Staff Directory

James E. Faulds, Director and State Geologist, jfaulds@unr.edu, 775-682-6650

Publication Sales and Information

nbmg@unr.edu, 775-682-8766
If you need an immediate response, please call.

Economic Geology, Geologic Mapping, and Geologic Framework

James E. Faulds, Professor, jfaulds@unr.edu, 775-682-6650
Christopher D. Henry, Research Geologist, chenry@unr.edu, 775-682-8753
John Muntean, Associate Professor-Research Economic Geologist, munteanj@unr.edu,775-682-8748
Mike Ressel, Assistant Professor-Economic Geologist, mressel@unr.edu, 775-682-7844
Andrew Zuza, Assistant Professor-Structural Geologist, azuza@unr.edu, 775-784-1446

Geologic Hazards and Engineering Geology

Seth Dee, Geologic Mapping Specialist, sdee@unr.edu, 775-682-7704
Craig M. dePolo, Research Geologist, cdepolo@unr.edu, 775-682-8770
Rich Koehler, Assistant Professor, rkoehler@unr.edu, 775-682-8763

Nevada Geodetic Laboratory

Geoffrey Blewitt, Research Professor, gblewitt@unr.edu, 775-682-8778
William C. Hammond, Research Professor, whammond@unr.edu, 775-784-6436
Corné W. Kreemer, Research Professor, kreemer@unr.edu, 775-682-8780

Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy

Bridget Ayling, Associate Professor, bayling@unr.edu, 775-682-8768
Rozena Brecke, Administrative Assistant, rbrecke@unr.edu, 775-682-8855
Steve DeOreo, drilling manager, Nevada Geothermal Play Fairway project, sdeoreo@unr.edu
Cary Lindsey, Postdoctoral Scholar, caryl@unr.edu, 775-682-8149
Eli Mlawsky, GBCGE Geoscience Data Manager, emlawsky@unr.edu

Ralph J. Roberts Center for Research in Economic Geology

John Muntean, Associate Professor-Research Economic Geologist, munteanj@unr.edu,775-682-8748

Cartography, GIS, Web, and Publication Support

Jennifer Vlcan, Cartographic/GIS Manager, mauldin@unr.edu, 775-682-8759
Jack Hursh, Cartographer/Publications Specialist, jhursh@unr.edu, 775-682-8760
Irene Seelye, Cartographer/GIS Specialist, iseelye@unr.edu, 775-682-6338
Rachel Micander, Analyst - GIS and Cartography, rmicander@unr.edu, 775-682-6351

Data Management

Emily O'Dean, Geoscience Data Manager, eodean@unr.edu

Publication Sales and Information

David Davis, Geologic Information Specialist, ddavis@unr.edu, 775-682-8767
Bret Pecoraro, Development Technician, pecoraro@unr.edu, 775-682-8775
Charlotte Stock, Sales Manager, cstock@unr.edu, 775-682-8766

Students

Advised by Bridget Ayling
Kurt Kraal, Graduate Student, MS, kokraal@nevada.unr.edu
Christopher Martin, Graduate Student, MS, clm.geotech@gmail.com

Advised by Jim Faulds
Jade Bourdeau-Hernikl, Graduate Student, jade.bourdeau.hernikl@gmail.com
Jason Craig, Graduate Student

Advised by Bill Hammond
Justine Overacker, Graduate Student, PhD, justine.overacker@gmail.com
Aren Crandall-Bear, Graduate Student, PhD, arencrandallbear@gmail.com

Advised by Rich Koehler
Colin Chupik, Graduate Student, MS, colin.chupik@nevada.unr.edu
Conni De Masi, Graduate Student, PhD, connidemasi@nevada.unr.edu

Advised by Corné Kreemer
Zachary Young, Graduate Student, PhD, zyoung@nevadda.unr.edu

Advised by John Muntean
Wilson Bonner, Graduate Student, MS, wbonner0@gmail.com
Nick Hillemeyer, Graduate Student, MS, nhillemeyer@email.arizona.edu
Steve Howell, Graduate Student, MS, stevenhowell@nevada.unr.edu
Robert Johnson, Graduate Student, MS, rdjohnson987@gmail.com
Sergey Konyshev, Graduate Student, PhD, skonyshev@nevada.unr.edu
Justin Milliard, Graduate Student, PhD, jmilliard@nevada.unr.edu
Rob Selwood, Graduate Student, MS, rselwood@nevada.unr.edu

Advised by Mike Ressel
Gabe Aliaga, Graduate Student, MS, galiaga@nevada.unr.edu
Elizabeth Hollingsworth, Graduate Student, PhD, hollingsworther@gmail.com
James Ingraffia, Graduate Student, MS, ingraffiajames@gmail.com
Curtis Johnson, Graduate Student, PhD, curtisj@nevada.unr.edu
Ajeet Milliard, Graduate Student, PhD, akmilliard@nevada.unr.edu

Advised by Andrew Zuza
Drew Levy, Graduate Student, PhD, drewlevy@nevada.unr.edu

Adjunct Faculty:
Mark Coolbaugh, Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, mfc@unr.edu, 775-337-1545
Nick Hinz, Adjunct Faculty, nhinz@unr.edu
Dr. Ian Warren, Adjunct Faculty, Ormat Nevada, Inc., iwarren@ormat.com, 208-867-3763

Emeritus Faculty:
John W. Bell, Professor Emeritus, jbell@unr.edu
Stephen B. Castor, Research Geologist Emeritus, scastor@unr.edu, 775-682-8766
Larry J. Garside, Research Geologist Emeritus, lgarside@unr.edu, 775-784-6693
Liang-Chi Hsu, Research Mineralogist Emeritus, lihsu@unr.edu
Daphne D. LaPointe, Research Geologist Emeritus, dlapoint@unr.edu, 775-682-8772
Paul Lechler, Chief Geochemist Emeritus, plechler@unr.edu
Jonathan G. Price, State Geologist Emeritus, jprice@unr.edu, 775-682-8766
Alan R. Ramelli, Research Geologist, ramelli@unr.edu
Lisa Shevenell, Research Hydrogeologist Emeritus, lisaas@unr.edu
Joseph V. Tingley, Research Geologist Emeritus, jtingley@unr.edu

July 2019