Ned Mamula

Ned Mamula

Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute

Ned Mamula is a senior geoscientist with over 30 years of experience in the field of oil, gas, and mineral exploration, production and resource policy, while serving in government, industry and academia. He conducted geological and geophysical research for the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Energy, and Central Intelligence Agency. He was employed by the oil industry in Houston, London and Baku, and taught geosciences at Penn State University and Texas A&amp;M University.<br /> <br /> Dr. Mamula pioneered remote sensing research on geologic structures, petroleum exploration, and surface mine reclamation, using applications developed to exploit satellite imagery analysis. He was a contributing editor of the Manual of Remote Sensing, published by the American Society of Photogrammetry, and has authored numerous publications in major geoscience journals on geology, geophysics, and exploration for oil, gas and minerals.<br /> <br /> At Cato, Dr. Mamula will focus on advocating—to Congress and other government decision makers—strong geoscience policy positions that properly reflect the importance of our society’s energy and mineral resource needs, and an increasing awareness of threats to the nation posed by geologic hazards.<br /> <br /> He is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, American Geophysical Union, American Institute of Professional Geoscientists, Geological Society of America, and Geological Society of Washington.<br /> <br /> Dr. Mamula received his B.S. in Economic Geology from Slippery Rock University, his M.S. in Geosciences from Penn State University, his Ph.D. in Petroleum Geology from Texas A&amp;M University, and his Master’s Degree in International Public Policy (MIPP) from Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies.