Geology Scientist Emeritus Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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FY: 2009 | 2008 | 2007


Bradley Scholar Program Funded Projects

Fiscal Year 2009 Bradley funded projects
Scientist Emeritus Science Center Project
Legacy (L) / New research (N)
Jack Epstein ER-ESP (1) The 1959 Hegben Lake Earthquake; 50-year Anniversary Celebration; (2) Surficial Geology of the Saylorsburg Quadrangle, Pennsylvania
L/N
Douglas Rankin ER-ESP Bedrock Geology of northern New England
L
Isidore Zeitz ER-MRT Interpretation of the Basement Rocks and Structures of the U.S. from  the Rocky Mountains to the Eastern Continental Shelf
N
Paul Barton and Philip Bethke ER-MRT Development of a GIS Database for the Creede Mining District, CO
L
Wylie Poag ER-CMG-WH Stratigraphic and paleoenvironmental effects of the Bhesapeake Bay bolide impact
N
John Reed, Jr. CR-ESP Geologic underpinning of Colorado’s mountain ecosystems
N
Richard Madole CR-ESP Geomorphic and stratigraphic records of Quaternary climate change in the Great Sand Dunes area, Colorado
N
Ivo Lucchitta CR-ESP Editing and publications costs for one Grand Canyon Quaternary geology, geomorpholohy, geochronology and soils map
L
Mel Kuntz CR-ESP Geologic map of the basalt lava fields of the eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho
L
Walter Dean CR-ESP Are sediments from the Black Sea, Cariaco Basin, and Peru margin analogs for metalliferous black shales?
L
Charles Sandberg CR-ERT Stratigraphy, paleotectonics, and Alamo impact effects along Devonian to Mississippian Antler orogenic migrating forebulge, Nevada and Utah
L/N
Keith Ketner CR-ERT Extent and nature of the Phosphoria Sea in Northern Nevada
L
James Fassett CR-ERT Geochronology and Oil and Gas Potential of Cretaceous-Tertiary strata, San Juan Basin, New Mexico and Colorado
L/N
Bruce Bohor and Jack Dyni CR-ERT Radiometric Dating of Eocene Green River Formation Rocks
N
Charles Thorman CR-MRT The Elko Orogeny – Middle Jurassic Orogenesis in the Cordilleran Miogeocline
L
Betty Skipp CR-MRT Geologic map of the Fish Creek Reservoir 7 1/2’ quadrangle, Blaine CO, Idaho
L
Daniel Shawe CR-MRT Volcanic rocks of the southern Toquima Rangem, Nye County, Nevada
L
James Ratte CR-MRT Gila Hot Springs 7 ½ minute quadrangle, New Mexico
L
Forrest Poole CR-MRT Paleozoic stratigraphy and tectonics of northwest Mexico:  Provenance of detrital zircons in quartzites/sandstones of Sonora and northern Sinaloa
L
Robert Moench CR-MRT  Bedrock geologic maps and sections, northern Connecticut Valley to Chain Lakes massif, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, USA, and Quebec, Canada
L
David Lindsey CR-MRT Geologic Story of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains
L
Marvin Lanphere WR-VHT Geochronology of Somma-Vesuvius Volcano, Italy
N
Peter Lipman WR-VHT “Super-eruptions” in a North American Andean-type arc setting:  Mid-Tertiary volcanism in the Southern Rocky Mountains
N
Kevin Scott WR-VHT Anatomy of the Mazama Park eruptive period, Mount Baker, North Cascades
L/N
Robert Tilling WR-VHT Revised/updated publication of the USGS General-Interest Publicatoin “Eruptions of Hawaiian Volcanoes:  Past, Present, and Future”
L
Thomas Wright WR-VHT A 200-year study of Kilauea volcano, Hawaii
L/N
Ted Theodore WR-MRT Search for syngenetic gold in Nevada and the Russian Far East
N
Gordon Haxel WR-MRT Geologic, petrologic, and mineral resource studies, southern Arizona and southern California
L
Randy Koski WR-MRT Trace-element distribution patterns in metalliferous sediments from the Samail ophiolite, Oman: A potential tool for identifying concealed volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits
L/N
Larry Beyer WR-ESP (1) Understanding the Cenozoic tectonic history of the Los Angeles basin region and (2) preservation and curation of California wll samples and files
L/N
Richard Pike WR-ESP  Land Surface Quantification
N
Russ Campbell WR-ESP Geologic Mapping in the Santa Monica Mountains, southern California
L
Roland Tabor WR-ESP Remapping surficial geology of selected 1:24,000 quadrangles in Puget Sound Area, Washington on LIDAR bases
N
Warren Nokleberg WR-ESP Preparation of a Layperson’s Book on the Geology, Resources, Hazards, and Tectonics of Alaska and the Canadian Cordillera, and Associated Laypersons’ Roadside Geologic Guides
L
Keith Howard WR-ESP Incremental pluton assembly over tens of millions of years in the Ruby Mountains, Nevada
L/N
Doug Morton WR-ESP Petrogenesis of the northern Peninsular Ranges Batholith, southern California
L/N
Andre Sarna-Wojcicki WR-ESP Tephrochronology Laboratory
L/N
Ronald Kistler WR-ESP Compilation of strontium, lead, neodymium, and oxygen isotope data determined for Mesozoic and Precambrian plutons exposed between 34 and 36N Latitude in southern California
L
Earl Brabb WR-ESP Completion of Chevron fossil information for California, Washington, and Oregon
L
Richard Hereford WR-ESP Late Holocene Alluvial History of the Central Mojave Desert: Regional Correlation and Relation to Climate Variability
L

