Zohreh Askari Khorasgani, M.S.
Geologic Specialist
Coal and Petroleum Geology Section
Phone: 217-300-1819
E-mail: askari@illinois.edu
Major Responsibilities
Construct cross sections using GeoGraphix software
Determine the correlation and distribution of Illinois coal beds
Identify new potentially economical coal seams
Current Projects
- Illinois Basin Coal Correlation Project
- Mined out mapping
- Interpretation of existing data, core, log data, and cuttings; compilation of regional database; and regional characterization of Knox Group and St. Peter Sandstone stratigraphy
- Structural Controls on Saline Groundwater discharge from an Intracratonic Basin
Research Interests
Pennsylvanian and Mississippian stratigraphy
Updated 04/04/2012 SLD