​The NUI SEG Student Chapter would like to invite you to a Lunchtime Seminar by Dr Jon Price, State Geologist Emeritus of Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology.

About Dr Jon Price:

Jon is a consulting geologist and the Nevada State Geologist Emeritus. Jon was State Geologist and the Director of the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, a research and public service unit of the University of Nevada, Reno, from 1988 until his retirement from the University in 2012. He was on loan from the University in 1993 and 1994 to the National Research Council, where he served as staff director of the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources. He earned a bachelor's degree in geology and German from Lehigh University and Master's and Ph.D. degrees in geology from the University of California, Berkeley. His geological career has included experience with industry, teaching, research, and government. He has worked in copper, iron, uranium, lithium, and gold exploration and mining; taught undergraduate and graduate geology courses and supervised graduate theses; and conducted and directed research at state geological surveys.

Jon is a past president of the American Institute of Professional Geologists, Association of American State Geologists, Society of Economic Geologists, and Geological Society of America. Jon was the 2009 recipient of the American Geological Institute's Medal in Memory of Ian Campbell for Superlative Service to the Geosciences, the 2013 recipient of the Ben H. Parker Memorial Medal of the American Institute of Professional Geologists, and the 2013recipient of the Gold Medal of the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America.

Everyone is welcome to attend.