Graduate Students
Greyson Adams
ME, Geological Engineering
greysonadams@.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Leonela Aguada
M.Sc., Geology
leonelaaguada@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Moath Al-Qaod
Ph.D., Geology
malqaod@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Ingemar Arellano
Graduate Certificate, Economic Geology
iarellano@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Dzulfaqar Ariq
M.Sc., Geology
dzulfaqarariq@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexei Milkov
Dayana Arrue
M.Sc., Hydrology
darrue@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Sheri Atencio-Church
Graduate Certificate, Economic Geology
satenciochurch@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Tara Atwood
GIS & Informatics Certificate
tatwood@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Christina Baker
M.Sc., Hydrology
cbaker1@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Cory Beaver
M.Sc.,Geology
cbeaver@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Chris Beliveau
M.Sc.,Geology
cbeliveau@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Cassidy Bergenthal
M.Sc., Hydrology
cjbergenthal@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Sayantan Biswas
GIS & Geoinformatics Graduate Certificate
sayantanbiswas@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Ariel Borsook
M.Sc.,Geology
borsook@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Yvette Kuiper
Alex Branda
M.Sc., Geology
abranda@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Bruce Trudgill
Eric Brown
ME, Geological Engineering
ericbrown@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
James Brown
M.Sc., Hydrology
jmbrown@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Adrienne Bryant
M.Sc., Geology
acbryant@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Colby Butcher
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
bradfordbutcher@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
Makenzie Carroll
ME, Geological Engineering
makenziecarroll@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
Nataly Chacon Buitrago
M.Sc., Geology
nchaconbuitrago@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Caleb Chappell
Ph.D., Geochemistry
jcchappell@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Robert Charnock
Ph.D., Geology
rcharnoc@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Kim Cone
Ph.D., Geology
kcone@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Richard Palin
Gabriel Constanza
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
gconstanza@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Amy Crandall
GIS & Informatics Graduate Certificate
acrandall@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Lauren Cross
Ph.D., Geology
lcross@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Bruce Trudgill
Nickolaus Damon
M.Sc., Geology
ndamon@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Monike Distefano
M.Sc., Geology
monikedistefano@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Bohrson
Arwin Dobber
Earth Resource Graduate Certificate
awdobber@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Austin Donaldson
ME, Geological Engineering
adonaldson@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
Leland Dorchester
M.Sc., Hydrology
cdorchester@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Dylan Dowden
ME, Geological Engineering
dylandowden@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Joshua Ebner
M.Sc., Geology
jebner@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Balmer Echeverry
Ph.D., Geology
becheverri@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Cole Eck
M.Sc., Geology
ececk@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Mohamed El Bahnasawy
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
melbahnasawy@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
Julia Esch
M.Sc., Hydrology
juliaesch@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Wilson Escobar
Economic Geology Graduate Certificate
wescobar@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Madelyn Eysel
GIS & Informatics Graduate Certificate
meysel@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
David Fandel
M.Sc., Geology
dfandel@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Richard Goldfarb
Noah Fleischer
M.Sc., Geology
nfleischer@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Yvette Kuiper
Pedro Francisco
Ph.D., Geology
pfrancisco@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Anne Fulton
Ph.D., Geology
annefulton@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Holley
Ian Gambill
M.Sc., Hydrology
igambill@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Stefanie Garcia-Rosabel
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
garciarosabel@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Michael Genecov
Ph.D., Geology
mgenecov@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Piret Plink-Bjorklund
Remi Germain
M.Sc., Geology
rgermain@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Yvette Kuiper
Luke Gezovich
M.Sc., Geology
lukegezovich@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Piret Plink-Bjorklund
Clark Gilbert
Ph.D., Geology
clarkgilbert@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Garrett Gissler
Ph.D., Geology
gdgissler@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. M. Stephen Enders
Andrew Graber
Ph.D., Geological Engineering
apgraber@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
Cassidy Grady
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
clgrady@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
Connor Gray
M.Sc., Geology
connorgray@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Mitchell Grimm
M.Sc., Geology
mgrimm@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Lesie Wood
Mario Guzman
Ph.D., Geology
mguzman@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Co-advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Mauk
Ryan Harmon
Ph.D., Hydrology
ryanharmon@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Andrew Heger
Ph.D., Geology
anheger@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Piret Plink-Bjorklund
Paul Henderson
PM, Mineral Exploration
phenderson@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Emma Hicks
M.Sc., Hydrology
ehicks1@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Eric Hillman
M.Sc., Geology
ehillman@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Brixhina Hirsch
GIS & Geoinformatics Graduate Certificate
bhirsch@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Becca Holmes
M.Sc., Hydrology
rholmes1@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Shiqiang Huang
Ph.D., Geology
shiqianghuang@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Kaitlin Huelse
GIS & Informatics Graduate Certificate
khuelse@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Kaitlin Huelse
M.Sc., Hydrology
khuelse@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. David Benson
Hayden Jacobson
Ph.D., Geology
jacobson@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Danica Roth
Ali Jaffri
Economic Geology Graduate Certificate
ajaffri@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Israel Jaramillo
M.Sc., Geology
jaramillo@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Lesli Wood
Jake Jefferson
M.Sc., Geology
jjefferson@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Filip Kasprowicz
M.Sc., Geology
fkasprowicz@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Matthew Keator
M.Sc., Geology
mkeator@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Scott Kennedy
M.Sc., Geology
scottkennedy@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Ashton Killen
