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  • Alaska Volcano Observatory

Education and/or Training

Ph.D.	1984	Stanford University, Stanford CA	Applied Earth Science
M.S.	1978	Stanford University, Stanford, CA	Applied Earth Science
B.S.	1975	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI	Geology

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Geology, bedrock mapping, assessment of mineral resources, metallic mineral deposits, applications of geophysical techniques to structural and tectonic interpretation.

Professional Experience

1983 - Present	Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage AK
1980-1981	Exploration geologist, Bear Creek Mining Co., Alaska
1978-1979	Exploration geologist, Anaconda Minerals Co., Anchorage AK
1976-1978	Physical Science Technician, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park CA
1976	Exploration geologist, Exxon Minerals Corp., Tucson AZ

Professional Activities and/or Memberships

Fellow: Society of Economic Geologists, Geological Association of Canada
Member: Geological Society of America, Soc. for Mining and Exploration (SME), Alaska Miner's Association, NW Miner's Association, Alaska Geological Society

Honors and/or Awards

DOI Superior Service Award, 1994; DOI Unit Award - Director's Transition Team, 1994

Significant Recent Publications

Schmidt, J.M., and Gamble, B.M., 2003, The Clark Bar prospect: Granite-hosted Sn-Mo-Ag in the northern Talkeetna Mtns in Galloway, J.P., ed., Studies by the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska, 2001: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1678, p.93-104.

Pellerin, Louise, Schmidt, J.M., and Hoverstein, G.M., 2003, Two-dimensional inverse and three-dimensional forward modeling of MT (magnetotelluric) data to evaluate the mineral potential of the Amphitheater Mountains, Alaska, USA in Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Three-dimensional Electromagnetics (3DEM-3) 20 -21 February 2003, Adelaide, Australia, Autralian Society of Exploration Geophsyicists CD-ROM, 7 p.

Schmidt, J.M., Werdon, M.B., and Wardlaw, B. , 2003, New mapping near Iron Creek, Talkeetna Mountains, indicates presence of Nikolai Greenstone, Short Notes on Alaskan Geology 2003, AK Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Professional Report 120, p. 101-108.