ALUMNI NEWS NOTES
Class of 1993
James Birkelund: Started MS in natural resources and the
environment at the University of Michigan. Finished working at
Dames & Moore (environmental consulting) in Washington, DC. (submitted '96)
Doug Henderson: I am wrapping up my Master's degree at the Univ.
of Texas at Austin this semester, studying the isotope
geochemistry of granites from South Africa. I visited there for
sample collection last summer and got to see a plethora of
interesting geology in the process. In addition, I have learned
gem cutting during my stay here. Other than that, I've been
enjoying life in Austin and have begun my search for a (neat) job
in the real world. Best wishes to everyone there! (submitted '96)
Patrick Koepele: After graduating, I worked for the USGS in
Jackson, Miss. for four months, then headed to South America with
Patrick Herron. We spent nine months travelling in the southern
latitudes by bicycle (and we saw some incredible geology). After
I returned last August, I bumped around the U.S. spending time in
Michigan, South Dakota, Colorado, and finally this past summer
leading 16 teenagers on a bike trip up the coast of Maine. I'm
headed off the California September 1995 to begin a master's
program at UC Davis. (submitted '96)
Laura Moore: I am beginning my third year as a graduate student
in the earth sciences
department at the University of California, Santa Cruz. My work
studying coastal processes and beach sediment transport, often
forces me to spend a great deal of time on the sunny beaches of
central California (can't say I mind!). I have also managed to
sneak in a few environmental studies classes and I'm hoping, this
fall, to enroll in a documentary film class. Photography and work
for the UCSC Graduate Student Association are my most recent
non-academic activities and in my spare time (is there such a
thing in grad school???), I've been enjoying the gym, friends and
the many microbreweries of Santa Cruz! I look forward to
catching up with any Colgate folks who may be at GSA in New
Orleans or at AGU in San Francisco. Cheers! (submitted '96)