Projects of the Geologic Mapping and Hydrogeology Center

Projects are listed alphabetically by principal investigator.

Additional projects

Center Office

Northeastern Illinois Water Supply Planning Support    Jason Thomason

Engineering and Coastal Geology Section

CUSEC State Geologists Mapping Efforts in Midwest and USGS Urban Hazard Mapping Areas    Bob Bauer

FEMA New Madrid Catastrophic Planning    Bob Bauer

Revision and Update of Publication, Planned Coal Mine Subsidence in Illinois    Bob Bauer

2008 Annual Meeting—American Shore and Beach Preservation     Mike Chrzastowski

Geologic Evolution of the Chicago River     Mike Chrzastowski

Illinois Coastal Management Program / Planning and Development     Mike Chrzastowski

Long-Term Coastal Management at Illinois Beach State Park    Mike Chrzastowski

Development of Engineering Database and Methodology for Seismic Microzonation in the Metro-East St. Louis Area    Wen-June Su

Geophysics Section

Bedrock Geophysical Borehole Database    Curt Blakley

Characterization of Bedrock Hydrogeology for Northeastern Illinois Water Supply Planning    Curt Blakley

Three-dimensional Reconstruction of Till Stratigraphy to Develop Till Depositional Models and Understand
Aquifer Recharge and Quality Protection    Ahmed Ismail

Application of Waterborne Geophysics in Illinois    Yevgeniy Kontar

Illinois Geophysical Risk and Sustainability    Yevgeniy Kontar

Digitization of Historic Electrical Earth Resistivity Survey Reports and Files    Tim Larson

Geophysical Characterization of Crystal Lake Basin and Margins    Tim Larson

Ground-Penetrating Radar Assessment of Buried Infrastructure Along the Beachfront    Tim Larson

Hardrock Dike Detection in Southern Illinois Using Seismic Reflection Surveys    Tim Larson

Low-Frequency Ground-Penetrating Radar Demonstration Project    Tim Larson

Mt. Carmel Earthquake Response    Tim Larson

Resistivity Survey of Drift Ridges Near Vandalia, Illinois    Tim Larson

Seismic Imaging and Hydrogeologic Characterization of the Cretaceous Formation    Steve Sargent

Groundwater Testing for the Community of Philo    Tim Young

Geospatial Analysis and Modeling Section

Digital Bedrock Surface Topography Map    Curt Abert

Digital Contour Map Archive Database    Curt Abert

Illinois Height Modernization Program: Archival and Distribution of High-Resolution Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Elevation Data    Sheena Beaverson

Redesign and Reorganization of Staff Only Web Site    Sally Denhart

Publication of Unpublished STATEMAP Maps from 1993 to 2003    Jane Domier

Database Design and Application Programming for Replacing the Current Project Plan Database    Allison Lecouris

GIS Database Development    Dan Nelson

Upgrade of ArcSDE and ArcIMS Servers to Version 9.2    Dan Nelson

Hydrogeology Section

Mapping Mahomet Aquifer below Champaign County    Bill Dey

Water Resource Investigation for Kane County, Illinois    Bill Dey

Hydrogeologic Characterization and Analysis for Lake County    Dave Larson

Redesign of Hydrogeology Section Web Site    Dave Larson

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

Isotope Geochemistry Section

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

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

Investigation of the Groundwater Evolution in the Mahomet Valley Aquifer Using Geochemical Techniques    Keith Hackley

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

Preparation of Laboratory Manual for Nitrate Isotope Analytical Procedure   Ellen Hwang

Dating of Cave Sediments and Speleothems    Sam Panno

Hydrogeochemistry of Illinois    Sam Panno

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

Establishing the ISGS Optical Stimulated Luminescence Dating Laboratory    Hong Wang

Improvement of Carbon-14 Dating Methods for Buried Charcoal and Bone Samples    Hong Wang

Long Loess Record in Southern Illinois: Five Interglacial, Two Relatively Strong Interstadial Paleosols, and Five Loess Units    Hong Wang

Quaternary Geology Section

STATEMAP:Surficial Geology of the Wheeling Quadrangle    Mike Barnhardt

STATEMAP:Surficial Geology of the Zion Quadrangle    Mike Barnhardt

Vincennes Mapping Project    Mike Barnhardt

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

Book Chapter on Comparative Testing of Ostracodes    Brandon Curry

Friends of the Pleistocene Field Conference, 2008    Brandon Curry

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

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

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

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

Non-analog Reconstructions of Paleoclimate from the Younger Dryas    Brandon Curry

Surficial Geology Map of the Aurora South Quadrangle    Brandon Curry

Williamson County Quaternary Mapping    Leon Follmer

Origin of the Ridged Drift in the Kaskaskia River Valley Region, Southwestern Illinois    Dave Grimley

Paleoclimatic and Paleoenvironmental Studies of Quaternary Deposits in Southern Illinois    Dave Grimley

Relations among Soil Magnetic Susceptibility, Soil Drainage, and Native Vegetation    Dave Grimley

Report of Madison County Surficial Geology and Related Societal Issues    Dave Grimley

STATEMAP: Surficial Geologic Mapping of the New Athens East and New Athens West Quadrangles    Dave Grimley

STATEMAP: Surficial Geologic Mapping of the Red Bud and Paderborn Quadrangles    Dave Grimley

Particle Size Database for the Illinois State Geological Survey    Ellen Hwang

Clay Mineral Database    Myrna Killey

Illinois River Restoration Project: Watershed and Pool Assessments    Drew Phillips

Summary of Illinois River Basin Landforms and Topographic Regions    Drew Phillips

Quaternary Database Development    Barbara Stiff

Detailed Outcrop Description for Three-dimensional Models    Chris Stohr

East-Central Illinois Water Supply Planning Support    Andrew Stumpf

Dunlap Quadrangle Mapping    C. Pius Weibel

Mapping Geochemical Trends of Surficial Materials in Illinois    C. Pius Weibel

Oakhill Quadrangle Mapping    C. Pius Weibel

2009 SEPM Great Lakes Section Field Conference: Ancient Landscapes of the Shawnee Hills    C. Pius Weibel