Graduate Students
Rami Abousleiman
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
rabousleiman@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
Yertay Abubakirov
M.Sc., Geology
yabubakirov@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexei Milkov
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
Omid Arabnia
Ph.D., Geological Engineering
arabnia@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
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
Fern Beetle-Moorcroft
M.Sc., Hydrology
fbeetlemoorcroft@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Matthew Belobraydic
Ph.D.,Geology
mbelobra@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Piret Plink-Bjorklund
Biscayart, Pedro
MP, Petroleum Reservoir Systems
pbiscayart@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Steve Sonnenberg
Jennifer Blake
M.Sc., Geology
jenniferblake@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Courtney Bone
M.Sc., Geology
cbone@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Edward Bonner
M.Sc., Geology
ebonner@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. M. Stephen Enders
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
John (Wesley) Buchanan
Ph.D., Geology
jbuchana@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Yvette Kuiper
Sebastian Cardona
Ph.D., Geology
scardona@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Leslie Wood
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
Jacqueline Colborne
Ph.D., Geology
jcolborne@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Kim Cone
Ph.D., Geology
kcone@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Richard Palin
Trevor Copple
M.Sc., Geology
tcopple@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Richard Palin
Lauren Cross
Ph.D., Geology
lcross@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Bruce Trudgill
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
Krisjanis Draguns
MP, Mineral Exploration
kdraguns@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Nicole Hurtig
Jarred Dull
M.Sc., Underground Construction and Tunneling
jdull@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
Jason Eliassen
M.Sc., Geology
jeliassen@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Sonia Ellison
M.Sc., Geology
sellison@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Yvette Kuiper
Aaron Engers
M.Sc., Hydrology
aaronengers@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
David Fandel
M.Sc., Geology
dfandel@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Richard Goldfarb
Lyndsey Fisher
M.Sc., Geochemistry
lyfisher@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Noah Fleischer
M.Sc., Geology
nfleischer@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Yvette Kuiper
Mary Forrester
Ph.D., Hydrology
mforrest@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Reed Maxwell
Michael Genecov
Ph.D., Geology
mgenecov@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
Alden Griffin
M.Sc., Geology
aldengriffin@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Leslie Wood
Evan Gross
M.Sc., Geology
egross@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zane Jobe
Mario Guzman
Ph.D., Geology
mguzman@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Co-advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Mauk
Brian Hankins
M.Sc., Geology
hankins@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Mark Hansford
Ph.D., Geology
hansford@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Piret Plink-Bjorklund
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
Lauren Herbert
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
lherbert@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
David Hernandez Uribe
Ph.D., Geology
dhernandezuribe@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Richard Palin
David Hillix
PM, Petroleum Reservoir Systems
dhillix@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Zachary Hollon
Ph.D., Geology
zhollon@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Pengfei Hou
Ph.D., Geology
phou@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Leslie Wood
Shiqiang Huang
Ph.D., Geology
shiqianghuang@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Zhaoshan Chang
Zhi Huang
PM, Minerals
huangzhi@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
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
Alexander Jones
M.Sc., Geochemistry
akjones@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Jacob Jones
M.Sc., Hydrology
jjones1@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. David Benson
Jeongsu Kang
MP, Petroleum Reservoir Systems
jeongsukang@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Cahill Kelleghan
M.Sc., Geology
cahillkelleghan@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
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
Miranda Lehman
M.Sc., Geology
mlehman@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Richard Palin
Haipeng Li
Ph.D., Geology
haipengli@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Plink-Bjorklund
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
Kelsey Livingston
M.Sc., Geology
klivingston@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Ben Lowry
Ph.D., Geology
blowry@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Timothy MacIntyre
Ph.D., Geology
tmacinty@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexander Gysi
Co-advisor: Dr. Murray Hitzman
Asha Mahatma
M.Sc., Geology
amahatma@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Yvette Kuiper
Steven Maliner-Colvin
MP, Mineral Exploration
slmalinercolvin@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Nicole Hurtig
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. Leslie Wood
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
Ligia (Carolina) Mayorga
Ph.D., Geology
lcmayorga@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Jeromy McChesney
M.Sc., Geology
jemcches@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
John Morgan
MP, Petroleum Reservoir Systems
jomorgan@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Matthew Musso
M.Sc., Geology
msmusso@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Leslie Wood
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
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
Rania Eldam Pommer
Ph.D., Geology
reldam@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Logan Powell
M.Sc., Geology
powell@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Yvette Kuiper
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
Kyle Radach
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
kradach@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
Lisa Reeves
M.Sc., Geology
lreeves@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
David Rey
Ph.D., Hydrology
drey@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Savannah Rice
M.Sc., Geology
savannahrice@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Bruce Trudgill
Ariel Rickel
M.Sc., Hydrology
arickel@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
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
Martin Roth
M.Sc., Hydrology
maroth@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Samuel Rumel
M.Sc., Geology
srumel@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
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
Heather Schovanec
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
hschovan@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
Chance Seckinger
M.Sc., Geology
chanceseckinger@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Leslie Wood
Stephen Semmens
Ph.D., Geological Engineering
ssemmens@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Wendy Zhou
Allison Severson
Ph.D., Geology
aseverson@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Yvette Kuiper
Matthew Shaw
M.Sc., Geology
mjshaw@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Dustin Shockley
MP, Mineral Exploration
dshockley@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Nicole Hurtig
Sankhaneel Sinha
Ph.D., Geological Engineering
sankhaneelsinha@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
John Snodgrass
M.Sc., Geology
johnsnodgrass@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexei Milkov
Alexa Socianu
Ph.D., Geology
asocianu@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Patrick Sullivan
M.Sc., Geology
patricksullivan@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg
Kenneth Swift Bird
Ph.D., Hydrology
kswiftbird@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Kamini Singha
Jackson Swilley
M.Sc., Hydrology
jswilley@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Reed Maxwell
(Jan) Tadsuda Taksavasu
Ph.D., Geology
ttaksavasu@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Chad Taylor
PM, Petroleum Reservoir Systems
ctaylor1@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Steve Sonnenberg
William Taylor
Ph.D., Geology
williamtaylor@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Matthew Tello
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
mtello@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
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
David Thul
Ph.D., Geology
dthul@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. J. Rick Sarg
Christopher Van Hoozen
Ph.D., Geochemistry
cvanhoozen@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexander Gysi
Nicole Vandaele
M.Sc., Hydrology
nvandaele@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexis Sitchler
Claire VandeYacht
ME, Geological Engineering
clairevandeycht@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
Claire Vavrus
M.Sc., Geology
cvavrus@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Danica Roth
Cory Wallace
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
cswallace@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Paul Santi
Luke Weidner
M.Sc., Geological Engineering
weidner@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr .Paul Santi
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
Clayton Williams
M.Sc., Underground Construction and Tunneling
cmwilliams@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Gabriel Walton
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
Patrick Wood
M.Sc., Geology
pwood@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Co-advisor: Dr. Eric Anderson
Alexis Wright
Ph.D., Geology
alexiswright@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Leslie Wood
Zhaoxun (Nancy) Yang
Ph.D., Geochemistry
zyang2@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Alexander Gysi
Sywei (Vicky) Yeap
M.Sc., Geology
syeap@mymail.mines.edu
Advisor: Dr. Stephen Sonnenberg