Chair’s greeting Punctuated equilibrium marks department’s evolution ur department, like our science future, has been pioneered by Jürgen and our society, is evolving. Punc- Schieber, whose studies range from regional Otuated equilibrium is the norm for distribution of black/gray shale through all evolution in university settings. Here nanobacterial entities. Greg Olyphant’s change happens in steps with long pauses. inverse modeling of multiple field observa- Ours is no exception. We are, however, in tion of soil creep and David Bish’s mastery the middle of climbing a giant step; we are of clay mineralogy are seemingly distant but not in stasis. With four new faculty mem- obvious partners in shale research. Christine bers (David Bish, Mark Person, Juergen Shriner’s interest in archeology has excited Schieber, and Chen Zhu), two simultaneous James Brophy and Arndt Schimmelmann retirements (Lee Suttner and Noel Krothe with different approaches and tools to in summer ’03), one loss to raiding (Chris revive our reputation, which Charles and Maples in fall ’03), and the search for two Dorothy Vitaliano had fostered. or three new tenure-track faculty to hire Geographically, our research spans the within a year, we are surely in an unprec- globe and beyond. Neotectonics of the edented state of evolutionary bloom. Wabash Valley or water pollution in Indiana Alumni and other gifts in response to is of local economic interest. Our faculty are our endowment campaign are now produc- traveling to the Philippines and Italy, Tai- ing enough interest income, despite a low wan and Greece, South Africa and Canada market, to make a huge difference in our for fieldwork, sampling, and analysis. Mars program. Chris Maples, our immediate past and the moon are very much a part of our chair, made very wise spending decisions to existence now. encourage research productivity, visibility of Our students, working in close partner- students’ paper presentations at various Abhijit Basu ship with the faculty and postdoctoral national and international meetings, and fellows, are making research presentations field experience for students. Chris also Merino. Climatic effects on geologic mate- at regional, national, and international patiently waited to fill new positions with rial and the inverse problem of inferring meetings. Largely with the help of alumni utmost care and to recommend appoint- past climate from analytical work and theo- gifts, we support travel to such meetings ments only for the best in the discipline. We retical reduction stimulate the collaborative (and fieldwork, of course) far and wide. owe a lot to Chris’s leadership. research of Arndt Schimmelmann, David Presentations at GSA, AGU, and AAPG/ It is my privilege to share some of our Finkelstein, and Simon Brassell. Sulfur SEPM meetings are common, and those at activities of the past year. Our research isotopic investigations are helping Erika specialized meetings, for example in Poland continues to be field- and sample-based. Elswick, Chusi Li, and Edward Ripley to or Canada, are not rare. This is a great Some are modeling field and sample data to understand processes of ore generation, as incentive for students to be productive in understand the physical, chemical, and are experiments done by James Brophy to research and to get to know what is hap- biological processes that shape earth materi- determine the solubility of copper in basal- pening in the outside world. als and earth features. The models range tic melts. Gary Pavlis, Michael Hamburger, It is not necessary to repeat how field- from chemical reactions or physical re- and Al Rudman are setting up seismic based learning has been, is, and will con- sponses to computer-assisted simulations. arrays and deciphering below-ground “lay- tinue to be a staple for our department. In Lisa Pratt has teamed up with chemists to ering” and theoretical aspects of P-S wave another article in this HGR, James Brophy model the effects of 34S in the hydrolysis of propagation and conversion. Whereas and Bruce Douglas will update you on sulfate esters, common in biological matter. James Brophy is conducting experimental activities at our beloved field station in David Bish has worked out a chemical research for better understanding magmatic Montana. Field trips associated with regular equilibrium model to conclude that hy- processes in volcanism, Michael Hamburger courses continue. drated minerals can exist in the ambience of is using GPS measurements to assess the Something else is happening on campus! the Martian atmosphere. This has far-reach- movements of magmatic and hydrothermal Robert Wintsch has designed and is teach- ing consequences for life outside the earth, systems in volcanoes. Claudia Johnson is ing a course, nominally using the old G111 as well as on planetary evolution. At the applying biological principles to trace the course number, on physical geology and other extreme, modeling of field data has ecosystems of reefs throughout the Phan- rudiments of field mapping during fall led Greg Olyphant to predict when the erozoic and especially the Cretaceous. Tec- semester. The course is meant for intended abundance of E. coli would increase in the tonic control of sedimentation even in small science majors, preferably those looking shore waters of Lake Michigan such that we basins and watersheds interests Bruce Dou- into geology. Robert Wintsch, a great do not utilize the beach in the wrong way glas, who is also reviving his longstanding teacher in the field with Socratic gifts, also at the wrong time. This model will go a research in mantle xenoliths vis-à-vis sub- runs short field trips for undergraduate and long way — no pun intended — for ex- duction tectonics. Watershed research and graduate students to distant places. This ample, in application to the two coasts of dynamic modeling of groundwater flow is fall, he was invited by a number of colleges America. now well established in our department by and universities in New England to run a Other faculty research is equally exciting, Mark Person and his newly formed research field trip for their students. And he is not and diverse. Stress-induced neomineral- group. alone in designing field-based learning. We ization, including dolomitization, continues Shale research, which we predict to are truly excited about the quality of the to interest Robert Wintsch and Enrique dominate sedimentary geology in the near (continued on page 4) 1 From the editor Goodwill links faculty, staff, students with alumni, friends

In 1991, when I followed Bob Dodd as will generated through the positive interac- observations about how and where the department chair (not to be confused with tion of their students, staff, faculty, friends, department appears to be evolving, and, the title “department stool,” bestowed on and alumni. An important link connecting certainly, news of your own professional me by our late alumnus Harold Kaska after our friends and alumni with the on-campus and personal lives. Chris Maples replaced me), I gained insight members of our departmental family and Many thanks to all who have assisted in into how the coaches who followed the generating goodwill is the Hoosier Geologic finally making this issue of the HGR a Lombardies, Woodens, and Knights of the Record. The importance of goodwill with reality. First, I express my gratitude to Bob sports world must have felt. Little did I and among our alumni and friends cannot Dodd, who has played a variety of news- realize then that these same feelings would be overestimated. Those with good feelings gathering, authoring, and editing roles, in be rekindled after my retirement when I toward the department assist in recruiting addition to being a veritable fountain of would be asked to follow both Bob Dodd good students and providing timely and ideas and advice on content. Kim Schulte (again) and Dave Towell as editor of the seasoned advice, as well as a valuable and took valuable time from her incredibly busy Hoosier Geologic Record. Dave certainly different perspective. Moreover, the gener- schedule to catalog important data on our elevated this publication to a new high in ous financial support of our alumni and alumni gifts, external grants, and other quality, and Bob maintained the same stan- friends permits us to compete in an envi- faculty and student activities. I am also dards. Because of their efforts, many feel ronment where success, even for publicly indebted to many of our faculty and gradu- that our alumni magazine may very well be funded universities, cannot be achieved ate students who contributed articles and among the top two or three in the univer- solely with traditional forms of revenue — information, and to Dick Gibson who sity. As editor, I have already failed in meet- tuition, state subsidy, and research grant graciously allowed us to use news he col- ing one of their standards — timely publi- overhead. lected for the department’s Web site. The cation. I apologize to all for my tardiness. I We sincerely hope that this issue of the cooperation I received from Barb Hill in also harbor fear that my rookie year as Hoosier Geologic Record will magnify the handling all aspects of photos and figures editor will be reflected in my inability to good feelings toward the department that was truly commendable and well above and match several other standards set by Dave we know many of you possess. But regard- beyond the norm. Last but not least, Tricia and Bob. Please bear with me as I learn less of how you feel, do stay in touch with Miles, here in the department, and Julie from my mistakes. us in the same way that we use this publica- Dales in the Alumni Association office Functional, healthy, and happy academic tion to stay in touch with you. We encour- collected tens of attachments to e-mails departments are characterized by the good- age you to write with your advice, your (continued on page 4)

Aloha from the former chair New challenges lure Maples to Desert Research Institute Ever since learning that the Hawaiian word believe that everyone loves to be challenged about why we (as a department) are where “aloha” means both “hello” and “goodbye,” at some level by something. For me, that we are today: our advisory board and our I’ve thought that having such a word was a challenge is facilitating the work of others, former department chair, Lee Suttner. really good idea. Some of you reading this spreading goodwill, and elevating the repu- Without their collective vision, drive, and issue of the Hoosier Geologic Record will be tation of the institution for which I work. success in the department’s historic endow- surprised to learn that I am leaving Indiana Five years ago, the faculty in geological ment campaign, we would not have had the University after nearly five years as depart- sciences at IU took a chance on me to opportunity to hire the faculty we have ment chair to accept a position as vice perform these tasks. The passage of time hired, nor would we have received the president of research at the Desert Research and the perspective that retrospect brings support from the IU administration that we Institute in Nevada. Yes, this is the same will be the best measures of success or have received. Our faculty, staff, and stu- DRI with campuses in Las Vegas and Reno failure in those capacities. But for now, dents have prospered from the success of for which our alumnus Steve Wells serves as serving the faculty, staff, and students of that campaign, and for that we all owe you, president. This was an extremely difficult geological sciences has been tremendously our alumni and friends, more thanks than decision for me to make. I like Blooming- rewarding and just plain fun! Certainly this can be expressed adequately in these pages. ton and IU, as does my wife, Sara. I love is a very different looking department from Therefore, it is my hope that you will look the department with a passion that only what it was in December 1998! For that, through these pages, read the updates, and alumni who have had wonderful experi- and for so much more, I owe a great deal of take pride in what you have helped bring ences with their mentors can. And even thanks to everyone — from alumni to about in geological sciences at IU. It is also though I put teaching and research, two emeriti, from students to faculty, from staff my hope that all of you will continue your other passions of mine, aside during my to administration. support for the department and its new term as chair, I was looking forward to Although I cannot thank everyone by chair, Abhijit Basu — I certainly will! As getting back to both on a more regular name — because that would be an injustice many of you know, Basu also is an alumnus basis. to someone I may miss and because space of this department, which, in my mostly So why leave IU? The answer is simulta- will not allow — please permit me a very unbiased opinion, provides a wonderful neously simple and complex. Simply put, I personal thanks and a personal opinion (continued on page 4) 2 Around the Department

David L. Bish joins faculty David Bish joined the faculty in August 2003 diffraction and trans- as the first occupant of the Haydn Murray mission electron Chair in Industrial Minerals. We have asked microscopy studies him to tell us in this essay a bit about his back- on minerals. This was ground and interests. quite an exciting time, and I was fortu- s a youngster, I was fascinated by rocks nate to be able to Aand minerals, especially the prehnite mingle at lunch with that I collected from the cobbles of diabase the likes of J.B. Th- in our driveway in northern Virginia. I have ompson, C. Hurlbut, been interested in clay mineralogy since my Cliff Frondel, graduate student days, when I received my Marland Billings, and PhD from Penn State in 1977 with Profes- Steve Gould. Perhaps sor George Brindley, one of the renowned most thrilling was clay mineralogists of the 20th century. I sharing an office for a fondly recall receiving a letter from Dr. year with Martin Brindley (no one ever called him George, Buerger, one of the except his wife and a few old friends) after I fathers of modern New faculty member David Bish displays one of his many prized had applied to Penn State for graduate X-ray crystallography. juke boxes. He owns about 11 of the old-fashioned music makers. school. He told me about his ongoing Around Thanks- research program in clay mineralogy and giving 1980, I drove my old 1967 Buick als near the “device,” and it was my job to asked if I would like to join him. Of course, Special out to New Mexico to take a staff identify and quantify clay minerals in drill I was thrilled. After I accepted, I learned scientist position at the Los Alamos Na- core from the Nevada Test Site. Apparently just how high his expectations were of his tional Laboratory (then the Los Alamos the water in clay minerals, mostly smectites, students. He requested that I join him Scientific Laboratory), in Los Alamos, rapidly evolved when heated during a test, immediately after receiving my BS degree, N.M. I was drawn to Los Alamos by the opening pathways to the surface. In the without a summer vacation! I told him that scientific breadth of the institution, the testing years, the Nevada Test Site, or NTS, I was going to attend geology field camp intellectual freedom that existed then, and, was like a small city, complete with a movie and could join him later in the summer. of course, by New Mexico. When most of theater (without doors), swimming pool, Being a laboratory scientist who, according us hear the words “New Mexico,” we think bowling alley, cafeteria, dorms, and a steak to him, did his field work in museums, he of hot, dry desert country. Los Alamos and house. Yes, in those days you could go to a felt that I didn’t need field camp. Fortu- northern New Mexico in general are far nice steak house at the NTS and have “surf nately, I held my ground, and we arrived at from a hot, dry desert. This area of the state and turf ” for $4.95. There was a carnival a compromise that left me with about two is mostly above Denver in elevation (Los atmosphere the night before a test, and the weeks of vacation after field camp before Alamos is at ~7,400-feet elevation) and is steak house always offered free desserts. In starting my PhD program on Aug. 1, 1974. dotted with ponderosa and piñon pine the cafeteria, we used to try to spend $1 for I quickly realized the gift I had been given trees. The area has mild summers (tempera- breakfast, something that was hard to do when I had one month of research under tures usually below 90), with rain July to unless you had a huge appetite. In the my belt and my fellow students began September, and mostly sunny cold winters evenings, you could buy a few beers and arriving around Sept. 1. Penn State was a with an average of six feet of snow. Los walk over to the movie house for a free stimulating place to be in those days, and I Alamos even has its own ski area, about 20 movie after a hard day in the field. had a wonderful time working on a variety minutes from my old office. It’s an almost Over the years, Los Alamos changed, of projects, from studies of nanometer-sized ideal climate (but don’t tell anyone). through the end of the cold war and under- clay minerals to single-crystal diffraction The first few years at Los Alamos were ground testing, through the Tiger Team and spectroscopic experiments on olivine. I pretty unusual, and I had the chance to (safety team), and the recent hard drive, remember that perusing the course catalog work on the fledgling Yucca Mountain espionage, and property scandals. Through- was like reading the menu in a high-class Project. At that time, we all thought the out my 23-year career at Los Alamos, I restaurant: I couldn’t decide what offering project would go on for perhaps four or worked on a variety of applied projects to try next! five years. Little did I know that the project involving both clay minerals and zeolites. After three great years with Dr. Brindley, would outlive my career at Los Alamos. I The underpinning of much of my research I took off for Cambridge, Mass., to be a also had the opportunity to work on what was the importance of these minerals in postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University was known as the Containment Program, environmental applications. Although Los with Charlie Burnham, a crystallographer. which was responsible for ensuring that no Alamos is an applied research institution, I There I continued my mineralogical re- radioactivity was released during under- was given the freedom, indeed the encour- search, delving into some computational ground nuclear tests. Empirical observa- agement, to investigate a variety of funda- modeling studies of clay mineral stabilities tions suggested that previous leaks were mental research questions, which I did with and doing some more single-crystal X-ray associated with the presence of clay miner- (continued on page 5) 3 NSF funds new racetrack flume for sedimentary geology

SF is funding the construction and Noperation of a large racetrack flume for experimental work on the sedimentology of mudstones. The di- mensions of the flume are approximately 35x10 feet, with water movement ac- complished by a motor-driven paddle belt. The flume will have five to six sediment boxes with adjustable bottoms for experiments on freshly deposited (and thus self-compacting) muds. The flume’s design and the upcoming experi- mental work represent collaboration by Juergen Schieber (IU) and John Southard (MIT). Because the details of mudstone sedimentology are pretty much “terra incognita” at this time, results from this research will have im- portant implications for our understand- ing of mudstones, their depositional dynamics during sea level fluctuations, Conceptual view of the flume that is currently in the finishing stages of construction in the and the interpretation of their deposi- basement of the Geology Building. It was built in segments because of the size limitations of tional environments. the PVC sheets used to manufacture the channel.

Chair’s greeting experimental sedimentology on campus. We are active in developing a nationally Our multidisciplinary faculty expertise recognized effort in science outreach (e.g., (continued from page 1) extends into facets of physics, chemistry, U.S. Educational Seismology Network, learning experience of our students. biology, mathematical modeling, high- NASA’s E&O program). The quality of our We are determined to work collectively powered computing, and applied aspects of classroom teaching, mentoring of research to maintain a new momentum and make a petroleum exploration, water resources, and students, and the rigorous education we department that is superior to the mere environmental law. We are resolved to en- provide at the Judson Mead Geological integral. Toward this end, for example, a gage in discourse across these disparate Field Station assist such endeavors. few faculty members are joining forces to fields, to launch collaborative projects The crowning glory came to us on Oct. create a hydrogeology field school at Indi- within the department, the College (e.g., 12 when the U.S. National Academy of ana University. They will advertise this with astronomy and biology to establish an Science inducted Haydn Murray as a fellow camp nationally and seek support from IU Center for Astrobiology), other schools in its Institute of Engineering. He is the NSF to obtain state-of-the-art hydrologic (e.g., Education, SPEA, Informatics) and only IU faculty in this institute. equipment. A newly funded flume lab and a other institutions (e.g., U.S. Geological — Abhijit Basu low-vacuum SEM will assist in launching Survey for Geochronology and Tectonics).

