Geol/GeoE Faculty Research
Current Research Projects
- Hazards, water, and mineral resources in the I-90 development corridor.
- Missouri River Valley development and paleontological assessment.
- Application of computing (GIS, remote sensing, and 3-D visualization) in geosciences
- Earthscope
- National Deep Underground Science and Engineering Lab (DUSEL) at Homestake Mine.
- Ground water/environmental studies in the Black Hills region, including abandoned mine sites.
- Remote sensing for geological mapping and resource evaluation in arid regions.
- Controls on the Homestake gold deposit, with application to exploration.
- Late Cretaceous vertebrates and their dispersal before final breakup of Gondwana.
- Marine vertebrates of the Western Interior Seaway, particularly mosasaurs and plesiosaurs; and Late Tertiary and Quaternary mammals from the Pacific Northwest.
- Subsurface mapping in western South Dakota.
Current Research Awards
Geological Engineering/Ground Water:
Arden D. Davis and Dr. David J. Dixon; Fixed-Bed Adsorption Column Studies and Engineering Scale-Up Design of a Limestone-Based Metals Removal Technology for Small Water-Supply Systems; Dr. U.S. Geological Survey 104b Program / South Dakota Water Resources Institute: $12,918.
Dr. Arden D. Davis, Dr. David J. Dixon, and Dr. M.R. Hansen , Leaching Tests for Encapsulation of Waste after Arsenic Removal from Drinking Water; U.S. Geological Survey 104b Program / South Dakota Water Resources Institute: $11,873.
Dr. Arden D. Davis; Pumping Tests in the Deadwood Aquifer at Jewel CaveNational Monument; U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service: $8,800.
Dr. Arden D. Davis; Monitoring of the Belle Eldridge Abandoned Mine Site; U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management: $5,000.
Dr. Alvis L. Lisenbee and Dr. Arden D. Davis; Aquifer Vulnerability in the Hermosa NW Quadrangle; West Dakota Water Development District: $8,000.
Stetler, L.D. Determining landuse compatibility from development along Highway 79 in the Hermosa NW quadrangle, South Dakota. Funded by Pennington County. May 2006 to May 2007.
Lisenbee, A.L. and L.D. Stetler. Preparation of a 1:24,000 Scale Geologic Map of the Hermosa NW Quadrangle, South Dakota. Funded by Western South Dakota Water Development District. June 2006 – June 2007.
Lisenbee, A.L. A. Davis, and L.D. Stetler. Aquifer Mapping (1:24,000) of the Hermosa NW Quadrangle, South Dakota. Funded by Western South Dakota Water Development District. Sept 2006 – June 2007
Stone, J., L.D. Stetler, and A. Schwalm. Soil, water, and air investigation concerning abandonded uranium mines in NW South Dakota. Funded by, US EPA CERCLA, US Forest Service. Jan 2006 – Dec 2006.
Stone, J., and L.D. Stetler. Ground water quality assessment in the North Cave Hills area of NW South Dakota. Funded by US EPA CERCLA, US Forest Service. May 2006 – Dec 2006.
Stone, J., and L.D. Stetler. Soil, water, and air investigation concerning abandonded uranium mines in NW South Dakota, South Cave Hills. Funded by, US EPA CERCLA, US Forest Service. Oct 2006 – Dec 2007.
Stone, J., and L.D. Stetler. Soil, water, and air investigation concerning abandonded uranium mines in NW South Dakota, South Cave Hills. Funded by, US EPA CERCLA, US Forest Service. Oct 2006 – Dec 2007.
Petrology/Economic Geology:
Colin J. Paterson, Alvis L. Lisenbee, Edward F. Duke, and James E. Fox , Lithofacies Reinterpretation of Stratigraphy in the Homestake Mine, and Compilation of a Basement Tectonic Map of South Dakota:; Barrick Gold Corporation: $35,893.
Lisenbee, A.L., 1999-2006, Geologic mapping and aquifer vulnerability studies of the eastern Black Hills, South Dakota., West Dakota Water Development District, $150,000
Lisenbee, A.L, Geologic mapping in the eastern Black Hills, US Geological Survey, $16,000
Lisenbee, A.L., Biostratigraphic studies of the Galisteo Area, NM, New Mexico Bureau of Geology, $15,000,
Lisenbee, A. L., Venezuelan National Oil Co, $45,000
Paleontology:
Martin, J. M. and Greewald, M., 2007, Backlog curation of specimens from Badlands National Park, National Park Service $25,800.
Herbel, C, USDOI NPS, $122,754
Herbel, C, DOI BIA Standing Rock, $122,744
Martin, J, DOI NPS Backlog Curatorial, $19,336
Martin, J, DOI NPS Backlog Curatorial, $13,580
Martin, J, BLM, $1,000
