Dr. James P. McCalpin, Principal Geologist

Since 1990 Dr. McCalpin has provided specialty geological consulting services in the fields of environmental and engineering geology. He has performed 81 consulting projects in the USA and abroad, with budgets ranging from a few thousand to tens of millions of dollars (see list of clients). These projects have been in support of dam and road construction or remediation, critical facilities, waste disposal siting (municipal/ industrial/ radioactive), and mineral exploration. He specializes in documenting, mapping, analyzing, and mitigating hazardous geologic processes and conditions, such as:

• earthquake hazards
• slope stability hazards
• volcanic hazards
• flood hazards
• comprehensive multi-hazard assessment
• environmental hazards

Education:

• Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO - 1981 (Geology)
• M.S., University of Colorado, Boulder, CO - 1975 (Geology)
• B.A. (honors), University of Texas, Austin, TX - 1972 (Geology)

Pofessional Experience

• 1999-present, Director, Crestone Science Center, Crestone, CO 81131
• 1991-present, President, GEO-HAZ Consulting, Inc., Estes Park, CO, 80517
• 1991-present, Research Associate Professor, Department of Geology, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-4505
• 1987-1991, Associate Professor, Department of Geology, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-4505
• 1982-1987 Assistant Professor, Department of Geology, Utah State University, Logan,UT
• 1982, County Geologist, Jefferson County Planning Department, Golden, CO
• 1977-78, Geologist, Branch of Western Environmental Geology, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA
• 1976-77, Geologic Field Assistant, Branch of Alaskan Geology, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA

Publications

Dr. McCalpin has a publication list of 112 citations, which is available upon request.

Corporate Clients

Government Clients