From the editor Aloha dents, alumni, and friends from Blooming- ton and nearly every continent of the globe. (continued from page 2) (continued from page 2) Like you, I will maintain my ties to the from me, miscellaneous clippings of news background for the work of the chair’s department and contribute in whatever from other sources, and a variety of other office. Change is good and because Basu ways possible to its collective success. And forms of information exchange and skillfully has such strong faculty support, he and the like you, I will take joy in the successes that crafted them into a professionally done final rest of the department certainly will be able IU enjoys. IU alumni really are everywhere, product. Quite frankly, I am not sure how to accomplish many things that were not which means you never really leave IU — they managed to do so well, given the even contemplated before our endowment you simply experience it from a distance shortcomings of their inexperienced editor. campaign began. and revel in it with friends and family. I Tricia always reacted to my gravest concerns The written contributions from me over look forward to beginning a new chapter in with a can-do smile on her face and Julie the past several years have been about us my life at the Desert Research Institute, with a can-do tone in her voice on the (the department) and you (our alumni and but, like you, I’m not really leaving IU or phone. The efforts of Kim, Barb, Tricia, friends). That has not changed and will not the department. For me, this really is aloha, and Julie vigorously reinforced feelings I change now. Like you, I will look forward not goodbye. developed during my time as department to receiving my copy of the Hoosier Geologic — Christopher Maples chair about how lucky we are to have such a Record in the mail and reading about the wonderful staff. comings and goings of faculty, staff, stu- — Lee Suttner 4 2002 screwball campaign, annual holiday party

he 2002 holiday banquet and screwball campaign leading up to the event were among the more Tmemorable events in recent departmental history. Once again, the students mounted fierce cam- paigns for the faculty members they felt were most “disserving” for this year’s Screwball Award. Cam- paigning began well before the event with a number of creative campaigns for many of the faculty. The night of the banquet, the faculty and students enjoyed an evening of good food and good company. In addition to the normal happenings, three graduate students, Will Tackaberry, John Johnston, and Dave Lampe, put together two slide shows to complement the event. The first was a series of pictures from various field trips and department events set to the theme music from the movie Chariots of Fire by Vangelis. The second was a historical look back at the construction of the current building and the Indiana Geological Survey, along with images from the Field Station in Cardwell, Mont. The IGS archives kindly provided the images. This slide show was set to the music from Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves by John Williams. After the two slide shows, the Screwball Award was presented to Noel Krothe, who gave warm and heartfelt thanks to the students for the award. Following Noel’s remarks, Bob Dodd and Don Hattin took center stage to tell stories and share some of their favorite memories from years past. All in all, the evening was a great success! We look forward to continuing this tradition with another memorable screwball campaign and banquet this winter. — Will Tackaberry

David Bish first trip, and we have enjoyed the town instead of an hour. In addition to using the and the surrounding area already. We took X-ray diffractometers for clay mineral analy- (continued from page 3) in the Indiana State Fair this past summer sis, I plan to use the instruments to study several close collaborators. Los Alamos is and especially enjoyed the vegetable and how clays and zeolites respond to changing not a teaching institution, but I did have animal displays and the antique tractors (I temperature and relative humidity. The new the opportunity to work with a variety of tried a deep-fried Twinkie and Snickers bar, fast detectors will allow us to perform undergraduate and graduate students in my just to say I’d had one of each). I returned kinetic (time-dependent) studies that we laboratory, and I mentored five postdoc- from the fair with the urge to buy an old couldn’t even imagine 25 years ago. The toral fellows. Living in Los Alamos for so Farmall tractor, but my neighbors probably thermal analysis laboratory will include long was a unique experience. It’s a small wouldn’t like seeing it in the driveway instruments that allow us to determine how town, and everyone knows everyone else. everyday (wait, what am I thinking, my clays and other hydrous minerals, such as My wife, Karen, couldn’t go to the grocery wife’s car could come outside and the trac- zeolites, interact with water and organic store without stopping to chat with several tor could take its place). I was attracted to liquids. Proper interpretation of the data people. Our daughter asked several times, the department by the congenial faculty and can actually provide information on the “Mom, do you know everyone in town?” by the opportunity to work with students thermodynamics of water in these minerals, Over the past 15 years, my wife and I on a daily basis. Of course, the Murray something that I have been applying lately have enjoyed collecting antiques and, in Chair was my primary attraction to the in an attempt to understand water in miner- particular, jukeboxes. We now have some- department. I have known and admired als on the surface of Mars. I have been thing on the order of 11 jukeboxes (I’ve lost Professor Murray for a number of years studying whether hydrous minerals such as count). The younger of you are asking, through our mutual association in the Clay clays and zeolites can account for the water what is a jukebox? Jukeboxes are those Minerals Society. This is the first chair of its observed on Mars’s equatorial regions. My wonderful, light-up machines, first com- kind in the country, if not the world. I other laboratory studies are focused on mon in the 1930s, that were in bars and believe that establishment of this professor- gaining a fundamental understanding of the restaurants and played records. Originally, ship was an important moment in clay surface properties of fine-grained minerals you could get a song for a nickel. Of mineralogy, and I am proud to be the first such as clays — for example, what controls course, records have gone the way of the occupant. Over the next few years I plan to how clay minerals osmotically swell into a mimeograph machine, and the slide rule assemble new laboratories for X-ray powder gel? I plan to pursue this research, perhaps too. But there’s nothing like listening to an diffraction and thermal analysis. The X-ray mixing fundamental studies on clay mineral old Glen Miller or even an Elvis tune on an diffraction laboratory, presently undergoing surfaces with applications of clays. Indeed, original record, played by a beautiful glow- renovation, will include two state-of-the-art Professor Murray and I have also discussed ing jukebox, the way they were meant to be powder diffraction instruments, one for several upgrades to his existing clay-prop- heard. We are assembling a “diner” in our studies under ambient conditions, and one erty laboratory, and I look forward to basement, complete with a few jukeboxes, tailored for studies under nonambient blending our research interests in the com- coke machines, neon lights, foosball table, conditions, such as elevated temperatures or ing years. I am excited about working with and a myriad of things we have collected controlled relative humidity. Gone are the others in the department in the coming over the years. days of strip-chart recorders and leaky X-ray years and creating a vibrant program in Having been in northern New Mexico machines. The new instruments are com- applied mineralogy. And my wife and I look for 23 years, you might wonder why we pletely shielded and interlocked, and some forward to an enjoyable and productive decided to come to Bloomington. Karen of the latest diffractometers can collect a time in this lovely state. and I both liked Bloomington from our good powder pattern in just a few minutes — Dave Bish 5 Noel Krothe, friends celebrate his retirement in high style

ore than 200 family, friends, col- state certainly qualify him for Mleagues, and former students joined this recognition. The award Noel Krothe in the Big Red Room of IU’s was presented by Rep. Matt Memorial Stadium to celebrate his retire- Pierce. Gary Pavlis was master ment after 27 years on the faculty of the IU of ceremonies for the proceed- Department of Geological Sciences. Even a ings. brief power outage in the windowless room Krothe’s wife, Joyce, and less than an hour before the party did not their three children, Kara, dampen the festivities. Joseph, and Jason, and his The program following the reception and sister, Donna Goobic, were meal included brief talks, presentations, and part of the celebration. Among some light-hearted “roasting” by some of the out-of-town colleagues Krothe’s former students and colleagues. who journeyed to Blooming- Perhaps the highlight of the evening came ton for the celebration were when Krothe was named a Sagamore of the John Brahana, from the Uni- Wabash, Indiana’s answer to the Kentucky versity of Arkansas, Jack Colonel. The award is given to select indi- Crelling, from Southern Illi- viduals who have made significant contri- nois University, and Tom butions to the state of Indiana. Krothe’s Hendrix, retired from Grand Noel Krothe’s son, Joseph, addresses the gathering. many years of research on groundwater Valley College. resources and pollution problems in the Twenty-seven of Krothe’s many former graduate students were also in Lee, PhD’94, Robert Libra, MA’81, attendance: Kenny Arroyo, MS’01, Steven Steven Loheide, MS’01, Barbara Lakey Baedke, MS’90, PhD’98, Mark Basch, McTaggart, MA’84, Bryan Motzel, he department has established MS’93, Mark Buehler, BS’96, Mary Prada MS’01, Matthew Noriega, MS’97, Jenni- Tthe new Krothe Hydrogeology Dombrowski, MS’91, John Edkins, fer Overvoorde, William Robinson, Fund in honor of Noel Krothe on his MA’81, Yuming Fei, MS’99, Eric Fry, BS’81, MS’86, Jennifer Ryan, James Tho- retirement. Interest from the endow- MS’94, Roy Funkhouser, MA’83, Billy mas, MA’80, Neill Vaughan, Scott ment fund will be used to aid Giles, MS’87, Brant Howard, BA’77, Warner, MS’86, Hai (George) Choa Yu, hydrogeology students who are trav- MA’82, Colin Hudson, Mohammed PhD’99, and Francesca Zucco. eling to national or international Iqbal, PhD’94, Robert Johnson, In-Sung meetings to present results of their research. To date, more than $7,000 has been contributed to the fund. If you would like to contribute, send a check to the Department of Geologi- cal Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405.

On behalf of Gov. Kernan, Rep. Matt Pierce, right, presents the Sagamore of the Wabash Krothe revisits the past with former students, from left, Eung-Seok Lee, Yuming Fei, Award to Krothe. Mohammad Iqbal, and George (Hai-chao) Yu, pictured in the framed photograph. 6 Hattin sings professor’s praises in Krothe retirement encomium This encomium was written on the occasion of Professor Noel C. Krothe’s retirement in 2003.

all of 1968 marked the arrival in FBloomington of Noel C. Krothe, who had enrolled in the recently established National Science Foundation’s master of arts for teachers program, sponsored jointly by the departments of Geology and Geog- raphy. At that time, no one could have guessed that this event portended profound change in the direction and success of the IU hydrogeology program. Greatly inspired by his MAT professors, Noel recast his professional goals and left the public school arena to pursue graduate studies in geology at Pennsylvania State University. On com- Noel Krothe and his wife, Joyce, along with their three children, from left, Joseph, Jason, and pleting his doctorate, Noel accepted a posi- Kara, enjoy Don Hattin’s remarks about Noel. tion in the IU Department of Geology, where he became principal architect of our diverse, with special attention to the Cen- activity. He has taught short courses on present dynamic hydrogeology program. tral High Plains Aquifer, hydrogeology of groundwater chemistry, groundwater pollu- His outstanding qualities as teacher and karstic terrains in southern Indiana, tion, and hydrogeology field methods in researcher attracted large numbers of gradu- groundwater flow patterns as determined Indiana, New York, New Hampshire, and ate students, yielded an impressive array of by stable isotopic chemistry, and toxic water Illinois, and he has chaired technical ses- publications, and brought him national and contamination of surface water and ground- sions at numerous conventions at regional, international acclaim. water. Noel’s expertise, versatility, and national, and international levels. In our Born on May 22, 1938, Noel was raised enthusiasm drew numerous students into flagship organization, the Geological Soci- in Shickshinny, Pa., and attended nearby his laboratory, and resulted in co-authorship ety of America, Noel has served as chair on Bloomsburg State College, where he earned of many landmark studies, which brought the History of Hydrogeology Committee; a BS in science education in 1961. During a widespread recognition to his program. as a member of the Meinzer Award Com- six-year stint in public schools, Noel learned Altogether, Noel is author or co-author of mittee; as a member of the Student Re- of the MAT program at IU, and, upon more than 160 abstracts and published search Grants Committee; and as associate earning that degree in 1969, embarked on articles and is co-editor of a book resulting editor of the prestigious G.S.A. Bulletin the course that led to his exceptionally from presentations made at the 30th Inter- (1989–92). He has served also on the advi- productive career in geology. While at Penn national Geological Congress (Beijing, sory board of the Water Resources Research State, Noel served as coordinator of geo- 1997). Under Noel’s demanding tutelage, Center at Purdue University; on the logical sciences (1970–72) and as a profes- 58 graduate students, including recipients Groundwater and Vadose Zone Investiga- sional research assistant (1972–76) and was of 48 master’s degrees and 10 doctorates, tions Committee of American Standard employed during the summers of 1974 carried out research on problems of Indiana Testing Materials; and with the Technical through 1976 by the Water Resources hydrogeology and work that he supervised Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry. Division, U.S. Geological Survey, in Den- in Alaska, Washington, Montana, Colorado, Noel’s far-reaching reputation in the field ver, Colo. He received an MS degree in Kansas, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Illinois, of hydrogeology is evinced by honors that 1973 and a doctorate in 1976. Massachusetts, the Bahamas, Italy, and New have been bestowed upon him regionally, As a member of the IU geology faculty, Zealand. Grant support for Noel and his nationally, and internationally. In 1983, he Noel served as assistant professor (1976– students came from diverse state and federal was vice president of the Indiana Water 81), associate professor (1981–98), and agencies and from several corporations. Resources Association and in 1984 served professor (1998–2003), retiring on Aug. These include the U.S. Department of the that organization as president. Noel has 10, 2003, after 27 years of exemplary ser- Interior, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and been an invited speaker in numerous sym- vice to the department and to the Westinghouse Corp., to name but a few. posia of the Geological Society of America; hydrogeology profession. Noel taught a Noel has been extraordinarily successful in at meetings of the International Association variety of courses at both undergraduate attracting extramural funding, with financ- of Hydrogeologists, including that in and graduate levels, but G-451 Principles of ing from 56 grants totaling more than $1.8 Sukumi, U.S.S.R. (1981); and at the West- Hydrogeology brought him special distinc- million. Additionally, grants involving ern Pacific Geophysical Meeting of the tion because this course was consistently cooperating partners, such as the Indiana American Geophysical Union in Kanazawa, populated by large numbers of students, Geological Survey and SPEA, as well as Japan (1990). In 1992, he undertook an many of whom progressed to highly suc- grants for student support, have brought invited lecture tour in China, making pre- cessful careers in that field. the total to an enviable $2.9 million! These sentations at institutions in Beijing, Xian, In his research endeavors, Noel excelled, numbers speak volumes about the quality, and Shijiazhuang. Lecture topics embraced having carried out hydrogeologic investiga- social relevance, and impact of research in highlights of his research career — “High tions across much of the United States, which Noel, his legion of students, and his Plains Regional Aquifer,” “Karst Hydro- including the Appalachian Mountains, other collaborators have been engaged. geology in Southern Indiana,” “Delineation Eastern Interior, Great Plains, Rocky Noel’s service to the geological profes- of Groundwater Flow and Origin Using Mountains, and Alaska. His interests are sion has been as impressive as his research (continued on page 8) 7 Johnson awarded tenure, her students noted for success laudia Johnson was awarded tenure Laurie Huff’s project (co-chair with Erle Dinosaurs and Their Relatives had a re- Cby Indiana University in 2003, and Kauffman) focuses on the characteristics spectable enrollment of 91 students, and once this joyous news trickled from the defining the dinosaur to bird transition. lecture and laboratory sessions were up- chambers of the board of trustees to her Sonya Hernandez’s work on Oligocene dated and changed significantly. Laboratory office in geological sciences, Johnson cel- reefs centers on sedimentology and stratig- topics that held the students’ interest in- ebrated heartily with colleagues, friends, raphy, and Erica Barrows’s double major cluded analyses of dinosaur skeletons and and family. in geology and education has led her to taphonomy, feeding requirements of the One new PhD student, Liming Zhu investigate the teaching of evolution in herbivores and carnivores, investigations (MS, Nanjing University) joined Johnson’s public schools. into the cold- versus warm-blooded nature research team on Cretaceous reef investiga- Johnson was a research mentor for of the group, and measurements of foot- tions in the ’03 fall semester. Zhu is initiat- Selena Medrano from the IU STARS prints leading to calculation of body size, ing her work on coral taxonomy in order to Program for the last three-and-a-half years. walking, and running stride. G334 Prin- investigate rates and patterns of extinction Medrano finished her work on the recovery ciples of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy across the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary. rates and patterns of modern coral genera included several field opportunities for the Jen Latimer (co-chair with Gabe Fillippelli, from the south coast of Puerto Rico, a students to measure, describe, and interpret IUPUI) is completing her work on phos- project carried out jointly with Wilson depositional environments in sedimentary phorus geochemistry and terrigenous pro- Ramirez of the University of Puerto Rico, systems. Erik Kvale (IGS) shared his field duction in the southern hemisphere oceans. Mayaguez. expertise and led the students through a trip Latimer now holds a postdoctoral research Two undergraduate senior research on tidal rhythmites. In the new graduate position at the University of Michigan. projects were initiated this year. Nick course, G690 Reefs and Global Change, Leigh Fall completed her MS degree in ’03 Leach finished his work on the biogeogra- students examined and integrated geologic with a thesis titled “Quantification of Coil- phy of ceratopsian dinosaurs, and Morgan sensors of environmental change and as- ing in Rudist Bivalves and Assessment of Hegewald’s BSES research on Oligocene sessed the evolution and extinction history Water-Energy Levels; Middle to Basal Up- coral reefs from Puerto Rico is continuing of icehouse and greenhouse reefs within the per Albian, Edwards Formation, Texas.” for another semester. context of global change. Three more MS students are working to- Johnson taught at the 100, 300, and Johnson continues to engage in IU, ward the completion of their degrees. graduate levels during the past year. G114 professional society, and community service activities. At IU, she served as a panelist for an AAAS-sponsored workshop, titled “In- terviewing Skills for Scientists,” for univer- Hydrogeologist Zhu joins faculty sity graduate students, and she is a member hen Zhu joined the department field work, and laboratory experi- of the Planning and Implementation Com- Cas associate professor of ments. He uses isotopes and ground- mittee for IU’s Global Village Living and hydrogeology in January. water chemistry to deduce groundwa- Learning Project. For the Geological Soci- Zhu received his BS in geology from ter flow, chemical reactions, and reac- ety of America, Johnson is serving her Chengdu Institute of Geology, MS in tion kinetic rates in groundwater aqui- fourth and final year on the Student Re- economic geology/geochemistry from fers. search Grant Committee. Her Paleontologi- the University of Toronto, and PhD in He is the author or co-author of cal Society-sponsored Distinguished Lec- aqueous geochemistry from Johns more than 14 refereed publications and ture continues to be requested, and, this Hopkins University. He has four years one book. His research is funded by year, she will present the topic “Evolution of industry experience with OLI Sys- the National Science Foundation, the in a Greenhouse World” to four additional tems Inc. and GeoTrans Inc., where he U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, institutions. The geobiology group helps served as a geochemist. His academic the Department of Energy, and the the community by identifying fossils experience includes two years on the U.S. Environmental Protection through the year. In 2003, Johnson and her faculty in ocean, earth, and atmo- Agency, among other funding sources. students averaged approximately a dozen spheric sciences at Old Dominion Zhu has taught courses in introductory responses. University and three years on the and advanced hydrogeology, mineral- Johnson and her husband, IU Emeritus faculty in geology and planetary sci- ogy, aqueous geochemistry, geochemi- Professor Erle Kauffman, continue to enjoy ence at the University of Pittsburgh. cal and hydrological modeling, and the arts that the Bloomington community Zhu’s research involves modeling, freshman field camps. offers.

