Events of the Past Year
October 18-21, 2009
Geological Society of America
Annual Meeting
Portland, Oregon
Coalition Presentations and Workshops
| Title: | SUBTLE ICE-WALLED LAKE TERRACES IDENTIFIED AND MAPPED WITH SHADED RELIEF MAPS OF 2-FT DEMS FROM AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OR LIDAR |
| Authors: | B. Brandon Curry |
| Affiliations: | Illinois State Geological Survey, Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, UIUC, 615 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL 61820, curry@isgs.illinois.edu |
| Abstract: | View Abstract |
| Title: | SEISMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF GLACIAL SEDIMENTS IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS BASED ON DOWNHOLE SEISMIC MEASUREMENTS |
| Authors: | Ahmed Ismail |
| Andrew Stumpf | |
| Willam Dey | |
| Affiliations: | Illinois State Geological Survey, Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, UIUC, 615 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL 61820, ismail@isgs.illinois.edu |
| Abstract: | View Abstract |
| Title: | CONSTRAINTS ON AQUIFER OCCURRENCE IN TUNNEL CHANNELS, SAGINAW LOBE, MICHIGAN |
| Authors: | Alan E. Kehew (1) |
| John Esch (2) | |
| Stephanie K. Ewald (1) | |
| Andrew L. Kozlowski (3) | |
| Affiliations: | (1) Geosciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, alan.kehew@wmich.edu |
| (2) Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality, Office of Geological Survey, P.O. 30256, Lansing, MI 48909 | |
| (3) Geologic Survey, New York State Museum, 3140 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230 | |
| Abstract: | View Abstract |
| Title: | LAKES, SHEAR & MULTIPLE TILLS: AN EXAMPLE OF A COMPLEX ICE MARGINAL POSITION IN THE EASTERN CATSKILLS |
| Authors: | Andrew L. Kozlowski (1) |
| Brian C. Bird (2) | |
| Colby A. Smith (3) | |
| Newton W. Krumdieck (4) | |
| Paul Stefanik (5) | Affiliations: | (1) Geologic Survey, New York State Museum, 3140 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230, akozlows@mail.nysed.gov |
| (2) Department of Geoscience, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 | |
| (3) Geology, St. Lawrence University, 23 Romoda Drive, Canton, NY 13617 | |
| (4) New York Geologic Survey, Albany, NY 12230 | (5) New York State Museum, Geologic Survey, Albany, NY 12230 | Abstract: | View Abstract |
| Title: | YOUNGER DRYAS BURIED PEAT HORIZON IN THE MONTEZUMA WETLANDS COMPLEX, CENTRAL NEW YORK: IMPLICATIONS FOR LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION AND DEGLACIAL CHRONOLOGY |
| Authors: | Newton W. Krumdieck (1) |
| Andrew L. Kozlowski (2) | |
| William Kappel (3) | |
| Affiliations: | (1) New York Geological Survey, NY 12230, nkrumdie@mail.nysed.gov |
| (2) Geologic Survey, New York State Museum, 3140 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230 | |
| (3) U.S. Geological Survey, 30 Brown Road, Ithaca, NY 14850-1573 | |
| Abstract: | View Abstract |
| Title: | A GIS-BASED APPROACH TO MODELING THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOLOGY OF NEAR-SURFACE GLACIAL MORPHOSEQUENCES: HUNTERTOWN FORMATION, NORTHEASTERN INDIANA |
| Authors: | Sally L. Letsinger (1) |
| Shawn Naylor (1) | |
| Greg A. Olyphant (2) | |
| Affiliations: | (1) Center for Geospatial Data Analysis, Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey, 611 N. Walnut Grove Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405-2208, sletsing@indiana.edu |
| (2) Geological Sciences, Indiana University, Center for Geospatial Data Analysis, 1001 East Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405 | |
| Abstract: | View Abstract |
| Title: | GEOLOGIC MAPPING COALITIONS: ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR A U.S. NATIONAL COMMITMENT FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOLOGIC MODELS AND DERIVATIVE MAPS |
| Authors: | Donald E. McKay III |
| Richard C. Berg | |
| Affiliations: | Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820-6964, mckay@isgs.illinois.edu |
| Abstract: | View Abstract |
| Title: | APPLICATION OF A 3-D GEOLOGIC MAPPING AND VISUALIZATION PROGRAM TO ADVANCE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS |
| Authors: | J.F. Thomason (1) |
| D.A. Keefer (1) | |
| C.L. McKinney (2) | |
| Affiliations: | (1) Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820-6964, keefer@isgs.illinois.edu |
| (2) McHenry County, 2200 N. Seminary Ave, Woodstock, IL 60098 | |
| Abstract: | View Abstract |
| WORKSHOP: | Three-dimensional geologic mapping |
| Instructors: | Richard C. Berg (1) |
| L. Harvey Thorleifson (2) | |
| Hazen A.J. Russell (3) | |
| Affiliations: | (1) Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820-6964, berg@isgs.illinois.edu |
