Faculty seeking graduate students for Fall 2024
Below is a list of earth science and engineering faculty from the Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, and the Nevada Seismological Laboratory that are seeking graduate students to start in fall 2024. For further information, please reach out to the individual faculty member. More information on the faculty can be found on the department faculty page.
Dr. Wenrong Cao
Seeking an M.S. student to work on a project related to the tectonic and magmatic evolution of the Sierra Nevada.
Dr. Simon Jowitt
Seeking multiple M.S. and Ph.D. students in the CREG program to work on economic geology and mineral economics projects focused on a variety of topics.
Dr. Andrew Zuza
Seeking one to two M.S. or Ph.D. students for multiple projects related to structural geology and tectonics, based around field mapping, structural analysis, and relevant analytical methods (geochronology, microstructure, thermochronology, etc). Focus areas may include extensional or contractional geologic settings.