Krothe encomium Throughout his career, Noel has been the worth having as a friend. It is to be our driving force in a program that has earned good fortune that Noel will continue his (continued from page 7) him the esteem of the hydrogeology profes- association with the department and will Stable Isotopes,” and “Agricultural sion. Aside from qualities that have raised continue to contribute to the field in which Byproducts Transport Through Karst Aqui- him to the forefront of his field, Noel is at he has accomplished so much. We wish him fers.” At the time of Noel’s retirement, once a jovial, personable, warm, and caring a happy, productive, and prosperous retire- former Gov. Frank O’Bannon conferred on human being who is admired by his associ- ment. him the title “Sagamore of the Wabash” in ates and loved deeply by his wife, Joyce, — Donald E. Hattin recognition of his outstanding service to the and their three children, Kara, Joseph, and state. Jason. Such a man is worth knowing and 8 Friends, family, former students celebrate Suttner’s retirement n afternoon symposium, a festive after-dinner roasting of Aevening dinner in the Tudor Room, Suttner, kept the audi- and a Saturday golf tournament and lun- ence thoroughly enter- cheon for the golfers and spouses — hosted tained and laughing by Ahbijit and Illora Basu — highlighted throughout. After re- the late-April weekend celebration of Lee marks by Haydn Suttner’s retirement in 2003. Lee had been Murray and David on the faculty since fall 1966. Retirement Towell on behalf of the functions for Suttner’s wife, Ginny, former department, and Janet principal of St. Charles School in Suttner, Lee’s sister, Bloomington, also took place on that week- representatives of six end so that friends and family could cel- different generations of ebrate both retirements. Suttner’s PhD students Peter DeCelles from the University of (Robert Schwartz, Lee and Ginny Suttner enjoy the celebration of Lee’s retirement. Arizona and Stephen Graham from Steve Young, Greg Stanford University gave the keynote lec- Mack, Peter DeCelles, Suzanne Kairo, Gibson, Lindsay Hood-Keeling, W. tures in the afternoon symposium. Both are and Nate Way) took their turns telling Calvin James, John Mackey, Michael former students of Suttner. DeCelles’s talk stories about their mentor. The microphone May, Elise Porter, Craig Rankin, Ken was titled “Tectonic Implications of was then opened for the audience to partici- Ridgeway, Albert Schultz, Todd Thomp- Foreland Basin Evolution in the Central pate, and former students Humberto son, and Michael Zaleha. Former col- Andes, Bolivia.” Graham spoke on the Guzman, Harlan Gerrish, and Jim leagues of Suttner in teaching and research “Sedimentary Record of Transition from Meyers continued the roasting of Lee. who attended from out of town included Contractile to Extensional Tectonics, Meso- Through the combined remarks of Gerrish Garry Anderson (St. Cloud University), zoic Central Eastern Asia.” and Suttner, the audience finally learned the Peter Dahl (Kent State University), Paul More than 150 guests entered the Tudor true and unabridged version of the infa- Doss (Southern Indiana University), Rob- Room for the evening dinner accompanied mous Showalter Fountain incident both ert Hall (IUPUI), Thomas Hendrix (Grand by the delightful sounds of jazz and, later, a had participated in more than 30 years ago. Valley State University), Ray Ingersoll selection of Baroque music provided by Other former students present for the (UCLA), Robert Cassie (SUNY- trios from the School of Music. Dan celebration included Stan Anderson, Brockport), and Thomas Straw (Western Sullivan, the master of ceremonies for the Abhijit Basu, Prodip Dutta, Richard Michigan University).

Hattin’s encomium lauds Suttner’s contributions to geology This encomium was written on the occasion of dreaming about someday exploring in the courses in sedimentology at the graduate Lee J. Suttner’s retirement in 2003. West. These thoughts, combined with his level and a 30-plus-year involvement in an love for science, led to a career in geology. ever-popular 100-level course, Evolution of t the end of June 2003, Lee J. Fortunately for his colleagues, Lee will the Earth, for which he received the ASuttner retired from Indiana Univer- continue his energetic work in departmental President’s Award for Distinguished Teach- sity after 37 years of exceptional service to development, which has resulted in truly ing in 1989. Lee had previously been the the Department of Geological Sciences excellent rapport between geology faculty recipient of the Neil Miner Award, pre- and to the geologic profession. Lee is a and our many loyal alumni. sented by the National Association of Geol- gifted, creative, award-winning teacher, Lee is a native of Hilbert, Wis., where he ogy Teachers for outstanding teaching. demanding mentor, cutting-edge re- received his early education and developed Lee’s teaching excellence has also been searcher, and able administrator at the through participation an enduring love for recognized by the Eastern Section of the local, regional, and national levels. His basketball. He attended the University of American Association of Petroleum Geolo- inspired leadership in many arenas has Notre Dame, where he earned a BS degree gists, which presented him with its Out- been hallmarked by great professional in geology in 1961, and continued his standing Educator Award in 1994. responsibility in high offices to which he studies at the University of Wisconsin, Lee has contributed several articles to the has been elected and by his outstanding where he earned a master’s in 1963 and a Journal of Geological Education, has authored success as a fund-raiser for the department doctorate in 1966. In 1963, he met Vir- two laboratory manuals for 100-level and for the Geological Society of ginia Schafer, whom he tried to help during courses, and has served as editor and co- America. another AI’s makeup exam. She declined his author of Manual for Field Study of Geology Heavy demands on his time have de- offer, but two years later accepted his offer of the Northern Rocky Mountains. The last of tracted little from Lee’s accessibility to of marriage! these signals his long service at the Indiana students or his devotion to family, from Despite two summers of work in the University Geologic Field Station in Mon- the radiant warmth of his friendship, or petroleum industry, Lee focused on a career tana, where Lee was associate director from from his passion for basketball, golf, in teaching and research and joined the IU 1968 to 1981 and director from 1981 music, and reading, especially for daily Department of Geology as an assistant through 1995. newspapers. His attraction to newspapers professor in 1966. Promoted to associate From 1966 to the present, Lee has capa- was kindled by his father, who was the professor in 1969, he rose to the rank of bly steered a rigorous, nationally recognized editor of a weekly newspaper. Lee spent professor in 1978. His teaching accom- sedimentology research program that has many after-school hours in the print shop plishments include development of rigorous (continued on page 10) 9 Highest alumnus award 2003 Richard Owen Award presented to Robert Cuffey

oger Cuffey, BA’61, MA’65, PhD’66, is the 2003 recipient of the Richard Owen Award, the R department’s highest award for an alumnus. Each year, the award is given to an outstanding alumnus for contributions to the understanding and advancement of geological sciences in the pursuit of his or her career. Cuffey, on the faculty at Pennsylvania State University, is the 25th recipient of the award. The award is named in honor of Richard Owen, who taught courses in geology, natural history, botany, and geography at IU from 1864 to 1879. He was the first IU professor to publish papers concerning geology. The Owen Award was established in 1985 in celebration of the 100- year anniversary of the founding of the department. Chair Abhijit Basu presents the 2003 Owen Award to Roger Cuffey.

NSF supports purchase of new stable isotope mass-spectrometer proposal, primarily written by Peter The new mass spectrometer enables nected to the mass-spectrometer. ASauer with assistance from Arndt determination of stable isotope ratios of Productivity will be much enhanced Schimmelmann, was funded by the NSF hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen in because the online mode reduces the labor- for acquisition of a “ThermoFinnigan Delta carbonates, waters, and organic matter intensive sample preparation on vacuum Plus XP” mass spectrometer. Indiana Uni- (solids, liquids, and gases) — all in online lines. Also, online analyses typically require versity provided 100 percent matching mode, whereby samples are directly fed into much smaller sample sizes. funds. It was installed in September 2003. analytical interfaces that are directly con-

Suttner encomium major co-authored monograph, titled Allu- its foundation’s board of trustees in 1997, vial Fans and Fan Deltas. was next elected president of the Geological (continued from page 9) While his accomplishments in teaching Society of America Foundation, and is been focused primarily on sands and sand- and research would suffice to mark a highly currently chair of the foundation’s board. stones. Foremost among specific areas of successful career, Lee’s service to the profes- The burden of professional society activi- his research leadership are his studies of sion adds impressively to a lifetime of note- ties notwithstanding, Lee took on the chair sediment provenance, interpretation of worthy achievements. Early in his career, he of the Department of Geological Sciences paleoclimates on the basis of mineral suites developed strong ties to the Society of from 1990 to 1994 and from 1996 to in sandstone, fluvial depositional systems, Sedimentary Geology, serving the Great 1998. Additionally, he served as associate and effects of intrabasinal tectonics on the Lakes Section as secretary (1972), vice dean of the College of Arts & Sciences nature and distribution of sediments. Under president (1974), and president (1977). He from 1994 to 1997, and he amazed all of us his dynamic tutelage this research program has also served the society at the national by spearheading a recent departmental has yielded 33 master’s degrees and 12 level on numerous committees and in the fund-raising campaign that garnered $7.5 doctorates and has garnered two coveted exceedingly demanding role of associate million in just five years! best-paper awards — the first for a paper in editor (1980–87). In 1980, Lee served as Nationally recognized as a leader in his the prestigious Journal of Sedimentary Petrol- vice president of the National Association field, Lee has had a strong impact on the ogy (1986), co-authored with P.V. Dutta, and of Geology Teachers and was elected presi- manner in which two major societies serve the second for one in the Mountain Geolo- dent for 1981–82. the profession and has influenced the criti- gist (1992), co-authored with A. Malone. At this point in his career, Lee became cal thinking of nearly two generations of Because of his role in forefront investiga- heavily engaged in administrative service to grateful students. In recognition of these tions of sandstone depositional history, Lee our flagship organization, the Geological accomplishments, the department bestowed has been convener of several research sym- Society of America. Among his many im- due honor by naming him Robert R. posia on the regional, national, and interna- portant roles were those of elected coun- Shrock Professor of Sedimentary Geology tional scenes. His research program has cilor, from 1984 to 1986, and chair of the in 2001. been supported by numerous grants from Second Century Endowment Campaign, On this joyous occasion, the geology the American Chemical Society and the from 1994 to 1996. The latter of these faculty and staff extend profound thanks to National Science Foundation and has re- entailed the difficult duty of fund raising, a this extraordinary man of science, together sulted in an enviable record of publications, task at which Lee has become a true master. with best wishes to him and his loving including numerous articles and abstracts, Rising to ever more demanding positions family for many happy retirement years. several field conference guidebooks, and a within the society, Lee became a member of — Donald E. Hattin

