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
Gabriela Villar, Administrative Assistant, gvillar@unr.edu, 775-682-8766
Economic Geology, Geologic Mapping, and Geologic Framework
James E. Faulds, Professor, jfaulds@unr.edu, 775-682-6650
Christopher D. Henry, Research Geologist Emeritus, chenry@unr.edu, 775-682-8753
Carolina Muñoz-Saez, Assistant Professor-Economic Geologist, cmunozsaez@unr.edu, 775-682-7844
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, 775-682-8770
Will Junkin, Geologic Mapping Specialist, wjunkin@unr.edu, 775-784-6691
Rich Koehler, Associate 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
Maria Richards, Interim Director, GBCGE, mariarichards@unr.edu, 775-682-8768
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
Christina Clack, Graphic Designer, cclack@unr.edu, 775-682-6346
Irene Edgerton, Cartographer/GIS Specialist, iseelye@unr.edu, 775-682-6338
Andrew Hauck, GIS Analyst, ahauck@unr.edu, 775-784-6691
Ryan Smith, GIS Analyst, rgsmith@unr.edu, 775-682-8207
Graduate Students
Advised by Bridget Ayling
Kurt Kraal, Graduate Student, MS, kokraal@nevada.unr.edu
Nicole Wagoner, Graduate Student, PhD
Advised by Michael Darin
Rachel Micander, Graduate Student, MS, rmicander@unr.edu
Iza Ogilvie, Graduate Student, iogilvie@nevada.unr.edu
Advised by Jim Faulds
Quentin Burgess, Graduate Student, MS
Mary Hannah Giddens, Graduate Student, MS
Rachel Micander, Graduate Student, MS, rmicander@unr.edu
Advised by Bill Hammond
Justine Overacker, Graduate Student, PhD, justine.overacker@gmail.com
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
Nick Hillemeyer, Graduate Student, MS, nhillemeyer@email.arizona.edu
Sara Castro Holden, Graduate Student
Daniel Chafetz, Graduate Student
Alexander Holmwood, Graduate Student, MS
Sean Ingersoll, Graduate Student, MS
Neil Mankins, Graduate Student
Steven O'Connell, Graduate Student
Atticus Proctor, Graduate Student, MS
Sarah Shapley, Graduate Student, MS
Advised by Andrew Zuza
Wes Johns, Graduate Student, MS, wjohns@nevada.unr.edu
Drew Levy, Graduate Student, PhD, drewlevy@nevada.unr.edu
Dominik Vlaha, Graduate Student, MS, dvlaha@nevada.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, 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 Emeritus, ramelli@unr.edu
Lisa Shevenell, Research Hydrogeologist Emeritus, lisaas@unr.edu
Joseph V. Tingley, Research Geologist Emeritus, jtingley@unr.edu
May 2023
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