People at the Center for economic Geology Research

Leadership

Fred McLaughlin

Dr. J. Fred McLaughlin
CEGR Director


School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming
Energy Innovation Center 315
1020 E. Lewis Street, Laramie, Wyoming 82071

Office:
307-766-6855
Email: derf1@uwyo.edu 


Research Scientists


John Jiao

Zunsheng 'John' Jiao
Project Manager and Senior Geologist, Carbon Storage

Office: 307-766-6802
Email: jjiao@uwyo.edu 

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Erin H.W. Phillips
Program Manager, Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals

Office: 307-766-6800
Email: ephilli8@uwyo.edu 


Dan Eakin

Dan Eakin
Senior Research Scientist/ Geophysicist

Email: deakin@uwyo.edu

Davin Bagdonas

Davin Bagdonas
Associate Research Professional, Coal and Rare Earth Elements

Office: 307-766-6863
Email: abags@uwyo.edu 


Matt Johnson

Matthew Johnson
Associate Research Professional, Geomodeling

Office: 307-766-2859
Email: mattbj@uwyo.edu 

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Charles Nye
Senior Research Professional and Project Manager

Office: 307-766-6804
Email: cnye3@uwyo.edu 


Grant Copeland

Grant Copeland
Assistant Research Professional, Analytical Chemistry and Method Development

Office: (307) 766-6897
Email: gcopelan@uwyo.edu

Ying Yu

Ying Yu
Assistant Research Professional, Petroleum Engineering

Office: 307-766-6866
Email: yyu3@uwyo.edu 


Selena Gerace

Selena Gerace
Senior Research Professional, Community Engagement Specialist

Office: 307-766-6816
Email: sgerace@uwyo.edu  

Bob Gregory

Robert Gregory
Associate Research Professional, Mineral Resource Evaluation

Office: 307-766-6800
Email: bgregory@uwyo.edu   


Lily Jackson

Lily Jackson
Assistant Research Professional, Regional Geology

Email: lily.jackson@uwyo.edu 

Tyler Brown

Tyler Brown
Associate Research Professional, Structural Geology

Email: bgregory@uwyo.edu   

 


Tao Bai

Tao Bai
Assistant Research Professional, Geostatistical Modeling and Machine Learning

Email: tbai@uwyo.edu

Maryam Lakjaa

Maryam Lakjaa
Assistant Research Professional, Petroleum Engineering and Finance

Email: mlakjaa@uwyo.edu   

 


 
Autumn Eakin

Autumn Eakin
Associate Research Professional, Subsurface Geology 
Email: aeakin1@uwyo.edu

  

 

 

 

Students

Jordan Eichman
School of Energy Resources
University of Wyoming

 

Peng Li
Dept. of Geology & Geophysics
University of Wyoming