10 Lectures and Presentations

Colloquium Series • Feb. 23, Richard Goldfarb, U.S. Geological Survey, “Gold in Space and Learn about lectures in 2003–04 Time” • Mar. 8, Linda Bonnell, University of advance — via e-mail! • Sept. 22, , Chevron Xian-Huan Wen Texas/Geocosm “Sealed, Bridged, or Open Would you like to Texaco, Geostatistical Simulation of Flow “ — A New Theory of Quartz Cementation learn about colloquia and Transport in Heterogeneous Media: in Fractures” and other lectures Upscale and Integration of Dynamic Data” • Mar. 31, Fred Hilterman, University before they happen • Sept. 24, S.K. Acharyya, Jadavpur of Houston, “Estimation of Pore-Fluid rather than a year University, “Arsenic Poisoning of Ground- Content from Seismic Amplitude” later in the Hoosier water in India, Bangladesh, and Vietnam” • Apr. 12, Harrison Schmitt, NASA, Geologic Record? • Sept. 29, Julie Bartley, University of “Implications of Lunar Evolution for That Perhaps you live in or near Blooming- West Georgia, “The Carbon Cycle Before of Mars and the Earth” ton and would like to attend our lec- Skeletons: Carbon Cycle Linkages and the tures on occasion. Send your e-mail Marine Carbon Reservoir” address to [email protected], and • Oct. 13, Thomas Algeo, University of Other presentations tell us that you would like to be put on Cincinnati, “Middle and Late Devonian • Sept. 23, Xian-Huan Wen, Chevron our “This Week in Geological Sci- Global Events: The Role of Land-Plant Texaco, “Geostatistical Simulation of Flow ences” mailing list. Evolution and Intensified Pedogenesis” and Transport in Heterogeneous Media: • Oct. 20, Roger Cuffey, Penn State Upscale and Integration of Dynamic Data” University, “Battle Wreckage, Bryozoans, • Sept. 30, Julie Bartley, University of Survey, “Metallogenic and Tectonic Evolu- and Artificial Reefs” West Georgia, “Life at High [DIC] — tion of Alaska” • Nov. 24, Yemane Asmerom, Univer- Carbonate Platforms, Taphonomy, and • Apr. 15, Bob Dodd, Indiana Univer- sity of New Mexico, “Discovering the Re- Carbone Cycling” sity, “Guatemala and Costa Rica: A Geo- cent Past: New Horizons in High-Precision • Oct. 10, Peter Heaney, Penn State logic Travelog” Chronology of Rapid Geological Change” University, “Diamonds from Heaven or • Dec. 8, Howard R. Feldman, Hades? The Carbonado Conundrum” ExxonMobil Upstream Research, “Estua- • Oct. 14, Thomas Algeo, University of Faculty, student rine Facies Models from the Cretaceous Cincinnati, “Redox Facies and Sequence presentations at GSA Clearwater Formation at Cold Lake, Stratigraphy of Upper Pennsylvanian Alberta, Canada” Cyclothemic Core Shales from the Mid- meeting in Seattle • Jan. 16, Barbara Bekins, U.S. Geo- Continent Region” • Isotopic Characterization of Sulfur logical Survey, “Hydrogeology and the • Oct. 21, Roger Cuffey, Penn State Cycling in Basalt-Hosted Alkaline Lakes, Weak Nature of Plate Boundary Faults” University, “The World’s Earliest-Known South-Central Oregon: Arango, Irene, • Jan. 26, Lauren Browning, Center for Bryozoan Reefs: Early and Mid-Ordovician Finkelstein, David, and Pratt, Lisa M. Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses, “Yucca China and Vermont” • Geostatistical Characterization of Appar- Mountain, Nevada: A Potential Geologic • Nov. 25, Yemane Asmerom, Univer- ent Hydraulic Conductivity Distributions Repository for High-Level Nuclear Waste” sity of New Mexico, “Who Killed Wooly?” Within Three Highly Heterogeneous Glacial • Jan. 27, Curt White, National Energy • Jan. 27, Lauren Browning, Center for Terrains of Indiana: Lampe, David C. Technology Laboratory, “Separation and Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses, “Reac- • Development of a Method to Assess Capture of CO from 2 tive Transport Modeling of Riparian Vegetated Buffer Zones Using Large Stationary Sources the Unsaturated Zone GIS and Remote Sensing in Young’s Creek and Sequestration in Hydrogeochemical System Watershed, Johnson County, Indiana: Geological Formations at Yucca Mountain, Ne- Letsinger, Sally L. — Coalbeds and Saline vada” Aquifers” • The Influence of Sedimentary Pro- • Feb. 16, Kathy Licht, cesses on Element Distribution in the De- • Feb. 2, Dennis IUPUI, “The Ross Sea’s vonian New Albany Shale of the Illinois Hubbard, Oberlin Col- Contribution to Eustatic Basin: Lazar, Ovidiu Remus lege, “Coral Reef De- Sea Level During Meltwa- • Aqueous Dissolution-Precipitation as a cline: Past, Present, and ter Pulse 1A” Future” Link Between Microstructure, Petrology, • Feb. 23, Lisa M. and Rheology: Wintsch, Robert P., • Feb. 9, Enrique Pratt and David L. Bish, Attenoukon, Miriam B., Whitmeyer, Merino, Indiana Univer- Indiana University, “i-Mars Steven J., Aleinikoff, John N., Kunk, sity, “Insights into Dolo- — Technology and Space Michael J., and Simpson, Carol mitization and Other Exploration” Metasomatic Reactions” • Replacement of Magmatic Sulfides by • Feb. 24, Richard Hydrous Silicates and Carbonates in the Goldfarb, U.S. Geological (continued on page 12) 11 GSA presentations Banerjee, Santanu • The Role of Aquifers in • Paleoproterozoic Con- Paleoclimatic Reconstructions of (continued from page 12) densed Zone Sediments the Crow: Prasenjit, Roy, Per- Bushveld and Other Layered Intrusions: in the Kajarahat For- son, Mark Austin, Zabielski, Evidence for Sulfur and Metal Redistribu- mation, Vindhyan Victor, Ito, Emi, tion: Li, Chusi, and Ripley, Edward M. Supergroup, Central Dahlstrom, David, Win- • Modeling of Variations Accompanying India: Banerjee, ter, Tom, Rosenberry, Mineral Reactions in Pelitic Xenoliths at the Santanu, and Don, Cohen, Denis, and Voisey’s Bay Ni-Cu-Co Deposit, Labrador, Schieber, Juergen Gutowski, William Canada: Mariga, Jeffrey, Ripley, Edward • Evaluating SEM-Cl • Two-Dimensional and M., and Li, Chusi Textures in Quartz Grains Three-Dimensional Ground Pen- • Preserving Geoscience Data: Lessons for Provenance Studies of etrating Radar Study of Bedform Learned in Inventorying an Institution: Mudstones and Shales: Architecture of an Ancient Carbonate Steinmetz, John C., Hill, Richard T., and Krinsley, David, Schieber, Juergen, and Shoal: Tackaberry, William J. Like, Karen K. Tennison, Evelyn • Sulfide Mineral Solution and • Sorption Behavior of Helium and • Hydrologic and Geochemical Controls Redeposition at the Jinchuan Cu-Ni De- Nitrogen in Uncrushed Coal Cores Under on Soluble Benzene Migration within the posit: Constraints from Stable Isotopic Controlled Pressure and Temperature: Uinta Basin: Person, Mark Austin, Studies: Ripley, Edward M., Li, Chusi, Solano-Acosta, Wilfrido, Hawkes, Zhang, Ye, Merino, Enrique, and and Sarkar, Arindam Laurence, Mastalerz, Maria, Szpakiewcz, Michael • Re-Os Isotopic Characteristics of Pge Schimmelmann, Arndt, Fong, Jon, • The Role of Tectonics and Faulting in Mineralization in the Birch Lake Area, Walker, Rachel, and Burruss, Robert C. Brine Flushing within the Papuan Fold South Kawishiwi Intrusion, Duluth Com- • Evaluation of Ground-Water Chemistry Belt: Konfal, Paula plex, Minn.: Shafer, Paula, Ripley, Ed- and Age in Aquifer Systems in Lagrange • Isolated Ideas: Crinoid Literature of ward M., Li, Chusi, and Hauck, Steven County, Indiana: Hasenmueller, Nancy R. the 16th Century: Lane, N. Gary • Mineralogic and Isotopic Studies of and Branam, Tracy D. • Disturbed Beds in Lower Frasnian Chromite-Bearing Rocks of The Sukinda • Exploring Views of the Global Hydro- Black Shales of Tennessee and Kentucky: Ultramafic Complex, Orissa, India: Sarkar, logic Cycle through Student Interviews and Their Possible Connection to Impacts: Arindam, Mondal, Sisir K., Ripley, Ed- Drawings: Beilfuss, Meredith L. Schieber, Juergen ward M., and Li, Chusi • Cladid Crinoid (Echinodermata) Anal • Assessment of the Influence of Climate • Late Middle Ordovician Kukersites: 15 Conditions and a Terminology Problem: on the Water Balance of Lake Superior Negative D n Excursion Coincides with 13 Webster, G.D., and Maples, C.G. During the Late Holocene as Inferred from Positive D c Excursion: Lis, Grzegorz, • Shale Microfacies and Origin of the Stable Isotope Ratios in Swale Sequences: Schimmelmann, Arndt, Mastalerz, and Middle Proterozoic Rampur Shale of the Sharma, Shikha, Zanazzi, Alessandro, Maria, Hatch, Joseph Rohtas Formation, Vindhyan Basin, India: Mora, German, Johnston, John W., • Optically Stimulated Luminescence Sur, Sohini, Schieber, Juergen, and Thompson, Todd A., and Baedke, Steve J. Dating of Late Holocene Raised Strandline Sequences Adjacent to Lakes Superior and Michigan, U.S.A.: Argyilan, Erin, Booth, Robert K., Forman, Steven, and Department of Geological Sciences faculty, staff Johnston, John W. Professors: Abhijit Basu (chair), David Bish, Simon Brassell, James Brophy, • A Short-Term Monitoring of a Karst Michael Hamburger, Claudia Johnson, Christopher Maples , Enrique Merino, Greg System in the Mitchell Plain, Indiana: Iden- Olyphant, Mark Person, Gary Pavlis, Lisa Pratt, Ed Ripley, Juergen Schieber, Robert tification of Water Mixing Sources During a Wintsch, Chen Zhu Storm Event Using Stable Isotopes and Part-Time Professors: Henk Haitjema (SPEA), Brian Keith (Survey), Peter Major Ions: Zucco, Francesca, and Ortoleva (Chemistry), Carl Rexroad (Survey), Jeff White (SPEA) Krothe, Noel C. Research Scientists: Bruce Douglas, Erika Elswick, Chusi Li, Peter Sauer, Arndt • Influence of Wildfire Emissions on Schimmelmann Terrestrial Cycling of Carbon Isotopes during the Late Cretaceous: Finkelstein, Visiting Research & Postdoctoral Associates: David Finkelstein, Yongli Gao David B., and Pratt, Lisa M. Emeriti Faculty: Robert Blakely, J. Robert Dodd, John Droste, Donald Hattin, • The Separation of Lake Superior from Norman Hester, Erle Kauffman, Noel Krothe, N. Gary Lane, Judson Mead, Hadyn Lake Michigan/Huron: Johnston, John H. Murray, Al Rudman, Lee J. Suttner, David Towell W., Thompson, Todd A, Baedke, Steve Staff: Patty Byrum, administrative secretary, chair’s office; Dave Dahlstrom, com- J., Argyilan, Erin, Forman, Steven, and puter support, geofluid computational lab; Ken DeHart, computer systems man- Wilcox, Douglas A. ager; Ruth Droppo, senior office services assistant, third floor; Cindy Hale, adminis- • An Investigation of the Granites and trative secretary, Geological Field Station; Mary Iverson, student records; Tricia P. Rhyolites of the Wichita Mountains Igne- Miles, grant monitor/administrative support, fifth floor; DeAnn Reinhart, grant ous Province, Southwestern Oklahoma monitor/administrative support, fourth floor; Kim Schulte, administrative assistant, Using SEM-Cl: Textural Features of Quartz chair’s office; Terry Stigall, geophysics electronics technician; Steve Studley, man- Crystals Reflect Crystallization Histories: ager, mass spectrometry lab Tennison, Evelyn, and Schieber, Juergen Library: Linda Zellmer, librarian; Linda Stewart, circulation/reserves; Barbara Cox, • Clay and Zeolite Records of Natural technical services (continued on page 13) 12 GSA presentations Teaching Freshman Non-Science Majors Experiments and Spectroscopic Monitors: and The Theory Of Earth: Basu, Abhijit Kolker, Allan, Huggins, Frank E., (continued from page 12) • Paleo-Fe Inputs to the Southern Ocean Khalid, Syed, Fedorko, Nick, Mastalerz, Geochemical Processes at Yucca Mountain, on Glacial/Interglacial Time Scales: Maria, and Carroll, Richard E. Nevada: Vaniman, David, Chipera, Steve, Latimer, Jennifer C., and Filippelli, • D/H Relationship of Kerogens, Oils, and Bish, David Gabriel M. and Hydrocarbon Biomarkers Released • Genesis of Replacive Burial Dolomite • Dynamic Mapping and Analysis of During 5-Year Hydrous Heating Experi- and Of Displacive Zebra and Breccia Veins Geological, Geophysical and Environmental ments: Sauer, Peter E., and Via the Induced Stress: A Paradigm for Data with Spatial Data Engines and Schimmelmann, Arndt Metasomatism: Merino, Enrique, Canals, Internet Map Server Applications: Carr, • H/D Ratios in Australian Petroleum Àngels, and Fletcher, Raymond C. Timothy R., Bartley, Jeremy D., Look, Systems: Schimmelmann, Arndt, Ses- • An Alternative Way to Produce Black Kurt, Nelson, Kenneth, Adkins- sions, Alex L., Boreham, Christopher J., Shale Rhythmites: The Significance of Heljeson, Dana, Korose, Christopher P., Edwards, Dianne S., Logan, Graham A., Depositional Processes: Schieber, Juergen Nuttall, Brandon C., Radhakrishnan, and Summons, Roger E. • Biomarkers Confirm Cyanobacteria as Premkrishnan, and Riley, Ronald A. • Application of the Stable Isotopes of a Major Source of Planktonic Organic • A Spectroscopy and Isotope Study of C, N, S to Evaluate the Development of Matter During the Early Aptian: Dumi- Sediments from the Antarctic Dry Valleys as Reducing Conditions and Organic Matter trescu, Mirela, and Brassell, Simon C. Analogs for Potential Paleolakes on Mars: Sequestration Following Brackish Marsh • Isotopic Evidence for Microbial Sulfate Bishop, Janice L., Edwards, Howell Creation: Struck, Scott, Craft, Chris, Reduction and Methanotrophy During the G.M., Anglen, Brandy L., Pratt, Lisa Elswick, Erika R., and Schimmelmann, Late Archean, Witwatersrand Basin, South M., Doran, Peter T., and Des Marais, Arndt Africa: Boice, A. Erik, Tipple, Brett J., David J., • High-Frequency Oceanographic and and Pratt, Lisa M. • Effect of Arsenic Substitution on Py- Climatic Fluctuations in a Subequatorial • An Impractical Idealist’s Journey into rite Oxidation in Bituminous Coal Samples: Mid-Cretaceous Basin, Northeastern Brazil: Johnson, Claudia C., Pratt, Lisa M., Kauffman, Erle G., Mora, German, and Carmo, Ana M. • Taphonomy of Mopalia Muscosa and Katharina Tunicata (Phylum Mollusca, Class Polyplacophora) from Cattle Point and False Bay, San Juan Island, Washington, U.S.A.: Puchalski, Stephaney S. • Iterative Pelmatozoan Community Reorganization: The Key to Blastoid Suc- t started with a fire. The Indiana University Alumni Asso- cess?: Waters, Johnny A., and Maples, ciation began in 1854, after a midnight blaze reduced to Christopher G. rubble a struggling young frontier college. That fire galva- • Open-Ended Surveys in the Geoscience I Classroom: Effect of Discussion Groups nized a group of visionary graduates of Indiana University, in- spiring them to create an association that would not only re- Targeting Student’s Prior Knowledge: build their beloved campus, but that would also help to build Brassell, Simon Christopher, Beilfuss, Meredith, and Boice, Erik the future of a world-class university. • Conodont Geochemical Records of Today, the Indiana University Alumni Association serves more Late Paleozoic Paleoenvironmental Variabil- than 450,000 living graduates around the globe. Along with ity in Midcontinent North America: Bates, providing programs that raise tens of thousands of dollars annu- Steven M., Lyons, Timothy W., Brown, ally for scholarships, creating commencement ceremonies that Lewis M., Rexroad, Carl B., and Bright, make lifelong memories, and welcoming alumni back through Camomilia A. Homecoming and a variety of other special events, the IUAA • Application of a Three-Dimensional Saturated-Unsaturated Transient Ground- connects alumni to each other, and to their alma mater, through water Flow Model to a Wetland Restora- clubs, travel, learning experiences, and many other rewarding tion Site in Northwest Indiana: Boswell, opportunities. James S., and Olyphant, Greg A. Just as important, the IUAA continues to serve IU and its • Reaction Localization Leads to Strain internationally respected missions of education, research, and Localization and Softening in Reactivated service, building IU’s reputation for excellence every day, and in Mylonitic Rocks: Whitmeyer, Steven J., every way possible. Wintsch, Robert P., and Simpson, Carol The IUAA started with a fire — and, today, it’s burning • The Role of Faults in the Plumbing of the Great Basin Geothermal Systems and brighter than ever. Gold Mineralization: Gao, Yongli, Person, Mark Austin, Dahlstrom, David, 150 years of Connecting Alumni. Serving IU. Hofstra, Albert, Sweetkind, Don, (800) 824-3044 www.alumni.indiana.edu Howard, Keith, John, David A., Prudic, David, and Wallace, Alan

13 Geologic Field Station Update

Field Station reports exciting changes, expectations he summer of 2003 was a good one recall that Letsinger conducted her PhD some very exciting things happening. A Tfor the Judson Mead Geologic Field research in the Willow Creek Demonstra- cost-sharing agreement with the university Station of Indiana University. tion Watershed, where much of G329 is resulted in close to $30,000 worth of reno- Welcome to our new field station resi- taught, so we were able to make good use vation in the lower and upper campus dent manager, Glenna Roessler, who just of her expertise. Unfortunately, the enroll- washhouses. The renovation included new happens to be the field station cook as well! ment in G329 continues to decline, and we copper piping, water faucets, showers, and Roessler and her husband, Vern, arrived in had only eight students this past summer. toilets. The interior walls were painted early May and immediately went to work As a result, we have spent much of the fall white and the floors gray. The exposed getting the station in shape. semester redesigning the course so as to asbestos board in the shower rooms was Lee Suttner was the first IU person out make more efficient use of faculty time. covered with bright white “glass board” there. He was helping out with a group of G429 and G429e had a solid combined giving a much more open feeling all about 20 high school students from At- enrollment of 42 students. The faculty were around. It must be mentioned that our half lanta, Ga., who used the station for a few the same as last year (Bruce Douglas, Ed of the project cost was made possible by the days. The students were participating in a Ripley, Sue McDonald, Tom Howald, generosity and continued support of all the course that was being run by Suttner’s and Paul Jewell). The only rough spot in donors to the field station. Special mention brother-in-law, John Schafer, who took the entire course occurred in Glacier Park, goes to Melody Holm, who got the reno- G429 in 1972, and Skip Pyle, who also where, because of several intense forest vation project going in the first place, and took G429. fires, Going-to-the-Sun Highway was Rocky Orgil, who made a particularly large On the academic front, there have been closed at Logan Pass. The caravan went up contribution, significantly earmarked for no significant changes from last year in any to the pass to give the students some much capital improvements. Thank you all. of the courses that we offered (G429, needed “R&R” and then back-tracked out Even as the spring semester began in G429e, and G329). G329 was offered of the park, went over Marias Pass to the Bloomington, we were starting to gear up during June and early July (in the old G429 south, and eventually made it to Kalispell, for the 2004 season in Montana — with full Option I time slot) with faculty members our destination for the night. hope and expectation that it will be as Clara Cotton, Erika Elswick, Andrew On the facilities front, there have been successful as the 2003 season was. Olyphant, and Sally Letsinger. Some may

IU Cave still interests local geologists U Cave is situated about five miles west Iof Bloomington. It is also known as Truitt’s or Truett’s Cave. W.S. Blatchley described the cave in 1896. He said that the cave “is a favorite resort for students from the State University, who wish to get a glimpse of underground life.” He went on to say that the “only life in the cave are bats, insects, and spiders.” During the early days of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, the students used the cave for initiation of new members into the earth science fraternity. This was in the days when it was a men’s organization. Women were not permitted officially to belong. The accompanying map of the cave is taken from Richard Powell’s doctoral dissertation on the relationship between joint sets and cavern formation. Powell, BA’53, MA’61, did his doctorate at Purdue University.

