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Edward P. Klimasauskas Title: Geologist Address: 4210 University Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508-4626 Phone: (907) 786-7436 Fax: (907) 786-7401 Email: eklimasauskas@usgs.gov

Education and/or Training

M.S.	1995	New Mexico Institute of Mines and Technology, Socorro, NM	Geology
B.S.	1990	University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK	Economic Geology
A.A.	1987	Pasadena City College, Pasadena CA	Geology
Foreign Languages		Spanish (fluent), Russian (proficient), French (basic communication skills), Lithuanian (basic communication skills)

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Public affairs and policy, societal impacts/mitigation of natural hazards, volcanic hazards mapping, trace element and isotope geochemistry, volcanogenic ore deposits and metalogenesis, geographic information systems, and remote sensing.

Professional Experience

2005 - Present	Geologist, USGS Alaska Science Center
2004 - 2005	Physical Scientist, USGS Minerals Information Team, Reston, VA
2004	Geologist, US Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, AK
2004	Geologist, USGS Alaska Science Center (contract employee)
2002 - 2003	Self Employed, NW Natural Wonders, Vancouver, WA
1997 - 2002	Physical Scientist, USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, WA
1996 - 1997	Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
1993 - 1995	Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant, New Mexico Institute of Mines and Technology, Socorro, NM
1992 - 1993	Physical Science Technician, US Bureau of Mines, Anchorage, AK

Honors and/or Awards

2002 USGS STAR Award, contributor to USGS Western Region Open House (The Sky is Falling: Hazards from Volcanic Ash).
2001 USGS STAR Award, Mount St. Helens 20th anniversary web product (Summary of Events Leading to the May, 18, 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens)
1993-1994 Antarctic Service Medal

Significant Recent Publications

Klimasauskas, E.P., Miller, N.L., Bradley, D.C., Karl, S.M., Baichtal, J.F., and Blodgett, R.B., 2006, Major- and Trace-Element Concentrations in Rock Samples Collected in 2004 from the Taylor Mountains 1:250,000-scale Quadrangle, Alaska, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2006-1070.

Wilson, F.H., Blodgett, R.B., Blome, C.D., Mohadjer, S., Preller, C.C., Klimasauskas, E.P., Gamble, B.M., and Coonrad, W.L., 2006, Reconnaissance bedrock geologic map for the northern Alaska Peninsula area, southwest Alaska – Integrated geologic database of the United States, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map, in review.

Klimasauskas, E.P., Zinc Mineral Commodity Profile, in review, USGS Open File Report TBA.

Klimasauskas, E.P., Kuck, P.H., and Plunkert, P.A., 2005, Cadmium, in 2004 Minerals Yearbook, Vol. I, Metals & Minerals, p. 15.1 – 15.10, U.S. Geological Survey, 2005.

Klimasauskas, E.P., 2005. Mineral Commodity of the Month: Cadmium. GeoTimes, vol. 50, no. 8, p. 49.

Klimasauskas, E.P., 2000. The Sky is Falling: Hazards from Volcanic Ash, exhibit/poster series.

Websites of Interest

Klimasauskas, E.P., 2005. Zinc in February, USGS Mineral Industry Survey, http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/zinc/znmis0205.pdf
Klimasauskas, E.P., Bacon, C., and Alexander, J., 2002. Mount Mazama and Crater Lake: Growth and Destruction of a Cascade Volcano, USGS Fact Sheet FS 092-02, http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2002/fs092-02/fs092-02.pdf
Klimasauskas, E.P., 2000. Summary of Events Leading to the May, 18, 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens, web product: http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/May18/MSHThisWeek/intro.htm