Graduate Students
Rami Abousleiman
Ph.D., Geological Engineering
rabousleiman@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
William (Spencer) Aertker
Ph.D., Geochemistry
waertker@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Richard Wendlandt
Moath Al-Qaod
Ph.D., Geology
malqaod@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Azra Tutuncu
Elizabeth Andrews
Ph.D., Hydrology
eandrews1@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Sarah Bala
M.Sc., Geology
sbala@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Caroline Bedwell
M.Sc., Geology
cbedwell@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Danica Roth
Daan Beelen
Ph.D., Geology
dbeelen@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Leslie Wood
Chris Beliveau
M.Sc.,Geology
cbeliveau@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Sayantan Biswas
M.Sc.,GIS & Geoinformatics
sayantanbiswas@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Alex Branda
M.Sc., Geology
abranda@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Bruce Trudgill
Jackie Bristow
M.Sc., Geology
jbristow@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Richard Wendlandt
Adrienne Bryant
M.Sc., Geology
acbryant@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Makenzie Carroll
ME, Geological Engineering
makenziecarroll@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
Nataly Chacon Buitrago
M.Sc., Geology
nchaconbuitrago@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Joseph Chappell
Ph.D., Geochemistry
jcchappell@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexander Gysi
Robert Charnock
Ph.D., Geology
rcharnoc@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Ryan Coe
ME, Geological Engineering
rcoe@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
Kim Cone
Ph.D., Geology
kcone@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Richard Palin
Lauren Cross
Ph.D., Geology
lcross@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Bruce Trudgill
Nickolaus Damon
M.Sc., Geology
ndamon@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
John Daniels
M.Sc., Geology
johndaniels@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexei Milkov
Rahel Dean-Pelikan
M.Sc., Underground Construction and Tunneling
rdeanpelikan@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
Hang Deng
Ph.D., Geology
hangdeng@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Leslie Wood
Andrea Distel
M.Sc., Geology
adistel@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Richard Palin
Leland Dorchester
M.Sc., Hydrology
cdorchester@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Krisjanis Draguns
MP, Mineral Exploration
kdraguns@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Nicole Hurtig
Brook Eberle
ME, Geological Engineering
baeberle@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
Sonia Ellison
M.Sc., Geology
sellison@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Yvette Kuiper
Aaron Engers
M.Sc., Hydrology
aaronengers@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
David Fandel
M.Sc., Geology
dfandel@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Richard Goldfarb
Noah Fleischer
M.Sc., Geology
nfleischer@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Yvette Kuiper
John Foran
ME, Geological Engineering
jforan@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
Anne Fulton
Ph.D., Geology
annefulton@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Holley
Michael Genecov
Ph.D., Geology
mgenecov@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Piret Plink-Bjorklund
Luke Gezovich
M.Sc., Geology
lukegezovich@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Piret Plink-Bjorklund
Clark Gilbert
Ph.D., Geology
clarkgilbert@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Garrett Gissler
Ph.D., Geology
gdgissler@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. M. Stephen Enders
Andrew Graber
Ph.D., Geological Engineering
apgraber@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
Brian Gray
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
bgray@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
Connor Gray
M.Sc., Geology
connorgray@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexander Gysi
Reilly Greer
M.Sc., Hydrology
ragreer@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Mitchell Grimm
M.Sc., Geology
mgrimm@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Lesie Wood
Mario Guzman
Ph.D., Geology
mguzman@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Co-advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Mauk
Nicholas Hall
M.Sc., Hydrology
nhall2@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Brian Hankins
M.Sc., Geology
hankins@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Ryan Harmon
Ph.D., Hydrology
ryanharmon@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Julia Hawn
ME, Geological Engineering
jhawn@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
Andrew Heger
Ph.D., Geology
anheger@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Piret Plink-Bjorklund
Paul Henderson
MP, Mineral Exploration
phenderson@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Lauren Herbert
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
lherbert@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
Shiqiang Huang
Ph.D., Geology
shiqianghuang@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Dorcas Idowu
Ph.D., Geological Engineering
doidowu@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Peter Illig
Ph.D., Geology
peterillig@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Hayden Jacobson
Ph.D., Geology
jacobson@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Danica Roth
Alexander Jones
M.Sc., Geology
akjones@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Jeongsu Kang
MP, Petroleum Reservoir Systems
jeongsukang@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Filip Kasprowicz
M.Sc., Geology
fkasprowicz@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Cahill Kelleghan
M.Sc., Geology
cahillkelleghan@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Scott Kennedy
M.Sc., Geology
scottkennedy@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Michael Kirschbaum
Ph.D., Geology
mkirschb@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Cankut Kondakci
Ph.D., Geology
emrecankutkondakci@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Ashton Krajnovich
Ph.D., Geological Engineering
akrajnov@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Kaci Kus
M.Sc., Geology
kbkus@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
William LaCosta
M.Sc., Geology
wlacosta@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexei Milkov
Sage Langston-Stewart
M.Sc., Geology
slangstonstewart@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Miranda Lehman
Ph.D., Geology
mlehman@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Austin Lipe
M.Sc., Hydrology
alipe@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Kairan Liu
Ph.D., Geology
kairanliu@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Linan Liu
Ph.D., Geological Engineering
linanliu@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Sy Luke
MP, Petroleum Reservoir Systems
sluke@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Benjamin Magnin
M.Sc., Geology
bmagnin@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Yvette Kuiper
