Dr. P. Kyle House
P.Kyle House, Ph.D.

Research Geologist (Adjunct Faculty)
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering
University of Nevada, Reno

Business telephone: (775) 784-6691
Fax: (775) 784-1709
E-mail: pkhouse@gmail.com

 

Education

Ph.D. Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1996
M.S. Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1991
B.S. Environmental Geology, Western Washington
University, 1989
B.A. Geography, Western Washington University, 1989

 

Areas of Expertise

Geomorphology
Quaternary Geology
Surficial geologic mapping
Geologic hazards
Digital mapping /GIS

 

Professional Work Experience

Research Geologist/Assistant Professor (Rank III), Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno (2003-present)

Research Geologist/ Associate Professor (Rank II), Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Univ. Nevada, Reno (1998–2003)

Assistant Research Professor, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV (1997–1998)

Post-doctoral Research Associate, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV (1996–1997)

Graduate Research Associate, Dept. Geosciences, Univ. Arizona, Tucson, AZ (1993–1996)

Geologist, Arizona Geological Survey, Tucson, AZ (1990–1996)

Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. Geosciences, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (1989–1993)

Hydrologist, Pima County Flood Control District, Tucson, AZ (1989–1991)

 

Geoblogs

Geologic Frothings—Digital Geology for Analog Geologists: http://geofroth.org
Fresh Geologic Froth—Foamy Digital Flotsam for Me and You:  http://geofroth.posterous.com/
The Nevada Digital Dirt Mapping Project: http://nd2mp.blogspot.com/
Yeehow Central—Official Blog of the Owyhee River Interstate Geological Investigation  Network: http://yeehowcentral.blogspot.com/

 

Selected Publications

House, P. K., Pearthree, P. A., Perkins, M. E., 2008, Stratigraphic evidence for the role of lake-spillover
  in the birth of the lower Colorado River in southern Nevada and western Arizona. In Reheis, M.,
  Hershler, R., Miller, D. (Ed.), Late Cenozoic Drainage History of the Southwestern Great Basin and
  Lower Colorado River Region: Geologic and Biotic Perspectives (Special Paper 439, pp. 335-353).
  Boulder, Colorado: Geological Society of America.
House, P.K., 2005, Using geology to improve floodplain management on alluvial fans—an example from
  Laughlin, Nevada. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, v. 41, n. 6, p.1-17.
  (Recipient of AWRA Outstanding Paper of the Year Award)
House, P.K., Webb, R.H., Baker, V.R., and Levish, D.R., editors., 2002, Ancient Floods, Modern Hazards:
  Principles and Applications of Paleoflood Hydrology, Water Science and Application Vol. 5, American
  Geophysical Union, Washington, DC., 385 pp.
House, P.K., Ramelli, A.R., and Buck, B.J., 2005, Surficial geologic map of the Ivanpah Valley area, Clark
  County, Nevada. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Map 156, 1:50,000.