This map of IU Cave, Monroe County, shows the trend of passages and joints mapped in a passage segment. 14 News bytes from IU’s recent geologic past It happened Historical note on parking lot walnut tree yesteryear Shortly after the department moved from soluble fertilizer cartridges for use in his Owen Hall to the new Geology Building in Ross Root Feeder. Leonard Roberston, our Several years ago, the early 1960s, bulldozers excavated the incredibly conscientious custodian, fur- during a basement clean eastern and western arms of our parking nished a hose and shifted the position of the up, several bound volumes lot. In the process, the roots of our large feeder after each cartridge had been dis- of old faculty meeting minutes were uncov- walnut tree were either exposed, damaged, solved. Application was in a circular pat- ered. The minutes cover the later years of or cut off. Almost immediately, the leaves tern, and the whole job was completed in ’s years as chair and the first Charles Deiss wilted as the root system lost its ability to little more than a day. Almost at once, the years of ’s tenure in this role. John Patton furnish sufficient water and nutrients to tree perked up, and eventually made a com- Here’s what we gleaned: keep the tree alive. In an attempt to save the plete recovery. Today, the tree is at least Sept. 14, 1959 tree, Don Hattin collected 50 cents from twice as large as it was in 1962, and most • Faculty: Beck, Droste, Esarey, each faculty member (well, at least some of years produces a bountiful crop of delicious Hattin, Hendrix, Lowell, Mead, Perry, them) and purchased two packages of nuts! Thornbury, Vitaliano, and Patton, acting chair. Deiss had recently died. • Professor Perry advised that other Digging in the archives departments are getting much more public- What was happening in the department 10, 25, and 50 years ago? One way to ity than the geology department, pointing find out is to shine a light into the archives of old issues of the Hoosier Geologic out that only three press releases had been Record and its predecessors. We hope these excerpts will bring back memories submitted by the faculty the past year. The of your time in the department (if you were around that long ago!). faculty agreed to keep Perry informed of contributions they made at meetings or of 10 years ago (1994) other appropriate items. • John Hayes had just assumed the chairship and written his first chair’s greetings. One of the highlights of the issue was a long article describing events that led to the deportation April 22, 1959 of Gary Pavlis from Kazakhstan, newly independent after the fall of the Soviet Union. • Mr. Kiltz invited the faculty to visit the Gary was in Kazakhstan to conduct research, but, apparently, he could not convince the deep well being drilled on the Leesville officials that was his only purpose. anticline on the Mount Carmel fault. • In 1994, the winners of the Senior Faculty Award were Jennifer Klug, BS’94, and • Professor Lowell brought up the pos- Dana Strength, BS’94. Christopher Carlson, MS’91, PhD’00, received the Estwing sibility of a National Science Institute for Award. Outstanding AIs for nonmajor courses were Matthew Noriega, MS’97, and teachers at small colleges at the Montana Patrick O’Malley, MS’93. Chris Gellasch, MS’94, won the award for courses for majors. Field Station for the summer of 1960. The Cumings Award went to Victoria Ferguson, MS’92. John Guthrie, PhD’94, received Sept. 24, 1958 the Graduate Achievement Award. • A proposal was received to sponsor a • “Undergraduate enrollments in the 100-level courses were up 15 percent over one year National Science Foundation institute in ago.” astronomy and geology at the Montana • “On April 22, 1994, more than 220 family members, geology faculty members, busi- Field Station. The faculty agreed that such ness associates, alumni, and friends assembled for a banquet to honor Haydn H. Murray an institute must not interfere with the upon his retirement from Indiana University.” teaching of G429. • “Dave Towell was elected secretary of the Bloomington Faculty Council for 1994–95.” • “Charles Miller retired from his official duties in the department on Jan. 15, 1994. May 28, 1958 Charles has provided more than 40 years of service to the department and the Indiana • Professor Droste expressed a desire to Geological Survey.” [Note: He still attends special events in the department and survey.] teach a new seminar course in sedimentary petrography. 25 years ago (1979) • A memo from the College dean was • The 1979 Geology Newsletter noted that Jeremy Dunning had joined the faculty. Jud read. It indicated that funds were available Mead had received the national Neil Miner Award from the National Association of Geol- from a Lilly Foundation grant to pay high ogy Teachers in recognition of his excellence in teaching. school science students to carry on research • That year’s winners of the Faculty Scholarship Award were Bruce Smith, BS’79, and in departmental laboratories. Ronald Cohen, BS’79. • Graduate assistantships were awarded • The Underclassman Award was given to Anthony Withnell, BS’81, the Cumings to seven students with stipends ranging Award to William Ausich, MA’76, PhD’78, and the Grassman Fellow was Colin Harvey, from $700 for one semester and from PhD’80. [Note: Colin’s son Mark Harvey is currently a graduate student in the depart- $1,400 to $1,800 for the academic year. ment.] • Research assistantships and fellowships • “On July 3, 1979, Ellen Freeman, longtime librarian in the Department of Geology, were awarded to seven students, with sti- died unexpectedly after a brief illness. Ellen had been the geology librarian at Indiana Uni- pends from $1,400 to $1,600. versity since 1958.” • Three industrial fellowships were of- • “Maynard Coller, the department’s chemist, retired in May 1979 after completing fered: Shell, $1,800; Arktex, $1,700; and more than 30 years of faithful service to the department and university.” Standard of Texas, $1,500. • “On Aug. 26, 1978, the alumni of the Academic Year Institute (AYI) of 1968 held a 10-year reunion in Bloomington. Several of the original 18 graduate students who received their MAT degrees that year attended the get-together.” Attendees included Harvey (continued on page 16) 15 News bytes from the past (continued from page 15) Field trips of yore

In 1935, field trips were not taken in vans rented to the depart- ment by the motor pool. Instead, the athletic department lent us their bus for transporting the basketball team. (Perhaps today the team’s airplane might be used in the same way?) This photo was taken near the Einstein Silver Mine on a 1935 1935 field trip to the Ozarks: field trip to the Ozark Mountains. 1. “Pushrod” Elrod (bus driver) 2.-6 . unidentified 7. Jim Reeves 8.-10. unidentified 11. Hugh Latimer 12. Richard Schweers This scene near 13. Gordon Fix 14. Marion Fidlar Salt Shaker Rock 15. Ralph Esarey 16. John Harris All photos courtesy of was taken on a 17. unidentified 18. Kenny Payne Hugh Latimer 1935 field trip to 19. Mary Payne Perry County.

1935 field trip to Perry County: 1. Norbert Parker (?) 2. Jim Reeves 3. Tom Dawson 4. Gordon Fix 5. unidentified 6. unidentified 7. William Von Osinski 8. Hugh Latimer 9. Marion Fidlar 10. Louis Thompson (?)

Digging in the archives professor emeritus, having retired in 1953. $1,250. In addition the company will pay [Note: Not only the quonset hut but Forest for tuition, fees, books, related research (continued from page 15) Lane as well are long gone from the cam- expenses, and field expenses up to a maxi- pus.] mum of $500. Jack Harrison, BA’54, Barrett, David Burd, Dave Clarkson, • “Professor Heinrich Neuman of the MA’55, PhD’58, has been designated the Bruno Goldschmidt, Wallace Helber, University of Oslo, Norway, taught miner- first California Fellow.” Walter Jackson, and Mike Kelleher. alogy and optical mineralogy as an interim • “A new seismograph has been installed 50 years ago (1954) replacement for Brian H. Mason, who left at IU under the able direction of Judson • The 1954 Geology Newsletter an- Indiana in June 1953.” Mead. … Mead becomes ecstatic when he nounced the addition of two new laborato- • “Carl W. Beck of the University of sees the pen going through its paroxysms ries to the department. One was designed New Mexico will join our staff as professor and thus indicating that an earthquake is in by Haydn Murray for graduate courses in of mineralogy in September 1954.” progress.” sedimentation and sedimentary petrogra- • “The geology department has been [Note: Former editor Bob Dodd took phy. The other was a quonset hut on Forest awarded a graduate fellowship by the Cali- his first geology course at IU this year, a Lane for use by J.J. Galloway, who was fornia Co. The stipend for the fellowship is fact that was not noted in the newsletter!]

16 Indiana Geological Survey Update

U.S. Department of Energy Director to lead AASG IGS scientists to study alternate methods ohn Steinmetz, state geologist and Jdirector of the Indiana Geological Sur- of reducing greenhouse gas vey, was elected to the presidency of the Association of American State Geologists. he Indiana Geological Survey will join manmade greenhouse gas emissions in the He also serves on the board of trustees of Tmore than 40 other state agencies, United States by 2012. the Paleontological Research Institution, on universities, and private companies to deter- “We are very pleased to have been se- the board of advisers of the Micropaleontol- mine whether carbon dioxide, an important lected to be a part of these exclusive teams ogy Press, and on the GeoRef Advisory greenhouse gas, can be removed from the addressing the critical issues of fossil fuel Board of the American Geological Institute. atmosphere by trapping it underground in usage and climate change,” says project He is also chair of the board of licensure for oil and gas fields, coal seams, and brine- director John A. Rupp, who will oversee Indiana Professional Geologists. filled aquifers. IGS’s contributions to the consortia. “Each The AASG works to advance the science The IGS will be a part of two U.S. De- regional partnership comprises a diverse and practical application of geology. It also partment of Energy research consortia, the team well suited to using their different serves to coordinate the efforts of state Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration strengths and technological abilities to geological surveys and to expand the areas Partnership and the Midwest Geologic evaluate different methods of managing in which state surveys work cooperatively Sequestration Consortium. Both consortia carbon dioxide.” with federal entities. One project of particu- will investigate possible ways carbon diox- Members of the Midwest Regional Car- lar importance that AASG played a key role ide can be prevented from entering the bon Sequestration Partnership will be in is the National Cooperative Geologic atmosphere and be trapped within geologi- funded over two years by $2.4 million from Mapping Program. Today, by working cal systems. Along with five other regional a combination of DOE, state, and private closely with the U.S. Geological Survey and partnerships covering most other states, the sources. Members of the Midwest Geologi- others who are interested in geologic map- two consortia are key parts of the Bush cal Sequestration Consortium will receive ping, the program has grown into a success- administration’s Global Climate Change $3.2 million over two years from DOE, ful partnership among state surveys, the Initiative, whose stated goal is to reduce public, and private sources. federal government, and universities.

Survey creates displays for state parks

new outdoor A display for Turkey Run State Park explains the entire process of how coal was formed, the tech- niques used to mine it, and the mine’s eventual transforma- tion into a bat habi- tat. Working with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Reclama- tion, IGS staff mem- bers Barbara Hill, Kim Sowder, and Licia Weber designed the three permanent Turkey Run posters display panels for the park. Another set of nine panels is now being mining operations rendered the lake too reclamation process, the mining of coal in designed for a display at Weber Lake, a acidic to support normal aquatic life. The Indiana, the health of the lake and develop- reclaimed strip mine in Lincoln State Park Division of Reclamation is in the process of ment of the wetlands, and the effects on in Spencer County. A coal strip mine opera- reversing the acidity problem and making wildlife. The panels should be completed tion ceased to function on the site in the the lake part of a nature trail. this year. late 1950s, but the refuse pile created by the The educational panels will describe the

17 Society of America, received the group’s the Coal Mine Information System. IGS Kudos 2003 Distinguished Service Award in rec- Premkrishnan Radhakrishnan joined This overview of the activities of the Indiana ognition of his valuable contributions. the IGS as a GIS analyst/researcher in the Geological Survey highlights just a few of Erik Kvale is associate editor for the Subsurface Geology Section. Radha- the many projects and programs taking Journal of Sedimentary Research, an interna- krishnan comes to the IGS from Southern place in “the other side of the building.” tional journal of the Society for Sedimen- Illinois University, where he received his Visit the IGS Web site at http:// tary Geology. master’s degree in geography. igs.indiana.edu for more information or to Maria Mastalerz was 2003 president of Leigh Fall, a graduate student in the contact staff members. the Society for Organic Petrology, an inter- Department of Geological Sciences, has national organization for organic petrolo- been working with John Steinmetz on a Awards gists and geochemists. She also sits on the field guide to the fossils of Indiana, which editorial board of the International Journal will be published by the IGS. Charly Zuppann was awarded the George of Coal Geology. Amy Foster is the new secretary for both V. Cohee Public Service Award at the John Rupp, head of the Subsurface the Geochemistry and Coal and Industrial AAPG Eastern Section Meeting in Pitts- Geology Section, is treasurer and board Minerals sections. burgh, and Agnieszka Drobniak received member of the Indiana Society of Mining Ana Karina Scomazzon completed her the Vincent E. Nelson Memorial Award for and Reclamation and Indiana membership mentorship under Carl Rexroad’s direction a best poster presentation. coordinator for the American Association and returned home to Brazil, where she will Maria Mastalerz’s graduate student of Petroleum Geologists. continue her studies toward a doctorate in Rachel Walker received the Award for Nelson Shaffer, PhD’96, head of the geology with an emphasis in micropaleon- Outstanding Technical Poster during the IGS Coal and Industrial Minerals Section, tology. 20th annual International Pittsburgh Coal is serving his third term as executive direc- The Geological Survey hosted a farewell Conference for “Insights into the Coking tor of the Indiana Academy of Science. He reception for departing chair Chris Maples Behavior of Southern Indiana Coals: Bulk has been honored as a fellow of the acad- of the Department of Geological Sciences. and Individual Maceral Chemistries.” She emy. He is also a founding member and Maples is the new vice president of research also received Best Graduate Research current president of the Midwest Chapter for the Desert Research Institute in Las Poster, Annual Student Research Day of the Friends of Mineralogy and serves on Vegas. During his administration, the IGS (D.O.G.S. Daze), IU Department of Geo- their national board of directors. Shaffer is and the department enjoyed a mutually logical Sciences, and Best Graduate Poster, the general chair of the 40th Forum on the supportive and collegial relationship. Women in Science Program Research Day. Geology of Industrial Minerals, which he John Johnston was awarded an Interna- and the IGS will be hosting in May. tional Association of Great Lakes Research Charles Zuppann serves as the editor of IGS Grants Scholarship at the 46th annual meeting of both the PGI Geology Standard, the newslet- the International Association of Great The U.S. Department of Energy has ter of the Professional Geologists of Indi- Lakes Research. His Research Day talk, awarded a grant to Arndt Schimmelmann ana, and the Indiana-Kentucky Geological “The Key to Interpreting Changes in Water and Maria Mastalerz for a proposal titled Society’s IKGS Newsletter. Level, Vertical Ground Movement, Shore- “Significance of Isotopically Labile Organic line Development/Preservation, and Cli- Hydrogen in the Thermal Maturation of mate During the Late Holocene,” received Milestones Source Rocks.” the best graduate research presentation Marilyn DeWees retired after more than Nelson Shaffer and Terry West, profes- award. 15 years of service as secretary to several sor of engineering geology at Purdue Uni- sections of the Indiana Geological Survey. versity, received a grant from the Indiana Leadership Ed Hartke retired from his position as head During 2003, many other IGS staff mem- of the Environmental bers undertook leadership roles in various Section. He continues state, national, and international geological his research on water organizations. quality issues as an IGS Tracy Branam presided over the 24th research affiliate. annual Indiana Water Resources Associa- Carl Rexroad, pale- tion Conference and Field Trip. The confer- ontologist with the ence convened in Richmond, and the field Indiana Geological trip featured the geology, history, and water Survey for more than 42 resources of the Whitewater River Basin. years, retired and was As IWRA president, Branam was respon- recognized at a reception sible for planning the conference and lead- in his honor in the Indi- ing the annual field trip. ana Memorial Union. During 2003, Nancy Hasenmueller, He continues his work head of the IGS Environmental Section, on conodonts as a re- held the office of president of Professional search affiliate of the Geologists of Indiana. survey. John Hill, IGS associate director, is Rebecca Meyer serving on the Indiana State Museum Advi- joined the Coal and sory Committee. Industrial Minerals John Johnston, Web manager for the Section as a GIS/data- Limnogeology Division of the Geological base analyst working on Carl Rexroad 18 Department of Transportation to study the petrology of aggregates in concrete test specimens that fail one engineering test. IGS hosts Palestinian limestone producers The U.S. Geological Survey funded the his past fall, Brian Keith and Todd Thompson IGS’s continued participation in the state Tintroduced a dozen commercial Palestinian lime- map component of the National Coopera- stone producers to Indiana’s dimension limestone indus- tive Geologic Mapping Program. The grant try by way of lectures and field trips. The IGS received a will fund new bedrock mapping in the note of appreciation from the U.S. State Department Wabash 30x60 minute quadrangle and new stating that “… it was a very interesting and enjoyable glacial geology mapping in western experience. We were welcomed warmly by the group and Hancock County. Participants include Steve were able to learn from them about their stone industry, Brown, Ned Bleuer, Jennifer Olejnik, as well as talk to them about ours. I was impressed with Marni Lynn Dickson, Robin Rupp, Ray how successful [the Palestinian] industry appears to be René, Walter Hasenmueller, and Chris- despite the difficult political environment in which they tina James. have to operate. I appreciate having had the opportunity John Rupp, head of the IGS Subsurface to be a part of their positive experience here.” Geology Section, along with colleagues at the Illinois State and Kentucky Geological Surveys, has been awarded a preliminary movement of potential contaminants in remediate nitrate contamination in a major contract for research to evaluate the poten- soils at a confined animal feeding operation outwash aquifer in Jackson County. tial of coals in Indiana as a source of natural in Daviess County was approved by the Chemical analysis of pore water from a gas. The three-year project will result in a Indiana Department of Environmental coal-processing waste pile at the abandoned series of deep core holes drilled in collabo- Management. Project activities will deter- Chinook coal mine located in Clay County ration with Black Beauty Coal Co. mine whether high nitrate levels in the was completed in December 2003. Data The Central Great Lakes Geologic Map- groundwater at the water table are from will be used to evaluate the effects of a ping Coalition has funded the glacial geol- fertilizer and animal waste that are flushed synthetic soil on the quality and hydrology ogy group to continue to develop geologic rapidly through the vadose zone by rainfall of water in the vadose zone of coal waste. map products of the greater Indianapolis events. Greg Olyphant is the project direc- The synthetic soil is a blend containing area, the Lake Michigan Rim, and the tor, and Sally Letsinger, Tracy Branam, fluidized-bed combustion ash from Purdue greater Fort Wayne area and has funded the John Comer, Peg Ennis, and Ron Smith University’s power generation plant and IGS’s Center for Geospatial Data Analysis are contributing scientists. bacterial fermentation byproduct from Eli to produce 3-D groundwater flow models Denver Harper received a grant from Lilly and Co. The project is funded through of Berrien County, Mich. Steve Brown and IDEM to assist in the development of agri- the Surface Mine and Reclamation Technol- Ned Bleuer are leading this effort. cultural best management practices to ogy Grant Program sponsored by the A grant to evaluate the storage and IDNR Division of Reclamation. Tracy Branam is the project director, and Peg Ennis, Ron Smith, John Comer, Greg Olyphant, and Denver Harper are con- tributing scientists. Maria Mastalerz, John Rupp, and Nelson Shaffer have received a grant from the Center for Coal Technology Research at Purdue University to write a white paper characterizing Indiana’s coal resources. They will compile information on the avail- ability, quality, and utilization of Indiana’s coal. Nelson Shaffer and Licia Weber have received a grant from the IDNR Division of Reclamation to continue enhancements to the IGS Coal Mine Information System. Maria Mastalerz and Arndt Schimmelmann received a grant from the

