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group members

Pedro Silvestre de Oliveira (PhD student)

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Pedro is a PhD student at CUNY Earth and Environmental Sciences.

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He is investigating landscape evolution in the Amazon region using numerical models and cosmogenic nuclides.

Renato Villela M. A. da Silva (PhD student)

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Renato is a PhD student at CUNY Earth and Environmental Sciences.

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He is investigating the lithological effects on landscape transience using numerical models and cosmogenic nuclides.

Michael Reed (PhD student)

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Michael is a PhD student at CUNY Earth and Environmental Sciences.

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Michael is working on river captures associated with lithologic triggers.

Grace B. Alves (Visiting Researcher)

Grace Alves

Grace Alves is an Assistant Professor at Universidade Federal da Bahia and is currently a Visiting Researcher at LEGACi Lab. Grace is investigating the relationship between soils, erosion, and topography.

Genisson Panta (PhD student)

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Genisson is a PhD student at Federal University of Pernambuco (I am his coadvisor).

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Genisson is investigating landscape evolution in the semi-arid Brazilian northeast.

Mica (postdog)

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Mica investigates if everything and anything with a scent is edible.

Join us. Come sow your scientific career at

LEGACi Lab! Get in touch.

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Interested in studying Landscape Evolution, Geomorphology, Tectonics, Biodiversity, and Applied Cosmogenic isotopes? Whether you are looking for an undergraduate research experience or to be a masters or PhD student in the group, I want to hear from you. Send me an email!

Former members

Camila Fadul

MSc student

2019-2022 

UFOP

Caio Crelier

MSc student

2021-2025

UFOP

Mariana vilela

Undergraduate student

2020-2022

UFOP

Luane Ferreira

Undergraduate student

2020-2022

UFOP

Pedro Drummond

Undergraduate student

2018-2020

UFOP

Hector Cordova

Undergraduate student

2024-2026

QC

Adriana Zumba

Undergraduate student

2023-2025

QC

Laiba Mahmood

Undergraduate student

2024

QC

Yaacov Strickon

Undergraduate student

2024-2025

QC

Contact

School of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Queens College, CUNY

65-30 Kissena Blvd

Flushing NY 11367

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Earth and Environmental Science Doctoral Program

CUNY Graduate Center

365 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10016

pval@qc.cuny.edu

Tel: 718-997-3342

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