LEADERS
Mentors
![Photograph of Tina Niemi](https://info.umkc.edu/GuatemalaGeoHazards/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Tina2022-Guatemala-trench2-150x150.jpeg)
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extensive geologic and geophysical field experience in Guatemala. His research focuses on
understanding the sedimentary processes controlling basin fill and evolution and deciphering the tectonic, paleoclimate, and paleoearthquake record from lake cores and other sedimentary archives. Jonathan will mentor students in the Paleoseismology research group.
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GRADUATE STUDENTS
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Ivana Torres Ewert is a doctoral student at UMKC working on physical volcanology using field and experimental methods. She has experience studying small-volume volcanic landforms and near-surface geophysical tools for field and experimental applications including building her own moisture sensors. Her research covers how natural hazards occur and the impacts they have on proximal populations. In 2023, Ivana joined the IRES team to support electrical resistivity tomography across faults with the paleoseismic group.