Senior Petrologist
Dr. Fred McLaughlin is the Senior Petrologist for the University of Wyoming Carbon Management Institute within the School of Energy Resources. He has primarily worked on the petrogenesis of Rocky Mountain uplifts and basins and associated energy resources. Areas of research include isotopic and geochemical evolution of basement and sedimentary rocks and groundwater, natural gas, uranium and coal systems, and the reservoir evolution. Recently, McLaughlin has worked to characterize the geochemical components of hydrocarbon reservoirs and produced brines in Wyoming. He is a licensed professional geologist in the State of Wyoming, and has many years of project management experience.