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Sara Pearson wearing a hat and purple jacket standing in front of lava rock

Sara Pearson, CPG

Director of MGS

Office: 269-387-8611

sara.pearson@wmich.edu

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Autumn Haagsma in a warehouse looking at rock cores and gamma ray log data.

Dr. Autumn Haagsma, Ph.D.

Principal Research Associate

Office: 269-387-8696

autumn.haagsma@wmich.edu

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Sophia White wearing a green hat and safety vest with shrubs, bluffs, and a lake in the background.

Sophia White

Administrative Assistant

Office: 269-387-8328

sophia.f.white@wmich.edu

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Joanie Barnard

Budget Analyst

Office: 269-387-8633

joanie.a.barnard@wmich.edu

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Staff

Dr. Bill Harrison in a warehouse examining a cardboard box containing rock core.

Dr. Bill Harrison, Ph.D.

Emeritus Researcher

MGRRE

Office: 269-387-8691

william.harrison_iii@wmich.edu

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Linda Harrison standing in a warehouse while boxing rock core.

Linda Harrison

Geoscience Sample / Data Specialist

MGRRE

Office: 269-387-8642

linda.harrison@wmich.edu

Jennifer Trout in a warehouse standing next to a box of rock core.

Jennifer Trout

Research Associate

MGRRE

Office: 269-387-8633

jennifer.l.trout@wmich.edu

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Amber Conner standing in a grassy area, leaning against a sign.

Amber Conner

Senior Research Associate

MGRRE

Office: 269-387-8641

amber.conner@wmich.edu

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Rick Haagsma wearing a pink shirt sitting next to a 3D image booth.

Ricky Haagsma

Geotechnician

MGRRE

Office: 269-387-8649

richard.haagsma@wmich.edu

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Ashley Scott outdoors with trees and grass in the background.

Ashley Scott

Senior Geoscience Specialist

MGRRE

Office: 269-387-8630

ashley.b.scott@wmich.edu

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John Esch wearing a hat and blue shirt outdoors with a grassy plain in the background.

John Esch

Senior Research Associate

Surficial Geology Mapping

Office: 269-387-8626

john.m.esch@wmich.edu

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Nate Erber holding a rock hammer in front of a big-wheeled vehicle.

Nate Erber, Ph.D

Senior Research Associate

Surficial Geology Mapping

Office: 269-387-8604

nathan.r.erber@wmich.edu

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Garret Ringle pointing towards his science poster presentation.

Garret Ringle

Geoscience Specialist

Surficial Geology Mapping

 

Office: 269-387-8631

garrett.ringle@wmich.edu

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Greg Anderson pointing towards features on a geologic map.

Greg Anderson

Research Associate

Surficial Geology Mapping

Office: 269-387-8625

gregory.anderson@wmich.edu

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Ashley Quigley with green foliage in the background.

Ashley Quigley

Senior Research Associate

Bedrock Geology Mapping

Office: 269-387-8634

ashley.quigley@wmich.edu

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Nolan Gamet outdoors with green trees and blue sky in the background.

Nolan Gamet

Geoscience Specialist

Bedrock Geology Mapping

 

Office: 269-387-8630

nolan.gamet@wmich.edu

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Tom Valachovics wearing a hard hat and safety vest pointing his hand towards an outcrop of sand.

Tom Valachovics

Senior Research Associate

Aggregate Resources

 

Office: 269-387-8632

thomas.r.valachovics@wmich.edu

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Libby Ives on a boat with gray skies and the ocean in the background.

Libby Ives, Ph.D.

Research Associate

Aggregate Resources

 

Office: 269-387-8646

elizabeth.ives@wmich.edu

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Trent Adams wearing a hat kneeling next to a soil outcrop with tsunami deposit.

Trent Adams

Research Associate

Aggregate Resources

 

Office: 269-387-8606

trent.adams@wmich.edu

Matt Bell wearing a red shirt in front of a masonry rock wall.

Matt Bell

Geoscience Specialist

Aggregate Resources

 

Office: 269-387-8608

matthew.e.bell@wmich.edu

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Eric Schuemann wearing sunglasses and a dark colored jacket while standing in front of a rock outcrop.

Eric Schuemann

Geoscience Specialist

Aggregate Resources

 

Office: 269-387-8617

eric.schuemann@wmich.edu

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Sam Zink wearing a multicolored sweater with a dark background.

Sam Zink

Geoscience Specialist

Aggregate Resources

 

Office: 269-387-8618

samantha.zink@wmich.edu

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Augustine Lodise wearing a hard hat and safety vest in front of an outcrop of sand.

Augustine Lodise

Geoscience Specialist

Aggregate Resources

 

Office: 269-387-8638

augustine.lodise@wmich.edu

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Linda Zabik sitting in front of a computer displaying Michigan topography.

Linda Zabik

Geoscience Specialist

Aggregate Resources

 

Office: 269-387-8622

linda.zabik@wmich.edu

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Lisa Wininger wearing a backpack outdoors while holding hiking poles.

Lisa Wininger

Manager of Outreach and Education

Education and Outreach

Office: 269-532-3048

lisa.a.wininger@wmich.edu

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Khalid Omar standing in the foreground with rock cliffs of the Grand Canyon in the background.

Khalid Omar, Ph.D.

Research Associate

Groundwater Resources

Office: 269-387-8633

khalid.omar@wmich.edu

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