For today’s student spotlight, we’d like to introduce Arron Chipman. A native of Tucson, Arizona. Aaron was originally studying Engineering but felt that it wasn’t the right major for him. After two years of looking for a major, he took Geology 101 with Professor Skinner, just for fun. But after the first day of class, he was eager to learn more and by the end of the semester, he decided to switch majors.

We’d like to introduce Logan Peatross for today’s student spotlight. Logan is an undergraduate here at the BYU Department of Geological Sciences. He was born in Provo, Utah. In his free time, he loves to be outdoors while rock climbing, canyoneering, and exploring caverns. His love of the outdoors was one of the main reasons he decided to study geology. One of his favorite parts of geology is looking at the surface of the earth and reading its geological story.

Today’s student Spotlight features Michael Holland, a geology Minor from Falls Church, Virginia. Michael chose geology as a minor as a result of working with Dr. Jani Radebaugh on planetary Satellite Imagery. Through studying geology, he has gained a better appreciation for the earth and the planets/moons in the solar system and has learned how geomorphology and landscapes can help him create new algorithms in order to make new discoveries in planetary sciences.