Jesse B. Walters
Postdoctoral Research Associate Institut für Geowissenschaften, Goethe Universität Altenhöferallee 1 60438 Frankfurt am Main, DE walters@em.uni-frankfurt.de Also find me on: Google Scholar Researchgate |
About Me
I hail from the small (pop. ~ 400) lumber town in south-central Washington. My childhood was spent exploring the northwest with my family, leading to an early interest in geology. I managed to inspire my father even, who proceeded to drag my brother and I to the most remote corners of the American West in search of gold and gems. My step-father and his family are also avid rockhounds . Their camping trips always culminated in a contest of who could find the biggest agate (to which the only prize was years of bragging rights). |
I graduated high school in 2008 (with six other students). Following community college, I transferred to Central Washington University. I quickly developed an interest in petrology and geochemistry, and dove into research as quickly as I could. I graduated in 2013 with honors and subsequently pursued a M.Sc. at Boise State University, where I conducted fieldwork in the Nepal Himalaya. After graduating I drove across the country to the University of Maine (2016-2020) for my PhD. There I conducted 'wicked' research on sulfur and trace metal cycling in subduction zones, and inevitably fell in love with skiing and lobster rolls. I spent my final year at Goethe Universität, Germany, as a fellow in the Fulbright Program, where I remain as a Postdoctoral Research Associate.
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