USGS for their study “Prediction of CO2 sorption in coal seams using uncrushed coal cores under realistic P, T, and moisture conditions.” John Rupp and Maria Mastalerz have been awarded a grant from the U.S. De- partment of Energy, administered through the University of Kentucky, as part of an Illinois Basin Consortium collective effort. The project, “Resource assessment and Pore water from a coal-processing waste pile at an abandoned Chinook coal mine in Clay production testing for coal-bed methane County is collected for chemical analysis. Tracy Branam directs the project. (continued on page 20) 19 Faculty Notes

Abhijit Basu, professor of geological sci- He also helps Abhijit Basu, Don Hattin, had numerous bite marks attributable to a ences, has been named the next Class of and Erle Kaufman organize the weekly Mosasaur (Platycarpus or Mosasaurus). The 1948 Herman B Wells Endowed Professor. faculty coffee sessions in the Owen Room. research continued until 1990 (Kauffman, The unanimous decision of the committee Last August, Dodd had a pleasant visit with Mosasaur Predation on Ammonites During for this award came because of Basu’s exem- former PhD student Steve Benham. the Cretaceous — An Evolutionary History) plary commitment to undergraduate educa- Benham has been teaching for many years and is still active today with evidence of tion, reflecting the spirit of the late Chan- at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, giant fish tooth marks, as well as those of cellor Wells. Basu will receive a grant each Wash. He especially enjoys leading field Mosasaurs on Pacific Coast Upper Creta- year for five years or until retirement, and trips and for several years has conducted ceous strata. Kauffman is currently working he will be asked to consult on enrichment January field trips to the Big Island of on two books. One is The Geology, Stratig- of the undergraduate experience on the Hawaii — not too hard to take! raphy, and Paleontology of South-Central Bloomington campus. He is the second Dodd enjoys a number of hobbies, in- Colorado, to be published by the Paleonto- recipient of this award. cluding growing roses, bicycling, running, logic Research Institution. The other, a Simon Brassell was successful in obtain- birding, photography, reading, and doing coffee table book, is Geology and Ecology of ing funding for an automated device to volunteer work for the Red Cross and his the Rocky Mountains, in which he presents extract solvent-soluble organic compounds church. For the past three years, Dodd has 100 slides that show something special from sediments and a new Agilent gas served as secretary for the IU Annuitants about both topics — perhaps an interesting chromatograph for analysis of biomarkers. Association. He and his wife, Joann, travel outcrop in the Rocky Mountains character- Both instruments were purchased and in- extensively. Last winter, they made their ized by rocks, the nature of the soil, and stalled in 2003. They are being used, to- third trip to New Zealand. They spent this flowering plants. He is also involved in gether with the isotopic mass spectrometers past Thanksgiving and early December on a several professional papers on the subjects in the biogeochemical laboratories, to ex- trip to Guatemala and Costa Rica. of stratigraphy, ecology, and paleobiology. plore molecular and isotopic evidence for Jeremy Dunning received the 2003 Kauffman continues to work actively the depositional history of early Aptian Sloan Consortium Effective Practices with students. He is currently co-chair of organic-rich sediments. This project is the Award for Learning Effectiveness. The Lori Huff ’s thesis on “The Dinosaur-Bird basis of the doctoral research of Brassell’s Selection Committee commended the Indi- Transition in the Mesozoic.” PhD student Mirela Dumitrescu, who was ana University Bloomington Repurposeable Gary Lane, Chris Maples, and IU successful this past year in her applications Learning Objects: the TALON Learning D.O.G.S. alumni Bill Ausich, Tom to both GSA and AAPG for research funds. Object System as a “definite move toward Kammer, and Johnny Waters were fea- Brassell gave research presentations at con- the next generation of learning objects, tured in an article titled “Those Crazy ferences and colloquia in France, Canada, adaptable to teaching styles. This practice is Crinoids” — which no doubt refers to the Poland, the Netherlands, and Germany quite elegant in its simplicity and potential fossils, not the faculty and alumni — in the during 2003. He also serves on the IU for multiple uses.” July/August 2003 Indiana Alumni Magazine. Bloomington Scholarship of Teaching and Claudia Johnson was featured in an Chusi Li was cited by advisory board Learning Steering Committee, is a member article in the April 2003 National Geo- president Derek Fullerton for the remark- of the IU Bloomington SOTL Academy, graphic Magazine. She was interviewed as able accomplishment of co-authoring four and the Bloomington Faculty Council. part of an article focusing on the extinction of the total of eight papers in a special issue Bob Dodd continues to enjoy his retire- event at the end of the Cretaceous and the of the Journal of the Geological Society of ment from the editorship of the HGR, as subsequent rise of mammals. (See page 8.) South Africa on platinum-group elements. well as from employment by Indiana Uni- Erle Kauffman has been active in docu- In addition, Li has been named a fellow of versity. But he has not completely disap- menting Mosasaur and fish predation of the Society of Economic Geologists. peared from the department. Last February, Ammonites and, just recently, on Nauti- Haydn Murray continues to be active he taught a three-week short course for loids. This all began with the discovery with and productive in the field of industrial graduate students on carbonate petrology. Bob Kesling in 1961, of an Ammonite that (continued on page 21)

Survey Sally Letsinger received a grant from the Association of American State Geolo- Indiana GIS Conference (continued from page 19) gists to support an undergraduate student development in the Illinois Basin,” will on the AASG Field Mentoring Experience More than 300 people attended the compile fundamental information on meth- Program. Indiana Geographic Information ane content, permeability, and well-comple- John Comer was awarded a grant-in-aid Systems Conference, co-hosted by tion data for Illinois Basin coal beds and of research for a proposal titled “Locating the IGS and held in Indianapolis on associated organic-rich shales. Wilredo Natural Gas Reservoirs Using Model-Auto- Feb. 27–28, 2003. Paul Irwin sat on Solano-Acosta will also be working on this mated Informatics.” Funding will be used the conference committee and orga- project. to prepare and present results of a compre- nized IGS efforts in planning the Todd Thompson received funding from hensive 3-D computer model that simulates meeting. Numerous IGS staff mem- the USGS to investigate Late Holocene the evolution of fractured natural gas reser- bers contributed to the success of the lake levels in the Great Lakes. voirs in Harrison County. conference.

20 Faculty notes quake hazards in Indiana. This project, Murray elected to which is a two-year effort supported by the (continued from page 20) U.S. Geological Survey’s National Earth- minerals. He attended and presented papers National Academy of quake Hazard’s Reduction Program, is at the SME annual meeting in Cincinnati, Engineering designed to use all the seismicity data we the Clay Minerals Society annual meeting at currently have to provide a better appraisal the University of Georgia, and the Euroclay aydn Murray, professor emeri- of earthquake risk in Indiana. The main 2003 meeting in Modena, Italy. He also Htus of geology, has been new data the project will bring to bear on continues to serve as associate editor of the elected to the National Academy of the problem is that recorded by the network journal Applied Clay Science. A highlight of Engineering for pioneering work on of school seismographs (Princeton Earth this past year was his election to the Petro- the mineralogy and industrial applica- Physics Program in Southern Indiana). leum, Mining, and Geological Engineering tions of clays. Election to the Na- Several years of continuous data have now Section of the National Academy of Engi- tional Academy of Engineering is been recorded by this network, and they are neering, the first and only member of this among the highest professional dis- in the process of analyzing these data to department ever to be elected to a National tinctions accorded scientists and discriminate between earthquakes and Academy. (Murray’s undergraduate minor engineers. Academy membership mining explosions. The end result will be was in the field of mining engineering). honors those who have made “impor- an earthquake catalog and estimates of Working with Murray in his laboratory is tant contributions to engineering detection capabilities that will help quantify Wanda Allo (PhD from the Universidad theory and practice, including signifi- earthquake risk in the state. In addition to Nacional del Sur in Bahia Blanca, Argen- cant contributions to the literature of the earthquake hazards element, Jeidi Wu is tina), on a two-year postdoctoral fellowship engineering theory and practice,” and utilizing seismic tomography methods to from Conicet. Together they already have those who have demonstrated accom- produce the first-ever, high-resolution im- three articles in press. These are in addition plishment in “the pioneering of new age of the lower crust and upper mantle for to four papers Murray authored or co- fields of engineering, making major this region. Finally, they are also planning authored in the Proceedings of the 12th Inter- advancements in traditional fields of on additional analysis of data from the national Clay Conference, held in Bahía engineering, or developing/imple- 1995–96 Wabash Valley experiment. Earth- Blanca, Argentina, and two other papers. menting innovative approaches to quakes recorded in that experiment will be (See sidebar.) engineering education.” The academy combined with data from the larger-scale Greg Olyphant, who works at the inter- now counts a total membership of PEPPSI network to improve knowledge on face between the Indiana Geological Survey only 2,303 scientists and engineers seismicity rates. and the department, received a special worldwide. Pavlis recently returned from a successful commendation from the Science Coalition, sabbatical at Scripps Institute of Oceanog- which (as a letter to Olyphant from former raphy in LaJolla, Calif., where he spent the IU President Myles Brand notes) featured shaped the northern margin of South last year as a Green Scholar. He never his “pioneering efforts in developing a America. In addition, they plan to use new learned to surf, but the beaches were hard faster and more accurate system for predict- technology for direct wavefield imaging to leave behind. He also continues his ing E. coli blooms” in the Great Lakes. developed by two recent PhD students, successful collaboration with Michael Ham- Gary Pavlis has three major, ongoing Scott Neal and Christian Poppeliers, in burger of the past several years in their research projects. The first is part of a large collaboration with Pavlis. Seismographs in Schools Program. Last interdisciplinary project to study the un- The second major project Pavlis is in- September, he and Hamburger were part of usual plate margin between the Carribean volved with is the continuation of recent a committee that held a workshop on edu- Plate and South America. The overall work on wavefield imaging with passive cational seismology in Baltimore, Md., with project is funded under NSF’s Continental array data. He has had support from NSF support from the National Science Founda- Dynamics Program and is headed by Rice for the past five years to work in this area. tion. Finally, Pavlis recently rotated off a University. IU and Scripps Institute of He recently received a new four-year grant four-year term in service to the Incorpo- Oceanography share responsibility for a from the NSF’s Collaborative Mathematics rated Research Institutions for Seismology’s passive seismic array experiment deployed and Geosciences Program to continue this Executive Committee. to study the relationship between surface work. The newest project is being done as a This past year, Mark Person and tectonic features and the mantle. IU has formal collaboration with Art Weglein at postdoctoral student Yongli Gao traveled to primary responsibity for the 60-station land the University of Houston. Weglein was Nevada for fieldwork related to a USGS deployment, and Scripps has primary re- one of the pioneers in the use of the Inverse project on gold mineralization. They visited sponsibility for a 15-station Ocean Bottom Scattering Series in seismic processing. The several open-pit mines and one under- Seismometer component of the experiment. focus of Weglein’s previous work was to use ground mine along the Carlin Trend during At the time of this writing, Pavlis and the Inverse Scattering Series to provide the their trip. In January, Person and Professor student Tammy Baldwin were in the field mathematical machinery for a general tool Emeritus Noel Krothe were awarded a gathering data from portable digitizers for removing multiples from seismic reflec- grant from the National Science Founda- installed in December 2003. The data from tion data. In the new project, they have tion that focuses on reconstructing the this experiment will be analyzed by a suite proposed to study how inverse scattering Pleistocene hydrology of the Atlantic conti- of conventional passive seismology tools concepts might be applied to modern, nental shelf in New England using 3-D (seismic tomography, shear-wave splitting, passive array data like that being collected mathematical models of groundwater flow and seismicity studies of local earthquakes) in Venezuela or the new national scale and solute transport. The models are being to understand the geometric relationship of seismic experiment called the USArray constructed to explain the anomalous oc- the large-scale, 3-D structure defined by the (www.earthscope.org). currence of freshwater more than 100 kilo- termination of the Antilles Arc in northern Finally, Pavlis has a collaborative program meters out along the continental shelf off Venezuela, and the processes that have with Michael Hamburger to study earth- (continued on page 22)

21 Fall 2003 article in Asian Culture Center’s Rice Paper honors geology professor A Professor of Conscience: Abhijit Basu t would not be unusual for Professor not surprising when you examine the aca- oblivious to how he looks, especially in Abhijit Basu to commence a geology demic tradition from which he came. His relation to the color of his skin. He jokes I class by asking what headline topic is father was a portrait artist and a principal of about how short he is, and, when caught in in the news. After all, this socially astute the premiere art college in all of Bengal error, he says that he is unable to blush, and man believes “an educator’s responsibility is while his mother earned her master’s in even if he did, you’d never be able to tell. to bring up social issues.” Abhijit Basu philosophy. His father’s father was a head- He does admit that he feels his identity ardently believes that an educator has an master and, upon early retirement, started a most fully when he reads literary maga- obligation to bring more into a student’s school for young girls at a time when there zines, air mailed to him from India. It is not awareness than offering academic specializa- were no schools for girls beyond third surprising when you consider that India is a tion. For Basu, his position in life has the grade. His mother’s father was a true Re- land of 15 official languages (with different responsibility to foster social justice in naissance man, who wrote extensively and scripts) and more than 300 dialects — a sea young minds so that they will know how to was held in high esteem as a scholar. His of intricate relationships and bonds that apply academic knowledge with integrity. mother’s grandmother wrote the first femi- distinguish both secure familiarities and the This is not the pie-in-the-sky philosophy of nist Bengali novel — totally out of the expansive potential of transcendence. a dilettante; it is the refined belief of an mainstream at that time — with the fore- The sign above Basu’s lab door at IU, intellectual — a geologist by profession — word written by Tagore, a Nobel laureate written in nine languages, seem to describe bred from generations of Indian intelligen- friend of the family. the meaning and value he has cultured tsia and social activists. Abhijit Basu’s identity, however, is not during his lifetime. The sign reads: “Abode Basu was one of 196 gifted young schol- restricted to his chosen profession or na- of Meta-national Geologists,” representing ars who were selected to pursue academic tionality — it is rooted in his humanity and the transcendence of boundaries of nations. excellence as a Bengali youth in the pre- in the characteristics he shares with all This is Abhijit Basu, a world citizen and a miere college of Calcutta, India. He made people, whether they are rural farmers from human being first and foremost. the most of his opportunities to become a Wyoming or African refugees. — Michael E. Jones, distinguished geologist, honored by many, He professes to rarely think of himself as PhD student, Education Policy Program and working with NASA scientists. This is merely a student, faculty, or colleague and is

Faculty notes undergraduate and graduate level. Finally, Currently, Ripley is supervising three the committee wanted faculty who have PhD and two MS students. He also contin- (continued from page 21) given time and expertise back to the univer- ues to serve on the Geochemistry and Pe- Long Island. This fall, they will travel to sity and the state. Pratt certainly has distin- trology Panel of the NSF. New Jersey, Long Island, and Nantucket guished herself in all three areas. Congratu- Arndt Schimmelmann has a patent Island to collect water samples for lations! pending through the Indiana University geochemical and isotopic analysis. Pratt also was one of three collaborators Advanced Research and Technology Insti- This spring will see the graduation of (with Donald Burke in chemistry and Carl tute for his invention of a “Safety Glass two of Person’s master’s students, Paula Bauer in biology) who received a five-year, Break-Seal.” Jon Fong provided essential Konfal and Prasenjit Roy. Konfal, who is $1 million award from the David and support in the development of the inven- also receiving a law degree, will be joining Lucille Packard Foundation’s Interdiscipli- tion and thus holds 25 percent of the ap- an energy law firm in Houston. Roy heads nary Science Program. They will study how plied patent. to Oklahoma to join a software company microbes and the molecules of life evolve A paper by Bill Elliott (now at Southern developing petroleum related software. when water is scarce. This is the first Oregon University), Lee Suttner, and Person’s three doctoral students,Linda Packard Grant that Indiana University has Bruce Douglas won the Rocky Mountain Zhang, Dave Dahlstrom, and Mohamad Al- ever received. Association of Geologists 2003 award for Khadhrawi, are making good progress on Ed Ripley has had a particularly success- best paper in the Mountain Geologist. Based their doctoral research. Two of these stu- ful year attracting research and grant sup- on Elliott’s master’s work, the title of the dents are developing high-performance port from NSF and NASA. He has had paper is “Structural Control on Quaternary simulation models on IU’s massively paral- proposals funded that were co-authored and Tertiary Sedimentation in the Harrison lel supercomputer (AVIDD). with Chusi Li to study Voisey’s Bay Cu-Ni- Basin, Madison County, Montana.” Lisa M. Pratt has been awarded the Co deposit in Labrador, Canada, and the Robert Wintsch led five students on a College of Arts & Sciences Alumni Associa- giant Jinchuan Ni-Cu sulfide deposit in field trip to New England. They empha- tion Distinguished Faculty Award for 2003. China, and with Mike Lesher to investigate sized the Mesozoic in the Hartford Basin The Distinguished Faculty Award is based Fe-T i-V oxide deposits associated with and in the crystaline rocks. Wintsch is on research, teaching, and service. The Permian Emeishan flood basaltic teaching G111 with almost weekly field Selection Committee sought faculty whose magmatism in southwest China. Ripley also trips. The final project will be a bedrock research has made a difference to their field co-authored (with Juergen Schieber, Dave geologic map of the Bloomington quad. and brought recognition and prominence to Bish, and Bob Wintsch) the successfully Indiana University. For teaching, the com- funded proposal for the new ESEM, which mittee looked for high-quality mentorship arrived on campus for installation earlier and documented successes at both the this year. 22 chemical activity at the plinary science building that eventually will molecular level. go up on the north side of the Blooming- “Dr. Pratt is a ton campus. S THERE LIFE ON MARS? When process-oriented geo- And what about that question — is there NASA wanted to research the likeli- scientist who uses bio- life on Mars? “I will be genuinely surprised I hood of life on the Red Planet, it geochemistry to address questions of ‘how’ if brines beneath the Martian permafrost do turned to a team headed by Lisa Pratt, and ‘why’ rather than leaving off at just not contain living microbes,” Pratt says. professor of geological sciences at Indiana ‘what,’” says Christopher Maples, until “The chief ingredient for life — water — University. Pratt was already researching recently chair of the Department of Geo- seems to be there.” Pratt’s research in South microbial action deep in mines in South logical Sciences at IU, about his colleague. African diamond mines, where conditions Africa, and the findings from that study Pratt’s research has produced more than 50 seem inhospitable to life (sunless, with may identify the best approach for un- articles on subjects relating to sedimenta- temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit manned probes seeking life on Mars. Her tion deposits; on oceanographic conditions and 100 percent humidity), examines sul- selection to lead the Indiana–Princeton– that allow organic matter to be preserved in fur-like carbons used by many life forms. A Tennessee Astrobiology Institute came with fine-grained sediments that become black change from sulfur to sulfide is a signature a five-year, $5 million renewable commit- shale; and on the interplay between organ- of biological activity taking place deep ment from NASA. isms and inorganic matter. under the surface, and this signature might Pratt, who earned her PhD in geology Yet, excellence in research is but one area determine bioactivity in material taken from from Princeton, is well equipped to lead the of achievement for this scholar and educa- Mars in a future probe. cross-disciplinary team that will relate the tor. Winner of the Teaching Excellence While the basis of Pratt’s research is deep-mine findings to Mars exploration: Award from the College of Arts and Sci- looking at microbial signatures deep under She has both an undergraduate degree and ences in both 1996 and 1999 and named the earth’s surface and related analysis of one of her two master’s degrees in botany. outstanding educator by the Association of biogeology on the beds of shallow salt lakes “I grew up out of doors, exploring the Women Geoscientists in 1997, Pratt has a in Oregon, NASA has tasked her group natural habitat with my father,” Pratt re- reputation as a superb mentor to her stu- with more pragmatic work as well. “Our lates. “My father had planned to be a biolo- dents. Considered by Jeffrey R. White, team will spend time designing flight- gist, but then went into medicine and be- associate dean of the School of Public and capable instruments for space travel,” says came a surgeon at the Mayo Clinic.” Pratt Environmental Affairs, as “one of the most Pratt. “All the instruments we use here are and her father regularly collected plant and effective research advisers that I have human-operated, but for the Mars probe, animal specimens in areas near their home known in my 24 years in academic re- they have to be robotic. It’ll be a whole new in southern Minnesota; she also remembers search,” Pratt has won the undying loyalty area for us, thinking about instrumentation with fondness “Baltimore” the tree toad, and affection of the graduate students she in a totally different way.” brought back home by her father after a advises. Brandy Anglen, a doctoral student Pratt is a successful woman in a science visit to the city of that name. “It lived in in the department, says, “Lisa is an amazing that traditionally has been led by men. our home for years, and my father and I adviser. The process of working on a PhD is Perhaps because of her own struggles in her would regularly go out and dig worms to not an easy one, and her enthusiasm can formative years, Pratt believes strongly in feed Baltimore,” she recalls. really help you work through any frustra- the importance of mentoring. “I had won- Pratt loved science, but when she became tions, disappointments, or minor setbacks.” derful people who opened doors for me, a teenager, studying science presented diffi- Pratt is also a leader in service to her field who believed in me before I believed in culties. “In the later years of high school, I and to the university. She was co-chair of myself,” she says. She cites John Dennison, became the only girl in science courses. It the federal Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel was terrible,” she says. “It’s a sensitive age; Panel from 1998 to 2002 and served in Hill, and Al Fischer, at Princeton, as two the boys in class were mean to me, and I 2000 on the National Science Foundation’s teachers who helped her immeasurably. finally gave up on it.” She went to college panel for Multi-User Equipment and In- Pratt is grateful not just to her early as a Spanish major at the University of strumentation Resources for Biological mentors, but also for the support she re- North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “I tried that Science. She was associate editor of the ceives from her husband, Bruce Douglas, an for a while, but eventually the sciences were Geological Society of America Bulletin from assistant scientist in the Department of irresistible,” she recalls. “I just couldn’t stay 1996 to 1998, and she currently serves on Geological Sciences at IU. “It’s difficult to away from them.” She switched her major the editorial board of the journal of raise a family, teach, and do successful re- to botany, and again found joy in her stud- Geobiology. search without help,” she says. “The ies. For the university, Pratt served as associ- women I know in my field who are success- But how did a botany major get into ate dean for research in the College of Arts ful have, like me, the support of husbands geological sciences? “I didn’t know the type and Sciences from 1999 to 2001 and who are also scientists. When I go off for of geology I was interested in even existed chaired the Steering Committee that over- weeks to do research in mines in South until my junior year,” Pratt says. “I took a saw the lengthy planning of the Multi- Africa, my husband can explain to my course from John Dennison, a charismatic disciplinary Science Building, for which the daughters why it is important, why I’m lecturer, about historical geology. I was groundbreaking ceremony will soon take doing what I do. And when he goes off in hooked.” Pratt delayed her switch to geol- place on the Bloomington campus. Jug- the summer to do field work in Montana, I ogy long enough to gain, at the urging of gling the competing claims of IU’s scientific can step in to be there for my daughters.” her academic adviser, a master’s in botany. discipline communities for space and facili- Director of the university’s Science Out- “It’s fortunate, because I was able to learn ties in the new building has required leader- reach Program from 1998 to 2000, Pratt the language of molecular fossils by study- ship, fairness, and determination. White also was on the advisory board of the ing biochemistry,” says Pratt. Her specialty characterizes her role in the process as Women in Science Program from 2000 to is now the study of the history of molecular “visionary.” Pratt is now chair of the Steer- 2003. Students readily talk about the deep signatures: the evidence fossils leave of ing Committee for a second multidisci- (continued on page 24) 23 Faculty Research Grants, 2002–03

• BASU, A. (NASA) — “Petrologic Calumet Watershed, Northwest Indiana” Gabbroic-breccia-hosted PGE Deposition Evolution of Lunar and Meteorite Parent • PAVLIS, G. (NSF) — Collaborative in the Nuasahi Complex, Orissa, India” Body Regolith” Research: “Upper Mantle Structure of Gulf • RIPLEY, E. (NSF) — “Mineralogic • BROPHY, J. (NASA) — “An Experi- of California Rupture” and Isotopic Studies of Cu-Ni Sulfide Min- mental Investigation of the Immiscibility of • PAVLIS, G. (Univ. Calif. San Diego) eralization Associated with the Duke Island Iron Metal Globules in Melts of Lunar Soil — Collaborative Research: “Seismic Cata- Ultramafic Complex, Southeastern Alaska” Composition” logue Completeness and Accuracy” • SCHIEBER, J. (Chevron-Texaco) — • HAMBURGER, M. (Purdue Univer- • PAVLIS, G. (NSF) — Collaborative “A Study of Petrophysical Properties of sity) — “Analysis of Seismic Hazard Assess- Research: “Imaging Earth Structure with Shales in a Sequence Stratigraphic Context” ments for Indiana” Elastic Waves by Application of the Inverse • SCHIEBER, J. (NSF) — “Experimen- • HAMBURGER, M. (NSF) — Col- Scattering Series” tal Mudstone Sedimentology: An Attempt laborative Research: “GPS Measurement of • PAVLIS, G. (NSF) — “Crust–Mantle at Reverse Engineering of Natural Pro- Tectonic and Volcanic Deformation in an Interactions During Continental Grown cesses” Active Island Arc, Luzon, Philippines” and High-Pressure Rock Exhumation at an • SCHIEBER, J. (NSF) — “Can • HAMBURGER, M. (NSF) — Col- Oblique Arc–Continent Collision Zone” Scanned Cathodoluminescence (SEM-CL) laborative Research: “Trans-Tibetan Strain: • PERSON, M. (Los Alamos Natl. of Quartz Silt Be Applied to Provenance Testing Models with Surface Observations” Lab.) — “Determination of Effective Studies of Mudstones? A Feasibility Study” • HAMBURGER, M. (DOI–USGS) — Hydrogeological Parameters Using Jurassic • SCHIEBER, J. (NSF) — “Acquisition Characterizing Seismogenic Faults and Tank Experimental Stratigraphy” of a New Environmental SEM (ESEM) Evaluating Seismic Potential in the Wabash • PERSON, M. (DOI–USGS) — “Hy- Optimized for Advanced Valley Seismic Zone: Collaborative Re- pothermal Fluid Flow and Ore Formation Microcharacterization of Samples (EDS, search with Colombia University, Indiana in Great Basin, Nevada” EBSD, CL)” University, and Purdue University” • PERSON, M. (NSF) — “Laboratory • SCHIMMELMANN, A. (CRDF) — • HAMBURGER, M. (Inc. Res. Inst. and Quantitative Models of Fault Perme- “Isotope Geochemistry of Inert Compo- Seismol.) — USESN Program Center ability” nents (He, Ar, N2) Carbon and Hydrogen • JOHNSON, C. (ExxonMobil) — • PERSON, M. (NSF) — Collaborative from Mud Volcanoes: Significance for Oil “The Influence of Paleoclimate on Source Research: “Pleistocene Hydrogeology of and Gas Exploration” Rock and Reservoir Development” the Atlantic Continental Shelf ” • SCHIMMELMANN, A. (Am. Chemi- • KROTHE, N. (Sci. App. Intl. Corp.) • PRATT, L. (NASA) — IU Subcontract cal Soc.) — “Stable Isotopes Ratios in — “Groundwater Investigation at the Am- to NASA: “Technology Development for Indiana Coalbed Methane: Geographic and munition Burning Ground, Crane Division Identification of Aqueous Processes on Time Variance, and Isotopic Fractionation” Naval Warfare Center” Mars” • SHRINER, C. (Inst. Aegean Prehis- • LI, C. (NSF) — “An Experimental • PRATT, L. (NASA) — “IPTAI Pro- tory) — “The Application of the Integrated Study of the Effect of Sulfur on Nickel posal for Detection of Biosustainable En- Petrologic Approach to the Study of Partitioning Between Olivine and Silicate ergy and Nutrient Cycling in the Deep Aeginetan Ware Technology Production and Melt” Subsurface of Earth and Mars” Exchange” • LI, C. (NSF) — “Olivine Geochemis- • RIPLEY, E. (NSF) — “Stable Isotopic • SHRINER, C. (NSF) — “A Quantita- try and Stable Isotope Studies of the Giant Studies of the Voisey’s Bay Cu-Ni-Co De- tive Assessment of Established Criteria for Jinchuan Ni-Cu Sulfide Deposit, Western posit, Laborador, Canada: The Role of Emergent Complexity at Proto-Urban China: Investigation of Ore Genesis in a Externally-Derived Sulfur in Ore Genesis” Settlements of the Southern Aegean” Magma Conduit” • RIPLEY, E. (Univ. of Minnesota) — • WINTSCH, R. (NSF) — “An Evalua- • MAPLES, C. (Shell Oil Co. Fdn.) — “Isotopic Analyses for the Minnesota Natu- tion of the Role of Pressure Solution Creep Shell Fellowship ral Resources Research Institute” in Crustal Deformation” • MAPLES, C. (NSF) — Workshop: • RIPLEY, E. (NSF) — “Petrogenesis of “Preservation of Geoscience Research Cores and Collections: The View from Academic Researchers” Earth to Mars research at an advanced level. But one per- • MERINO, E. (Am. Chemical Soc.) — son saw his potential and had faith. “Lisa “Putting Replacement and Displacement (continued from page 23) saw something in me and believed in me — Textures in Reaction-Transport Modeling of impact Pratt has made on their lives. and I’m not the only one,” he says. Pratt Dolomitization” “Lisa Pratt as a teacher and mentor has looks out for students, Boice says, who may • OLYPHANT, G. (Ind. State Dept. changed my life and afforded me opportu- have lost their confidence or need a second Hlth.) — “Field Evaluation of On-Site nities that I wouldn’t have dreamed possible chance, helping them to shine for the Sewage Disposal System Impacts on Shal- five years ago,” relates Eric Boice, a doc- world. low Groundwater in Morgan County, Indi- toral student in Pratt’s department. Boice “This is her gift,” he affirms. ana” came to graduate school later than most, • OLYPHANT, G. (IDEM) — “Aquifer with a poor record in his undergraduate — This article by William Rozycki appeared Characteristics and Groundwater Flow years and the belief that, because of this in the winter 2003–04 (Vol. 27, No. 1) issue of Paths in the Surficial Aquifers of the Little record, he would not get a chance to do The College and is reprinted with permission. 24 IU professor studying proposed radioactive waste site Geological properties of Yucca Mountain critical in decision to license repository

