The Montana Tech Geological Engineering IAB mission is to support the department's program to provide students a quality education that presents accepted engineering theory and historical standards as well as current industry best practices. The IAB will provide the department guidance and technical expertise from current industry representatives and will support the GeoE Program through specific objectives.
The current members of the IAB are listed below.
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Russ J. Sheets, PE, IAB Chair, Barr Engineering, Bismarck, ND
Christina Isakson and Steve Bundrock, IAB past co-chairs
Dr. Chris Gammons, Professor
Dr. Mary McLaughlin, Professor
Dr. Mohammadhossein Sadeghiamirshahidi, Assistant Professor
Dr. Larry N. Smith, Professor
Dr. Glenn D. Shaw, Professor
April Degel (2020)
TBA
Whit Adams, Hecla Mining Company's Greens Creek Mine
Brock Bolin, Newmont Mining Corporation
Steve Bundrock
John Connors, P.E., Montana DNRC Water Resource Division, Helena, MT
Renee Doyle, Rio Tinto-Goron Operations Mine
Brian Erickson, Hecla Mining Company's Greens Creek Mine
David J. Erickson, PG, CPG, Water & Environmental Technologies, Butte, MT
Jane Fillmore, Tronox Alkalai
Leigh Freeman, Leigh Freeman Consultancy and Blue Sun Energy
Dr. Ennis P. Geraghty, Stillwater Mining Company, Absarokee, MT
Lauren Gordon, ENGEO Inc., San Ramon, CA
Mike Hatten
Bill Henne, Pioneer Technical Services, Butte, MT
Christina Isakson
Radford Langston
Greg Lorenson, P.E., Hydrometrics, Helena, MT
Duane Matt, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Dr. John J. Metesh, Director and State Geologist Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Butte, MT
Lica Milodragovich, Quigg Brothers, Inc.
David Musselman, Day & Zimmermann
Ericka Sholey Bartlett, Imerys Talc Yellowstone Mine
Scott Steinberg, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
John Trudnowski, Water & Environmental Technologies, Butte, MT