Hanna Konavaluk
Isotope Geochemist & Geoscience Educator
M.Sc. Geoscience (Dec. 2025)
Cert. Higher Education Teaching & Learning (Aug. 2025)
B.Sc. Geoscience (Aug. 2022)
About me
I am a geochemist with interests in stable isotope geochemistry, geologic fieldwork, and geoscience education. I am broadly interested in investigating how geochemical signals preserve records of past environments.
Recent News
Accepted a Post-Master’s Research Associate position in the Earth Life Feedback Systems lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dec. 2025
Dec. 2025
Completed my Master’s in Geoscience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Successfully defended my master’s thesis “Preservation of original sedimentary sulfur isotope records under thermal alteration”
Dec. 2025
Presented my research on sedimentary sulfur isotope records under thermal alteration at the Geological Society of America Annual Conference (San Antonio, TX)
Oct. 2025
Presented my research on sedimentary sulfur isotope records under thermal alteration at the Midwest Geobiology Annual Conference (Lafayette, IN)
Sept. 2025
Completed my Certificate in Higher Education Teaching and Learning from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Delta Program
Aug. 2025
Selected for the UW-Madison Early Excellence in Teaching (Dorothy Powelson) Award in recognition of strengths and commitment surrounding the craft of teaching. The Dorothy Powelson Award specifically recognizes outstanding teaching in the natural sciences.
April 2026