Graduate Students
Adams, Greyson
ME, Geological Engineering
greysonadams@.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Adsit, Aaron
M.Sc., Geology
aadsit@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Aguada, Leonela
M.Sc., Geology
leonelaaguada@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Akinbamiyorin, Tope
Professional Masters, Mineral Exploration
tlakinbamiyorin@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Al-Attar, Zaid
M.Sc., Geology
alattar@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Al-Qaod, Moath
Ph.D., Geology
malqaod@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Alghamdi, Rakan
M.Sc., Geology
ralghamdi@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Lesli Wood
Alimzhanova, Guldana
Ph.D., Geology
galimzhanova@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Arrellano, Ingemar
Graduate Certificate, Economic Geology
iarellano@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Arrue, Dayana
M.Sc., Hydrology
darrue@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Atencio-Church, Sheri
Graduate Certificate, Economic Geology
satenciochurch@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Atwood, Tara
GIS & Informatics Certificate
tatwood@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Baker, Calinda
ME, Geological EngineeringHydrology
cbaker3@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
Baker, Christina
M.Sc., Hydrology
cbaker1@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Beaver, Cory
M.Sc.,Geology
cbeaver@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Begimbetov, Sanzhar
M.Sc.,Geology
sbegimbetov@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Beliveau, Chris
M.Sc.,Geology
cbeliveau@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Bennett, Gabrielle
M.Sc.,Geology
gbennett@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Beliveau, Chris
M.Sc.,Geology
cbeliveau@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Biswas, Sayantan
GIS & Geoinformatics Graduate Certificate
sayantanbiswas@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Blake, Brian
Professional Masters, Mineral Exploration
jblake1@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Bora, Erick
M.Sc.,Geology
ebora@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Yvette Kuiper
Borsook, Ariel
M.Sc.,Geology
borsook@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Yvette Kuiper
Alex Branda
M.Sc., Geology
abranda@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Bruce Trudgill
Brown, Eric
ME, Geological Engineering
ericbrown@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
Brown, James
M.Sc., Hydrology
jmbrown@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Bryant, Adrienne
M.Sc., Geology
acbryant@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Butcher, Colby
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
bradfordbutcher@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
Callupe, Ronald
PM, Mineral Exploration
rcallupe@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Chacon Buitrago, Nataly
M.Sc., Geology
nchaconbuitrago@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Chappell, Caleb
Ph.D., Geochemistry
jcchappell@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Charnock, Robert
Ph.D., Geology
rcharnoc@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Cone, Kim
Ph.D., Geology
kcone@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Richard Palin
Constanza, Gabriel
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
gconstanza@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Crandall, Amy
M.Sc., GIS & Informatics
acrandall@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Cross, Lauren
Ph.D., Geology
lcross@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Bruce Trudgill
Distefano, Monike
M.Sc., Geology
monikedistefano@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Bohrson
Dobber, Arwin
Earth Resource Graduate Certificate
awdobber@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Donaldson, Austin
ME, Geological Engineering
adonaldson@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
Dowden, Dylan
ME, Geological Engineering
dylandowden@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Eaton, Melia
M.Sc., Geology
meliaeaton@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen A. Sonnenberg
Ebner, Joshua
M.Sc., Geology
jebner@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Echeverry, Balmer
Ph.D., Geology
becheverri@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Eck, Cole
M.Sc., Geology
ececk@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
El Bahnasawy, Mohamed
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
melbahnasawy@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
Engstrom, Fredrik
M.Sc., Geology
fengstrom@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Ernst, Gabriel
GIS & Informatics Graduate Certificate
mcgloneernst@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Eysel, Madelyn
GIS & Informatics Graduate Certificate
meysel@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Fandel, David
M.Sc., Geology
dfandel@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Richard Goldfarb
Ficken, Alexander
PM, Mineral Exploration
aficken@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Francisco, Pedro
Ph.D., Geology
pfrancisco@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Fulton, Anne
Ph.D., Geology
annefulton@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Holley
Gambill, Ian
M.Sc., Hydrology
igambill@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Garcia-Rosabel, Stefanie
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
garciarosabel@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Genecov, Michael
Ph.D., Geology
mgenecov@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Piret Plink-Bjorklund
Genrich, Evan
M.Sc.(NT), Hydrology
egenrich@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. David Benson
Germain, Remi
M.Sc., Geology
rgermain@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Yvette Kuiper
Gezovich, Luke
Ph.D., Geology
lukegezovich@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Piret Plink-Bjorklund
Gilbert, Clark
Ph.D., Geology
clarkgilbert@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Gissler, Garrett
Ph.D., Geology
