Alumni Spotlight Archive

In connecting with our alumni, we often discover how their studies and experiences here at Rutgers laid a firm foundation, providing seeds for long fruitfull careers. Occassionally, highlights of some of these careers are brought to our attention by friends and alumni. We would like to share these...

Thomas N. Ambrose is a class of 1951 Rutgers Alumni who is notably also a World War 2 Veteran. Thomas continued his higher education at Rutgers and obtained a Master of Science in Geology. Upon graduating, he began working as a geologist for a major oil company which was located in the Financial...

Alissa A. Henza is a structural geologist and petroleum exploration geoscientist. She earned a BS, Cum Laude in Science of Earth Systems from Cornell University in 2003. She received a MSc (2006) and a PhD (2009) from Rutgers University. For her dissertation, Alissa worked with Drs. Martha...

Michael with co-workers (from the left: Alyssa Cawley, Justina Anise, and Ciara Johnson) when Peak sponsored and attended the NJ ANY Spring Party, May 2, 2024. ANY provides one-on-one mentorship to first generation college students to help them land internships and eventually full-time employment,...

Shannon Boyle graduated from Rutgers University in October 2019 with a Master of Science degree in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Her research focused on petrology of lunar meteorites under the supervision of her advisor, Dr. Juliane Gross. Her thesis focused on identifying source areas for two...

Monica Norton Mouallem graduated from Rutgers University in May 2019 with a Masters in Science degree in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Her research focused on hydrogeology under the supervision of her advisor, Dr. Gail Ashley, and committee members, Dr. Ying Fan Reinfelder, and Dr. Christopher...

Julie at the Amazon Rainforest of Manaus, Brazil.Julie graduated with Bachelor of Science in 2013 and a Master of Science in 2017 from Rutgers in Earth & Planetary Sciences. She is also currently doing a PhD part-time at Rutgers in EPS with a focus on paleoentomology, or fossil insects. Julie’s current research...

Paulo Ruiz Cubillo began his volcanic research in 2001 at the Central America School of Geology –University of Costa Rica, where he completed his undergraduate thesis titled “Volcanology of Poás Volcano Cinder.” Paulo continued his education at the University of Costa Rica, earning a licenciatura...

Cynthia M. Liutkus-Pierce is a sedimentologist and paleoenvironmental scientist.  She earned a BA in Geology from Bucknell University, and received a MSc (2000) and PhD (2005) in Geological Sciences from Rutgers University, supervised by Gail M. Ashley (MSc) and Jim Wright (PhD).  She is currently a...