Grace Hruska Email & Phone Number

Oakland, Ca, Us

Oakland, Ca, Us

Oakland, California, United States

Brimstone has invented a way to make carbon-negative Portland cement that is identical to conventional cement and lower in cost. Simply put, the process will turn one of the most intractable climate problems into a carbon-negative climate solution.

Menlo Park, California, United States

• Assisted scientists in data collection projects, including making field observations, collecting samples of rocks and soils, documenting recognition, description, classification, and measurement of geologic characteristics• Used and maintained laboratory equipment such as lab microscopes, used heavy-liquid techniques as well as rock-crushing and polishing of mineral mounts• Prepared samples for analyses and perform qualitative and quantitative analysis of samples and reported findings to scientists. Recorded all data collected and provide preliminary assessment of the information• Operated and performed geochronological analysis using the Sensitive High Resolution Ion Microprobe Reverse Geometry (SHRIMP-RG) at Stanford University

Claremont, California

• NSF funded post-baccalaureate position.• Presented ongoing research at the Geological Society of America annual meeting in Phoenix (2019). • Performed two week-long backcountry fieldwork in Kings Canyon National Park, mapping, and laboratory preparation of geologic samples; used rock-processing machinery, chemistry, and high-precision analytical technology for collection of isotopic and geochemical data from accessory minerals.• Serve as a mentor for Professor Jade Star Lackey’s thesis advisees, Mineralogy and Petrology students. Manage the Petrology lab and review literature.

Claremont, California 91711

Research Assistant for Sedimentology professor Robert Gaines, assisting with XRF and trace element analysis of Cambrian fossil assemblages from China.

Elected to represent Pomona College Geology student body and help facilitate communication between faculty and students.

Claremont, California

Claremont, California

Helped jumpstart beekeeping project and assemble weekly farm share boxes.

Claremont, California

Project Title: "Titanite Ages and the Cooling History of the Sierra Nevada Batholith"Presented at summer poster session September 2017.Oxtoby Istotope Lab: Member of the summer group in charge of learning and designing space for the newly acquired Induced Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer.

Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Bachelor’S Degree, Environmental Policy

Activities and Societies: Varsity Tennis Team (Co-Captain) Two-time All American, Two-time Regional Tournament Doubles Champion, SCIAC.

Bachelor’S Degree, Geology

Activities and Societies: Varsity Tennis Team (Co-Captain) , Geology Department (Senior Thesis, Research Assistant, and Liaison).

Geology/Earth Science, General

Camp Davis EARTH 116 Field Camp 2016. Summer course covering all aspects of modern earth sciences where most of the time spent.