FACULTY
FORMER GRADUATE STUDENTS
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Dr. Jennie Cook – Ph.D. 2010, M.S. 2005 (University of Tenn.)
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Dissertation: "Micromechanical effects of cement on deformation of porous granular media: laboratory studies and example of the San Gregorio Fault, California"
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Melodie French – M.S. 2010
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M.S. Thesis: "Mechanical controls on natural hydraulic fracture initiaion in porous granluar media"
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Evan Earnest Heckler – M.S. 2010
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M.S. Thesis: Fabric development in the Mt. Isa inlier, Australia
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JoAnn Gage – M.S. 2007
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M.S. Thesis: "Rheologic controls and rock magnetic consequences of formation of late-stage shear zones in the Arunta Inlier, Central Australia"
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Kathy Staffier – M.S. 2007
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"Field and microstructural investigation of plagioclase deformation behavior in granulite facies rocks, Mt. Hay, central Australia"
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Dr. Jennifer Wilson – Ph.D. 2004 (New Mexico Tech)
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Dissertation: "Petrophysical Controls on Deformation and Fluid-Fault Interaction in the Ignimbrite Sequences at Los Alamos, NM and Busted Butte, NV"
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Visiting Scientist at University of Texas, Austin
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Dr. Geoffrey Rawling – Ph.D. 2002 (NMT)
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Dissertation: "Fault-zone architecture and permeability structure of faults in poorly lithified sediments"
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Geologist at New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
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J. Matthew Herrin – M.S. 2001 (NMT)
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M.S. Thesis: "Structural characterization of small-displacement faults in poorly lithified sand, and implications for fluid flow"
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Postdoctoral Researcher at McGill University
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Erwin Melis – M.S. 2001 (NMT)
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M.S. Thesis: "Middle Proterozoic metamorphism and deformation in the Pecos Complex, New Mexico"
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Completing Ph.D. at University of Maine at Orono
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Scott Cooper – M.S. 2000 (NMT; Co-Advised with Dr. John Lorenz)
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M.S. Thesis: "Deformation within a basement-cored anticline: Teapot Dome, Wyoming"
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Geologist at Sandia National Laboratories
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Rose-Anna Behr – M.S. 1999 (NMT)
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M.S. Thesis: "Structural and thermochronological constraints on the movement history of the Montosa Fault, central New Mexico"
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Interpreter with Pennsylvania Park Service
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Michiel Heynekamp – M.S. 1998 (NMT)
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M.S. Thesis: "Controls on fault-zone architecture in poorly lithified sediments, Rio Grande Rift, New Mexico: Implications for fault-zone permeability and fluid flow"
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Co-Owner of Socorro Spring Brew Pub
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Joseph Marcoline – M.S. 1997 (NMT; Co-Advised with Dr. Matt Heizler and Dr. Steven Ralser)
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M.S. Thesis: "Field, petrographic, and 40Ar/39Ar constraints on the tectonic history of the central Manzano Mountains, central New Mexico"
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Working on Ph.D. in Hydrology at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
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Kurt Vollbrecht – M.S. 1997 (NMT)
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M.S. Thesis: "Constraints on the timing and character of deformation and metamorphism in the San Andres Mountains of south-central New Mexico"
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Geologist with New Mexico Environment Department
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John Abbott – M.S. 1995 (NMT)
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M.S. Thesis: "Constraints on the deformational history of the Tijeras Cañoncito Fault System, north-central New Mexico"
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Geologist at SAIC, Atlanta, Georgia
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Mary Amelia Walker – M.S. 1995 (NMT)
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M.S. Thesis: "Structural interpretation of the Morenci Mining District, Greenlee County, Arizona"
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Geologist at Phelps-Dodge, Morenci, Arizona
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Terry Pollock – M.S. 1994 (NMT)
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M.S. Thesis: "Evidence for the relative timing and character of Proterozoic deformation and metamorphism in the Ladron Mountains, New Mexico"
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Consulting Geologist in Colorado
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