Brett Mayhew

Graduate Student – Masters (2011-2012)
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering
University of Nevada, Reno 

E-mail: bre.hew@gmail.com

 
Education

B.A. Geology, Whitman College, 2007

 

Areas of Expertise

Structural geology
Geothermal Activity - Great Basin, USA
3D modeling
Geologic mapping 

 

Professional Work Experience

2007-2010 – Geologist, Freestone Environmental Services

 

Major Ongoing Projects

Detailed geologic mapping, structural and kinematic analysis, stratigraphic correlation of well data,
  and developing a 3D structural model of the Astor Pass geothermal system, Nevada.
Structural controls on geothermal fields in the northern Great Basin (DOE and industry funded).

Publications

Faulds, J.E., Hinz, N.E., Coolbaugh, M.F., Cashman, P.H., Kratt, C., Dering, G., Edwards, J., Mayhew,
  B., and McLachlan, H., 2011 Assessment of favorable structural settings of geothermal systems in
  the Great Basin, western USA, Geothermal Resources Council.   
Rotzien, J. R.,  Mayhew, B., Yospin, S., Beiki, A., Tewksbury, C., Hardman, D., Bank, C., Noblett, J., 
  Semken, S., Kroeger, G., 2007, Ship rock diatreme; is it a classical volcano? New evidence on magma
  ascent and emplacement within the Navajo volcanic field. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical
  Union, 88. 52, Suppl.