LaBraun Hampton has worked for the Indiana Geological & water Survey for 4 years as a Laboratory Technician under Maria Mastalerz. Now as the Lab Manager, his expertise resides in developing methodologies for instrumentation pertaining to various rock types, and designing, operating and maintaining protocols for machinery usage.

Operate laboratory equipment including; SC832 DR (TOC/S analyzer, Hg, gas adsorption and helium porosimeter, FTIR spectrometer, several microscopes and grinding and polishing equipment.

• StateMap 2022 Program
• Carbon Ore, Rare Earth and Critical Minerals (CORE-CM) Initiative for U.S., Basins
• StateMap 2021 Program
• Shale Gas: Geochemical and Physical Constraints on Genesis, Storage, and Producibility
• POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL MINERALS IN COAL MINING PRODUCTS, BYPRODUCTS, AND REJECTS, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (REE)