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Brian Rusk, Mentor
Geological Sciences

Drew Gorman-Lewis, McNair Scholar

Brian Rusk is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Geological Sciences. His research focuses on understanding the physical and chemical conditions of mineralization in an ancient hydrothermal copper-molybdenum deposit in Butte, Montana. His primary methods of investigation include fluid inclusion microthermometry, scanning electron microscopy, and optical microscopy.