STUDENTS Current Graduate Students and their projects Dustin Jensen M.S. (in progress) Geosciences/Geology Thesis Project: Applications of portable XRF analysis of secondary Mn-oxides to mineral exploration and environmental geochemistry. Dustin doing field work in the hills north of Basin, MT. Capri Gillam M.S. (in progress) Geosciences/Hydrogeology Thesis Project: Biogeochemical cycling of carbon in a subalpine headwater stream and riparian zone. Capri processing a sample of soil water in the lab. Allison Brown M.S. (in progress) Geosciences/Hydrogeological Engineering. Nonthesis Research Project: Developing a numerical model for the limnology of the Berkeley Pit Lake. Amber McGivern M.S. (in progress) Geosciences/Hydrogeological Engineering. Non-thesis Research Project: Geosciences/Hydrogeological Engineering Geochemistry of surface water and ground water in the Continental Pit, Butte, MT.
George Williams M.S. (in progress) Geosciences/Geochemistry Thesis Project: Geochemistry of natural acid rock drainage and ferricrete samples in the Judith Mountains, Montana. George is working part-time as a Chemistry Instructor at Montana Tech while he finishes his M.S. thesis. George collecting a sample of naturally acidic water in the Judith Mountains. Pat Haley M.S. (in progress) Geosciences/Hydrogeological Engineering. Thesis Project: Using water isotopes to constrain the hydrogeology of the Nyack floodplain aquifer, Montana. Tessa Saylors M.S. (in progress), Geosciences/ Geology Thesis Project: In-situ remediation of an abandoned tailings deposit in the Rochester District, Beaverhead County, Montana. Tessa is working for the US-BLM in Montana. Tessa at her field site in SW Montana. Recently completed MS degrees Katie Petteys- M.S. (2013) Geosciences/Hydrogeological Engineering. Non-thesis Research Project: Geochemistry of stream water and ferricretes in Collar Gulch, Judith Mountains, MT. Katie now works as a hydrogeological engineer for the U.S.D.A. Forest Service in NW Montana.
Amanda Griffith M.S. (2013) Geosciences/Geology Thesis Project: Paragenesis and fluid inclusion study of epithermal precious metal veins at the Drumlummon Mine, Marysville, Montana. Amanda works as a geologist for Montana Resources Inc. in Butte. Amanda using the Scanning Electron Microscopy in the Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering at Montana Tech. Bill Henne M.S., 2011, Geosciences/ Hydrogeological Engineering Thesis Project: Using chemical and isotopic tracers to track biogeochemical processes under ice cover at Georgetown Lake, Montana. Bill is now working as an engineer in Butte, MT, for Pioneer Technical Services. Bill collecting water samples at Georgetown Lake Josh White M.S. 2012, Geosciences/Geology Thesis Project: Paragenesis of cobalt and nickel at the Black Butte stratiform Cu-Co deposit, MT. Josh is now working as an exploration geologist for Kinross Gold Inc.
Josh Lee M.S., 2012, Geosciences/ Hydrogeological Engineering Thesis Project: Geochemistry of arsenic in Warm Springs Ponds. Josh is now working as an engineer for Shannon-Wilson in the Seattle area. Josh getting ready to deploy some seepage meters into the ponds John Lamsma M.S., 2012, Geosciences/Geology Thesis Project: Economic geology of the eastern margin of the Continental porphyry deposit, Butte. John is now working as a geologist for Tech Cominco at their Pend Oreille Pb-Zn mine in Idaho. Lauren Gordon M.S., 2011, Geosciences/Hydrogeological Engineering. Non-thesis research project: Comparison of sediment pore-water chemistry in ponds underlain by mine tailings vs. natural soil: Warm Springs Ponds, Montana. Lauren is now working in Helena MT for CDM-Smith as a hydrogeological engineer. Lauren collecting a sediment core through the ice at Warm Springs Ponds
Mike Peet M.S. 2011, Geosciences/ Geology Thesis Project: Structural geology of the Continental porphyry Cu- Mo deposit, Butte, MT. Mike lives in Butte, MT and does consulting exploration geology for John Childs and Associates. Mike at an overlook of the Butte mines. Jill Sotendahl M.S., 2012, Geosciences/ Geology Thesis Project: Geology of the Madison Gold Cu-Au skarn deposit, Silver Star, Montana. Jill now lives and works in Butte, MT, and has a job as a mine geologist for International Silver. Jill underground at her field site near Silver Star, Montana. Garrett Smith M.S. 2010, Geosciences, Geochemistry Thesis Project: Stable isotopes of dissolved oxygen in the Nyack floodplain, Middle Fork Flathead River, Montana. Garrett now works as a hydrogeologist here in Butte for the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology. Garrett and Dr. Steve Parker collecting a groundwater sample at Nyack.
John Babcock - MS (in progress) Geosciences/ Hydrogeology - Diel cycling of nutrient concentrations and stable isotope compositions in Silver Bow Creek. John now works in Butte, MT, as a hydrogeologist with Water Environmental Technologies (WET). John (left) and Brian Kuhn sampling nutrients in Silver Bow Creek. Shawn Kuzara MS 2011, Geosciences/Hydrogeology - Thesis Project: Groundwatersurface water interaction along the Stillwater River near Absaroke, Montana. Shawn works as a hydrogeologist for the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology in Billings, MT. Shawn on a float down her field area, the Stillwater River.
Dean Snyder M.S., 2011, Geosciences/Geology - Thesis Project: Vertical gradients in geochemistry of flooded underground mine workings in Butte, Montana. Dean works as a hydrogeologist/ geochemist for the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology in Butte, MT. Dean sampling mine shaft water in the Orphan Girl Mine. John Kill Eagle M.S., 2009, Geosciences/ Hydrogeology - Thesis Project: Application of a continuous tracer injection test to investigate acid mine drainage in Swift Gulch, Little Rocky Mountains, Montana. John injecting fluorescent dye into Swift Gulch. Keri Petritz, M.S., 2008, Environmental Engineering Thesis Project: Chemistry and resource recovery potential of flooded mine water in the Belmont underground mine, Butte, Montana. Keri now works at Montana Tech as an instructor with the Freshmen Engineering program. Keri on a field trip to Yellowstone.