Dr. Sarah W. Cooley, PI
Assistant Professor of Planetary Health, Earth and Climate Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment
Hometown: Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Geophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; MPhil in Polar Studies, University of Cambridge; Ph.D. in Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University
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Dr. Elizabeth Webb, Postdoctoral Scholar
Hometown: Waterville, Maine
Previous Degrees: B.A. in Geology, Carleton College; M.S. in Biology, University of Florida; Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Ecology, University of Florida
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Dr. Julianne Davis, Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar
Currently Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Hometown: Geneseo, New York
Previous Degrees: B.A. in Geological Sciences, SUNY Geneseo; M.S. in Earth Sciences, Syracuse University; Ph.D. in Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Ana Stringer, PhD Student, NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Hometown: Utqiagvik, Alaska
Previous Degrees: B.S. in Earth Sciences and Environmental Sociology, Vanderbilt University; Masters of Marine Affairs, University of Washington
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Noah Jacobs, PhD Student, NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Previous Degree: B.S. in Remote Sensing and Environmental Policy, University of Alabama
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Camryn Kluetmeier, PhD Student, NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Hometown: Madison, Wisconsin
Previous Degree: B.A. in Environmental Studies and Geology, Middlebury College
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Key Hatch, PhD Student
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Previous Degree: B.S. in Environmental Science, Appalachian State University
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Annie Cushman, Undergraduate Honors Thesis Researcher
Hometown: Hermosa Beach, California
Duke Class of 2027
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Lauren Coleman, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee
Duke Class of 2028
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Tsvetelina Milkova, Undergraduate Research Assistant
Hometown: Ruse, Bulgaria
Duke Class of 2028
Lab Alumni
PhD Students
Eric Levenson, PhD in Geography, University of Oregon, 2026
Thesis: ‘Mapping Arctic surface water dynamics from space’
Currently: Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Website | LinkedIn
MS Students
Maddie Huelbig, MS in Geography, University of Oregon, 2025
Thesis: ‘Investigating environmental, climatic, and geomorphic controls on short-term lake area variability in Alaska’
Currently: Water Resource Specialist at NYC Parks and Recreation | LinkedIn
James Maze, MS in Geography, University of Oregon, 2025
Thesis: ‘Investigating the influence of satellite sensor characteristics and atmospheric correction on Arctic lake mapping’
Currently: Wetland Data Scientist at the University of Florida | LinkedIn
Addy Pletcher, MS in Geography, University of Oregon, 2024
Thesis: ‘Remote Sensing of Lake Ice Dynamics in the Lower Kuskokwim River Basin, AK’
Currently: Lidar analyst at NV5 | LinkedIn
Ian Van Dusen, MS in Geography, University of Oregon, 2023
Thesis: ‘Ground-Truthing the Satellites: Assessing the Relative Accuracy of Planet and Sentinel-2 Derived Water Maps’
Currently: Geospatial Developer at GeoNorth | LinkedIn
Undergraduate Students
Catharine Fleming, Undergraduate Honors Thesis, University of Oregon, 2024
Thesis: ‘Analyzing Lake Variability in a Highly Dynamic Area of the Yukon Flats, Alaska, Using Remote Sensing’
Currently: MS Student at Oregon State University