| (2) Minnesota Geological Survey | |
| (3) Geological Survey of Canada | |
| Info: | View Courses and Workshops |
April 2-3, 2009
Geological Society of America
North-Central Meeting
Rockford, Illinois
Coalition Presentations
| Title: | Determining sediment transport rates during deglaciation of the Michigan Lobe, northeastern Illinois |
| Authors: | B. Brandon Curry |
| Steven E. Brown | |
| Jason F. Thomason | |
| Affiliations: | Illinois State Geological Survey, Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, UIUC, 615 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL 61820, curry@isgs.illinois.edu |
| Abstract: | View Abstract |
| Title: | Impacts of seasonal anoxia on microbiota (ostracodes) and sediment chemistry at Crystal Lake, Illinois, during the Anthropocene and the last glacial-interglacial transition |
| Authors: | B. Brandon Curry (1) |
| Gabriel M. Filippelli (2) | |
| Affiliations: | (1) Illinois State Geological Survey, Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, UIUC, 615 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL 61820, curry@isgs.illinois.edu |
| (2) Department of Earth Sciences, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), 723 W. Michigan Street, SL 188, Indianapolis, IN 46202 | |
| Abstract: | View Abstract |
| Title: | Insights into the paleoenvironment of lacustrine sediments prior to the last glaciation at Wedron, Illinois |
| Authors: | Nicole D. Fox (1) |
| Jason Thomason (2) | |
| David Grimley (2) | |
| Brandon Curry (2) | |
| Affiliations: | (1) Department of Geology, University of Illinois, 1301 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801, ndfox2@illinois.edu |
| (2) Illinois State Geological Survey, Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, UIUC, 615 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL 61820 | |
| Abstract: | View Abstract |
| Title: | Illinoian and pre-Illinoian paleoecology and paleoenvironments in central and southern Illinois |
| Authors: | David A. Grimley (1) |
| Elizabeth Geiger (2) | |
| Andrew Phillips (1) | |
| Nathan Webb (1) | |
| Andrew Stumpf (1) | |
| Affiliations: | (1) Illinois State Geological Survey, Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, UIUC, 615 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL 61820, grimley@isgs.illinois.edu |
| (2) Department of Geology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901 | |
| Abstract: | View Abstract |
| Title: | Glacial Lake Mesick: A previously unrecognized proglacial lake associated with the Port Huron stadial |
| Authors: | Kevin A. Kincare |
| Affiliations: | U.S. Geological Survey, 926 A National Center, Reston, VA 20192, kkincare@usgs.gov |
| Abstract: | View Abstract |
| Title: | Age of organic carbon in late Wisconsin till, southwestern Michigan |
| Authors: | Alan E. Kehew (1) |
| Nathaniel A. Barnes (2) | |
| R. V. Krishnamurthy (1) | |
| Affiliations: | (1) Department of Geosciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, alan.kehew@wmich.edu |
| (2) GeoTrans, Inc, 46010 Manekin Plaza, Suite 100, Sterling, VA 20166 | |
| Abstract: | View Abstract |
| Title: | Methodology and use of close range photogrammetry for geologic studies of inaccessible outcrops |
| Authors: | Justine Petras (1) |
| Christopher Stohr (2) | |
| Donald Mikulic (2) | |
| Affiliations: | (1) Department of Geology, University of Illinois, 1301 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801, petras@isgs.illinois.edu |
| (2) Illinois State Geological Survey, Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, UIUC, 615 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL 61820 | |
| Abstract: | View Abstract |
| Title: | Interpreting subsurface glacigenic sequences: An example of using exposed ice-contact sediments as a model for mapping buried ice-margin deposits |
| Authors: | Jason F. Thomason |
| Steven E. Brown | |
| Affiliations: | Illinois State Geological Survey, Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, UIUC, 615 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL 61820, thomason@isgs.uiuc.edu |
| Abstract: | View Abstract |
| Title: | Separating stratigraphic layers and local facies in borehole records from glacial sediments using statistical analysis |
| Authors: | Erik R. Venteris |
| Affiliations: | Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey, 2045 Morse Rd., C-2, Columbus, OH 43229, erik.venteris@dnr.state.oh.us |
| Abstract: | View Abstract |
January 12-14, 2009
Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Coalition
Annual Meeting
Indianapolis, Indiana
View more photographs from meeting.
