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John W. Bell
Research Professor
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering
University of Nevada, Reno
Business telephone: (775) 784-1939
Fax: (775) 784-1709
E-mail: jbell@unr.edu
Education
1964 Naperville Community High School, Naperville, Illinois
1968 Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, B.A., Geology
1968-69, 1972-74 Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona,
M.S. Geology
Environmental Geology of Fairbanks, Alaska Troy L. Péwé,
Advisor
Areas of Expertise
Quaternary geology: alluvial stratigraphy and desert
geomorphology
Engineering geology: urban geology, groundwater and land subsidence
Paleoseismology: seismic hazards
InSAR Laboratory
Professional Work Experience
1968 Geologic field assistant, Kennecott Copper Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah
First job as a geologist; learned field geology in the Bingham Copper Pit1972–1974 Geologist (WAE), US Geological Survey, Alaskan Geology Branch
Temp job with USGS supported my thesis1974–1976 Geologist, Ertec, Consulting Geologists and Engineers, Long Beach, California
Quaternary field geology of nuclear power plant sites in Arizona and California1976–present Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada,
Tenured as academic faculty in 1981
Promoted to Rank IV Research Professor in 1988
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