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
ashtonkillen@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
Michael Kirschbaum
Ph.D., Geology
mkirschb@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Cankut Kondakci
Ph.D., Geology
emrecankutkondakci@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Ashton Krajnovich
Ph.D., Geological Engineering
akrajnov@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Kimberly Kusler
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
Megan Maccagnan
GIS & Geoinformatics Graduate Certificate
meganmaccagnan@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Benjamin Magnin
M.Sc., Geology
bmagnin@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Yvette Kuiper
Adam Malsam
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
amalsam@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
Rejith Raghavan Manavazhi
MP, Mineral Exploration
rmanavazhi@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Thomas Martin
Ph.D., Geology
thomasmartin@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Christopher Matson
Ph.D., Geology
matson@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Carolina Mayorga
Ph.D., Geology
lcmayorga@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Ian McBride
M.Sc., Geology
icmcbride@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Graham McClave
Ph.D., Geology
gmmcclave@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Bryan McDowell
Ph.D., Geology
bmcdowel@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Piret Plink-Bjorklund
Forrest McFarlin
Ph.D., Geology
fmcfarlin@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Leslie Wood
Shane McWilliams
M.Sc., Geology
smcwilliams@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Lesli Wood
Zach Meyer
M.Sc., Hydrology
zbmeyer@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Lauren Miller
M.Sc., Geology
laurenmiller@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Sarah Mills
ME, Geological Engineering
sarahmills@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
Rashi Modi
M.Sc., Hydrology
rashimodi@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. David Benson
Raul Montesinos
PM, Mineral Exploration
rmontesinos@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Matthew Musso
M.Sc., Geology
msmusso@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Leslie Wood
Zaid Nadhim
Ph.D., Geology
znadhim@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Lesli Wood
Selena Neale
M.Sc., Geology
skneale@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Emily Nelson
M.Sc., Hydrology
emilypnelson@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Connor Newman
Ph.D., Geochemistry
cpnewman@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Jeffrey Noll
PM, Petroleum Reservoir Systems
jnoll@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Mollie Nugent
GIS & Geoinformatics Graduate Certificate
mnugent@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Rebekah Parks
M.Sc., Geology
rparks@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Lindsey Patterson
M.Sc., Geology
lpatterson@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Jacob Peterson
Ph.D., Geochemistry
jpeterson@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
McKenzee Peterson
M.Sc., Geology
mpeterson2@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Brian Pfaff
M.Sc., Hydrology
brianpfaff@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Adrienne Marshall
Cam Phillips
ME, Geological Engineering
cameronphillips@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
Michael Pribil
Ph.D., Geochemistry
mpribil@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Cristian Puentes Alfonso
PM, Mineral Exploration
cpuentesalfonso@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Sean Rascoe
PM, Petroleum Reservoir Systems
shrascoe@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Cooper Rockwell
M.Sc., Hydrology
crockwell@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Oscar Rodriguez Novoa
Ph.D., Geology
ofrodrigueznovoa@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Holley
Anne Rosett
M.Sc., Geology
arosett@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Dessy Sapardina
Ph.D., Geology
dsapardi@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Piret Plink-Bjorklund
Danny Schmidt
Ph.D., Geology
deschmidt@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Mitchell Schneider
M.Sc., Geology
mtschneider@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Chance Seckinger
M.Sc., Geology
chanceseckinger@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Lesli Wood
Mark Settembrino
M.Sc., Hydrology
msettembrino@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Nurgali Shadiyev
MP, Mineral Exploration
nshadiyev@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Artyom Silaev
ME, Geological Engineering
asilaev@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
Leiser Silva
Ph.D., Geology
lsilva@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Lesli Wood
Hanaga Simabrata
M.Sc., Geology
simabrata@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Lesli Wood
Isaac Simon
Ph.D., Geology
isaacsimon@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Adam Simonsen
M.Sc., Geology
apsimonsen@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Jake Slawson
Ph.D., Geology
jslawson@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Piret Plink-Bjorklund
Alexa Socianu
Ph.D., Geology
asocianu@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Oscar Solis
PM, Mineral Exploration
osolis@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Emily Sparks
PM, Mineral Exploration
emilysparks@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Eric Stautberg
Ph.D., Geology
stautberg@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Valerie Strasser
Ph.D., Geology
vstrasser@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Bohrson
Drew Stump
PM, Petroleum Reservoir Systems
andrewstump@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Patrick Sullivan
Ph.D., Geology
patricksullivan@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Robin Swank
PM, Mineral Exploration
rswank@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Jared Tadla
PM, Mineral Exploration
jtadla@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Chad Taylor
M.Sc., Geology
ctaylor1@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Steve Sonnenberg
Lars Thompson
M.Sc., Hydrology
lawrencethompson@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Haley Thorson
M.Sc., Geology
haleythorson@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Bruce Trudgill
Chase Wainwright
GIS for Environmental Studies Graduate Certificate
cwainwright@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Sara Warix
Ph.D., Hydrology
swarix@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Leiaka Welcome
Ph.D., Geology
lwelcome@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Lesli Wood
Isabella West
Ph.D., Geological Engineering
igwest@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
Jenna White
GIS & Informatics Graduate Certificate
white@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Haden Wilde
GIS & Informatics Graduate Certificate
hwilde@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Andrew Wood
M.Sc., Geology
andrewwood@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Alexis Wright
Ph.D., Geology
alexiswright@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Lesli Wood
Lauren Zeeck
Ph.D., Geology
lzeeck@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Aigerim Zhumazhanova
M.Sc., Geology
azhumazhanova@mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexei Milkov