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Mason Dykstra, PhD

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Founder at MinersAI

Boulder, Colorado, United States

FoundedMinersAI

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Mason Dykstra, PhD, is the CEO and co-founder of MinersAI, a company founded in 2023 that develops tools to help mineral exploration firms locate data for early capital-allocation decisions. His background spans geoscience operations, exploration and development, academic and industry research, consulting, and the leadership of a worldwide subsurface support organization. His most recent prior role involved developing and implementing software for energy companies, and MinersAI participated in the Techstars 2023 program.

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Mission One CapitalMiami · $100K – $500K checksTechstarsBoulder · $220K checks

Experience

  1. MinersAIChief Executive Officercurrent2026 — presentBoulder, CO
  2. MinersAIChief Science and Technology Officer2023 — 2026Lafayette, Colorado, United States
  3. University of Colorado BoulderGeological Advisory Board Membercurrent2023 — presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
  4. Creative Destruction LabCDL Vancouver Minerals Stream 2024/2025 Cohort2024 — 2025Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  5. Techstars ParisFall 2023 Cohort2023
  6. EnthoughtVice President Energy Solutions2020 — 2023Houston, Texas, United States
  7. Anadarko Petroleum CorporationDirector of Geoscience Technology2017 — 2019The Woodlands, Texas
  8. StatoilLeader Geology and Project Manager2012 — 2017Austin, Texas
  9. StatoilPrincipal Researcher2011 — 2012Bergen, Norway
  10. Colorado School of MinesResearch Associate Professor2007 — 2011Golden, Colorado
  11. Coal Creek Geoscience, LLCPrincipal2005 — 2011Louisville, Colorado
  12. University of California Santa BarbaraResearcher2005 — 2007Santa Barbara, California
  13. Anadarko PetroleumGeologist1999 — 2001

Skills & more

Investor RelationsStakeholder ManagementExecutive ManagementBusiness StrategyExpert AdvisorLeadership2Software DevelopmentEnergyGeology21Stratigraphy24Structural Geology8Sedimentology29
+9 moreSequence StratigraphyEarth Science3D seismic interpretationPetroleum GeologyReservoir GeologyPetrelMineral ExplorationGeophysicsSeismology

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Who is Mason Dykstra, PhD?
Mason Dykstra, PhD, is the CEO and co-founder of MinersAI, a company founded in 2023 that develops tools to help mineral exploration firms locate data for early capital-allocation decisions. His background spans geoscience operations, exploration and development, academic and industry research, consulting, and the leadership of a worldwide subsurface support organization. His most recent prior role involved developing and implementing software for energy companies, and MinersAI participated in the Techstars 2023 program.
Where does Mason Dykstra, PhD work?
Mason Dykstra, PhD is Founder of MinersAI.
What companies did Mason Dykstra, PhD found?
Mason Dykstra, PhD founded MinersAI.
Where did Mason Dykstra, PhD go to school?
Mason Dykstra, PhD studied at UC Santa Barbara (PhD, Geology); University of Colorado Boulder (Master of Science - MS, Geology); Northern Arizona University (BS, Geology/Geophysics).

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