Our Team
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor of Geosciences
The RealReal, Inc. Endowed Chair
Faculty member, Arizona Astrobiology Center
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
Postdoctoral Researchers
Graduate Students
Anna Mireia Rebaza Morillo
Current Position: Research Associate, University of Arizona
Ph.D. (Geosciences), University of Arizona, USA
Email: arebaza <at> arizona.edu
Arkadeep Ghose (formerly Roy)
PhD-candidate - NASA FINESST Fellow (expected graduation Fall 2026)
M.S. (Geology), Indian Institute of Technology - Kharagpur, India
B.S. (Geology), Jadavpur University, India
Email: arkadeeproy <at>arizona.edu
PhD - candidate (expected graduation Spring 2028)
B.S (Geology) - Brigham Young University, Utah
Email: isaiahspring <at> arizona.edu
Undergraduate Students
Former Group Members
Ahmed Sami Al Shams, Bachelors In Geosciences: Geophysics Track, graduated in 2022, currently at Saudi Aramco
Abdullah Thabet Alghazal, Bachelors in Geosciences: Geophysics Track, graduated in 2022, currently at Saudi Aramco
Dhuwaihi Adnan Aldhuwaihi, Bachelors in Geosciences: Geophysics Track, graduated in 2022, currently at Saudi Aramco
Bridgett Holman, Bachelors in Geosciences: Geology Track, graduated in 2025, currently PhD-track student at Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University in Fall 2025
Karla Tellez Castro, Bachelors in Geosciences: Geology Track, graduated in 2025, currently Exploration Geologist at ASARCO
Malath Ali Alyousef, Bachelors in Geosciences: Geophysics Track, graduated in 2025, currently at Saudi Aramco
Raghad Ali Bin Jaddua, Bachelors in Geosciences: Geophysics Track, graduated in 2026 currently at Saudi Aramco
Alexa Valenzuela, Bachelors in Geosciences: Geology Track and in Spanish: Translation and Interpretation Track, graduated in 2026
Emilie Bowman
Current Position: Senior Research Associate, University of Oxford, UK
Ph.D. (Geosciences), University of Arizona, USA
Email: eebowman <at> email.arizona.edu
Friends of the Lab
Samuel Crossley
Research Scientist III at The Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona
PhD (Geology),
University of Maryland, College Park, USA
Email: crossley<at>arizona.edu
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
PhD (Experimental Geochemistry and Geophysics),
Bayerisches Geoinstitut (BGI), University of Bayreuth, Germany
Email: mputakju <at> arizona.edu
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
PhD (Geology and Geophysics),
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, USA
Email: williamsnelson <at> arizona.edu
Sophomore (expected graduation 2028)
Pursuing Bachelors in Geosciences: Geology Track
Email: smosteller<at>arizona.edu
Sam Mosteller
PhD - track (expected graduation Spring 2030)
M.S. (Applied Geology), Jadavpur University, India
B.S. (Geological Sciences), Jadavpur University, India
Email: rajdeepmondal <at> arizona.edu
Rajdeep Mondal
PhD - track (expected graduation Spring 2030)
B.S. (Geosciences), University of Iowa, Iowa
Email: alzukowski <at> arizona.edu
Al Zukowski
PhD - track (expected graduation Spring 2030)
M.S. (Integrated Petroleum Geosciences) - Centre of Excellence, University of Benin, Nigeria
B.S. (Geology and Mineral Sciences) - Crawford University, Nigeria
Email: adejumobi <at> arizona.edu
Ademayowa Adejumobi
Junior (expected graduation 2027)
Pursing Bachelors in Planetary Geoscience and Astronomy
Email: tiniusm<at>arizona.edu
Tinius Manu
Kimberly Steeh
PhD - track (expected graduation Spring 2031)
B.S. (Earth and Environmental Sciences) - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Email: steeh <at> arizona.edu