Wang, Zhenming

Associate Director

• Kentucky Geological Survey
• 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg.
• University of Kentucky
• Lexington, KY 40506-0107
• Joined KGS in 1990.
• Area of Expertise: earthquake seismology, earthquake geotechnical engineering, geologic hazards and mitigation policies, and applied geophysics

• (859) 323-0564
• zmwang@uky.edu
• Biography

Cortland F. Eble

Geologist V

• Kentucky Geological Survey
• 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg.
• University of Kentucky
• Lexington, KY 40506-0107
• Joined KGS in 1990.
• Area of Expertise: oil & gas geology, subsurface stratigraphy and mapping, carbonate sedimentology and diagenesis

• (859) 323-0540
• eble@uky.edu
• Biography

Greb, Stephen F.

STEPS Geologist - Retired Geologist V

• Kentucky Geological Survey
• 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg.
• University of Kentucky
• Lexington, KY 40506-0107
• Joined KGS in 1986.
• Area of Expertise: Coal, sedimentology, stratigraphy, paleontology, earth science education

• (859) 323-0542
• greb@uky.edu
• Biography

Hawksley, Andrew

Geologist I

• Kentucky Geological Survey
• 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg.
• University of Kentucky
• Lexington, KY 40506-0107

• Andrew.Hawksley@uky.edu

Hickman, John

Geologist IV

• Kentucky Geological Survey
• 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg.
• University of Kentucky
• Lexington, KY 40506-0107
• Joined KGS in 1999.
• Area of Expertise: structural geology, tectonics, petroleum geology, and exploration geophysics

• (859) 323-0541
• jhickman@uky.edu
• Biography

High, Madison

Geologist I

• Kentucky Geological Survey
• 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg.
• University of Kentucky
• Lexington, KY 40506-0107
• Joined KGS in 2024.

• madison.high@uky.edu
• LinkedIn

Lukoczki, Gina

Geologist IV (Ph.D., P.G.)

• Kentucky Geological Survey
• 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg.
• University of Kentucky
• Lexington, KY 40506-0107
• Area of Expertise: carbonate geochemistry, petrography, fluid inclusion analysis, and x-ray diffraction

• (859) 323-0535
• gina.lukoczki@uky.edu
• LinkedIn

• Parris, Marty

  Geologist V

  • Kentucky Geological Survey
  • 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg.
  • University of Kentucky
  • Lexington, KY 40506-0107
  • Joined KGS in 2004.
  • Area of Expertise: carbon sequestration, coalbed methane, reservoir geology

  • (859) 323-0527
  • mparris@uky.edu
  • Biography

Pulliam, Carrie

Geologist II

• Kentucky Geological Survey
• 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg.
• University of Kentucky
• Lexington, KY 40506-0107

• (859) 323-0543
• carrie.p@uky.edu

Rivers, Monte

Geologist II

• Kentucky Geological Survey
• 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg.
• University of Kentucky
• Lexington, KY 40506-0107

• (859) 257-2503
• MONTE.RIVERS@UKY.EDU

Walton, Zach

Geologist I

• Kentucky Geological Survey
• 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg.
• University of Kentucky
• Lexington, KY 40506-0107

• zowa222@uky.edu
• LinkedIn

Washburn, Alex

Geologist III

• Kentucky Geological Survey
• 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg.
• University of Kentucky
• Lexington, KY 40506-0107

• alex.washburn@uky.edu
• LinkedIn

Zierer, Deron

Geologist II

• Kentucky Geological Survey
• 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg.
• University of Kentucky
• Lexington, KY 40506-0107
• Area of Expertise: methane quantification

• (859) 323-0514
• deron.zierer@uky.edu
• LinkedIn

Puckett, Paul

Geology Database Support

• Kentucky Geological Survey
• 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg.
• University of Kentucky
• Lexington, KY 40506-0107