Spotlight on Alumni

Shannon Boyle graduated from Rutgers University in October 2019 with a Master of Science degree in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Her research focused on petrology of lunar meteorites under the supervision of her advisor, Dr. Juliane Gross. Her thesis focused on identifying source areas for two meteorites to provide insight into the processes that formed the lunar highlands and maria. In the summer of 2016, Shannon worked under Dr. Cyrena Goodrich at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) and... Shannon Boyle

Paulo Ruiz Cubillo began his volcanic research in 2001 at the Central America School of Geology –University of Costa Rica, where he completed his undergraduate thesis titled “Volcanology of Poás Volcano Cinder.” Paulo continued his education at the University of Costa Rica, earning a licenciatura in geology, which is a degree granted in many Latin American universities that requires an additional full year of courses and research. In 2007, Paulo began his doctoral thesis at the Rutgers... Paulo Ruiz Cubillo