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December 2011 Department of Earth & Environment Page 7Alumni NewsMelissa Lane ‘87 spent eight weeks in Antarctica last yearto search for rocks from space for the National Science Foundationof NASA, as part of a project called ANSMET (ANtarcticSearch for METeorites). Read a full article about her exploits- “A ‘Beaker’s’ Trip to Antarctica: Living on the Ice, CollectingMeteorites” - in the Spring 2011 edition of the Planetary ScienceInstitute newletter: http://www.psi.edu/webfm_send/176Photo courtesy of PSIRachel Devoretsky ‘05 completed a M.Sc. degree at the University of Kansas working on Mioceneagedsediment gravity flow deposits in the Agua Amarga Basin, SE Spain. Combining the superb outcropexposures with petrography and petrophysical measurements, Rachel developed a predictive reservoir-analogmodel for the basin. She is now working for Chevron Energy in Houston as a member of the CarbonateStratigraphy Team.Caitlin Lippincott ‘06 plans to get married next year to “a wonderful man”. Ben proposed to her onthe Mid Atlantic ridge in Iceland (“smart guy”), a geologist’s dream! She is living in the Cambridge/Bostonarea and recently changed jobs, now working for a small start-up company called C12 Energy, tryingto break into the Carbon Sequestration business.Philip Dinterman ‘98Alden Dinterman arrived on August 21st at 12:14pm. He was 8lb 6ozand 21 inches long. All are doing well and being bolstered by visitsby grandparents! We hope that everyone gets to meet the little guysoon. Emmett is becoming somewhat more interested in him as eachday goes by.Kristen Taddei ‘11 is a Water Quality Research Analyst at The Cadmus Group in Washington DCMichael Juarbe ‘10 (ENV/GOV) is currently attending law school in his home territory of PuertoRico. Before that, he spent the first half of this year working for congressman David Wu (D - Oregon) asa legislative aide. He got to work on a substantial range of issues, but focused on environmental issues,Native American issues, and issues stemming from the House Science & Technology Committee. He alsogot first hand exposure to Small Modular Nuclear Reactors and how the nuclear industry is pushing hardto get funding and less red tape.Erin Carlson Loy ‘01 and Justin Loy also added a new memberto their family this year. Ryan Justin Loy was born Monday, March28th at 5:11 pm. He weighed 8 lbs and 6 oz and was 20 inches long.Welcome, Ryan, and congratulations to all!Kirk Silver ‘10 is attending University of Rhode Island’s Master of Environmental Science and Managementprogram, concentrating in Wetlands, Watersheds, and Ecosystem Science. He was impressed with URI’sconnections and has found that every class he takes there has been of interest.