22 SPOTLIGHT ON UNDERGRADUATES Kristen Sigl College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Senior for the Boone Pickens School of Geology Kristen Sigl is graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Geology and a minor in Geography. Throughout her time at OSU, Kristen has held executive positions in three campus student organizations: the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), the Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA), and the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG). She was also a recipient of the Wentz Research Grant. Upon graduation, Kristen plans to pursue her Master of Science in Geology. Erin Heilman Niblack Research Scholar Bill Mynatt Boone Pickens School of Geology Outstanding Senior Bill Mynatt is a graduating with a B.S. in Geology and a minor in history. In his time at Oklahoma State, he has been on the founding executive team of the Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA) and American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG). Bill has also been active in the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) student chapter. After graduation he plans to attend graduate school to earn his Master's degree before pursuing a career in the oil and gas industry. Senior Erin Heilman, who calls Third Lake, Illinois home, has an undergraduate career that blends service with academic achievement. As an undergraduate scholar, Erin is researching the role of the Mughese Shear Zone in Cenozoic Rifting along the Rukwa-‐Malawi Segment of the East African Rift. This study examines the role of the pre-‐existing Mughese Shear Zone in the recent rifting in the Rukwa and Malawi rifts and how the shear zone supports the model of oblique extension as the dominant opening mechanism of the rift. Erin has been running 3D magnetic data inversions to examine the crustal structure of the rift and the heat flow present in the area to understand more about the rifting mechanics and processes occurring. Erin is active in AAPG, SEG and the Tectonics Research Group at OSU, is also completing a minor in math, and still took time to help rebuild homes in the poorest counties in Appalachia. Erin has received numerous scholarships and awards including the prestigious and highly competitive Niblack Research Scholarship that provides a year of funding to conduct independent research. Erin plans to continue her work in geophysics as a doctoral student at the University of Texas – Austin working jointly with the Jackson School of Geosciences and the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics.
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