Shelby Hurst

Media Coordinator

Office: (269) 387-8649
shelby.h.hurst@wmich.edu
Shelby Hurst at Waterfall
Mailing address: 
1142 Rood Hall, Mail Stop 5241 and MGRRE (Core Lab) – 5272 W Michigan Ave, Mail Stop 5241

Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5241 USA

Joined MGS in 2020

Research Interests and Areas of Expertise: 

  • Climate Science
  • Water Quality
  • Geoscience Education and Outreach
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Shelby Hurst is the media coordinator for the Michigan Geological Survey, where she has worked since 2020. As media coordinator, she helps develop content ideas that address the survey’s overall education outreach and accessibility goals as well as public interest in geological topics. She additionally oversees staff production of online content across all of the survey’s social media platforms. 
 
Shelby received both of her degrees from Western Michigan University. Her Master of Science in Geosciences research focused on regional climate modeling using extensive analysis of hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes in rain and snow in SW Michigan, while her Bachelor of Science in Geochemistry involved a variety of research in both quantitative determination of adsorption of heavy metals on minerals, and the effects of nutrients and road salts in surface waters in SW Michigan. She has a strong passion for public education of the geosciences, having taught at many levels from K-12 outreach with CoreKids, to collegiate as both a lab coordinator at WMU and adjunct professor at Grand Rapids Community College.
Education: 
 

  • M.S. Geoscience, Western Michigan University, 2021

  • B.S. Geochemistry, Western Michigan University, 2015

Certifications and Honors:
  • HAZWOPER (40-hour) 
  • All University Graduate Teaching Effectiveness Award