Our project information database currently has 97 projects. A complete description is available by selecting a project title below:
Title |
Status |
A methodology for mapping subsidence associated with underground coal mines in southwestern Indiana |
completed
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A statistically valid program of monitoring pesticides in ground water in Indiana |
completed
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A systems approach to identifying exploration and development opportunities in the Illinois Basin: Digital portfolio of plays in underexplored Lower Paleozoic rocks |
active
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A three-dimensional aquifer visualization and ground-water flow model in the upper reaches of Lake Michigan drainage basin, NW Indiana, and GIS for the Lake Michigan drainage basin in Indiana |
completed
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A three-dimensional, shallow ground-water flow model for the Grand Calumet River/Indiana Harbor Canal Watershed, northwest Indiana |
completed
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Agricultural BMP application to remediate nitrate contamination in a major outwash aquifer in Jackson County, Indiana |
active
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An evaluation of high-resolution seismic-reflection data (HRSRD) in a portion of the Bluegrass Creek drainage basin for seismic risk studies in the greater Evansville area, Indiana |
active
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Analysis of nitrate in ground water in Jackson County, Indiana |
completed
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Analysis of nitrate in ground water in Jackson County, Indiana: Continuation in anticipation of a "best management practices"
remediation study |
completed
|
Architecture of the Salem Limestone (Mississippian) in the dimension stone district of south-central Indiana |
active
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Assessing factors that influence roof and floor conditions in the Gibson County Coal Company's underground mine in Gibson County |
completed
|
ASTM testing of the Salem Limestone |
ongoing
|
Augusta Lake project |
archived
|
Bedrock mapping in the Indiana heartland |
completed
|
Carbonate database |
ongoing
|
Characterization and treatment of pad marks on Indiana Limestone |
extended
|
Characterization of Indiana's coal resource: Availability of the reserves, physical and chemical properties of the coal, and present and potential uses |
completed
|
Clearinghouse integration with OpenGIS services |
completed
|
Conodont studies related to the coal-bearing rocks of Indiana |
ongoing
|
Conversion of historical data to GIS format for
Grand Calumet feasibility study |
completed
|
Creating a GIS for the Lake Michigan Drainage Basin in Indiana |
completed
|
Data collection, verification, and encoding for the National Coal Resources Data System (NCRDS) |
active
|
Data compilation and analysis for the Coastal Nonpoint Source Management Plan |
completed
|
Database of physical testing results on Indiana Limestone |
completed
|
Developing a prototypical predictive model for beach closings in Indiana |
completed
|
Digital GIS compilation of selected data from Gas Potential of the New Albany Shale (Devonian and Mississippian) in the Illinois Basin |
completed
|
Distribution and characterization of coal slurry deposits in Indiana |
active
|
Distribution of mercury in Indiana coals and its implications for mining and combustion |
completed
|
Editing of D. Engelhardt's unpublished reports on the Lower Pennsylvanian palynology of select core holes in Indiana. |
completed
|
Environmental feasibility of using recycled tire pieces as media in septic system absorption fields |
active
|
Evaluation of acid mine drainage seeps |
archived
|
Evaluation of bench-scale acid mine drainage (AMD) bioremediation tests: Water-quality monitoring and data interpretation |
active
|
Evaluation of contaminant storage and movement at a confined feeding operation |
ongoing
|
Evaluation of ground-water age and chemistry relations in aquifer systems in Lake, Porter, and La Porte Counties |
completed
|
Evaluation of Indiana Coals for Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) |
active
|
Evaluation of Indiana Coals for Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) |
active
|
Evaluation of methods for controlling metals deposition in acid seeps and acid mine drainage treatment wetlands |
active
|
Evaluation of riparian buffer zones using a geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing |
