Casey Tackett

PSM (Professional Science Master's) Economic Geology
Casey Tackett
tackett264@arizona.edu

About me

I have known I have wanted to be a geologist since 5th grade and while my interests within this field have varied over the years, I have now settled into economic geology, and have career goals of working in the mining industry post graduate. I am a huge mineral collector with a wide collection; and as of recently I have a green thumb for growing a large variety of cacti and succulents and desert plants.

Education

2020-2023: BS in Earth Science from The Ohio State University, specializing in Geological Sciences, with a certificate in Petroleum Geology

Undergraduate Thesis with Research Distinction: Advised by Dr. Michael Barton
Title: An Analysis of the Geochemical Composition of Volcanic Glasses and the Relationship of Their Proximity to the Mantle Plume Beneath Iceland: Link to Thesis

Project Description

Supervised by Dr. Mark Barton, Dr. Marta Codeco

My project will have to do with characterizing the Sanchez deposit within the Safford District, as well as an analysis of garnet and epidote mineralogy; working with Freeport-McMoran.