Current Students
Ashely Russo, MS Student
Bethany Stephens, MS Student
Mathias Lobb, NcNairs Undergraduate Researcher
Olivia Quick, SREP Undergraduate
Ryan Tunks, Undergraduate Databasing Assistant
Past students and alumns
Undergraduate
Ryan Tunks (funded on Frey Fund, 2026)
Olivia Quick (COAS Summer Research Exposure Program; 2026)
Hesub Chaka (volunteer, 2026)
Matthias Lobb (funded on Mizzou Research Grant; 2024-Pres.)
Nathan Bronstein (funded on internal research incentive funds; 2024)
Clare Mate (funded through NSF; 2022–2023)
Ashley Russo (funded through NSF; 2023)
Aidan Howe (funded through ACS PRF; 2022)
Zach Smith (funded through NSF; 2022 – 2023 )
Savana Presson (funded through NSF; 2022)
Jackie Sumida (funded through NSF; 2021–2022)
Abby Williams (funded through NSF; 2021)
Andrew Richardet (funded through NSF; 2019-2021)
Rachael Puleo (volunteer, 2020)
Morgan Gremminger (funded through Frey Fund; PI: T. Selly, 2019)
Charles Helander (volunteer, 2019)
Graduate
Logan Flynn (MS; 2024 - 2026)
Clare Mate (MS; Jan 2024 - Nov 2025)
Eury Speir (PhD; 2020 - 2025)
Clara Wong (MS; 2022 – 2024)
Cassandra Bennett (MS; 2021 – 2023)
Jeremy Webb (MS; 2020 – 2022)
April Miller (MS; 2019 – 2021)
Advisee Grants, Awards, & Fellowships
Olivia Quick, recipient of COAS Summer Research Exposure Program (Summer, 2026)
2025-26 Matthias Lobb, graduated the McNairs Scholar program (Primary mentor: SM Jacquet)
2025 Clare Mate, awarded 2nd place in the AAA Paleo Connected poster session, Mizzou
2024 Clare Mate, 2nd Place in Physical Sciences (Research and Creative Arts Forum, MU Graduate Professional Council)
2024 Clare Mate, E-an Zen Fund for Geoscience Outreach Grant from GSA’s Geology and Society Division ($1,500)
2023 Clare Mate, Paleontological Society Student Poster Award (GSA, Pittsburgh)
2023 Eury Speir, Postgraduate Research Grant, International Association of Sedimentologists (€807.69 / $854.85)
2023 Eury Speir, Second Place in Physical Sciences (Research and Creative Arts Forum, MU Graduate Professional Council)
2022 Eury Speir, First Place in Igneous, Tectonics, and Field Geology (Missouri Geological Survey Student Research Colloquium)
2022 Eury Speir, Clayton H. Johnson “Best Paper” Award (Association of Missouri Geologists)
2022 Eury Speir, Outstanding Doctoral Presentation (MU Geology Graduate Society Student Research Forum)
2022 Casey Bennett, Outstanding Masters Presentation (MU Geology Graduate Society Student Research Forum)