
Cary Lindsey
Research Geologist
Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering
University of Nevada, Reno
Work Phone: 775-682-8149
E-mail: caryl@unr.edu
Education
• Ph.D., Geology, University of Idaho, 2018
• B.Sc., Geology (Professional Geology), Mississippi State University, 2013
Areas of Expertise
• Geothermal Systems and Exploration: Heat flow, play fairway analysis, geochemistry, hydrogeology
• Data Science and Modeling: Geostatistics, GIS, Python, machine learning
• Energy and Workforce Development: Industry-academic partnerships, workforce development
Professional Work Experience
• 2023–present: Research Geologist, Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
• 2021-2023: Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow, USGS
• 2018-2021: Postdoctoral Associate, Great Basin Center for Geothermal Energy, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno