People

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Research Foundation has teamed with the Colleges of Science and Engineering for the purpose of conducting this research.

Principal Investigators

• Barbara Luke, Ph.D., P.E.
  Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
  Director, Engineering Geophysics Laboratory
  University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  Phone: (702) 895-1568
  Email: barbara.luke@unlv.edu

• Wanda J. Taylor, Ph.D.
  Professor, Department of Geoscience
  University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  Phone: (702) 895-4615
  Email: wanda.taylor@unlv.edu
  
  
• Aly Said, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  Phone: (702) 895-2722
  Email: aly.said@unlv.edu
  
  
• Catherine M. Snelson, Ph.D.
  Assistant Professor - Geophysics
  Department of Earth and Environmental Science
  New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
  Phone: (505) 835-6661
  Email: snelson@ees.nmt.edu
  http://www.ees.nmt.edu/snelson/
  

• Ronald L. Sack, Ph.D., P.E., S.E.
  Adjunct Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Washington State University
  Phone: (509) 335-7320
  Email: rsack@wsu.edu
  

ESN Research Team

ESN Graduate Research Team

• Qiuhong Su
  Graduate Researcher
  University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  Phone: (702) 895-2636
  Email: sqh@egr.unlv.edu
  
  
• Helena Murvosh
  Graduate Researcher
  University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  Phone: (702) 895-2636
  Email: MurvoshHelena@stanleygroup.com
  

ESN Undergraduate Research Team

• Dianna Feica
  Undergraduate Assistant
  University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  Phone: (702) 895-2636
  Email: astrodee@gmail.com
  
  
• Eduardo Gonzalez
  Undergraduate Assistant
  University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  Phone: (702) 895-2636
  Email: eduardo@eduardok.com
  
  
• John Amato
  Undergraduate Assistant
  University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  Phone: (702) 895-2636
  Email: amatoj1977@gmail.com
  
  
• Richard Phillips
  Undergraduate Assistant
  University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  Phone: (702) 895-2636
  Email: phill203@nevada.edu
  

Structural Engineering

• Arya Ebrahimpour, Ph.D., P.E.,
  Associate Professor, College of Engineering
  Idaho State University
  Phone: (208) 282-4695
  Email: ebraarya@isu.edu
  
  
• Eslam Khalifa
  Graduate Assistant
  University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  Phone: (702) 895-2636
  Email: salax800@hotmail.com
  
  
• Ahmad Saad
  Graduate Assistant
  University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  Phone: (702) 895-2636
  Email: saada@unlv.nevada.edu
  

Seismology

• Shelley Zaragoza
  Graduate Researcher
  University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  Phone: (702) 895-4633
  Email: szargo@physics.unlv.edu
  
  
• Sandra C. Saldaña
  Graduate Researcher
  Department of Earth and Environmental Science
  New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
  Phone: (505) 835-5691
  Email: ssaldana@ees.nmt.edu
  

Geology

• Tricia Evans
  Graduate Assistant
  University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  Phone: (702) 895-3520
  Email: TriciaDawn@hotmail.com
  

Geophysical Research Associate

• Chris Cothrun
  Geophysical Research Associate
  University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  Phone: (702) 895-5201
  Email: chris.cothrun@unlv.edu     

ESN Outreach Team

• Stacey Fish
  Outreach Director and Project Administrator
  UNLV Engineering Geophysics Laboratory
  Phone: (702) 895-2636
  Email: stacey.fish@unlv.edu
  
  
• Meredith Ostby
  Administrative Assistant
  University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  Phone: (702) 895-2636
  Email: ostbym@unlv.nevada.edu
  

For More Information

To bring the ESN outreach team to your event, or if you have any other questions, please contact:

Stacey Fish Outreach Director and Project Administrator Earthquakes in Southern Nevada Project UNLV Engineering Geophysics Laboratory Phone: (702)895-2636 Email: stacey.fish@unlv.edu