Guests:
Shannon Kobs-Nowotniak, PhD
Dr. Kobs-Nowotniak is the current Chair of ISU Geosciences Department, the 2023 ISU Distinguished Researcher, and served as ISU’s Honors Program Director from 2018-2024. She investigates the connection between process and products in volcanic eruptions, ranging in scale from the origins and underpinnings of monogenetic volcanic fields through eddy-scale mixing in eruption columns. Her experience includes serving as the Geology Co-Lead on the NASA FINESSE project and Deputy PI on the NASA BASALT project, both of which used terrestrial lavas to investigate planetary volcanoes. She also served as a member of the SUBSEA and JETT 3 analog teams.
Currently, she is leading the IDEAS-LA (IDaho Exploration And Science Lunar Analog) project using the eastern Snake River Plain in support of future Artemis missions to the Moon, serving on INL's Probabilistic Volcanic Hazard Assessment (PVHA) team, and the Director of the Honors Program at ISU.
Daliedmarie (Dali) Delgado Maisonet is a second-year MS geology student specializing in researching lunar analogs. Originally from Puerto Rico, she completed her undergraduate degree in geology. Her academic interests lie in volcanology, planetary geology, and educating younger generations about geosciences.