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Fiscal Year 2008 Bradley funded projects
Scientist Emeritus Team

Project

Legacy (L) / New research (N)

John Antweiler CR-MRT Gold-bearing Cretaceous and younger strata and associated Quaternary alluvial deposits in northwestern Wyoming and parts of adjacent states L
Larry Beyer WR-ESPT (1) Understanding the Cenozoic tectonic history of the Los Angeles basin region, and (2) preservation of California well samples L
Earl Brabb WR-ESPT Completion of Chevron fossil information for California L
Bill Cobban CR-ESPT Mesozoic Collections Project Proposal  – Digital Data Recovery-The Inoceramids L
Harry Cook WR-ESPT Carbonate platform and reef  facies through time (Cambrian-Recent) L
Walter Dean CR-ESPT Are sediments from the Black Sea, Cariaco Basin, and Peru margin analogues for metalliferous black shales? L
James Fassett CR-ERT Geochronology and oil and gas potential of Cretaceous-Tertiary strata, San Juan Basin, New Mexico and Colorado L and N
Thomas Hamilton WR-ASC Surficial geologic map & descriptive pamphlet of Noatak Natl Preserve L
Ketih Howard WR-ESPT Incremental pluton assembly over tens of millions of years in the Ruby Mountains, Nevada L and N
Keith Ketner CR-ERT Coarse-grained arkosic strata in northwestern Nevada:  petrology, origin, and correlatives L
Ronald Kistler WR-ESPT Compilation & geologic interpretation of Sr, Pb, neodymium, & O isotopic data determined for Mesozoic & Precambrian plutons exposed in southern CA L
Mel Kuntz CR-ESPT Geologic Map of the basalt lava fields of the eastern Snake River Plain, ID L
Marvin Lanphere WR-VHT Argon Geochronology of Somma-Vesuvis, Italy N
David Lindsey CR-MRT Piedmont alluvial deposits in the Santa Cruz River Valley L
Peter Lipman WR-VHT Supervolcanoes in a NA Andean-type Arc Setting: Mid-Tertiary Volcanism in the Southern Rocky Mountains
Ivo Lucchita CR-ESPT Publication of 4 maps of Grand Canyon geology L
Richard Madole CR-ESPT Geomorphic and stratigraphic records of late Quaternary climate change in the Great Sand Dunes area, Colorado
Douglas Morton WR-ESPT Petrogenesis of the northern Peninsular Ranges Batholith, southern California L
Douglas Nichols CR-ERT Description and illustration of historically and scientifically important specimens of fossil pollen L
Fred Peterson CR-ERT Late Jurassic Dinosaurian Ecosystems in the Western Interior L
Kenneth Pierce CR-ESPT Quaternary geology of the Jackson Hole area, Wyoming L and N
David Piper WR-MRT REE in Pelletal Phosphate Deposits from Phanerozoic
John Pojeta ER-ESPT Studies of  early molluscan evolution and radiation using  Cambrian and Ordovician fossils L and N
Barney Poole CR-MRT Paleozoic stratigraphy and tectonics of Sonora and northern Sinaloa, Mexico L and N
Dougls Rankin ER-ESPT (1) Bedrock geology of northern New England
(2) Write paper on Appalachian geology
(3) publish geologic maps in VT and NH
L
John Reed CR-ESPT The roots of the Colorado Mountains
Mitchell Reynolds CR-ESPT Geologic framework of the greater Belt Mountains area, Montana L
Charles Sandberg CR-ERT (1) Proximal and distal areas of sedimentary deposits resulting from Late Devonian marine Alamo bolide Impact
(2) Maintenance and conversion of ongoing active-research “D/C Conodont Database”
L and N
Andrei Sarna-Wojcicki WR-ESPT Tephrochronological database: conversion from analog to digital L
Kevin Scott WR-VHT Analyzing the Mazama Park eruptive period at Mt. Baker Volcno Observatory, N. Cascades L and N
Daniel Shawe CR-MRT Slick Rock Uranium-Vanadium District in SW CO L
Betty Skip CR-MRT Geologic map of the Fish Creek Reservoir 7 ½’quadrangle, Blaine County, Idaho  L
David Stewart ER-ESPT Publish ‘The Ellsworth Terrane, Coastal Maine: Geochronology, Geochemistry, and Neodymium-Lead Isotopic Composition of a Middle Cambrian “Gulf of California” Analogue L
Roland Tabor WR-ESPT Compiling completed 1:24,000 scale geologic mapping in the Puget Sound region, Washington on recently obtained LIDAR topographic base.  N
Ted Theodore WR-MRT Search for syngenetic gold in Nevada and the Russian Far East  N
Charles Thorman CR-MRT The Elko Orogeny – Middle Jurassic Orogenesis in the Cordilleran Miogeocline L and N
Thomas Wright WR-VHT 200-year interprestative history of Kilauea Volcano L

