The Geology Ambassadors present the department to prospective students, alumni, and guests. They also promote Geology at campus events. If you would like to meet with an ambassador, email geology@illinois.edu.
Meet our Geology Ambassadors
Claire Paulson
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Curriculum Concentration: Earth Science Teaching
Bio & Career Goals: Claire Paulson is a junior in Geology specializing in Earth Science Teaching, and she is also pursuing a Secondary Education minor and a biology endorsement. She is from Orland Park, Illinois, and is a current member of the Marching Illini on trumpet and a member of GeoClub. After graduation, she plans to earn her teaching licensure and work as a high school earth science and biology teacher in Illinois.
Emily Spaete
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Curriculum Concentration: Geology Science & Letters
Bio & Career Goals: Emily is pursuing a Geology major (Science and Letters), an Integrative Biology minor, and an Undergraduate Certificate in Museum Studies. Emily's current research and senior thesis is with Dr. Max Christie on the deterioration of coal balls due to pyrite disease. She plans to earn a master's degree and eventually a PhD. When not in class, Emily is a volunteer for the REACT program and looking forward to the next time she can excavate trilobites, brachiopods, and bryozoans in Ohio.