Staff Directory

Administration

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Harvey Thorleifson
Director & Professor
Phone
612-626-2150
E-mail
thorleif@umn.edu
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Barbara A. Lusardi
Associate Director, Quaternary Geologist, & Outreach Coordinator
Phone
612-626-5119
E-mail
lusar001@umn.edu
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Anthony (Tony) C. Runkel
Lead Geologist & Phanerozoic Geologist
Phone
612-626-1822
E-mail
runke001@umn.edu

Administrative Support Staff

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Beth Hagel
Finance Professional
Phone
612-626-1741
E-mail
bhagel@umn.edu
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Karyn L. Schaar
Principal Accounts Specialist
Phone
612-626-2969
E-mail
klbuss@umn.edu

Editor

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Lori Robinson
Editor
Phone
612-626-3369
E-mail
robin126@umn.edu

Glacial Geology (Quaternary)

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Maximiliano Bezada Diaz
Quaternary Geologist
Phone
612-625-3507
E-mail
mbezadad@umn.edu
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Emma S. Collins
Quaternary Geologist
Phone
612-626-7429
E-mail
coll1341@umn.edu
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Daniel R. Conrad
Quaternary Geologist
Phone
612-626-4819
E-mail
dconrad@umn.edu
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Angela S. Gowan
Quaternary Geologist
Phone
612-626-6451
E-mail
gowa0001@umn.edu
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Ethan Kurak
Quaternary Geologist
Phone
612-626-6744
E-mail
kurak006@umn.edu
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Barbara A. Lusardi
Associate Director, Quaternary Geologist, & Outreach Coordinator
Phone
612-626-5119
E-mail
lusar001@umn.edu
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Jennifer McDonald
Quaternary Geologist
Phone
612-626-4067
E-mail
jmhorton@umn.edu
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Gary N. Meyer
Quaternary Geologist
Phone
612-626-4976
E-mail
meyer015@umn.edu
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Maurice Nguyen
Quaternary Geologist
Phone
612-626-5437
E-mail
nguyenm@umn.edu
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Angela J. Radke
Quaternary Geologist
Phone
612-626-2495
E-mail
berth084@d.umn.edu
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Harvey Thorleifson
Director & Professor
Phone
612-626-2150
E-mail
thorleif@umn.edu

Sedimentary Bedrock Geology (Paleozoic & Mesozoic)

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Anthony (Tony) C. Runkel
Lead Geologist & Phanerozoic Geologist
Phone
612-626-1822
E-mail
runke001@umn.edu
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Andrew J. Retzler
Phanerozoic Geologist
Phone
612-626-3895
E-mail
aretzler@umn.edu
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Julia Steenberg
Phanerozoic Geologist
Phone
612-626-4791
E-mail
jsteenb@umn.edu

Igneous & Metamorphic Bedrock Geology (Precambrian)

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Amy R. Block
Precambrian Geologist
Phone
612-626-4434
E-mail
rada0042@d.umn.edu
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Eric Nowariak
Precambrian Geologist
Phone
612-626-3379
E-mail
nowar005@d.umn.edu
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Allison Severson
Precambrian Geologist
Phone
612-626-1830
E-mail
sever270@d.umn.edu

Geophysics & Geochemistry

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Aaron Hirsch
Geophysicist
Phone
612-626-4028
E-mail
ahirsch@umn.edu
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Richard Lively
Geochemistry
Phone
612-626-3103
E-mail
lively@umn.edu

Geologic Information Science (GIS)

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Corey Betchwars
Geologic Information Scientist
Phone
612-626-8811
E-mail
betch038@umn.edu
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Sarah Francis
Geologic Information Scientist
Phone
612-626-6901
E-mail
franc944@umn.edu
Jacqueline Hamilton
Jacqueline Hamilton
Geologic Information Scientist
Phone
612-626-8292
E-mail
stub0035@umn.edu
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Richard Lively
Geologic Information Scientist
Phone
612-626-3103
E-mail
lively@umn.edu

County Well Index (CWI) Database

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Emily J. Bauer
Information Systems Geology
Phone
612-626-0909
E-mail
bauer010@umn.edu
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Jarrod Cicha
Subsurface Geologic Information Specialist
Phone
612-626-4108
E-mail
cich0060@morris.umn.edu
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Jordan A. Mayer
Subsurface Geologic Field Specialist
Phone
612-626-4555
E-mail
jmayer@umn.edu

Field Technicians

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Clare Johnson
Senior Laboratory Technician
Phone
612-626-1066
E-mail
joh13381@umn.edu
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Jordan Van Berkel
Senior Laboratory Technician
Phone
612-626-2672
E-mail
jvanberk@umn.edu

Emeritus Staff

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David L. Southwick
Director Emeritus
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Paul W. Weiblen
Professor Emeritus
Phone
612-626-7549
E-mail
pweib@umn.edu