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Projects of the Geologic Mapping and Hydrogeology Center

Projects are listed alphabetically by principal investigator.

Additional projects


Center Office

Development of 3-D Visualization Application   Don Keefer

Development of ISGS Data Management Strategy  Ron Klass

Needs Assessment for Central Database Redesign  Ron Klass

Waves crashing on Lake Michigan shore at Promontory Point

Engineering and Coastal Geology Section

Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium State Geologists Mapping Efforts in the Midwest   Bob Bauer

Statewide Seismic Risk & Vulnerability Study   Bob Bauer

Revision of "Mine Subsidence in Illinois: Facts For Homeowners"   Bob Bauer

Illinois Coastal Management Program: Planning and Development    Mike Chrzastowski

Methodology for Seismic Microzonation in the Metro-East St. Louis Area Using GIS, Database, and Shake2000    Wen-June Su

ISGS staff collaborating around computer

Geospatial Analysis and Modeling Section

Questor Replacement  Curt Abert

Digital Bedrock Surface Map  Curt Abert

IDNR G2005050: ArcIMS Application for ISGS Staff to Access & Export ISGS Well Data   Sheena Beaverson

Web Site Redesign and Reorganization  Sally Denhart

2005 DOQ Update - Clearinghouse Distribution Rob Krumm

Application Programming to Replace Legacy Conquest/VAX System  Alison Lecouris

GIS Database Development   Dan Nelson

Computer Applications Programming, Replace or Rewrite LEGAL  Dan Nelson

ISGS Web-Based Centennial Photo Album  Dan Thurston

Silhouette of drill rig

Hydrogeology Section

Water Resource Investigation for Kane County, Illinois    Bill Dey

Critical and Statistical Evaluation of Characterization Methods for Sites Contaminated by Multiple Discrete Spills    Don Keefer

Development of 3-D Visualization Application   Don Keefer

Hydrogeologic Characterization & Analysis for Lake County  Dave Larson

Redesign of Hydrogeology Web Site  Dave Larson

Hydrogeologic Assessment of Brine Discharge from Illinois Basin Aquifers to Shallow Groundwater or Surface Water    Ed Mehnert

Geologists on drill site

Mass Flux of Nutrients (Nitrogen & Phosphorus) in Shallow Groundwater  Ed Mehnert

Estimation of Groundwater Recharge in Northeastern Illinois   Ed Mehnert

Evaluation of Analytical Element Groundwater Flow Modeling to Improve Geologic Mapping   Ed Mehnert

Regional Groundwater Assessment: Metro East Region   Ed Smith

Hydrogeologic Mapping for Kendall County  Ed Smith

Build Illinois Video Production   Bob Vaiden

Picture of geologist holding stalactite

Isotope Geochemistry Section

State Park Geology - Pere Marquette Volume  Sallie Greenberg

Determination of the Dominant Sources of Nitrate in Wells and Springs of the Sinkhole Plain Using Nitrogen and Oxygen Isotopes   Keith Hackley

Application of Nitrogen & Oxygen Isotopes of Nitrate to Identify Sources and the Degree of Denitrification of Nitrate Levels in IL Groundwater   Keith Hackley

Investigation of the Age of Recharge of Groundwater to the Mahomet Valley Aquifer Using Geochemical Techniques   Keith Hackley

Effects of Land Application of Untreated and Treated Swine Slurry on Crop Production and Subsurface Water Quality   Keith Hackley

geologist crawling through cave

Mass Flux of Nutrients in Shallow Groundwater—Assessment of Denitrification by Isotopic Methods    Hue-Hwa Hwang

Effect of Urban Growth on Groundwater Quality in McHenry County Based on Chemical and Isotopic Assessment   Hue-Hwa Hwang

Dating of Cave Sediments and Speleothems   Sam Panno

Sources of Nitrate in the Illinois River   Sam Panno

Indicators of the Origin of Sodium & Chloride in Natural Water  Sam Panno

Sinkhole Density, Bedrock Topography, Water Table, Drift, and Loess-thickness Maps of Columbia, Waterloo & Renault Quadrangles   Sam Panno

The Use of Probability Graphs to Estimate Background Concentrations of Nitrate in Groundwater   Sam Panno

The Hydrochemistry of Illinois   Sam Panno

Calcified Rootlets & the Significance of Terrestrial Carbon Cycles in Climate Change During the Last Glaciation   Hong Wang

Loess Stratigraphy of the Last 5 to 6 Glacial Cycles in Southern Illinois  Hong Wang

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Quaternary Geology Section

Vincennes Mapping Project   Mike Barnhardt

Surficial Geology of the Kellerville & Fishook 7.5-minute Quadrangles  Mike Barnhardt

Three-dimensional Geologic Mapping for the Central Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Coalition-Lake County   Mike Barnhardt

STATEMAP: Geologic Mapping in the Metro Chicago Area   Mike Barnhardt

Crystal Lake Moisture Balance and Drought Frequency   Brandon Curry

Geologic Maps of Big Rock Quadrangle, Kane, Kendall, and Dekalb Counties  Brandon Curry

Surficial Geology and Bedrock Topography of the Hampshire Quadrangle  Brandon Curry

Mapping & Characterization of Till at Fermilab, Batavia, IL   Brandon Curry

Ice Walled Lakes:Genesis, Age, Paleoecology, & Hydrogeological Function  Brandon Curry

Geologic Maps for the Marengo South Quadrangle, McHenry, DeKalb, and Kane Counties   Brandon Curry

Klumpen: Meso-scale Features of Soils   Leon Follmer

Williamson County Quaternary Mapping   Leon Follmer

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Delineation of Hydric Soils by Magnetic Susceptibility   Dave Grimley

STATEMAP: Surficial Geologic Mapping of the Lebanon and Mascoutah Quadranges and Madison County Compilation Project    Dave Grimley

Surficial Geology of Monks Mound & O'Fallon Quadrangles  Dave Grimley

STATEMAP: Surficial Geologic Mapping of New Athens East, Freeburg, and Ames Quadrangles    Dave Grimley

Mapping Geochemical Trends of Surficial Materials in Illinois    Ardith Hansel

Clay Mineral Database   Myrna Killey

Surficial and Engineering Geology of Collinsville 7.5-minute Quadrangle  Drew Phillips

Summary of Illinois River Basin Landforms and Topographic Regions   Drew Phillips

Surficial Geologic Mapping in Madison and St. Clair Counties   Drew Phillips

Illinois River Restoration Project: Watershed and Pool Assessments   Drew Phillips

Quaternary Database Development    Barbara Stiff

Validation of Natural Gamma Logging   Chris Stohr

STATEMAP: Surficial Geologic Mapping of Lake Zurich Quadrangle  Andrew Stumpf

Surficial Geologic Mapping of the Germantown Hills 7.5' Quadrangle  Andrew Stumpf

Dunlap Mapping  C. Pius Weibel

Oakhill Mapping  C. Pius Weibel

 

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