KGS Staff

Energy and Minerals Section

Zhenming Wang

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
Cortland Eble

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
Steve Greb

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
Andrew Hawksley

Hawksley, Andrew

Geologist I
  • Kentucky Geological Survey
  • 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg.
  • University of Kentucky
  • Lexington, KY 40506-0107
  • Andrew.Hawksley@uky.edu
John Hickman

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
Madison High
Madison High

High, Madison

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

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
Marty Parris
  • 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
Carrie Pulliam

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
Monte Rivers
Monte Rivers

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
Zach Walton

Walton, Zach

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

Washburn, Alex

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

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
Paul Puckett
Paul Puckett

Puckett, Paul

Geology Database Support
  • Kentucky Geological Survey
  • 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg.
  • University of Kentucky
  • Lexington, KY 40506-0107
Last Modified on 2025-05-19
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