of Science Teaching Fellow
Ph.D, 2014, Columbia University
B.A,. 2007, Dickinson College
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David Ferguson
University Academic Fellow (Tenure Track) at University of Leeds
2014-2016, Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University
2011-2013, Lamont Postdoctoral Fellow
Ph.D, 2010, University of Oxford
B.S., 2005, Glasgow University
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Claire Bendersky
Software Engineer at Kantata OX
M.Phil., 2014, Columbia University
2010-2013, NSF Grad Fellow
2012-2013, LEEF Fellow
2009, Fulbright Fellow
B.A. 2008, Mt. Holyoke College

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Meghan Crowley
2013: M.Phil, Columbia University
2007: B.S. California Institute of Technology
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Philipp Ruprecht
Associate Professor, University of Nevada, Reno
2013-2016, Lamont Assistant Research Professor
2010-2013, Feodor-Lynen Postdoctoral Fellow, von Humboldt Foundation 
      (at Lamont)
Ph.D., 2009, University of Washington
Dipl., 2004, University of Göttingen
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Esteban Gazel
Charles N. Mellowes Professor in Engineering, Cornell University
2009-2011, Lamont Post-doctoral Fellow
Ph.D., 2009, Rutgers University
B.S., 2004, University of Costa Rica
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Lauren Cooper
Wasserversorgung Zürich
Ph.D., 2009, Boston University
M.S., 2005, UCLA
B.S., 2001, Penn State University
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Mindy Zimmer
Staff Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Labs

Postdoc, 2008-2011, Exxon-Mobile, Clinton, NJ
Ph.D., 2008, Boston University
M.S., 2003, University of New Mexico
B.S., 2000, Michigan State University
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Jennifer Wade
Program Director, NSF

Research Scientist, 2008-2010, Library of Congress
Ph.D., 2008, Boston University
M.S., 2005, Michigan State University
B.S., 2001, Boston College
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Katie Kelly
Professor, GSO, Univ. of Rhode Island
Ph.D., 2004, Boston University
B.A., 1997, Macalester Colleg
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Ezra Benjamin
Senior Director, Strategy and Operations and Chief of Staff, Storage at Dell EMC

M.B.A., 2010, Boston University
M.A, 2004, Boston University, Earth Science
B.A., 1997, Colgate College
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Vaughn Balzer
State of Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
M.S., 1999, University of Kansas
B.A., 1996, Humboldt State University
Linda Farr Ponce
M.S., 2002, Boston University
Kefa Wang
Spring Communications, Kansas City
Ph.D., 1999, University of Kansas
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