Alumni News - items received in 2004

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David V. LeMone (BS Geology '55) lemone at geo.utep.edu
December 8, 2004
   After NMT, received MS in Geology from University of Arizona in 1958 and PhD in Geology from Michigan State University in1964. Have been a university professor for the past 43 years, and retired this year. Current activity is working on some papers for Waste Management and a group paper on extraterrestrial life systems.

Jim Johnston (MS Geophysics '78) jim.johnston at exxonmobil.com
April 22, 2004
   Have been living in Moscow, Russia, since November 2003. I'm the geoscience coordinator for the exploration efforts in the country -- the assignment is to last ~ 3 years, but who knows for sure. Currently our most advanced project is offshore Sakhalin Island. Adjusting to Russian winter -- doing lots of cross-country skiing; museums, opera, concerts . . .

David A. Caldwell (MS Geology '89) dcaldwell at nevadapacificgold.com
August 2, 2004
   Since 1997 my partners and I have been building a gold exploration company based out of Elko, NV. In 1999 we took the Company public, and we are currently trading on the Toronto Ventures Exchange. Early in 2004 we purchased our first producing gold mine in Sinaloa, Mexico, and hired a Techie (Zach Hibdon, BS Geology 2004) to help us as the Company grows towards becoming an intermediate producer.

Steven D. Craigg (MS Geology '80) sdcragg at usgs.gov
August 23, 2004

• 1980-1989: USGS, Albuquerque, New Mexico
• 1989-1992: USGS, Reston, Virginia
• 1992-1996: USGS, Helena, Montana
• 1996-Present: USGS, Atlanta/Norcross, Georgia

Leel Knowles, Jr. (BS Geology '83, BS Geological Engineering '83) lknowles at usgs.gov
January 27, 2004
   Graduated from UF in 1988 with Master Of Engineering/Environmental Engineering with emphasis on Water Resource Management. Hired by USGS in 1988.

Luis (Lopez) Lopton (BS Geology Dec '85) luis.lopton at comcast.net
May 27, 2004
   Recently separated after 15 years. Adopted 2 children (now 11 and 14 years old). Have worked in the economic development and fair housing arena for the past 8 years. Love the job!!!

Charles Martell (MS Geology '82) cmartell at indigopool.com
August 25, 2004
   Technical project manager of online Data Rooms used for acquisition / divestiture of oil properties for IndigoPool, a business unit of Schlumberger.

Curtis Smith (BS Geology '85) crsmith at scgov.net
January 17, 2004
   I obtained licensure as a Florida Professional Geologist last May. Last October I was promoted to Project Scientist in Sarasota County's Coastal Resources Program; my role now being to develop and manage shoreline and coastal habitat restoration projects. I'm preparing for my 4th trip to Romania to visit my wife's family. Son Kyle is now 5, and on his first basketball team. It's just priceless.

Errol Watson (BS Geophysics '81, BS Mathematics '82) errol.watson at navy.mil
July 21, 2004
   Married, 2 girls ages 10 and 6.
I have been with the DoD from 1985 after a 2-year stint with Schlumberger. One of my first projects was developing solutions for radar refraction corrections caused by temperature inversion at the Navy sea range and designing digital Kalman filters. Later on, I developed solutions and algorithm for Instantantaneos Impact Prediction (IIP). Curently, I am technical team leader for DoD Test and Training Enabling Architecture (TENA) range integration instrumentation interface, lead object model developer for GPS, team leader for Joint National Tactical Capability (JNTC) object model development.

Mary L. Urquhart (BS Geophysics '92, BS Physics '92) urquhart at utdallas.edu
June 2004
   Received MS and PhD in Astrophysical, Planetary, and Atmospheric Sciences from Colorado University. Here is her webpage from CU. She is now at University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Urquhart was recently named to NASA's Mars Education Panel.

Nathalie Nicole (Derrick) Brandes (BS Geology '99, MS Geology Dec '02) eclogite at pasty.com
August 5, 2004
   I have begun working at the University of Nevada Las Vegas as the Graduate Affairs Coordinator for the College of Sciences. It is great to be back in the desert!

Paul T. Brandes (BS Geology '01) eclogite at pasty.com
February 22, 2004
   Since I graduated from NMT in 2001, I married Nathalie Derrick (BS Geology '99, MS Geology '02) in the Mineral Museum two days after graduation. We then moved to Upper Michigan where I took a job at the Quincy Mine in Hancock giving underground geologic tours of the mine, interviewing potential new mine guides, and generally making sure the mine is safe for daily use. I have also worked as an independent consultant for International Paper and chaired "Keweenaw Week," a week long gathering of rockhounds, geologists, and noted speakers from around the world. In January 2003 I began studying for my Masters Degree in Geology at Michigan Technological University in Houghton where my thesis is on the secondary mineralization of the Keweenaw Peninsula and how it relates to copper sulfide emplacement. With luck, I hope to be graduating in May 2004 (cross my fingers. . .).

Timothy Callahan (MS Geochemistry '95, PhD Hydrology Dec '01) callahan at cofc.edu
February 27, 2004
   Married to Alyssa Olson, (MS Hydrology '02)

Johnnie Lyman (BS Geology '03) johnnie at nmt.edu
June 8, 2004
   I am starting my Ph.D. this fall at Scripps Oceanographic Institution in La Jolla, CA. I will be studying ocean floor geology and paleoclimatology.

David C. Wilson (PhD EES-Geophysics '04) davew at nmt.edu
May 28, 2004
   Dave and Jen Wilson (PhD Candidate in Geology at NMT) have a new baby!

Jeff Winick (MS Geochemistry '01) Jeffrey.A.Winick at mwhglobal.com
August 27, 2004
   After almost 4 years working in the isotope labs at the USGS in denver, I have left to accept a position as a hydrologist in ski town USA. Our small satellite office services global clients in the mining industry. Outside of work, I spend most of my time hiking and mountain biking around town. The first snow of the year fell today actually. So those activities will shift over to the snow-sport side very shortly. If you come through steamboat, drop me a line!