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Preston Jordan Portrait

Preston D. Jordan

Principal Scientific Engineering Associate

Building 074, Room 0101J

M/S 74R316C

Phone: 510-486-6774

[email protected]

Curriculum Vitae

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Biography

Preston D. Jordan is a Principal Scientific Engineering Associate with the Energy Geosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Publications

  • Researcher ID

Education

  • M.S. in Eng. Sci., Geotechnical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1997
  • B.A., Geology, University of California, Berkeley, 1988

Experience

  • Principal Scientific Engineering Associate, Energy Geosciences Division (EGD), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), 2017-Present
  • Staff Research Associate, EGD (formerly Earth Sciences Division, ESD)-LBNL, 2010-2017
  • Principal Research Associate, ESD-LBNL, 1998-2010
  • Senior Research Associate, ESD-LBNL, 1995-1998
  • Research Associate, ESD-LBNL, 1994-1995
  • Research Technician, ESD-LBNL, 1990-1994
  • Field Geologist, Consultant to the United States Department of Justice, 1989-1990
  • Staff Geologist, Harlan Tait Associates, 1988-1989
  • Field Geologist, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley, 1988
  • Assistant Field Geologist, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley, 1987

Awards

  • Societal Impact, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, for the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage well blowout response, 2016
  • Spot Award, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, for the SB4 well stimulation study, 2015
  • Spot Award, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, for the BLM CA hydraulic fracturing study, 2014
  • Outstanding Mentor, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2012
  • Outstanding Performance, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, for community relations, 2010
  • Nominated for the National Association of Geoscience Teachers-United States Geologic Survey Summer Field-Training Program by the University of California, Berkeley, 1987
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