Students of Derek Sears’

who Graduated with the Ph.D. Degree*

Student

Year

Thesis Title

Placement

Karen S. Weeks

1985

Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis of Type 3 Ordinary Chondrites. 

Assistant Professor, Brownfield University

Robert K. Guimon

1986

Annealing Studies and the Thermolumines­cence of Type 3 Ordinary Chondrites. 

Assistant Professor, Missouri Baptist College

Christopher P. Hartmetz

1988

Thermoluminescence of Feldspars. 

NRC, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston

Bradly D. Keck

1986

Thermoluminescence and Related Studies of Type 3 Ordinary Chondrites. 

Research Scientist at University of Missouri Columbia

Munir ul Haq

1987

Thermoluminescence of Shocked Meteorites and Regolith Breccias. 

Post-doctoral Research Associate at San Jose State University

John DeHart

1989

Cathodoluminescence and Electron-Microprobe Studies of Type 3 Ordinary Chondrites. 

NRC, NASA Johnson Space Center Houston

David Batchelor

1992

Induced Thermoluminescence Studies of Basaltic Meteorites and Terrestrial Feldspars. 

Environmental Radiochemist, Reynolds Electric and Engineering Company

Lu Jie

1992

INAA Compositional Studies of Type IA Chondrules for Ordinary and Carbonaceous Chondrites. 

Analytical Chemist, Bioengineering Resources, Fayetteville

Zhang Yanghong

1996

The composition and origin of enstatite chondrite meteorites. 

Analytical Chemist, Indiana Geological Survey

Huang Shaoxing

1996

The composition and origin of chondrules from type 3 ordinary chondrites. 

Analytical Chemist, Indiana Geological Survey

Steve Symes

1996

The metamorphic brecciation, regolith and orbital history of lunar samples.

Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Chatanooga

Jannette Cunningham

1999

Natural thermoluminescence and the terrestrial orbital histories of ordinary chondrites. 

Management, Walmart Corporate HQ

J. Glen Akridge

1999

Surface processes on asteroids and the origin of chondritic meteorites. 

Analytical Chemist, Process Dynamics, Fayetteville

Diann Schneider

2000

Cathodoluminescence and the structural state of enstatite (MgSiO3) and the history of the enstatite chondrite meteorites.

Laboratory Supervisor, Southwest Missouri State University

Shauntae Moore

2005

Laboratory studies in planetary science and quantitative analysis of evaporation rates under current martian conditions

Analytical Chemist, Bioengineering Resources, Inc., Fayetteville

Melissa Franzen

2006

Investigation of surface processes on asteroids through laboratory and mission analysis

Systems Engineer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Julie Chittenden

2007

Investigation of the effect of dissolved salts, soil layers, and wind on the evaporation rate of water on Mars

Postdoctoral Fellow, NASA Ames Research Center

Kathryn Bryson

2008

Experimental study of the stability of volatiles on Mars

Postdoctoral Fellow, NASA Ames Research Center

Dan Ostrowski

2010

Linkage of asteroids and meteorites by the study of terrestrial analogs

 

 

Jonathon Craig

2011

Thermoluminesence analysis of micrometer fragments of primitive extraterrestrial materials

Postdoctoral Fellow, NASA Marshal Space Center

*     Students graduated with the Ph.D. in Chemistry except Melissa Franzen who graduated with the Ph.D. in Space and Planetary Sciences

 

     Kyle Guimon – chemistry professor and missionary to Soroti Uganda – died February 13th 2006.  An obituary appeared in the Marshall Democrat News (click here)

 

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