Staff Directory

Director's Office/Administration

James E. Faulds, Director and State Geologist, jfaulds@unr.edu, 775-682-6650
Jessica Corey, Business and Grants Manager, jessica@unr.edu, 775-682-8762
Joel Ponte, Administrative Assistant, jdponte@unr.edu, 775-682-8746

 

Great Basin Science Sample and Records Library

Publication Sales and Information

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

Eli Mlawsky, Geoscience Data Manager, emlawsky@unr.edu, 775-682-9010
Rachel Micander, Geologic Information Specialist, rmicander@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

 

Economic Geology, Geologic Mapping, and Geologic Framework

Simon Jowitt, Director of the Ralph J. Roberts Center for Research in Economic Geology (CREG), Associate Professor-Economic Geologist,  sjowitt@unr.edu, 702-287-6176
James E. Faulds, Professor, jfaulds@unr.edu, 775-682-6650
Jorge Crespo Mena, Assistant Professor Research, jcrespomena@unr.edu
Christopher D. Henry, Research Geologist Emeritus, chenry@unr.edu, 775-682-8753
John Muntean, Associate Professor-Research Economic Geologist, munteanj@unr.edu,775-682-8748
Andrew Zuza, Associate Professor-Structural Geologist, azuza@unr.edu, 775-784-1446

 

Geologic Hazards and Engineering Geology

Seth Dee, Geologic Mapping Program Manager, sdee@unr.edu, 775-682-7704
Craig M. dePolo, Research Geologist, cdepolo@unr.edu
Rich Koehler, Associate Professor, rkoehler@unr.edu, 775-682-8763
Drew Levy, Research Scientist, Geologic Mapping, drewl@unr.edu, 775-784-6050

 

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
Bret Pecoraro, Development Technician, pecoraro@unr.edu, 775-682-8775

 

Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy

Maria Richards, Interim Director, GBCGE, mariarichards@unr.edu, 775-682-8768
Cary Lindsey, Research Scientist, caryl@unr.edu, 775-682-8149
Chao Lu, Geothermal Data Coordinator, chaolu@unr.edu, 775-682-9780
Emmanuel Olvera, Postdoctoral Scholar, eolvera@unr.edu, 775-682-9011
Colleen Ulibarri, Administrative Assistant, culibarri@unr.edu, 775-682-8855

 

Cartography, GIS, Web, and Publication Support

Jennifer Vlcan, Cartographic/GIS Manager, mauldin@unr.edu, 775-682-8759
Irene Edgerton, Geologic Map Production Lead, iseelye@unr.edu, 775-682-6338
Christina Clack, Graphic Designer, cclack@unr.edu, 775-682-6346
Andrew Hauck, GIS Analyst, ahauck@unr.edu, 775-784-6691
Ryan Smith, GIS Analyst, rgsmith@unr.edu, 775-682-8207

 

Graduate Students

Advised by Jim Faulds
Quentin Burgess, Graduate Student, MS, qburgess@unr.edu
Mary Hannah Giddens, Graduate Student, MS, mgiddens@unr.edu
Rachel Micander, Graduate Student, MS, rmicander@unr.edu
Nicole Wagoner, Graduate Student, PhD

Advised by Rich Koehler
CJ McNeil, Graduate Student, PhD, jmcneil@unr.edu

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

Advised by Corné Kreemer
Nina Miller, Graduate Student, PhD, ninamiller20@gmail.com

Advised by Carolina Muñoz-Saez
Annika Gonzales, Graduate Student, MS, annikag@nevada.unr.edu
Lauren Sankovitch, Graduate Student, MS, lsankovitch@nevada.unr.edu

Advised by John Muntean
Marcus Angus, Graduate Student, MS, mangus@unr.edu
Silas Goetz, Graduate Student, MS, silasg@unr.edu

Advised by Andrew Zuza
Dominik Vlaha, Graduate Student, MS, dvlaha@nevada.unr.edu
Terry Lee, Graduate Student, PhD, terrywaihol@unr.edu

 

Adjunct and Emeritus Faculty

Adjunct Faculty:
Mark Coolbaugh, Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, mfc@unr.edu, 775-337-1545

Emeritus Faculty:
John W. Bell, Professor Emeritus, jbell@unr.edu
Stephen B. Castor
, Research Geologist Emeritus, scastor@unr.edu
Larry J. Garside, Research Geologist Emeritus, lgarside@unr.edu
Liang-Chi Hsu, Research Mineralogist Emeritus, lihsu@unr.edu
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 Emeritus, ramelli@unr.edu
Lisa Shevenell, Research Hydrogeologist Emeritus, lisaas@unr.edu
Joseph V. Tingley, Research Geologist Emeritus, jtingley@unr.edu

 

March 2024