Tessa M. Hill, Ph.D.

Ongoing Research


Hill lab Summer 2008! L to R: Tessa Hill, Chris Myrvold, Bart Critser, Kari McLaughlin, Anne Fisher, Sarah Myhre, Sverre Leroy (missing: Sarah Flores).


Hill Lab, Summer 2007 (top row, L to R): Clarity Guerra, Mt. Holyoke undergraduate; Bart Critser, M.S. student, Christopher Myrvold, M.S. student, Jessica Bean, Ph.D. student. (bottom row, L to R): Sarah Flores, UCD undergraduate; Anne Fisher, University of the Pacific undergraduate

Current students in the Hill Lab:
Bart Critser, Ph.D. student
Chris Myrvold, M.S. student
Sarah Flores, M.S. student
Sarah Myhre, Ph.D. student


From left to right: Steve Macallelo, T. Hill, Karen Chan,
Johnfranco Saraceno at lab graduation party, June 2006.

Former students
Stephanie Ho, Bodega Marine Lab REU student, 2006 (undergrad at UC Irvine)
Karen Chan, UCD senior thesis student, 2005-2006
Steven Macalello, UCD senior thesis student, 2005-2006
Johnfranco Saraceno, UCD senior thesis student, 2005-2006
Clarity Guerra, Bodega Marine Lab REU student, 2007 (ugrad at Mt. Holyoke)


Stephanie Ho, Research Experience for Undergraduates
student, summer 2006: Shallow water foraminifera are fun!

Prospective Graduate Students

I am seeking motivated, creative and hardworking graduate students interested in any of our ongoing research projects or a project of their own design. Students interested in applying for graduate study should contact me personally, and:

  1. go to the UCD Geology Department or the Graduate Group in Ecology websites for application information
  2. learn about ongoing research in the Geology department on Paleoclimate and Paleoenvironments, Paleobiology, and Geochemistry
  3. refer to the following websites for information on graduate fellowships:
    other good links for graduate students:

Please contact for more information!