completed
|
Extension of the GIS Atlas of Indiana project |
ongoing
|
Field evaluation of on-site sewage disposal systems (OSDS) and broad-scale mapping of suitable and unsuitable areas for OSDS, Morgan County, Indiana |
completed
|
Formation and remediation of pad marks on
Indiana Limestone |
extended
|
Fractured reservoir exploration and production of natural gas in Rocky Mountain basins |
active
|
Friar Tuck acid mine drainage wetland project |
archived
|
Gamma-ray logging program |
ongoing
|
Geochemistry Database |
ongoing
|
Geographic information system (GIS) of solid and hazardous waste sites in central Indiana |
completed
|
Geologic map of Shoals 7.5-minute quadrangle |
extended
|
Geologic mapping of the Michiana corridor and Indiana heartland |
completed
|
Glacial terrains: Digital products for outreach and education |
ongoing
|
Ground water in aquifer systems of LaGrange County: Baseline water chemistry, nitrate contamination, and aquifer sensitivity |
completed
|
Ground-water database |
ongoing
|
Hydrologic modeling to evaluate E. coli loading in the Dunes Creek Watershed, Porter County, Indiana |
completed
|
Hydrologic suitability of mine spoil as a medium for septic-tank absorption fields |
completed
|
iLITH Database |
ongoing
|
Indiana bat cave inventory |
active
|
Indiana Coal Mine Information System |
active
|
Indiana Division of Oil and Gas database |
completed
|
Indiana Reach Index update |
completed
|
Interactive map Web service for the National Spatial Data Infrastructure framework layers for Indiana |
active
|
Karst poster |
active
|
Lake Michigan tributary monitoring |
completed
|
Late Holocene lake level of Lake Michigan |
completed
|
Late Holocene lake level of Lake Superior |
ongoing
|
Lower Pennsylvanian incised valley fills and comparison to Amazon River facies and processes |
active
|
Mapping bedrock geology, Monroe County |
active
|
Mapping bedrock geology, Wabash area |
completed
|
Mapping glacial geology, Greenfield-New Castle-Muncie area |
ongoing
|
Midcontinent Interactive Digital Carbon Atlas and Relational database (MIDCARB) |
completed
|
Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership |
active
|
Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership: Phase II |
active
|
Monitoring and forecasting outfalls of E. coli-contaminated streamflow at Burns Ditch, south shore of Lake Michigan, Indiana |
completed
|
Monitoring hydrologic conditions in the vicinity of an acid seep at the Chinook abandoned mine lands site in Clay County, Indiana |
active
|
New 1:100,000-scale mapping of the Indiana heartland |
completed
|
New 1:100,000-scale mapping of the Indianapolis 30 x 60 minute quadrangle |
completed
|
Next Generation Geoscience Research Initiative |
other
|
Optimization of bioreactor cell design for treating low-flow acid mine drainage in the Midwest: Model development and demonstration |
active
|
Petrographic and chemical characterization of Indiana coals and their use in the steel industry |
completed
|
Petroleum Database Management System |
ongoing
|
Potential Nonpoint-source Contamination of the Spring Mill Lake Drainage Basin |
completed
|
Predicted responses of unconsolidated materials throughout Indiana to seismically induced ground shaking |
completed
|
Prediction of CO2 sorption in coal seams |
completed
|
Quality of coals in Indiana: Collecting new data |
completed
|
Resource assessment and production testing for coal-bed methane development in the Illinois Basin |
extended
|
Restoration of West Dune Creek-Great Marsh complex |
completed
|
Revised digital elevation model of Indiana |
completed
|
Sampling and drilling of unconsolidated sediments |
other
|
Significance of isotopically labile organic hydrogen in the thermal maturation of source rocks |
active
|
Simulation-enhanced fracture detection for natural gas exploration |
active
|
Source-water assessment |
completed
|
Statewide seismic hazard project |
completed
|
The Earthquake Hazard in Indiana (video production) |
completed
|
Three-dimensional ground-water modeling in Berrien County, Michigan |
active
|
Update of the Lake Michigan Rim Web site and data layers for the Grand Calumet feasibility study |
active
|
Update of whetstone tombstone database |
ongoing
|
Watershed modeling tools and linkages to the Lake Rim geographic information system (GIS) |
completed
|
Web-based glacial and bedrock geologic map products and databases for Allen County, Indiana |
active
|
Web-based interactive map of biofuels production and retail facilities |
active
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