Staff by Areas of Expertise

A

Aggregate resources: Zak Lasemi
Aquifer susceptibility to contamination: Dick Berg, Don Keefer
Ash in/from coal: Dave Morse

B

Bedrock geology: Zak Lasemi, Joe Devera, F. Brett Denny, Don Mikulic
Biostratigraphy (Quaternary): Brandon Curry
Biostratigraphy (other): Don Mikulic

C

Cambrian geology: Hannes Leetaru
Cambrian paleontology: Don Mikulic
Carbon capture technologies: Massoud Rostam-Abadi
Carbon isotope geochemistry: Keith Hackley
Carbon sequestration: Sallie Greenberg
Cartography: Jane Domier
Chicago geology: Don Mikulic, Mike Chrzastowski, Steve Brown
Coal-bearing strata (Pennsylvania): Scott Elrick
Coal bed methane: Dave Morse
Coal, fossils associated with: Scott Elrick
Coal mine maps (mined-out areas): Cheri Chenoweth
Coastal geology and management: Mike Chrzastowski
Copyright permissions: Cheryl Nimz

D

Drift thickness: Steve Brown

E

Earthquakes: Tim Larson
Earthquake amplification by soils: Bob Bauer
East Central Illinois Water Supply Planning Region: Don Keefer, Dave Larson
Engineering properties (rock and soil strength): Bob Bauer
Enhanced oil recovery: Bev Seyler

F

Faulting: Dave Morse, Joe Devera
Fluorspar/fluorite: F. Brett Denny
FutureGen (Mattoon and Tuscola sites): Sallie Greenberg

G

Geodes: Wayne Frankie
Geologic Mapping: Dick Berg, Don Keefer
Geological sequestration of carbon dioxide: Sallie Greenberg
Geophysics: Yev Kontar
Glacial geology: Steve Brown, Don McKay
Gravel: Xiaodong Miao
Groundwater geochemistry (from septic, fertilizers, karst terrains): Keith Hackley, Hue-Hwa Hwang
Groundwater exploration and modeling: Dave Larson
Groundwater protection: Dick Berg, Bev Herzog, Dave Larson

H

Hazardous air pollutants from coal: Dave Morse
Height Modernization Program: Bev Herzog
High-calcium limestone: Zak Lasemi
High surface area hydrated lime: Massoud Rostam-Abadi
Hydrogeology: Dave Larson

I

Isotope geochemistry: Keith Hackley, Hue-Hwa Hwang

K

Karst (sinkholes): Sam Panno

L

Lake Michigan and coastal geology: Mike Chrzastowski
Lead-zinc (galena-sphalerite deposits): Zak Lasemi
Limestone petrography: Zak Lasemi
Loess: Steve Brown, Don McKay, Hong Wang

M

Mahomet aquifer: Dave Larson, Steve Brown
Mesozoic stratigraphy: Joe Devera
Meteorites: Wayne Frankie, Bob Vaiden
Mine history and mined-out areas: Cheri Chenoweth

N

New Madrid Seismic Zone: Bob Bauer
Nitrogen isotopes (surface water, groundwater and techniques): Keith Hackley, Hue-Hwa Hwang
Northeastern Illinois Water Supply Planning Region: Don Keefer, Dave Larson

O

Oceanography:Mike Chrzastowski
Optically stimulated luminescense dating: Xiaodong Miao
Ordovician stratigraphy: Zak Lasemi

P

Paleoclimates (Quaternary): Hong Wang, Steve Brown
Paleontology: Don Mikulic, Wayne Frankie
Paleosols: Hong Wang, Don McKay
Paleozoic stratigraphy, Cambrian: Hannes Leetaru
Paleozoic stratigraphy, Devonian: Joe Devera, Bev Seyler
Paleozoic stratigraphy, Mississippian: Zak Lasemi, Bev Seyler
Paleozoic stratigraphy, Ordovician: Don Mikulic, Zak Lasemi
Paleozoic stratigraphy, Silurian: Bev Seyler, Don Mikulic
Peat (as industrial mineral resource): Zak Lasemi
Peat (as coal precursor): Dave Morse
Pennsylvanian (coal-bearing strata) stratigraphy: Scott Elrick
Petroleum geology: Bev Seyler, Joan Crockett
Plate tectonic processes: Dave Morse
Public information and outreach: Wayne Frankie, Bev Herzog, Sallie Greenberg, LeAnn Benner
Publications, permissions to reprint: Cheryl Nimz

Q

Quaternary geology and stratigraphy: Steve Brown, Dick Berg, Don McKay

R

Radiocarbon dating: Hong Wang
Reefs: Bev Seyler

S

Sand and gravel (construction and industrial): Xiaodong Miao
Sediment Processing: Hue-Hwa Hwang
Sedimentary and crustal processes: Bev Seyler, Dave Morse
Seismic data interpretation: Yevgeniy Kontar
Sequestration, carbon: Sallie Greenberg
Silurian: Bev Seyler, Don Mikulic
Siting and site characterization: Anne Erdmann, Bob Bauer, Dick Berg
Soil erosion and sedimentation: Steve Brown
Stratigraphy, carbonates and siliciclastics: Zak Lasemi, Dave Morse
Stratigraphy, Mesozoic: Joe Devera, Dave Morse
Stratigraphy, Paleozoic: Dave Morse, Bev Seyler, Zak Lasemi
Stratigraphy, Quaternary: Steve Brown, Dick Berg, Don McKay
Structural geology: Dave Morse
Sulfur in coal: Dave Morse
Subsidence above coal mines: Bob Bauer

T

Tectonic history: Hannes Leetaru, Dave Morse
Tripoli: Zak Lasemi
Topographic maps sales: ISGS Information Office
Trace elements in coal: Dave Morse
Trilobites: Don Mikulic

U

Underground limestone mines: Zak Lasemi

V

Vertebrate paleontology: Dave Morse

W

Water Supply Planning Initiative: Don Keefer, Dave Larson
Wetlands geology and hydrogeology: Jim Miner

Z

Zinc-lead (sphalerite-galena) deposits: Zak Lasemi