Thomas P Frost, Ph.D.
Tom is a Deputy Center Director at Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center. He received a B.A. in Geology from University of California Santa Barbara in 1975 and a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from Stanford University in 1986. He came to USGS in 1983 and started at Menlo Park, CA and in1989 to Geology, Minerals, Energy and Geophysics Science Center in Spokane, WA.
Biography
Tom has worked on granite petrology, regional geology, mineral resource assessments, and environmental/ecosystem assessments in California, Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. He currently serves as Deputy Center Director for the Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, which has offices throughout the Pacific-Rim states, plus Arizona.
Science and Products
Sagebrush Mineral Resource Assessment
The USGS Mineral Resources Program completed a comprehensive assessment and inventory of potential mineral resources covering approximately10 million acres of federal and adjacent lands in Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming and Montana.