Welcome to my lab’s website. Below you’ll find a list of who we are and what resources we currently have (please reach out if you want to collaborate!). This page here lists all of our currently active projects as well as select prior works. Our contact page contains useful addresses (mailing and otherwise).


Amy Lauren (Artist)
Amy Lauren is an award-winning filmmaker/artist working at the nexus between research, education and artistic practice. She specializes in immersive storytelling using virtual reality.
Learn more about her work hereš.
Jack Cook
A geoscience undergraduate, I am interested in the ocean for its physical and chemical properties and currently leads the Arctic Flux Repository. I hope to shed light on the state of oceans in the arctic through my work in the logistical and procedural handling of large volumes of sediment samples to better aid in our understanding of the world around us.


Xavier Warren (former)
Residing in the Bay Area, California and former computer science student turned geoscientist. I am highly interested in the plethora of applications that computer science has within the field of oceanography. I am currently working on two projects (1) a universally implemented production model for the Gulf of Alaska, and (2) a machine-learning approach to identifying and quantifying morphological features and ornamentation in ammonoid shells. When not working on research and studying, I enjoy going to the gym, hikes, and weekend golf games.
Amelia England (former)
A chemical engineering undergraduate at UAF, and now gone on to continue her degree at Georgia Tech, Amelia was a valued member of the lab. She focused on processing sediment trap samples for carbon and nitrogen analysis, as well as engaging local middle school and high school students via Alaska Science Stories.

Committee Memberships
- Sarah Hendricks (MS @ UAS)
- Hannah Kepner (MS @ UAF)
- Stephanie O’Daly (PhD @ UAF)
- Megan Brauner (PhD @ UAA)