Graduate Student
Dr. Sarah Nicholas
Dr. Sarah Nicholas is now a beamline scientist at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS2), Brookhaven National Laboratory
(below) Working with Dr. Ryan Tappero at the hard X-ray microprobe beamline XFM
Dr. Brandi Cron Kamermans
Dr. Brandi Cron Kamermans graduated from the Earth Sciences Department in 2017.
You can follow Dr. Kamermans' career and research here at her website.
Lindsey Briscoe
Lindsey Briscoe is the Founder and Formulator of North Naturals: www.northnaturals.org
Lindsey was the first Researcher hired in the Toner Group back in 2008. She set up the labs, conducted research, and trained in-coming graduate students. Lindsey later completed a M.S. degree in the Earth Sciences Department. Lindsey's M.S. thesis helped set the stage for continental deep biosphere research at the Soudan Mine Underground State Park by the Toner Group.
Josh Kuether
he/him/his
B.S. in Chemistry - Augsburg University 2018
Josh is advised by Dr. Jeff Havig and co-advised by Prof. Brandy Toner. You can learn more about Josh here!
Maricia Pacheco
Maricia graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2018 with a B.S. in Chemistry. She worked for two years at a Minnesota chemical company called Ecolab. At Ecolab she worked in the Corporate Polymer Technology department as a formulation chemist and later moved to the Quality Control department. While she enjoyed working in the private sector, she wants to pursue a career in academia. Maricia started in Land and Atmospheric Science graduate program as a Ph.D. student in Fall 2020.
Dr. Nour Aldossari
Co-advised with Associate Professor Satoshi Ishii
Caroline Pierce
Co-advised by Professor Ed Nater
503 Soils Building
Caroline graduated from the University of Portland in 2010 with a B.S. in chemistry. She worked for 7 years for the biopharmaceutical company, Genentech, in various roles within quality. She decided to change career paths and is starting her Ph.D. program in Land and Atmospheric Science.
Chris Schuler
Co-advised by Associate Professor Cara Santelli
Anna Lucia Krupp
Co-advised with Professor Ed Nater
(below) Conducting field research at the Department of Energy's SPRUCE experimental site