Lorraine Manz, Geological Sciences Alumni Advisory Board Member
Imperial B.S. Chemistry ’78, London Ph.D. Chemistry ’82, Ohio University M.S. Geology ’98
Lorraine A. Manz graduated from Ohio University with an M.S. in geology in November 1998. She also has a bachelor’s degree and a doctorate in chemistry from the University of London in the United Kingdom.
Manz is a geologist with the North Dakota Geological Survey (NDGS) where, since October 2001, she has devoted most of her time to the mapping and study of the state’s Quaternary glacial geology. She is also the principal administrator of North Dakota’s geothermal regulatory program and co-editor of GEO NEWS, the survey’s biannual newsletter. As an NDGS employee, she has authored more than 60 maps, publications, and articles on North Dakota geology.