Principal Investigator

Ananya Mallik

Assistant Professor (The RealReal, Inc. Endowed Chair in Gem Science)

PhD (Earth Science), Rice University, USA

Master of Science (Applied Geology), Jadavpur University, India

Bachelor of Science (Geology), Jadavpur University, India

Email: mallika <at> arizona.edu

Mallik Ananya

Graduate Students


Anna Rebaza

Anna Mireia Rebaza Morillo

PhD-candidate
M.S. (Experimental Geosciences),
Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Germany
B.S. (Geology), University of Barcelona, Spain
Email: arebaza <at> arizona.edu


Arkadeep Roy

PhD-candidate
M.S. (Geology), Indian Institute of Technology – Kharagpur, India
B.S. (Geology), Jadavpur University, India
Email: arkadeeproy <at> arizona.edu

Arkadeep Roy
Emilie Bowman

Emilie Bowman

PhD-candidate (primary adviser: Mihai Ducea)
M.S. (Geology), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
B.S. (Geological Sciences), University of Texas at Austin, USA
Email: eebowman <at> arizona.edu
Webpage: https://eebowman.wixsite.com/eebowman

Isaiah Spring

PhD – track (co-adviser: Pranabendu Moitra)
B.S (Geology) – Brigham Young University, Utah
Email: isaiahspring <at> arizona.edu

Isaiah Spring

Undergraduate Students


Bridgett Holman

Bridgett Holman

Sophomore (expected graduation 2025)
Pursuing Bachelors in Geosciences: Geology Track
Email: bridgetth16<at>arizona.edu

Wehad Garoot

Senior (expected graduation 2024)
Pursuing Bachelors in Science: Geophysics Track
Email: wehadg<at>arizona.edu


Former Group Members


Ahmed Sami Al Shams, Bachelors In Geosciences: Geophysics Track, graduated in 2022

Abdullah Thabet Alghazal, Bachelors in Geosciences: Geophysics Track, graduated in 2022

Dhuwaihi Adnan Aldhuwaihi, Bachelors in Geosciences: Geophysics Track, graduated in 2022

Danny Svoboda, Bachelors in Geosciences: Gem Science Track, graduated in 2022

Jake J. Bedlington, Bachelors in Mining Engineering: Geomechanics Track, graduated in 2023

Austin James Allmeyer, Bachelors in Geosciences: Geology Track, graduated in 2023

Hussain Almarzooq, Bachelors in Geosciences: Geophysics Track, graduated in 2023

Hussain Albarrak, Bachelors in Geosciences: Geophysics Track, graduated in 2023

Ali Ibrahim Almutawa, Bachelors in Geosciences: Geophysics Track, expected to graduate in 2024

Hunter Garcia, Associates in Science (General Concentration), Pima Community College


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mallika(at)arizona.edu
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