Coal Section Staff

David Morse, Ph.D., Section Head

• Coal Bed Methane
• Visitor Information: Point of Contact

Andrew Anderson, B.S.

C. Chenoweth, B.S.

• Mined Out Areas, Mine Maps and Directories
• Mine history and production history
• Digital archiving of old mine photographs
• Coal resource assessment/GIS mapping

Melissa Chou, Ph.D.

• Energy and environmental chemistry
• Environmental engineering
• Coal properties
• Boiler corrosion
• Value-added applications of coal combustion by-products

Scott Elrick, M.S.

• Coal Stratigraphic Database
• Coal geology and stratigraphy
• Mined Out Areas, Mine Maps and Directories
• Mine geology studies
• Mine visits
• Computer technology

Russ Jacobson, M.S.

• Geological mapping
• Paleozoic and Mesozoic Stratigraphy and Coal Geology
• Vertebrate Paleontology—dinosaurs
• Paleozoic invertebrate paleontology
• Geoscience Education Programs

Chris Korose, B.S.

• GIS Mapping
• Coal resource assessment
• Mining Geology
• Mined Out Areas, Mine Maps and Directories
• Database development and programing

Andrew Louchios, B.S.

• Coal Stratigraphic Database
• Coal geology and stratigraphy
• Mined Out Areas, Mine Maps and Directories
• Mine geology studies
• Mine visits

Alan Myers, B.S.

• Mined Out Areas, Mine Maps and Directories
• Coal geology and stratigraphy

W. John Nelson, M.S.

• Structural Geology
• Coal Mine Geology
• Geological Mapping
• Paleozoic stratigraphy

Jennifer Obrad, M.S.

• Mined Out Areas, Mine Maps and Directories
• Coal geology and stratigraphy