Prof. Gary Campbel

Professor of Natural Resource Economics, College of Business, Director of MS in Applied Natural Resource Economics and Affiliate Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Gary Campbell began teaching in the College of Business at Michigan Tech in 1982. He helped establish the MS in Mineral Economics Program (currently named Applied Natural Resource Economics), which admitted its first students in 1983. He is currently acting as the coordinator of that MS program and the associated Peace Corps Master’s International program. Dr. Campbell is also the editor of the journal, Resources Policy. Minerals are a necessity for society, but they come with a number of concerns and problems. Dr. Campbell's research looks at the economic behavior of mineral markets and the social issues of mineral extraction. Recent research has focused on the markets for rare earths and copper and at the social conflicts over opening and operating mines. He specializes in Metal Markets, Sustainability of mining and Social decision-making about resource use. His teaching interests include Natural resource economics, Principles of economics and International economics.