Jennifer Angel-Amaya
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Pronouns: She, Her, Ella
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Graduate Student, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (DEES), Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
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Affiliated with: Geochemistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
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Comer 107
61 Route 9W
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
New York, NY 10964
United States
BIOGRAPHY:
Jennifer Angel-Amaya is a Colombian geologist, Fulbright Scholar, and National Geographic Explorer with more than 15 years of experience in environmental assessment, geoconservation, and sustainable development across Latin America. She is a PhD candidate at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, where her research examines mercury contamination from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in the Peruvian Amazon. Her dissertation integrates hydrology, sediment transport, and mercury geochemistry to quantify the environmental impacts of mining on Amazonian watersheds, aiming to inform science-based policy and supply chain accountability.
PROJECTS
Only select projects listed below| Name | Start Date | End Date |
| A Field Test Kit for Mercury in Soils and Sediments of the Amazon | 4/7/23 | 4/6/24 |
PUBLICATIONS
Atwood, A., Ramesh, S., Amaya, J.A. et al. Landscape controls on water availability limit revegetation after artisanal gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon. Commun Earth Environ 6, 419 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02332-y
CONTACT
845-365-8454
EXPERTISE
environmental geochemistry geology.EDUCATION
M.A., M.Phil in Earth and Environmental Sciences (2023 and 2025) Columbia University – Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, New York, USA
MSc. Geology and Geophysics (2011) Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.
B.S. Geology (2008) Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota-Colombia.
HONORS & AWARDS
National Geographic Explorer 2023
Outstanding Student Presentation Award - AGU Fall meeting 2022
Fulbright Scholar 2021