Oct. 2024 Luncheon

2024 President's Address: the UGA is a Force of Nature!

Dr. Eugene Szymanski is a Senior Geologist in the UGS Energy and Minerals Program, and a licensed Professional Geologist in Utah. As a geochronology and subsurface characterization specialist, he has 14+ years of professional experience in basin analysis, landscape evolution, chronostratigraphy, and source-to-sink analysis of modern and ancient depositional systems. On behalf of the UGS, Eugene leads several DOE-funded initiatives that focus on energy resource assessments including the geothermal energy-focused INGENIOUS project in the Great Basin, and carbon management projects at the Iron Mountain Mine in Iron County, Utah and a direct-air capture feasibility project in theMilford Valley in partnership with Houston-based Fervo Energy. Prior to joining the UGS in2021, Eugene worked at Chevron USA where he conducted global exploration, strategic geologic research, and applied technology development. He holds an Adjunct Faculty appointment at The University of Kansas, works synergistically with many academic groups and analytical laboratories, and enjoys serving on Geological Society of America committees.