Masters Student, Department of Geological Mining and Engineering Sciences
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI 49931 USA
Phone: 317-691-4712
Email: ljbowman@mtu.edu
EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION
Hanover College: Geology, B.A. 2004
Principal Advisor: Dr. Peter Worcester
Course Work: Physical Geology, Environmental Geology, Mineralogy, Igneous and
Metamorphic Petrology, Structural Geology, Glacial Geology, Soils, Volcanology, Research
Methods, Independent Study, Chemistry I and II.
Field Work: 2002 Alamosa Field Camp, Hanover College – Sangre de Cristo Mountains, CO,
Glacial Geology.
University of Wollongong, Australia: Semester Abroad, Geology, 2002
Principal Advisor: Dr. Pete Worcester
Course Work: Environmental Geology, A Hungry World, Remote Sensing of the Environment
Michigan Technological University: Volcanic Hazards and Risk Communication, M.S. 2007present
Principal Advisor: Dr. William Rose
Course Work: Volcanology, Volcano Seismology, Convergent Plate Boundary Volcanism,
Intercultural Hazard Communication, Ethnographic Methods, Sociology of the Environment,
Directed Study: Risk Communication, Calculus I and 2, Research Assistant: FLIR Analysis at
Guatemalan Volcanoes
Field Work
(January 2008, March 2008): Use of ground-based thermal remote sensing techniques to monitor active volcanism in Guatemala and El Salvador. Community assessment for future
Masters research on risk perception in Los Planes, El Salvador.
(January – June 2009): Participatory research ascertaining volcanic risk perceptions; recording survivors’ oral histories of 2005 volcanic crisis; and analysis of current levels of disaster preparedness in threatened communities.
(July 2009): Participatory Workshop: Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration in Volcanic Risk
Mitigation at Galeras Volcano, Colombia.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2007-present, Research Assistantship, Michigan Technological University
2004-2006, Peace Corps Development Specialist – Honduras, Program through U.S.
Government, Protected Areas Management Volunteer
2006, Peace Corps, New Volunteer Trainer - Honduras
2003-2004, Geology Tutor, Hanover College
AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

American Geophysical Union Member, 2008-present.
Geological Society of America Member, 2009
Center for Geohazards Studies Member, 2009
Award for Outstanding Geology Undergraduate , Hanover College, 2004
PUBLICATIONS
Abstracts
1. Bowman, L., Kapelanczyk, L., Colvin, A., Matías, O., Rose, W.I., Rios-Sánchez, M., Escobar-
Wolf, R. (2008) Estimating Thermal Energy Emission and Eruption Rates at Guatemalan
Volcanoes Using Thermal Data From a FLIR Camera, ASTER, and MODIS Data
Sources, Eos Transactions AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract V11C-2066.
2. Bowman, L. (2008) An Integrated Study of Hazard Perception in the community of Los Planes de La Laguna on Santa Ana Volcano, El Salvador; A case of applied social geology.
3. Bowman, L. (2009) Non-governmental organization (NGO) involvement and other important factors affecting risk perceptions and disaster preparedness within the community of Los
Planes de La Laguna, Santa Ana Volcano, El Salvador. GSA Fall Annual Meeting,
Portland, OR.
4. Bowman, L (2009) Use of qualitative data to analyze NGO’s impact on volcanic hazard perceptions and disaster preparedness in Los Planes de La Laguna, Santa Ana volcano, El
Salvador. Presented at Disaster Risk Reduction for Natural Hazards: putting research into practice .
5. Garcia, C., Bowman, L., Wilmshurst, J., Ruin, I., Escobar, R., Bajo, J. (2009) Experiences derived from the Participative Workshop: Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration in
Volcanic Risk Mitigation at Galeras Volcano, Colombia. presented at, Volcanoes,
Landscapes, and Cultures. Catania, Italy.
6. Rose, W.I., Kapelanczyk L., Blankenbicker, A., Bowman, L., Matios, O., Escobar-Wolf, R.,
Articles
Lyons, J., Brill, K., Palma, J.L. (2008) Conduit thermal patterns as revealed by infrared imagery at Santiaguito, Guatemala. IAVCEI, Iceland, Annual Meeting.
1. Bowman, L. (in prep.) Use of qualitative data to analyze NGO’s impact on volcanic hazard perceptions and disaster preparedness in Los Planes de La Laguna, Santa Ana volcano, El
Salvador.
2. Colvin, A., Rose, W.I., Escobar, D., Gutierrez, E., Montalvo, F., Bowman, L. (in prep.) The
2005 eruption of Santa Ana volcano, El Salvador.
LANGUAGES
English (1 st
)
Spanish (fluent).