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CREST Scholars

Crest Scholar Jon Goodell

Jon Goodell

Jon is currently researching Carbon Capture and Sequestration in the Monterey Stevens Sandstone, North Coles Levee, San Joaquin Valley, California.

Jon has also received the 2012 Geological Society of America Research Grant as well as the 2012 San Joaquin Geological Society CSUB Graduate Research Fellowship.

 
Crest Scholar John Wilson

John Wilson

John has been researching carbon sequestration pertaining to the oil and gas reservoirs in the Southern San Joaquin Valley Basin and forecasting San Joaquin Valley water supply using Tulare Lake-level history.

John has also received numerous awards and recognition as an undergraduate student at CSUB and has presented his research findings at AAPG (American Association of Petroleum Geologist) and NGWA (National Groundwater Association).

 
Crest Scholar Esteban Macias

Esteban Macias

Esteban is currently researching ostracode-based paleolake level record from pluvial Lake Chewaucan, Summer Lake, Oregon, tied chronologically to specific features of the ~32 ka Mono Lake excursion.

Esteban has also received the 2012 Africa Array Research Grant and is a lab tech intern for EnviroTech.

 
Crest Scholar Greg Thompson

Greg Thompson

Esteban is currently researching ostracode-based paleolake level record from pluvial Lake Chewaucan, Summer Lake, Oregon, tied chronologically to specific features of the ~32 ka Mono Lake excursion.

Esteban has also received the 2012 Africa Array Research Grant and is a lab tech intern for EnviroTech.

 
Crest Scholar Martin Jimenez

Martin Jimenez

Martin is currently researching ostracode-based paleolake level record from pluvial Lake Chewaucan, Summer Lake, Oregon, tied chronologically to specific features of the ~32 ka Mono Lake excursion

Martin has also received the 2012 Africa Array Research Grant and is an LS-AMP Scholarship recipient.

 
Crest Scholar Lindsey Medina

Lindsey Medina

Lindsey is currently researching ostracode-based paleolake level record from pluvial Lake Chewaucan, Summer Lake, Oregon, tied chronologically to specific features of the ~32 ka Mono Lake excursion.

Lindsey received her bachelor’s degree from UC Santa Barbara and was a Chancellor’s Scholar. She also participated in the UC Education Abroad Program in Santiago, Chile.

 
Crest Scholar Cristina Rivas

Cristina Rivas

Cristina is currently researching an experimental approach to quantifying the effects of injection of supercritical CO2 into sedimentary rocks and formation brines in the Southern San Joaquin Valley.

Cristina has also received the 2012 Africa Array Research Grant and is an intern for the USDA Water Resources Institute.

 
Crest Scholar Emmanuel Garcia

Emmanuel Garcia

Emmanuel is currently researching San Joaquin Valley Paleoriver Discharge Record.

Emmanuel is also an intern for the USDA Water Resources Institute.

 
Crest Scholar Phillip Herrera

Phillip Herrera

Phillip is currently researching production trends in the Stevens reservoir, North Coles Levee field, Kern County, California.

Crest Scholar Azael Salinas

Azael Salinas

Azael is currently researching Siliciclastic Marine Environments. He has also participated in research at Parkfield, San Andreas Fault and the McKittrick Tar Pits.

 
Crest Scholar Nehemias Ulloa

Nehemias Ulloa

Nehemias is currently researching properties of Spline regression through the Mathematics Department.

Nehemias is also a McNair Scholar, LS-AMP Scholar and has contributed to the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship.

 
Crest Scholar Victoria Miller

Victoria Miller

Victoria is currently researching properties of Spline regression through the Mathematics Department.

Victoria already has a degree in Accounting but her love for Mathematics has brought her back to CSUB to further pursue Mathematics and research.

 
Crest Scholar James Lopez

James Lopez

James is classifying the magnetic mineralogy within an identified excursion interval using X-ray diffraction, the scanning electron microscope, IRM analysis and various techniques using hysteresis parameters.

James has received numerous awards while attending CSUB and is currently working for Chevron as a geologic technician for the Resources to Reserves team.

 
Crest Scholar Kelsey Padilla

Kelsey Padilla

Kelsey is currently researching: Supplementing A Tulare Lake, CA Late Pleistocene to Holocene Lake-level Record Using Geochemical and Geophysical Proxies from Core Sediments.

Kelsey has received the 2012 Africa Array Research Grant and numerous other scholarships. She is also an intern for USDA Water Resources Institute.