gdgissler@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. M. Stephen Enders
Glenn, Justin
M.Sc., Geology
jglenn@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Grady, Cassidy
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
clgrady@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
Grimm, Mitchell
M.Sc., Geology
mgrimm@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Lesie Wood
Guzman, Mario
Ph.D., Geology
mguzman@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Co-advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Mauk
Hadden, Karlie
Ph.D., Geology
kmhadden@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kevin Cannon
Hagan, Dominic
PM, Mineral Exploration
dhagan@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Harmon, Ryan
Ph.D., Hydrology
ryanharmon@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Harris, Isabelle
Ph.D., Geology
iharris@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Holley
Henderson, Paul
PM, Mineral Exploration
phenderson@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Hiatt, Jessie
M.Sc.(NT), GIS & Informatics
jhiatt@@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Hicks, Emma
M.Sc., Hydrology
ehicks1@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Hillman, Eric
M.Sc., Geology
ehillman@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Hollander, Jacob
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
jhollander@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
Holmes, Becca
M.Sc., Hydrology
rholmes1@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Huang, Shiqiang
Ph.D., Geology
shiqianghuang@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Huelse, Kaitlin
GIS & Informatics Graduate Certificate
khuelse@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Huelse, Kaitlin
M.Sc., Hydrology
khuelse@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. David Benson
Hull, Luke
M.Sc.(NT), GIS & Geoinformatics
lukehull@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Ibagarov, Marat
Ph.D., Geology
mibagarov@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Imurai, Wittaya
M.Sc., Geology
wittayaimurai@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexei Milkov
Jacobson, Hayden
Ph.D., Geology
jacobson@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Danica Roth
Jaffri, Ali
M.Sc.(NT), Mineral Exploration
ajaffri@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Jaramillo, Israel
M.Sc., Geology
jaramillo@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Lesli Wood
Jefferson, Jake
M.Sc., Geology
jjefferson@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Karcher, Randall
M.Sc., Geology
karcher@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Kasprowicz, Filip
M.Sc., Geology
fkasprowicz@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Kavuru, Vineetha
PM, Mineral Exploration
vkavuru@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Keator, Matthew
M.Sc., Geology
mkeator@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Kennedy, Scott
M.Sc., Geology
scottkennedy@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Killen, Ashton
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
ashtonkillen@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
Kirschbaum, Michael
Ph.D., Geology
mkirschb@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Kondakci, Cankut
Ph.D., Geology
emrecankutkondakci@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Koshkin, Arielle
Ph.D., Hydrology
akoshkin@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Adrienne Marshall
Krajnovich, Ashton
Ph.D., Geological Engineering
akrajnov@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Kusler, Kimberly
PM, Mineral Exploration
kkusler@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Sage Langston-Stewart
M.Sc., Geology
slangstonstewart@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Miranda Lehman
Ph.D., Geology
mlehman@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Oscar Lemus
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
orlemus@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
Anna Littlefield
Ph.D., Geology
annalittlefield@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Magnin, Benjamin
Ph.D., Geology
bmagnin@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Yvette Kuiper
Raghavan Manavazhi, Rejith
PM, Mineral Exploration
rmanavazhi@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Marchlewicz, Justin
ME, Geological Engineering
jmarchlewicz@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Danica Roth
Marron, Brian
M.Sc.(NT), Hydrology
bmarron@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. David Benson
Martin, Thomas
Ph.D., Geology
thomasmartin@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Matson, Christopher
Ph.D., Geology
matson@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
McBride, Ian
M.Sc., Geology
icmcbride@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
McClave, Graham
Ph.D., Geology
gmmcclave@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
McDowell, Bryan
Ph.D., Geology
bmcdowel@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Piret Plink-Bjorklund
McFarlin, Forrest
Ph.D., Geology
fmcfarlin@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Leslie Wood
McWilliams, Shane
M.Sc., Geology
smcwilliams@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Lesli Wood
Shane McWilliams
M.Sc., Geology
smcwilliams@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Lesli Wood
Meyer, Zach
M.Sc., Hydrology
zbmeyer@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Miguez, Maximiliano
M.Sc., Geology
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Miller, Corey
M.Sc.(NT), GIS & Geoinformatics
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Miller, Lauren
M.Sc., Geology
laurenmiller@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Miller, Matthew
M.Sc.(NT), Hydrology
Advisor: Dr .David Benson
Modi, Rashi
M.Sc., Hydrology
rashimodi@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. David Benson
Montesinos, Raul
M.Sc., Geology
rmontesinos@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Morgan, Molly
Ph.D., Geology
mcmorgan@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Holley
Nadhim, Zaid
Ph.D., Geology
znadhim@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Lesli Wood
Neale, Selena
M.Sc., Geology
