usgs_staff_profile:
meta: status_code: 200 timestamp: '2023-09-30T16:55:37.239391' url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/joseph-colgan profile: abstracts: [] affiliations: [] education: - 2005 Ph.D., Geological & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford CA - 1998 B.A., Geology, Carleton College, Northfield MN email: jcolgan@usgs.gov expertise_terms: - geologic mapping - structural geology - geochronology - thermochronology - geochemistry honors: - 2012 - Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering (PECASE) intro_statements: - "I study magmatism and deformation of the earth\u2019s crust, and how these\ \ processes influence the formation and distribution of natural resources and\ \ geologic hazards. This work involves geologic mapping at different scales,\ \ interpretation of subsurface and geophysical data, and laboratory analyses\ \ to determine the age and composition of rocks and minerals." name: Joseph Colgan name_qualifier: null orcid: 0000-0001-6671-1436 organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/geosciences-and-environmental-change-science-center organization_name: Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center personal_statement: null professional_experience: - 2014 - present Research Geologist, USGS, Denver CO - 2009 - 2014 Research Geologist, USGS, Menlo Park CA - 2006 - 2009 Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow, USGS, Menlo Park CA - 1999 - 2005 Teaching and Research Assistant, Stanford University, Stanford CA - 1998 - 1999 Earth Science Intern, USGS, Menlo Park CA title: Research Geologist