Faculty and Staff
Department Leadership
Paul Sava
Professor, C.H. Green Chair of Exploration Geophysics
Interim Department Head
psava@mines.edu
303-384-2362
Brandon Dugan
Associate Professor and Baker Hughes Chair in Petrophysics & Borehole Geophysics
Associate Department Head
dugan@mines.edu
303-273-3512
Academic Faculty
Yaoguo Li
Professor and Director Center for Gravity, Electrical, and Magnetic Studies (CGEM)
ygli@mines.edu
303-273-3510
Roel Snieder
Professor and W.M. Keck Distinguished Chair in Professional Development
rsnieder@mines.edu
303-273-3456
Ali Tura
Professor and Director Reservoir Characterization Project (RCP)
alitura@mines.edu
303-273-3454
Joint Appointment Faculty
Kamini Singha
Rank - Professor and Ben Fryrear Endowed Chair for Innovation and Excellence
Department - Geology and Geological Engineering
Email - ksingha@mines.edu
Phone - 303-273-3822
Danica Roth
Rank - Assistant Professor
Department - Geology and Geological Engineering
Email - droth@mines.edu
Phone - 303-273-3802
Research Faculty
Adjunct Faculty
Timothy Collett
Adjunct Faculty
Senior Scientist, USGS
303-236-5731
tcollett@usgs.gov
Gavin Hayes
Adjunct Faculty
NEIC Research Seismologist, USGS
303-273-8421
ghayes@usgs.gov
Morgan Moschetti
Adjunct Faculty
Research Geophysicist, USGS
Geologic Hazards Science Center
mmoschetti@usgs.gov
Ryan North
Adjunct Faculty
Principal Geophysicist,
Olson Engineering
970-718-0085
rnorth@mines.edu
Nathaniel Putzig
Adjunct Faculty
Senior Scientist, PSI
720-549-8836
nputzig@mines.edu
Andreas Rueger
Adjunct Faculty
arueger@mines.edu
Diane Witters
Adjunct Faculty
303-273-3408
dwitters@mines.edu
Emeritus Faculty
Thomas M. Boyd
Emeritus Associate Professor
tboyd@mines.edu
Thomas L. Davis
University Emeritus Professor
tdavis@mines.edu
Dave Hale
Emeritus Professor
dhale@mines.edu
Ken Larner
University Emeritus Professor
klarner@mines.edu
Gary R. Olhoeft
Emeritus Professor
golhoeft@mines.edu
Terence K. Young
Emeritus Professor
tkyoung@mines.edu
