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Hi Mom!!
Matt Bourke
Graduate Student in Geology
Department of Earth and Space Sciences
595 Charles E. Young Drive East
Los Angeles, CA  90095-1567

mbourke@ess.ucla.edu

Free the Heel, Free the Mind



UCLA Teaching Assistant, 2002-2003:

  ESS 1:  Introduction to Physical Science
                Fall 2002 and Winter 2003

  ESS 15:  Introduction to Oceanography
                Spring 2003

UCLA Teaching Fellow, 2003-2004:

  
GE 70a-b:  The Origin of the Cosmos and Life
                Fall 2003 and Winter 2004
     Field Trips:  Palomar Observatory Photos 11/23/03
                              Palos Verdes Tidepooling Photos 2/21/04
                              Fossil Hunting in western Nevada 3/5 - 3/7/04

  GE 70c:  Geology of U.S. National Parks
                Spring 2004

 Field "work": 

  Bolivia, Summer 2001                 

  Montana, Summer 2003

  Montana, Summer 2004

  The JASON Foundation for Education      
       JASON XIII 2002 - Frozen Worlds
       Background and Photos from Alaska       Live Broadcasts

  Ski N-Zed.  It's a tough job, but someone has to do it!

  New Zealand 2002 - Here are a few photos.

  New Zealand 2003 - Select Panorama Photos

  New Zealand 2004




Education:

M.S. (geology) in progress, University of California, Los Angeles
  • advisor - Dr. Brian K. Horton
  • my research - sedimentology of  Eocene extensional basins in the northern Basin and Range, U.S.
B.A. (earth and environmental science), 2001, Wesleyan University (CT), University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ
High School:  Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CT
  • Boarding / Preparatory school




How big is that helicopter, Matt?  "It's this big!"

Matt Bourke:  Professional SOMETHING!
Everybody's favorite employer Trails and Treble-ations, Wanaka, NZ

Last Modified:  12/1/04                Contact me:  mbourke@ess.ucla.edu