| Director: |
Matthew Johnson |
| Other Researchers: |
Isaac Allred,
Nicholas Angelos,
Valerie Beckham-Feller,
Kaitlyn Burress,
Sara Clifford,
Kilauren Driscoll,
Madeline Griem,
Nancy Hasenmueller,
Casey Jones,
Will Knauth,
Jennifer Lanman,
Alex Martinez,
Maria Mastalerz,
Penny Padgett,
Ben Romlein,
Polly Sturgeon,
Don Tripp,
Katherine Tucker
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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) - STATEMAP Program
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Our emphasis through 2025 will be the geology south of the 40th parallel, roughly bounded to the north by Indianapolis and U.S. Highway 40 (The National Road). Synergized mapping of unconsolidated sediments, including depth-to-bedrock data, will address key relationships between glacial deposits, loess, ice-marginal deposits, and fluvial throughways that can be projected elsewhere and correlated with earlier work. Targeted sampling of bedrock stratigraphic units will provide important aquifer characterization and delineation data for future derivative mapping. Morphostratigraphic analysis will translate into future derivative mapping of seismic, flooding, subsidence, and landslide risk, complementing activities by the U.S Geological Survey and Indiana Department of Environmental Management. Fieldwork and outreach will be directed toward underrepresented minority and rural communities. |
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