Education: Macalester BA, University Minnesota MS, PhD
Geology
Appointments 2013-present: Research Professor, EGI-University
of Utah 2008-present:
Peer Review Panel-Environment Waikato-Wairakei geothermal
resource 2004-present: Publications Board, Society of
Economic Geologists 1996-present: Peer Review Panel-Northland
Regional Council-Ngawha geothermal resource
Awards & Honours: 2014 Silver
Medal, Society of Economic Geologists 2013 Society of
Economic Geologists, Brian Skinner Best Paper Award (Rowland
& Simmons, 2012 2007 Society of Economic Geologists
Regional VP Lecturer (Oceania region) 1993 Hochstetter
Lecturer, New Zealand Geological Society
Professional Societies: Society of Economic
Geologists New Zealand Geothermal Association Geological Society of
America American Geophysical Union Geoscience Society of New
Zealand Geothermal
Resources Council
Editorial Boards: Economic Geology (Society of
Economic Geologists) Geothermics
(Elsevier) Geofluids (Blackwell)
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Publications:
Simmons, S. F., Brown, K. L., and Tutulo, B., M.,
2016, Hydrothermal transport of Ag, Au, Cu, Pb, Te, Zn, and
other metals and metalloids in New Zealand geothermal systems:
Spatial Patterns, Fluid-mineral Equilibria, and Implications
for Epithermal Mineralization: Economic Geology
, in press
Simmons, S. F., Brown, K. L., Browne, P.R.L., and Rowland,
J.R., 2016, Gold and silver resources in TVZ geothermal
systems: Geothermics, v. 59, p. 205-214.
Simmons, S. F., and Allis, R., 2015, Geothermal energy for
mines and the opportunities for northeast Nevada: SEG
Newsletter, n. 103, p. 1-18.
Simmons, S.F., Kirby, S., Moore, J.N.,
Wannamaker, P., and Allis, R., 2015, Comparative analysis of
fluid chemistry from Cove Fort, Roosevelt and Thermo:
Implications for geothermal resources and hydrothermal systems
on the east edge of the Great Basin: Proceedings Geothermal
Resources Council, v. 39, p. 55-61.
Simmons, S.F., Moore, J.N., and
McCulloch, J., 2014, Assessment of Fluid Mineral Equilibria in
the Coso geothermal reservoir: Proceedings of the 36 NZ
Geothermal Workshop, Auckland, New Zealand, 4
pp.
Moore, J. N. and Simmons. S. F., 2013,
More power from below: Science, v. 340, p. 933-934.
Rowland, J. and Simmons, S. F., 2012,
Hydrologic, magmatic, and tectonic controls on hydrothermal
flow, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand: Implications for the
formation of epithermal vein deposits: Economic
Geology, v.107, p.
427-457.
Simmons, S. F. and Brown, K. L., 2007, The flux of gold and
related metals through a volcanic arc, Taupo Volcanic Zone:
Geology, v. 35, p. 1099-1102.
Simmons, S. F., Simpson, M. P., and Reynolds, T. J., 2007,
The significance of clathrates in fluid inclusions and the
evidence for overpressuring in the Broadlands-Ohaaki
geothermal system, New Zealand: Economic Geology, v. 102, p.
127-135.
Simmons, S. F. and Brown, K. L., 2006, Gold in magmatic
hydrothermal solutions and the rapid formation of a giant ore
deposit: Science, v. 314, p. 288-291.
Simmons, S. F., White, N. C. and John, D., 2005, Geological
characteristics of epithermal precious and base metal
deposits: Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume, p.
485-522. |