Richard P. Esser Geochronology Laboratory Technician New Mexico Geochronology Research Laboratory New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 801 Leroy Place Socorro NM 87801-4796 (505) 835-5271 lab (505) 835-5217 office (505) 835-6333 fax esser@mailhost.nmt.edu

Education

• B.S., 1992, Northland College, Geology.

• M.S., 1995, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Geochemistry.

  • Thesis: ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar Geochronology of Mt. Erebus, Antarctica

Employment History

• 40Ar/39Ar Laboratory Technician at the New Mexico Geochronology Research Laboratory, 1996-present
• Field Assistant, Antarctica (for NSF OPP-9814428), Winter, 1999
• Investigator, Antarctica (for NSF OPP-), Winter, 1998
• Field Assistant, Antarctica (for NSF OPP-9527373), Winter, 1996
• Consultant, New Mexico Bureau of Mines, Spring, 1996
• Research Assistant, New Mexico Tech, 1994-1995
• Field Assistant, Antarctica (for NSF OPP-9316505), Winter, 1995
• Teaching Assistant, New Mexico Tech, Fall, 1994
• Field Assistant (Hawaii), New Mexico Tech, Summer, 1994

Specialties:

• Argon Geochronology
  • Excess Argon
• Volcanology
• High Vacuum Equipment
• Macintosh Computers

Current Projects:

• Antarctic Geology
  • Geochronology of Gondwana Magmatism (Ferrar Large Igneous Province)
  • Geochronology of The Pleiades Volcanic Center
  • Blue Ice Tephra Study
  • Geochronology of Mt. Erebus Volcano
• Argon laboratory development
  • website
  • vacuum hardware upgrade

Publications and Abstracts

Vitae

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