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Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
University of Nevada, Reno, M.S. 178
Reno, Nevada, 89557-0178
Business telephone: (775) 784-6692
FAX: (775) 784-1709
E-mail: rhess@unr.edu
Home page: http://unr.edu/homepage/rhess/
EDUCATION
Chief Information Officer, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (2007-present)
Geographer/Geographic Information Systems Specialist, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (1985-present)
Executive Secretary, Nevada State Mapping Advisory Committee (1989-present)
Nevada representative, Western Governors Association Geographic Information Council (2001-present)
Nevada representative, National States Geographic Information Council (1992-present)
Board of Directors, GIS Certification Institute (2006-2008)
Chairman, Risk Assessment Subcommittee of the Nevada Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee (2004-2005)
CERTIFICATION
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Hess, R.H., Henson, M., Davis, D.A., Meeuwig, R.O., Scott, K.A., and Boldi, K., compilers, 2008, NBMG Mining District File Collection with Index and Search Engine: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Open-File Report 07-6, portable hard drive. For online version click here.
Hess, R.H., 2008, Geothermal Energy, in The Nevada Mineral Industry 2007: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication MI-2007, p. 142-154.
Hess, R.H., 2007, Geothermal Energy, in The Nevada Mineral Industry 2006: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication MI-2006, p. 70-77.
LaPointe,D.D., Price, J.G., and Hess, R.H., 2007, Assessment of the Potential for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration with Enhanced Oil Recovery in Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Open-File Report 07-7, 24 pages, full report with GIS files available online as a zip file.
Sturmer, D.M., LaPointe,D.D., Price, J.G., and Hess, R.H., 2007, Assessment of the Potential for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration by Reactions with Rocks in Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Report 52, 46 pages, full report with GIS files available online as a zip file.
Garside, L.J. and Hess, R.H., 2007, Petroleum data map of Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Map 162, full report with GIS files available online as a large zip file - 115 Mb.
Hess, R.H., 2006, Geothermal Energy, in The Nevada Mineral Industry 2005: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication MI-2005, p. 59-66.
Hess, R.H., dePolo, C.M., 2006, Loss-Estimation Modeling of Earthquake Scenarios for Each County in Nevada Using HAZUS-MH: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Open-File Report 06-1, 517 pages.
Hess, R.H. and Price, J.G., 2006, Potential Resources Associated with Proposed Roadless Areas in Nevada (Second Edition), Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 06-12, 17 plates and one poster.
Price, J.G., Garside, L.J., Hess, R.H., Shevenell, L., Muntean, J., Morris, C., and Coyner, A., 2006, Mineral- and energy-resource potential for White Pine County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 06-5, poster.
Price, J.G., Garside, L.J., Hess, R.H., Shevenell, L., Muntean, J., Morris, C., and Coyner, A., 2006, Mineral- and energy-resource potential for Pershing County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 06-6, poster.
Price, J.G., Garside, L.J., Hess, R.H., Shevenell, L., Muntean, J., Morris, C., and Coyner, A., 2006, Mineral- and energy-resource potential for Lyon County, Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 06-7, poster.
Hess, R.H., 2005, Geothermal Energy, in The Nevada Mineral Industry 2004: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication MI-2004, p. 57-63.
Price, J.G., Hess, R.H., Fitch, S., Faulds, J.E, Garside, L.J., Shevenell, L., Warren, S., 2005, Preliminary Assessment of the Potential for Carbon Dioxide Disposal by Sequestration in Geological Settings in Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Report 51, 39 pages. A full compilation of all data sets used to produce this report is available for download as a large zip file - 197Mb.
Chaney, R.L., Johnson, G.L., and Hess, R.H., 2005, Digital GIS conversion of plate 1 (Geology of the Northern Carlin Trend by Steve Moore) and plate 2 (Geology of the Maggie Creek District by John W. Norby) from NBMG Bulletin 111, Gold Deposits of the Carlin Trend: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 04-9, CD-ROM, Also available online as a large zip file - 104 Mb.
Hess, R.H., 2004, Nevada Oil and Gas Well Database (NVOILWEL), Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Open-File Report 04-1, 242 p., zipped dBASE III+ file format.
Hess, R.H., 2004, Geothermal Energy, in The Nevada Mineral Industry 2003: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication MI-2003, p. 55-61.
dePolo, C.M., Ramelli, A.R., Hess, R.H., and Anderson, J.G., 2003, Reevaluation of Pre-1900 Earthquakes in Western Nevada, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Open-File Report 03-3, 218 p.
Hess, R.H., 2003, Geothermal Energy, in The Nevada Mineral Industry 2002: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication MI-2002, p. 48-54.
Hess, R.H., 2002, Geothermal Energy, in The Nevada Mineral Industry 2001: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication MI-2001, p. 46-51.
Hess, R.H. and Dennis, M.D., 2002, Nevada Geologic Map Index Update - 2001, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Open-File Report 2002-01, CD-ROM, Also available online as a large zip file - 18 Mb.
