Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Ryan Anderson

Graduate Student – Masters (2011-2013)
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering
University of Nevada, Reno

E-mail: ryan.bruce.anderson@gmail.com

Education

B.S. Earth Science, Emphasis in Geology,
Utah Valley University, 2010

Areas of Expertise

Geologic mapping
Structural geology
Geothermal Activity - Great Basin, USA

Professional Work Experience

2010 – Hydrologic Technician, U.S. Geological Survey
2009-2010 – Student Research Assistant, Utah Valley University

Major Ongoing Projects

Structural controls of geothermal systems in the Great Basin, Pyramid Lake region (DOE funded).

Publications

Bunds, M.P., S.H. Emerman, T.N. Bhattarai, N. Adhikari, R.B. Anderson, K. Karki, and M.A. Palmer, A
new lichen apparent growth curve for the Nepal Himalaya with applications to dating GLOFs, major
landslides and mani walls: Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research, submitted.
Bunds, M.P., S.H. Emerman, T.N. Bhattarai, R.B. Anderson, N. Adhikari, K. Karki, and M.A. Palmer,
2010, Using lichenometry to assess long term GLOF and landslide frequency in the Nepal Himalaya:
In Williams, A.L, G.M. Pinches, C.Y. Chin, T.J. McMorran, and C.I. Massey (eds.), Geologically Active:
Proceedings of the 11th IAEG Congress. Auckland, New Zealand, 5 – 10 September 2010.
Emerman, S.H., R.B. Anderson, S. Bhandari, R.R. Bhattarai, M.A. Palmer, T.N. Bhattarai, and
M.P.Bunds, Arsenic and other heavy metals in the Sun Koshi and Sapta Koshi Rivers, eastern
Nepal: Journal of Nepal Geological Society, in press.
Emerman, S.H., T. Prasai, R.B. Anderson, and M.A. Palmer, 2010, Arsenic contamination of
groundwater in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, as a consequence of rapid erosion: Journal of
Nepal Geological Society, v. 40, pp. 49-60.