Joshua Coyan

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Joshua Coyan

US Geological Survey , Spokane , USA

Research Geologist

Dr. Joshua Coyan is a Research Geologist at the US Geological Survey. He specializes in geostatistics and mineral resource assessments. He received his master’s degree from Arizona State University in 2005 specializing in structural geology with an emphasis in hydrogeology and contaminant remediation. He went on to pursue a Ph.D. specializing in structural geology with an emphasis in ore deposits. Josh joined the USGS in 2016 and has had the opportunity to work on numerous mineral resource assessments. More recently, Dr. Coyan has started working with NASA to assess the presence of water-ice in the polar regions of the moon with plans to send a rover in the near future.