Hess, R.H., 2001, Nevada Oil and Gas Well Database Map, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Open-File Report 2001-07, CD-ROM, Also available online as a large zip file - 195 Mb.
Hess, R.H., 2001, Nevada Abandoned Mines Database Update, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Open-File Report 2001-03, CD-ROM, Also available online as a large zip file - 17 Mb.
Hess, R.H., 2001, Nevada Remote Sensing Workshop for State and Government Agencies, May 17, 2001; workbook compilation, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology.
Hess, R.H., 2001, Geothermal Energy, in The Nevada Mineral Industry 2000: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication MI-2000, p. 43-47.
Hess, R.H., 2001, Nevada State Mapping Advisory Committee: Recent Activities and Coordination Efforts, Abstract in Proceedings of the 11th Annual Nevada State GIS Conference, Reno, Nevada.
DePolo, C.M., Ramelli, A.R., Hess, R.H., Anderson, J.G., 2001, Reevaluation of Pre-1900 Earthquakes in Western Nevada, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Technical Report, 208 p.
Hess, R.H., 2000, Geothermal Energy, in The Nevada Mineral Industry 1999: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication MI-1999, p. 44-48.
Shevenell, L., Garside, L.J., and Hess, R.H., 2000, Nevada Geothermal Resources, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Map 126, 1:1,000,000 scale map.
Hess, R.H., 1999, Geothermal Energy, in The Nevada Mineral Industry 1998: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication MI-1998, p. 42-44.
Soller, D.R., Duncan, I., Ellis, G., Giglierano, J., and Hess, R., 1999, Proposed Guidelines for Inclusion of Digital Map Products in the National Geologic Map Database, in Digital Mapping Techniques '99-Workshop Proceedings, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-386, p. 35-38.
Hess, R.H., 1998, Procedure to update transportation map of the Bedell Flat, Nevada, quadrangle from high resolution satellite imagery [M.S. Thesis]: University of Nevada, Reno, 55 p.
Hess, R.H., Tingley, J.V., and Bonham, H.F., 1997, Major Precious-Metal Deposits, in The Nevada Mineral Industry 1996: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication MI-1996, p. 24-37.
Hess, R.H., 1997, Geothermal Energy, in The Nevada Mineral Industry 1996: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication MI-1996, p. 42-43.
Hess, R.H. and Johnson, G., 1996, County Digital Mapping Project, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Open-File Report 97-1, CD-ROM, Also available online as a large zip file - 134 Mb.
Hess, R.H. and Johnson, G., 1996, Nevada Abandoned Mines Database Compilation Project, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Open-File Report 96-4, CD-ROM.
Hess, R.H., 1996, Geothermal Energy, in The Nevada Mineral Industry 1995: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication MI-1995, p. 38-40.
Hess, R.H. and Johnson, G., 1996, Nevada Oil and Gas Wells, 1907-1996 , Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Open-File Report 96-6, map, 1:1,000,000 scale, 28 Mb pdf file.
Hess, R.H., 1995, Geothermal Energy, in The Nevada Mineral Industry 1994: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication MI-1994, p. 48-50.
Garside, L.J. and Hess, R.H., 1994, Nevada Geothermal Resource Use - 1993 Update, in Geothermal Resources Council Bulletin, February 1994, p. 47-54.
Hess, R.H., 1994, Geothermal Energy, in The Nevada Mineral Industry 1993: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special Publication MI-1993, p. 49-56.
Hess, R.H. and Meeuwig, R., 1994, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Online Information Directory: Nevada Geology, Quarterly Newsletter of the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, no. 25, Winter 1994.
Rigby, J.G., Price, J.G., Christensen, L.G., LaPointe, D.D., Ramelli, A.R., Desilets, M.O., Hess, R.H., and Marshall, S.R., 1994, Radon in Nevada: Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 108, 76 p.
Garside, L.J., Hess, R.H., Fleming, K.L., Weimer, B.S., 1988, Oil and Gas Developments in Nevada, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 104, 136 p., 1 plate.
Hess, R.H., field trip chair, Weimer, B., Faust, G., and Tracy, M., 1987, Mining History and Place Names of the Comstock Area, Nevada; A Field Trip Guidebook, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Open-File Report 87-6, 55 p.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Received HAZUS-MH Best Practices: Earthquake Analysis Award, presented at the First Annual HAZUS-MH National User Conference, June 2007, San Diego, California.
Developed a HAZUS-MH earthquake and flood modeling software user group (NVHUG) for Nevada.
Hosted Nevada Petroleum Society Workshop on Arcview GIS with Applications for the Mineral and Petroleum Industry, Reno, Nevada, January 9-10, 2002.
Presented Nevada Remote Sensing Workshop for State and Local Government Agencies, May 17, 2001, Reno, Nevada, sponsored by Western Governors’ Association, NASA, Nevada State Mapping Advisory Committee, Mackay School of Mines, and Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology.
Member of NASA Program Planning and Analysis
(PP&A) process Community Growth and Infrastructure Panel, 2001-2002.
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