Biography
Hi! I'm Christyna, a PhD student here at UIUC. I'm originally from Virginia and I got my bachelor's degree in geology at Utah State University (go Aggies!). My husband and I miss our mountains, but we love it here in Illinois. When I'm not doing homework or research, you can find me playing Animal Crossing or relaxing with a good book. Feel free to shoot me an email if you ever need to get in touch :)
Research Interests
My general area of interest for my research is seismology. I have a little bit of experience in active-source seismology, but one thing I'm super interested in is planetary seismology/general planetary geophysics. The project I'm currently working on involves studying focal mechanisms of marsquakes using data from NASA's InSight lander.
Education
Bachelor of Science in geology from Utah State University, 2020