Item talk:Q45504

USGS Staff Profile:

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   name: Companhia de Pesquisa de Recursos Minerais (Geological Survey of Brazil)
 - '@type': Organization
   name: Geological Survey of Canada, Geoscience Australia
 - '@type': Organization
   name: Goskomzemgeodezkadastr (Geological Survey of Uzbekistan)
 - '@type': Organization
   name: NASA Ames
 - '@type': Organization
   name: Solar System Exploration Resource Virtual Institute (SSERVI)
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   abstract: Research Geologist with the Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics
     Science Center
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   abstract: Josh Coyan is a Research Geologist at the Geology, Mineral, Energy,
     and Geophysics (GMEG) Science Center. He received a M.S. and Ph.D. in geology
     from Arizona State University. Since joining the USGS in 2016, Josh has devoted
     his career to studying resource assessments and specializes in geostatistics.
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   abstract: Presently Josh's research focuses on predicting and understanding the
     distribution of critical minerals and valuable resources on Earth, Mars, and
     the Lunar surface!Josh is a geologist who works at the USGS Spokane Office,
     Spokane, Washington. He provides expertise in, structural geology, statistics,
     two-, three-, and four- dimension modeling, and machine learning. His recent
     work includes a tungsten resource assessment in the Great Basin, platinum group
     elements in the Duluth Complex of the Mid-Continent Rift, and subsurface geometry
     in southwest Montana.He is also a co-investigator for the Solar System Exploration
     Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI), Resources for Exploration & Science of
     OUR Cosmic Environment (RESOURCE) project and NASAs Volatiles Investigating
     Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) project.
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 email: jcoyan@usgs.gov
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   name: Ph.D. degree, Geological Sciences, Arizona State University, 2011.
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   name: M.S. degree, Geology, Arizona State University, 2005.
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   name: B.S. degree, Geology, Arizona State University, 2003.
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     name: Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
     url: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/gmeg
   roleName: Research Geologist
   startDate: '2024-05-10T20:42:43.173614'
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   name: 2016 - Present, Research Geologist, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics
     Science Center, Spokane WA.
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   additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
   name: 2011-2016 Exploration and Development Geologist, Chevron Corporation, Houston,
     TX.
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   name: Geostatistics Modeling
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   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: Machine Learning
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   member:
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     name: U.S. Geological Survey
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   startDate: '2024-05-10T20:42:43.170225'
 name: Joshua A Coyan, PhD
 url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/joshua-a-coyan