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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
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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 hasCredential: - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential

 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
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 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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 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
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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