Sophie Briggs

Sophie Briggs
Alumna
PhD Fall 2017

Office Location

Earth Research Institute, Ellison Hall

Specialization

Thesis/Dissertation
The magmatic and metamorphic evolution of the Alpine Schist accretionary complex in the Southern Alps, New Zealand

Research Areas
Petrology (Igneous & Metamorphic), Geochemistry, Geochronology, Tectonics

Advisor
John Cottle

Bio

Award(s)
Fulbright Scholarship, 2012/13
George Tunell Memorial Fellowship, 2013/14

Graduate Student Opportunity Award, 2013/14

Courses

EARTH 4: Intro to Oceanography (Teaching Assistant), F12

EARTH 10: Antarctica (Teaching Assistant), W14/F14

EARTH 104A: Field Methods (Teaching Assistant), F13

EARTH 115: Analytical Methods in Geomaterials (Teaching Assistant), S13

EARTH 118/119:  Summer Field Geology (Teaching Assistant), M14

EARTH 157: Plate Tectonics (Teaching Assistant), W13/S14