Graduate student alumni of the GALE Lab group can take their degrees in many directions. Where are these former students now? 

Taylor Dorn – PhD 2023

Taylor Dorn completed his PhD at UCLA in 2023 with wide-ranging research interests focusing on sedimentary processes on Earth and Mars. In his dissertation, entitled “The Transport, Accumulation, and Abrasive Capacity of Sediment in Aeolian Dominated Landscapes on Earth and Mars”, Taylor combined field work, remote sensing, and experimental studies to answer the many unknowns in this diverse research field. Aside from research, while at UCLA Taylor was also involved in student leadership as an officer in the Earth, Planetary, and Space Science Student Organization (EPSSSO) and involved in the ‘Letters to a Pre-Scientist’ program that allows middle school students a more accessible and personal view of science. Prior to joining the GALE lab he received his Master’s degree in Geology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Geography at Texas State University. After graduating UCLA, Taylor joined Front Range Community College as a tenure-track professor in GIS. More of Taylor’s work can be found at tdgeology.com

Dorn, T., and M. Day, “Exploring the transition between water-and wind-dominated landscapes in Deep Springs, California, as an analog for transitioning landscapes on Mars,” Earth Surface Dynamics, 11(2), (2023), 149-165. https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-149-2023

Dorn, T., and M. Day, “Intracrater sediment trapping and transport in Arabia Terra, Mars.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 125.9 (2020): e2020JE006581. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JE006581

M. Day and T. Dorn, “Wind in Jezero crater,” Geophysical Research Letters, 46, (2019), pp.3099– 3107. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL082218