ISGS - Highlights Archive 2009
Month
December 2009
Service Completed on National Ground Water Association Boards
Abandoned Mine Maps Completed for Five Counties
Project to Determine Sources of Fecal Contamination Funded
ISGS Helps Organize First GIS Fair on University of Illinois Campus
American Geophysical Union Meeting, International Year of Planet Earth
University of Cincinnati Colloquium Presenter
Presentation for Mahomet Aquifer Consortium
Staff Member Participates in National Earthquake Meeting
November 2009
USGS National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program
Limestone Mapping Proposal Funded
Carbon Sequestration Presentations
Height Modernization Programs Hosts Forum
October 2009
ISGS Awarded Three-year Grant
ISGS OSL Dating Laboratory Opens
Impact of Large Rock Fall in Starved Rock State Park
Illinois State Geological Survey Included in University Delegation to China
Geologist Attends Young Earth Scientists Conference
Opportunities for Onshore/Offshore Geophysical and Environmental Protection Monitoring Experiments in the Great Lakes
Lake County Orthorectification Project Completed
Illinois State Geological Survey Staff Members Elected to Positions in Scientific Societies
ISGS Members Speak at Several Meetings
Participating in Educational Events
2009 Governor's Conference on Management of the Illinois River
Presentations on Chicago Lakeshore
Survey Staff Members Speak to University Classes
New Core Petrography Camera Available for Use
September 2009
Coal Subsidence Mapping Project and Report Completed
Environment Screening Completed for Mendota
Project on Coal Combustion By-products for Use in Fertilizer Completed
Study of Carbon Sequestration Potential Funded
Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium Sequestration Technology Transfer Center
ISGS Members Help Conduct Eastern Section AAPG Meeting
Papers on Produced Water Presented at Two Conferences
ISGS Outreach
August 2009
Major New Funding Arrives for Height Modernization Program
New Geologic Maps Completed for ISGS STATEMAP Effort
New Findings on Silurian Petroleum Reservoirs Generate Interest in the Sangamon Arch in West-Central Illinois
Igneous Dike Found
Several Papers Presented on Carbon Sequestration
East-Central Regional Water Supply Planning Effort Conducts Major Outreach Efforts
Two Field Trips Conducted in Chicago Area
Clay Minerals Short Course at the ISGS
Advice Provided on Wetlands Projects
Boy Scouts Provided Badge Help
ISGS Active in Earthquake Preparedness
July 2009
Wetland and Stream Mitigation Bank Approved
Grant Received for Cataloging Library
Preserving Geologic Samples for Public Works Projects
Paper Presented on Water Management in India
ISGS Geologists Lead Field Trip for International Scientists
Public Outreach Conducted for Water-Supply Planning
Teacher Workshop Presented
Karst Information Presented to Environmental Network
June 2009
Groundwater Protection Award Received
Best Paper Award Received
Eight Maps of Abandoned Mines Completed
LiDAR Imagery Identifies Karst Features
Technique Developed to Date Bone Collagen
Geophysics Support of Mapping and Student Training
Carbon Dioxide Sorbent Project Funded
Two Talks Presented at Wetlands Meeting
Two Carbon Sequestration Talks presented
Paleontology Talk Presented
ISGS Assists in Hydrology Field Course
Coal Education Conference
Groundwater Presentations
Public Field Trips Draw Large Crowds
ISGS Contributes to Chicago Celebration
Material Provided for Geocache
April-May 2009
Geophysicist Organizes Session on New Approaches in Near-Surface Geophysics
Environmental Assessment Contract Completed for La Salle
New Drill Holes Aid Aquifer Mapping and Extend Boundaries of Coal Seam
Geologic Mapping Coalition Project to Receive Funding
Two Groundwater Studies Funded
Study of State Nature Preserves Funded
ISGS has Major Presence at Regional Meeting
ISGS Participates in Earthquake Preparedness
Presentations at National and State Meetings
ISGS Contributes to Burnham Centennial Celebration
Earthquake Insight Field Trip
Geophysicist Elected to Committee on Natural Hazards
March 2009
New Borehole at ISGS Reveals 300 Million Years of Earth History
First Naturally Illinois Expo Draws Crowd
Green River Lowlands Sand Dunes Project Completed
Annual Petroleum Report Completed
Graduate Student Receives Travel Award
Activated Carbon Project Funded by EPRI
Talk Presented at American Chemical Society Meeting
Petroleum Short Course Taught
Staff Member Meets with Congressional and Administrative Staff
Attendance at U.S. Department of Energy Conference Draws Interest in ISGS Project
Workshops Presented for Naturalists
Grade School in Benld Affected by Mine Subsidence
February 2009
ISGS Staff Participate in INRS Modeling Workshop
Dragonfly Habitat Talk Presented
ISGS Researchers Filmed for NOVA Episode
Several Earthquake Talks Presented
Height Modernization Display at Surveyors and Engineers Meetings
Environmental Study for La Salle
Sugar Creek Enhanced Oil Recovery Project Beginning
January 2009
Cooperative Coal Geology Studies Underway
Annual Review of Non-Fuel Mineral Industry
Study of Mt. Simon Sandstone Carbon Sequestration Potential Completed
Seismic Safety Report Completed
Trace Element Mineral Exploration in Illinois Coal
Geochemical Study for British Columbia Project Funded
Updated 02/29/2012 SLD