Biography: John Muntean is an Associate Professor with the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology at the University of Nevada Reno, where he is the Arthur Brant Chair in Exploration Geology and serves as the Director for the Center for Research in Economic Geology. He received his B.Sc. from Purdue University, his M.Sc. from the University of Michigan, and his Ph.D. from Stanford University. Before joining UNR in 2005, John worked 12 years for companies in the mining industry, including Santa Fe Pacific, Homestake, and Placer Dome, mainly exploring for gold in Nevada.