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name: Companhia de Pesquisa de Recursos Minerais (Geological Survey of Brazil)
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name: Geological Survey of Canada, Geoscience Australia
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name: Goskomzemgeodezkadastr (Geological Survey of Uzbekistan)
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name: NASA Ames
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name: Solar System Exploration Resource Virtual Institute (SSERVI)
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abstract: Research Geologist with the Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center additionalType: short description
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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. additionalType: staff profile page introductory statement
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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. additionalType: personal statement
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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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additionalType: self-claimed professional experience 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: Joshua A Coyan, PhD url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/joshua-a-coyan