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Fiscal Year 2007
Scientist Emeritus Program

Project

Legacy (L) / New research (N)

John Antweiler CR-MRT Proposal is to finish work on gold-bearing strata in NW Wyoming and adjacent Idaho and Montana L
Larry Beyer WR-ESPT Tectonic History of Los Angeles Basin L and N
Maurice Chaffee CR-MRT Geochemistry of the Eureka Mining District and Vicinity in Nevada L
Jack Epstein ER-ESPT Chicken Creek 7.5 minute quadrangle and Argyl 7.5 minute quadrangle, South Dakota L
James Fassett CR-ERT Geochronology and Stratigraphy of the Rocks Adjacent to the Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary in the San Juan Basin, NM and CO L and N
Thomas Hamilton WR-ASC Noatak National Preserve and Arctic National Park maps/reports L
Keith Ketner CR-ERT Stratigraphy, Structure, and Petrology of Arkosic Rocks in NW Nevada L
Keith Ketner   Geologic Map of Gold Creek Gold District, NV L
Marvin Lanphere WR-VHT Argon Geochronology of Vesuvius, Italy N
Peter Lipman WR-VHT Supervolcanoes in a NA Andean-type Arc Setting: Mid-Tertiary Volcanism in the Southern Rocky Mountains N
Ivo Lucchita CR-ESPT Maps of Grand Canyon National Park L
Richard Madole CR-ESPT Origin and Age of a Complex Array of Surficial Deposits and Reconstruction of Recent Prehistory of the San Luis Valley N
Fred Peterson CR-ERT Late Jurassic Dinosaurian Ecosystems L
David Piper WR-MRT REE in Pelletal Phosphate Deposits from Phanerozoic N
John Pojeta ER-ESPT Early molluscan phylogeny and evolution based fossil record N
Barney Poole CR-MRT 3 maps in Sonora, Mexico L
Barney Poole CR-MRT 2 maps in NV L
John Reed CR-ESPT Roots of the Rocky Mountains N
Charles Sandberg CR-ERT Alamo Impact Studies; Stratigraphic Studies for IUGS Subcommission on Devonian Stratigraphy; and Contributions to Legacy Studies L and N
Andrei Sarna-Wojcicki WR-ESPT Tephrachronology Database L
Kevin Scott WR-VHT Anatomy of the Mazama Park Eruptive Period at Mt. Baker, N. Cascades N
Daniel Shawe CR-MRT Slick Rock Uranium-Vanadium District in SW CO L
Paul Sims CR-MRT Continental Scale Shear System L
David Stewart ER-ESPT Ellsworth schist and Castine volcanic of the Ellsworth Mascarene Terrain, Coastal Maine: Geochemistry, Pb-U Zircon Geochronology, Epsilon Neodymium Determinations, and Implications for middle Cambrian Paleotectonic Setting L
Roland von Huene WR-EHT Marine Investigation of Subduction Zones in Support of the USGS Tsunami Source Working Group in Menlo Park L and N
Carl Wentworth WR-ESPT Quaternary Santa Clara Valley N
Thomas Wright WR-VHT Kilauea Volcano L

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Science Center / Team Acronyms

CR-ERT – Central Region - Energy Resources Team

CR-ESP / CR-ESPT – Central Region - Earth Surface Processes (Team)

CR-MRT – Central Region - Mineral Resource Team


ER-CMG-WH – Eastern Region - Coastal & Marine Geology - Woodshole

ER-ESP / ER-ESPT – Eastern Region - Earth Surface Processes (Team)

ER-MRT - Eastern Region - Mineral Resources Team


WR-ASC – Western Region - Alaska Science Center

WR-EHT – Western Region - Earthquake Hazards Team

WR-ESP / WR-ESPT – Western Region - Earth Surface Processes (Team)

WR-MRT – Western Region - Mineral Resources Team

WR-VHT – Western Region - Volcano Hazards Team

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