skneale@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Newman, Connor
Ph.D., Geochemistry
cpnewman@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Nworie, David
Ph.D., Geology
dcnworie@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
O’Halloran, Molly
Ph.D., Geology
mohalloran@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Plink-Bjorklund
Osorio, Richard
PM, Mineral Exploration
richardosorio@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Panchangmath, Vivekananda
M.Sc.(NT), Underground Contruction & Tunnel Engineering
vpanchangmath@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
Parks, Rebekah
M.Sc., Geology
rparks@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Patterson, Lindsey
M.Sc., Geology
lpatterson@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Peterson, Jacob
Ph.D., Geochemistry
jpeterson@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Praff, Brian
M.Sc., Hydrology
brianpfaff@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Adrienne Marshall
Phillips, Cam
ME, Geological Engineering
cameronphillips@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
Pribil, Michael
Ph.D., Geochemistry
mpribil@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Putri, Shaskia
M.Sc., Geology
shputri@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Rascoe, Sean
M.Sc., Geology
shrascoe@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Reijm, Cornelis
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
creijm@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Danica Roth
Rewkowski, Steph
M.Sc.(NT), GIS & Informatics
smrewkowski@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Riley, Matthew
M.Sc., Geology
matthewriley@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Rockwell, Cooper
M.Sc., Hydrology
crockwell@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Rodriguez Novoa, Oscar
Ph.D., Geology
ofrodrigueznovoa@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Holley
Ronda, Gonzalo
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
gronda@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
Rose, Natalie
M.Sc., Geology
natalierose@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Richard Wendlandt
Rosett, Anne
M.Sc., Geology
arosett@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Rubin, Sydney
M.Sc., Hydrology
sydneyrubin@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Saifudin, Luthfi
M.Sc., Geology
luthfisaifudin@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Sapardina, Dessy
Ph.D., Geology
dsapardi@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Piret Plink-Bjorklund
Schmidt, Danny
Ph.D., Geology
deschmidt@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Schneider, Mitchell
M.Sc., Geology
mtschneider@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Seckinger, Chance
M.Sc., Geology
chanceseckinger@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Lesli Wood
Sellers, Danielle
M.Sc.(NT), GIS & Geotechnics
dsellers@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Shirey, Mitch
M.Sc., Geology
jshirey1@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Yvette Kuiper
Silva, Leiser
Ph.D., Geology
lsilva@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Lesli Wood
Simon, Isaac
Ph.D., Geology
isaacsimon@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Simonsen, Adam
M.Sc., Geology
apsimonsen@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Slawson, Jake
Ph.D., Geology
jslawson@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Piret Plink-Bjorklund
Socianu, Alexa
Ph.D., Geology
asocianu@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Solis, Oscar
PM, Mineral Exploration
osolis@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Squires, Bradley
M.Sc., Geology
bsquires@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Holley
Stautberg, Eric
Ph.D., Geology
stautberg@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Strasser, Valerie
Ph.D., Geology
vstrasser@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Bohrson
Stump, Drew
M.Sc., Geology
andrewstump@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Sullivan, Patrick
Ph.D., Geology
patricksullivan@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Swift Bird, Kenny
Ph.D., Hydrology
kswiftbird@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Tadla, Jared
PM, Mineral Exploration
jtadla@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Taylor, Chad
M.Sc., Geology
ctaylor1@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Steve Sonnenberg
Thomas, Gabriel
M.Sc., Hydrology
gabrielthomas@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Thul, David
Ph.D., Geology
dthul@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. J. Rick Sarg
Ward, Ranae
M.Sc.(NT), GIS & Geoinformatics
ranaeward@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Warix, Sara
Ph.D., Hydrology
swarix@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Welcome, Leiaka
Ph.D., Geology
lwelcome@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Lesli Wood
West, Isabella
Ph.D., Geological Engineering
igwest@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
White, Jenna
M.Sc.(NT), GIS & Informatics
white@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Williams, Rachel
Ph.D., Geology
rachelwilliams@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Winkler, Abby
M.Sc., Geochemistry
amwinkler@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Wolfe, Melissa
PM, Mineral Exploration
mlwolfe@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Wood, Andrew
M.Sc., Geology
andrewwood@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Woodford, Kate
M.Sc.(NT), Hydrology
kwoodford@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Wright, Alexis
Ph.D., Geology
alexiswright@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Lesli Wood
Yeo, Alexa
M.Sc., Hydrology
alexayeo@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Adrienne Marshall
Yondon, Uranbileg
PM, Mineral Exploration
uyondon@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Yu, Yu-Ting
PM, Mineral Exploration
yuyu@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Zeeck, Lauren
Ph.D., Geology
lzeeck@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Ahumazhanova, Aigerim
M.Sc., Geology
azhumazhanova@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexei Milkov