Department of Geological Sciences

Carolyn Luysterburg is currently a Team Lead for Deepwater New Basin Evaluation at Shell. She joined Shell in 2012 as an Exploration Geologist and has had the great opportunity to work across multiple basins and countries all over the globe, including projects in Well Delivery to Play Evaluation.  Carolyn enjoys the complex challenges of Deepwater Exploration to help solve the worlds energy demands. Carolyn is a proud graduate of the University of Florida, earning her …

Alice Hildick is the Head of Operations at Studio X, an open innovation studio powered by Shell. She leads the development and execution of strategies and products, helping enterprise organizations achieve their energy innovation, sustainability and emissions reduction goals through innovation and technology. Prior to joining Studio X, Alice began her career in 2006 at ExxonMobil, where she spent nearly a decade on energy and technology projects, including 3 years as a Global Reserves Advisor. …

Amy Brown is the Deputy Executive Director of Water Resources at the Suwannee River Water Management District. In her current role, she is responsible for implementation and coordination of District programs and projects related to water resource monitoring, minimum flows and minimum water levels, groundwater modeling, environmental and water resource projects, and water supply planning. Amy has been with the District since 2016. Amy has a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Michigan State University and …

George was born and raised in Brooksville, Florida, where he grew up collecting rocks and snakes.  Upon graduation from Hernando High School, speculating that he'd never make a living in the snake business, George studied geology at the University of South Florida.  All along, he worked part-time for Florida Mining & Materials prospecting for cement raw materials.  Upon his December graduation, George went to Wyoming to work in the oil business as a mudlogger, where …

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Jose Garrido is currently Director of the Environmental Affairs Division of both the Walt Disney World Resort and Disney Cruise Line. He has been at Disney for over 13 years. He and his teams are responsible for environmental compliance and permitting in the U.S and maritime environmental regulations worldwide. Prior to his time at Disney, Jose was in the environmental consulting related field for over 20 years. As an environmental consultant, Jose traveled extensively throughout …

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Chrissi Harding graduated from the University of Florida’s Department of Geological Sciences in 2000. After graduation, she embarked on her career as a field geologist in Tampa Florida. After several years, she began to focus on the field of environmental geology. With this focus she quickly established herself a technically strong, and effective, communicator who fosters trust and confidence among clients, stakeholders, on-site staff, senior management, and key decision-makers. In 2013, Chrissi moved west to …

Joshua Hirten, PG is currently an Environmental Discipline Lead for CDM Smith working with Environmental Technical staff and Business Development Lead to identify market changes, develop strategies, and be an environmental advocate. Hirten has worked across federal, public, and private sectors facilities. As an environmental consultant he has acted as Program Manager for 32 petroleum impacted sites, Emergency Response Task Leader for a 33,726-gallon Jet Fuel A release, and Professional Geologist for various Superfund assessment …

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Steve Krupa has worked for the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) for more than 35 years; he currently is the Hydrogeology Section supervisor. Steve and his 6 staff members manage all the groundwater investigations for the 16 counties within the SFWMD boundaries, from Key West to Orlando. Prior to working at the SFWMD, Steve worked offshore Texas for Amoco Production, and as a consultant with Dames & Moore in Boca Raton, Florida. While at …

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George Schlutermann, P.G. is a Lead Hydrogeologist with Black & Veatch, Inc. in Orlando, Florida. He works with the National Groundwater team based in Florida to assist with hydrogeology related projects throughout the company. He graduated from the University of Florida, Department of Geological Sciences and University of Central Florida, School of Business Administration. He has over 34 years total of experience: 24 years of consulting experience and 10 years with the Southwest Florida Water …

Mr. Valleau works with Industry, and Universities to identify and nurture breakthrough innovation in geoscience and engineering.  Focus areas are petroleum exploration, field development, EOR, and full reservoir condition three-phase core-flood imaging and testing at the macro, micro, nano, and atomic scales. Prior to Strategia, Mr. Valleau was Chief Geologist and Director of Unconventional Technology for Hess Corporation. He has held various management and geoscience and engineering positions with ConocoPhillips, Burlington Resources, Maxus, BHP, Monsanto, …

Heather Vick worked for several environmental engineering firms in Gainesville, Boston and Seattle and taught geology at the community college level before completing her career as a Hydrogeologist 4 with the Washington State Department of Ecology.  She has BS (’80) and MS (’86) degrees in geology from UF. A few career highlights include characterizing groundwater contamination on 20 Superfund sites in US EPA Region 1; performing site characterizations for NOAA in the Pribilof Islands of …

Kristen Woods graduated with a M.S. degree in Igneous Petrology from The University of Georgia in 2010.  She has spent the last 13 years as a Geologist in the mining industry, working for the Rio Tinto Resolution Copper project in Arizona, as well as DuPont / Chemours Titanium Technologies in NE Florida and SE Georgia.  Kristen has a passion for ore mineralogy, long term mine planning, drilling, and project economic evaluations.  She has 6 children, …