Steven Maliner-Colvin
MP, Mineral Exploration
slmalinercolvin@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Nicole Hurtig
Adam Malsam
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
amalsam@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
Justin Manning
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
jtmanning@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Scott Manwaring
M.Sc., Geology
smanwaring@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Thomas Martin
Ph.D., Geology
thomasmartin@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Christopher Matson
Ph.D., Geology
matson@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Carolina Mayorga
Ph.D., Geology
lcmayorga@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Ian McBride
M.Sc., Geology
icmcbride@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Kaitlin McCloskey
MP, Mineral Exploration
kmmccloskey@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Nicole Hurtig
Bryan McDowell
Ph.D., Geology
bmcdowel@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Piret Plink-Bjorklund
Sawyer McFadden
Ph.D., Hydrology
mcfadden@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Forrest McFarlin
Ph.D., Geology
fmcfarlin@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Leslie Wood
Duncan McIntire
M.Sc., Geology
dmcintire@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Richard Goldfarb
Corey Milar
M.Sc., Geology
cmilar@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Matthew Milliken
M.Sc., Geology
mdmilliken@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexei Milkov
Animesh Mishra
M.Sc., Underground Construction and Tunneling
mishra@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
Matthew Musso
M.Sc., Geology
msmusso@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Leslie Wood
Selena Neale
M.Sc., Geology
skneale@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Charles Nelson
M.Sc., Hydrology
cnelson1@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Rebekah Parks
M.Sc., Geology
rparks@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Samantha Pascarelli
M.Sc., Geology
spascare@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Lindsey Patterson
M.Sc., Geology
lpatterson@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Michael Peffer
M.Sc., Geology
mpeffer@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Piret Plink-Bjorklund
McKenzee Peterson
M.Sc., Geology
mpeterson2@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Luke Pettinga
Ph.D., Geology
lukepettinga@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Stephen Piurkowsky
M.Sc., Geology
spiurkowsky@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Aditya Pradono
M.Sc., Geology
adityapradono@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Alexei Milkov
Cristian Puentes Alfonso
MP, Mineral Exploration
cpuentesalfonso@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Thomas Monecke
Seam Rascoe
MP, Petroleum Reservoir Systems
shrascoe@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Lisa Reeves
M.Sc., Geology
lreeves@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Savannah Rice
M.Sc., Geology
savannahrice@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Bruce Trudgill
Oscar Rodriguez Novoa
Ph.D., Geology
ofrodrigueznovoa@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Holley
Ryan Rogers
M.Sc., Geology
rlrogers@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Steve Sonnenberg
Christian Rooney
M.Sc., GIS & Geoinformatics
chrooney@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Anna Ryken
Ph.D., Hydrology
achovanes@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Reed Maxwell
Dessy Sapardina
Ph.D., Geology
dsapardi@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Piret Plink-Bjorklund
Daniel Schmidt
M.Sc., Geology
deschmidt@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Mitchell Schneider
M.Sc., Geology
mtschneider@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Chance Seckinger
M.Sc., Geology
chanceseckinger@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Leslie Wood
Nurgali Shadiyev
MP, Mineral Exploration
nshadiyev@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Matthew Shaw
M.Sc., Geology
mjshaw@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Dustin Shockley
M.Sc., Geology
dshockley@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Yvette Kuiper
Hanaga Simabrata
M.Sc., Geology
simabrata@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Lesli Wood
Adam Simonsen
M.Sc., Geology
apsimonsen@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Alexa Socianu
Ph.D., Geology
asocianu@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Drew Stump
MP, Petroleum Reservoir Systems
andrewstump@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Patrick Sullivan
M.Sc., Geology
patricksullivan@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Dominic Taccolini
MP, Mineral Exploration
dtaccolini@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
(Jan) Tadsuda Taksavasu
Ph.D., Geology
ttaksavasu@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Chad Taylor
M.Sc., Geology
ctaylor1@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Steve Sonnenberg
William Taylor
Ph.D., Geology
williamtaylor@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Erik Tharalson
Ph.D., Geology
etharals@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Lauren Thatch
Ph.D., Hydrology
lmthatch@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Reed Maxwell
Jennifer Thogerson
M.Sc., Geology
jpthogerson@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexander Gysi
Lars Thompson
M.Sc., Hydrology
lawrencethompson@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Haley Thorson
M.Sc., Geology
haleythorson@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Bruce Trudgill
David Thul
Ph.D., Geology
dthul@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. J. Rick Sarg
Nicole Vandaele
M.Sc., Hydrology
nvandaele@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Claire Vavrus
M.Sc., Geology
cvavrus@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Danica Roth
Sara Warix
Ph.D., Hydrology
swarix@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Luke Weidner
Ph.D., Geological Engineering
weidner@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
Leiaka Welcome
Ph.D., Geology
lwelcome@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Leslie Wood
Isabella West
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
igwest@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
Zane White
M.Sc., Geology
zcwhite@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
Andrew Whittle
M.Sc., Hydrology
awhittle@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Kamini Singha
Kendall Wnuk
Ph.D., Geological Engineering
kwnuk@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Andrew Wood
M.Sc., Geology
andrewwood@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Alexis Wright
Ph.D., Geology
alexiswright@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Leslie Wood
Garrett Wright
M.Sc., Hydrology
wright@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Lauren Zeeck
Ph.D., Geology
lzeeck@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Aigerim Zhumazhanova
M.Sc., Geology
azhumazhanova@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexei Milkov