Committee Chairs

Casey Crawford

he/him

President

Currently researching geochronology and volcanic ash chemistry of Mid-Miocene tephra. Interested in lots of things spanning chemistry, geoscience, and biology.

Aman KC

he/him

Vice President

I am a second year geosciences Masters student. I am on the third floor, where you will find me using remote sensing to find the terminus ablation rates for glaciers in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland). I received my Bachelors in Geomatics Engineering from Tribhuvan University, Nepal and moved to Boise last year to start working on graduate school here at BSU! Outside of research I love hiking, traveling, floating the river, and playing basketball. I am enthusiastic about carrying forward the excellent initiatives to foster a spirit of togetherness and belonging within the department.

Surani Liyanage

she/her

Faculty Chair

Hello Everyone! I am a Master student in Geophysics program. My thesis research focuses on the electrical properties (electrical resistivity and induced polarization) of regolith samples. I uses laboratory instruments to measure these properties under controlled hydrologic conditions (matric suction). My office is in the third floor. I look forward to serving as your faculty chair this year.

he/him

Naheem Adebisi

Financial Chair

Hi everyone! I am a third-year PhD candidate working on integrating LiDAR, Structure from Motion (SfM), RADAR and machine Learning modelling to understand snow distribution and its impact on remote sensing. I received my Bachelor in Geoinformatics from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria and my master degree from the University of Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia. I moved to Boise in 2021 to start working on my PhD! I love playing soccer, tennis and working out. I’m excited to be serving as your financial chair this year!

Yas Jafari

she/her

I was born and grew up in Iran and I received my bachelor's in Geology from Shiraz University (former Pahlavi). In 2006, my husband and I moved to Australia to pursue grad studies, where I did a master's in Environmental Sciences and worked in one of the biggest OSL labs (CABAH-research center) at the University of Wollongong (UOW) for over 10 years. We then lived in Europe for a couple of years before moving to the United States in August 2022. My research passion has been always around soil and agriculture and hopefully, I will get a good job done here!

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Chair