Jan. 13 |
Presentation |
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| 3-D geologic mapping Lake County, Illinois: Update of Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Coalition project | Mike Barnhardt, Jason Thomason, Steve Brown, Jennifer Carrell, Barb Stiff, Dave Larson,
Chris Stohr, Ahmed Ismail, Don Luman, Virgie Amacher, and Travis Griest Illinois State Geological Survey |
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| Progress on Indiana Geological Survey projects for 2008-09 | Mike Prentice Indiana Geological Survey |
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| Geological mapping in Minnesota | Harvey Thorleifson Minnesota Geological Survey |
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| The Bellevue flood of 2008: A three-dimensional response to a geologic disaster |
Rick Pavey Ohio Geological Survey |
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| Status of geologic mapping in Michigan | John Esch Michigan Geological Survey |
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| Glacial landsystems approach applied to the Saginaw Lobe terrain | Alan Kehew, John Esch, and Andrew Kozlowski Western Michigan University, Michigan Geological Survey, and New York State Geological Survey |
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| Geology for the Empire State | Andrew Kozlowski New York State Geological Survey |
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| Glacial deposits of Pennsylvania | Gary Fleeger Pennsylvania Geological Survey |
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| Status of geologic mapping in Wisconsin | Eric C. Carson Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey |
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| Update on projects—U.S. Geological Survey | Kevin Kincare U.S. Geological Survey |
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| Photogrammetry, remote sensing and image processing of inaccessible outcrops for 3-D geologic models | Christopher Stohr, Steven Brown, and Donald Keefer Illinois State Geological Survey |
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| Visualization of GIS data in immersive 3-D stereo |
Don Keffer Illinois State Geological Survey |
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| ArcGIS tools for geologic mapping in 3-D space | Jennifer Carrell Illinois State Geological Survey |
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| Ground-water models for Milan, Ohio, and the Huntertown aquifer system, Allen County, Indiana | Sally Letsinger and Rick Pavey Indiana Geological Survey and Ohio Geological Survey |
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| Optical ages from the ancient Mississippi River Valley of north-central Illinois | Don McKay Illinois State Geological Survey |
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| New Illinois State Geological Survey Optical Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) Laboratory | Hong Wang Illinois State Geological Survey |
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| Three-dimensional ground water model: Berrien County, Michigan | Greg Olyphant Indiana Geological Survey |
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| Geophysical methods and data interpretation | Yev Kontar Illinois State Geological Survey |
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| Seismic reflection (p and s-wave) methods for interpreting results of Fort Wayne, Indiana, area seismic surveys |
Ahmed Ismail Illinois State Geological Survey |
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| Characterization of glacial material using seismic refraction and multichannel analysis of surface waves |
Glenn Larsen (Presented by Mike Angle) Ohio Geological Survey |
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| Status of the Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Coalition Web site | Nancy R. Hasenmueller Indiana Geological Survey |