tarting next year, federal regulators Nevada Test Site, where nuclear weapons the capability to act like a sponge, absorb- will be making decisions about tests take place. Authorities started looking ing and giving off water. The sponge-like S whether to license the nation’s first at it in 1978 as a possible site for contain- quality, he said, could help protect the repository for high-level radioactive waste ment of nuclear power plant and military Yucca Mountain area from developing at Yucca Mountain, Nev. waste. cracks as the area is warmed by the addition When they do, they should consider the Among its attractions, Bish said, are an of radioactive waste that continues to gen- geological properties of the site in design- extraordinarily deep water table — more erate heat. Fewer cracks means fewer op- ing a facility that will contain waste for than 1,500 feet underground. Another portunities for the waste to leave the site. thousands of years, said an Indiana Univer- positive feature is the presence of zeolites Bish’s paper is likely to serve as a re- sity geology professor. that were formed ages ago by the move- source as regulators weigh license applica- “There’s been a tendency over the last ment of groundwater through thick volca- tions and decide what conditions to impose five years to emphasize the man-made part nic deposits. on the waste-storage process. of the repository,” said the geologist, David The study that Bish led included analysis Last year, Congress voted to move for- Bish, who has studied the site for more of more than 2,000 core samples from holes ward with a Yucca Mountain repository for than 20 years. “I firmly believe, in order to drilled at Yucca Mountain to depths of 70,000 metric tons of high-level radioactive do the best job at Yucca Mountain, we need between 20 and 1,800 meters. waste, despite opposition from environ- to consider both the engineered system and The researchers confirmed that zeolites mentalists and Nevada officials. The U.S. the geological system.” called clinoptilolite and mordenite are Department of Energy is expected to apply Bish led a team that conducted the most present in high concentrations between to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for comprehensive study to date of the mineral- where the waste would be stored and the licenses to build, operate, and seal the facil- ogy of the site. It was published in the groundwater — that is, where they could ity. It could start accepting waste by 2010. November-December issue of American filter any wastes that escape from man- Bish said there are pros and cons to the Mineralogist. made containers. plan. The paper identified the location at Yucca But Bish said the wastes that would be “I don’t think any site is perfect,” he said. Mountain of high concentrations of zeo- most effectively blocked by the zeolites, “Yucca Mountain has a lot of things going lites, a family of clay-like minerals with the including radioactive cesium, barium, and for it and some things that, in a perfect capacity to absorb certain radioactive mate- strontium, aren’t the materials that cause world, we would change.” rials. It presents conclusions about the role long-term concern at Yucca Mountain. But he believes the time has come to face the minerals can play in keeping radioactive That’s because they have relatively short up to the issue of disposing of radioactive waste from reaching the water table, where half-lives: Half their radioactivity would be waste, which has been accumulating for contamination would have a higher risk of gone in about 30 years. decades in temporary storage at power spreading. Only a negligible amount of the materi- plants and other locations. Bish came to IU this fall after working at als would remain after 10 times the half-life, “As long as we have nuclear power in our Los Alamos National Laboratory in New or 300 years, Bish said. Experts believe the country, we’re going to have waste we need Mexico, where his work included studying stainless steel canisters in which the waste to deal with,” he said. “Doing nothing is Yucca Mountain. He holds the Haydn will be stored will easily last that long. not an option with this.” Murray Chair in Applied Clay Mineralogy “All the predictions are the waste would at IU. His collaborators on the paper work not be going anywhere for 300 years,” he — This article by Steve Hinnefeld appeared at Los Alamos. said. in the Nov. 14, 2003, Herald-Times and is Yucca Mountain is about 100 miles But that doesn’t mean the zeolites aren’t reprinted with permission. northwest of Las Vegas, near the edge of important. Bish said the minerals also have

IU becomes ‘lead team’ with NASA Astrobiology Institute project

ndiana University Bloomington will Michael Jasiak of University Information taken from deep inside mines to figure out Isoon be the headquarters of one of the Technology Services. the best of way of detecting life on the two National Aeronautics and Space NASA will provide IPTAI with $5 mil- planets. As yet, no life has been detected on Administration’s new Astrobiology Insti- lion in funding over five years, and the or under the surface of Earth’s chilly neigh- tute “lead teams,” which are research insti- institute will be able to apply for a renewal bor, Mars, where the daily temperature tutes working on projects related to the of funding in 2008. IPTAI is one of 16 lead usually tops out around 30 degrees Fahren- search for life beyond Earth. teams selected this year. The importance of heit. Based at IU and involving 18 scientists this award is reflected in the fact that it was Scientists from Princeton University, the from eight research institutions, the new announced in Washington, D.C., by Indi- University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Pacific Indiana–Princeton–Tennessee Astrobiology ana Sen. Evan Bayh. Northwest National Laboratory, Lawrence Institute will be directed by IU Blooming- IPTAI’s project, titled “Detection of Berkeley National Laboratory, Oak Ridge ton biogeochemist Lisa Pratt. Other IU Biosustainable Energy and Nutrient Cycles National Laboratory, the University of members are geologist Edward Ripley, in the Deep Subsurface of Earth and Mars,” Toronto, and the Universities Space Re- artist Ruth Droppo, and digital media will employ a series of field and laboratory search Association’s Lunar Planetary Insti- services managers Douglas Pearson and experiments, as well as biological samples (continued on page 26) 25 Geophysicists, faculty and students alike, have busy year

t’s been an active year for the geophysics Graduate Igroup. We bade farewells to several student members of our group this year. Winston Postdoctoral research associate Qizhi Anyanwu is Chen returned to his family in California, pursuing an where he’s initiated a collaborative research environmental project with Stanford geophysicist Paul geophysics Segall on tectonics of the U.S. mid-conti- project, using nent. Graduate student Xiujun Yang com- seismic meth- pleted her master’s project on seismic to- ods to study mography in the Tien Shan Mountains, and salt-water left us for greener (well, browner) pastures intrusion at Texas A&M, joining Neelambari Save, beneath BS’02, in the geophysics program there. Nantucket At the same time, we welcome two new Island in graduate students into our group. Tammy Massachu- Baldwin joins us from the University of setts. Arizona, where she completed her MS last Michael spring. Baldwin will be working with Gary Hamburger Terry Stigall, left, and Michael Hamburger Pavlis on an exciting new field-based re- and Gary make the Earth quake at the annual science, right, open encourage house, co-hosted students by to search project in Venezuela. She has already Pavlis, the departments of Physics and Geological Sciences. completed two field trips there and will be along with involved in an oceanographic cruise later technician this spring. Kevin Eagar joins us from Terry Stigall, have continued their high- and education grants from the NSF: “A Youngstown State University in Ohio. profile science outreach project, the IU Map Tool for EarthScope Research and Eagar will be working with Gary Pavlis and PEPP Earthquake Science Program (www. Education.” The project is an outgrowth of Michael Hamburger on a USGS-funded indiana.edu/~pepp), which brings research- a collaboration with the UNAVCO consor- project examining seismicity in the Wabash quality seismographs to some 25 schools in tium and has resulted in a powerful new Valley region. Jiedi Wu is developing her the Indiana region and provides Indiana geodynamic mapping tool, the “Jules Verne master’s research on a related project: a with its first state-of-the-art digital seismo- Voyager.” Check out the new map tool at tomographic study of the structure of the graph network. The program has received http://jules.unavco.org/VoyagerJr/Earth. crust and upper mantle beneath southern support from the National Science Founda- Hamburger, along with IGS geologist Indiana. And Gerald Galgana returned to tion, the Indiana Commission for Higher John Rupp and graduate student Brandy IU after a semester’s leave, which allowed Education, the IRIS Consortium, and the Anglen, has begun an exciting new field- him to return to the Manila Observatory Indiana Department of Transportation. based geology class for first-time geology and extend his work on remote sensing and This year, the geophysics group has hosted students. The class brings about 15 entry- active tectonics of the Philippine archi- three outreach workshops, including a level undergraduates to one of the world’s pelago. summer teacher-training workshop, and fall most spectacular sites to study volcanic and Michael Hamburger continues his and spring teacher-student research sympo- tectonic processes, the Long Valley Caldera collaborative work with the Philippine sia. The success of the PEPP program has of eastern California. The course, developed Institute of Volcanology and Seismology led to the development of a new national in collaboration with the Collins Living- (PHIVOLCS), led by Emmanuel Ramos, outreach initiative, the U.S. Educational Learning Center, introduces students to PhD’95. Gary Pavlis, along with graduate Seismology Network (www. indiana.edu/ volcanic, geologic, and environmental student Chengliang Fan, has developed a ~usesn), which provides resources to teach- processes on the eastern flank of the Sierra collaborative project with University of ers and students nationwide. Nevada. The course brings a group of Houston geophysicist Art Weglein on a Hamburger and Pavlis have both become Midwestern students into some of the most new NSF-funded theoretical seismology key players in a major new, high-profile exotic terrain of the western United States: project, with important applications to both geophysical research initiative. The Death Valley, Yosemite Park, Mono Lake, earthquake and exploration seismology. EarthScope Project is a $250-million and the Owens River gorge. It has proven project sponsored by the National Science to be a successful new part of the introduc- Foundation, which promises to develop a tory geology curriculum and has enticed a new, continental-scale seismic and geodetic few new students into our major! Astrobiology Institute “observatory” to study structure and dy- And, last, but certainly not least, Ham- (continued from page 25) namics of the North American continent. burger and Pavlis, together with Ed Ripley, tute comprise the rest of the IPTAI team. The IU group has been involved in much of are heavily involved in recruitment of a new The NASA Astrobiology Institute is an the planning effort that has led to this suc- faculty member in geophysics. Thus far, international research consortium with cessful new initiative. Hamburger led work- we’ve received applications from more than central offices located at NASA’s Ames shops on interdisciplinary study of mag- 40 highly qualified candidates. Depending Research Center in Mountain View, Calif., matic systems and on education and out- on the qualifications of our finalists, we the agency’s lead center for astrobiology. reach; Pavlis has been involved in an hope to welcome a new colleague to our Astrobiology is the search for the origin, EarthScope workshop on seismic array group, either as the Judson Mead Professor evolution, distribution, and future of life in deployment and imaging technologies. And in Applied Geophysics or as a tenure-track the universe. Hamburger received one of the first science assistant professor in geophysics. 26 Student News

Students go to the D.O.G.S., take a bow — wow! ave you ever wondered about the Hnature and scope of graduate student research in the department? If so, there is an annual event called the Department of Geological Sciences (D.O.G.S.) Research Day, run by students in the IU chapter of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, the earth science honor society. Undergraduate and graduate students present their research proposals, data, or results in an oral or poster form conveniently located in the Department of Geological Sciences. The popular event attracts people from industry, the public, faculty, and fellow students in geosciences and other fields. The third annual D.O.G.S. Research Day, held on March 7, 2003, was a huge success. This one-day event had 10 oral and 16 poster presentations, more than double the participation of the previous year. Pre- Students and faculty view displays at the 2003 D.O.G.S Research Day poster session. sentations were submitted from every geo- science discipline (geophysics, geobiology, sedimentary geology, hydrology, mineral- ogy, and geochemistry) and discussed re- search being conducted or compared throughout the world. Brandy Anglen, a doctoral student, gave an intriguing talk titled “Sulfur Isotopic Record of the Ant- arctic Water Budget from Sediments, Lake Hoare, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica.” Will Tackaberry, a master’s student, pre- sented a fascinating poster titled “Bedform Architecture of the Salem Limestone Re- vealed by 2-D Ground Penetrating Radar Signatures,” and Laurie Hawkes, an un- dergraduate student, presented an interest- Winners of Best Presentation Awards at the 2003 D.O.G.S. Research Day, are, from left, ing poster titled “Prediction of CO2 Sorp- Rachel Walker, John Johnston, Francesca Zuco, Brett Tipple, and Remus Lazar. tion in Coal Seams Using Uncrushed Coal Cores Under Realistic Pressure, Tempera- ture, and Moisture Conditions.” Undergraduate and graduate students are strongly encouraged to participate in order to gain valuable experience in preparing, presenting, and displaying their research. Whether students are undergraduates or graduates, just beginning or almost finish- ing their degrees, all are encouraged to participate. It allows them to exchange ideas, practice answering questions or de- fending their work, and gain ideas or new directions for further work. The format follows that seen at several conferences, such as the Geological Society of America’s regional and national meetings, so the students gain valuable experience. The 2003 D.O.G.S. Student Research Day award winners were Francesca Zucco (continued on page 28) Stephanie Puchalski successfully defends her research poster presentation . 27 Student honors Annual awards were presented to geology students at a reception in the John B. Patton Room of the Geology Building on April 21, 2003.

Simon Brassell presents a certificate to Jiedi Wu, the 2002–03 recipient of the Dan Tudor Fellowship in Geophysics at the April student awards function. Winifred Coller and her son, Don, present the inaugural Maynard and Winifred Coller Scholarship Award to Cory McWilliams. The late Maynard Coller was the department’s analytical chemist for more than three decades. An endowment, established in memory of Coller by his In other news family and friends, will support an annual $500 scholarship for an Ginger Korinek took a one-semester leave of absence to work outstanding undergraduate major. This is the second such endowment with Richard Whitman (USGS–Biological Research Division) of an undergraduate scholarship to be established in the past two on evaluating sources and fate of E. coli bacteria in the swim- years. In 2001, Bill, MA’71, PhD’78, and Jan Cordua, BA’01, also ming zone of Lake Michigan beach waters. Korinek returns to made a very generous donation to endow an undergraduate scholar- IU this spring to develop a dissertation proposal to study the ship. Friends of the Collers and Corduas are invited to contribute to accrual and entrainment of E. coli in the sediments of Dunes these endowments. Checks should be made out to the IU Foundation Creek Watershed. Dunes Creek discharges directly into Lake and designated for the endowment of your choice. Michigan at the main swimming beach at Indiana Dunes State Park and is considered to be the main cause of water quality problems at that extremely popular swimming beach. Aaron Satkowski (now a junior, doing undergraduate re- search with Robert Wintsch and with the Indiana Geological Survey) landed a USGS summer job as a field assistant this summer — a nice feather in his cap, because these don’t grow on trees any more.

D.O.G.S. (continued from page 27) (best graduate poster, proposal), Rachel Walker (best graduate poster, results), John Johnston (best graduate talk, results), 2002–03 Graduate Student Award Winners are, from left, Remus Remus Lazar (best graduate talk, proposal), and Brett Tipple Lazar, Francesco Zucco, David Lampe, Ye Zhang, and John Johnston. (best undergraduate). Each winner received $300. Special thanks go to the panel of judges: Mary Parke (ChevronTexaco), Sara Marcus (assistant editor, Palaios), Charlie Zuppan (Indiana Geological Survey), Dick Gibson (consulting geologist), and Erika Elswick (Indiana University). A silent auction, held in conjunction with the event, was run by SGE to raise money to help in the recovery of a 26,000-foot core in the Belize rain forest. Money is needed to build core sheds, buy diesel fuel for transpor- tation, and cover storage costs. About $300 was raised from the silent auction for the Belize core recovery. Special thanks go to those who donated items: Kooters (binoculars, hand lenses, field pouches, and books), Yogi’s (two gift certificates), Chris Maples and Dick 2002–03 Undergraduate Student Award winners are, from left, Megan Hill, Gibson (books), Sara Marcus, Don Hattin, and Rich- Antonio Buono, Erika Hinshaw, Susan Taylor, Aaron Wood, Anna Mahowski, ard and Louise Birge (rocks and minerals). Brett Tiple, and Cory McWilliams. 28 Alumni Notebook

Before 1960s and Environmental Lab to join director. He was also a geologi- PhD’82, and Bill Ausich, the Department of Homeland cal study leader for a nine-day MA’76, PhD’78, conducted William J. Wayne, BA’43, Security in Washington, D.C. Smithsonian tour through the fieldwork on lower carbonifer- MA’50, PhD’52, writes, “In Robert Boyce, MA’69, is National Parks of the Northern ous crinoidal limestones in November 2002, I was honored retiring from BP and beginning Rockies in September 2003 and Ireland, Wales, England, and as a ‘Socio Pionero’ of the Ar- his own consulting service in continues to work as a volun- Belgium in summer 2003 as gentine Geological Association. Houston. teer editor for the Montana part of their NSF-sponsored This is the term for those mem- Mike Hamilton, BS’69, Bureau of Mines and Geology. research on generic longevity bers who have reached 80 years MA’75, retired from the U.S. He is generating funding for a and evolutionary success in of age that year. In 2003, I Bureau of Mines in the 1990s, book on geologic wonders of fossil marine invertebrates. On became a ‘50-year Fellow’ of but has continued diverse geo- Montana while working on the faculty at Ohio State, the Geological Society of logical activities from his home consulting projects that include Ausich was the 2001 winner of America. In July 2003, I had a in Spokane, Wash. He is the oil exploration in Nevada and the Owen Award from the IU paper on the program of the first president of the new Co- the former Soviet Union. Department of Geological VIII International Conference lumbia Basin Geological Soci- Nelson R. Shaffer, BA’72, Sciences. Kammer is the Arts of the International Permafrost ety, and, in July 2003, he took a PhD’96, updated and revised and Sciences Centennial Profes- Association. The meeting was monthlong trip across the U.S., the latest edition of “Let’s Look sor of Geology at West Virginia in Zurich, Switzerland, but stopping for visits with various at Rocks,” the first edition of University, where he has been a because of the international IU D.O.G.S. alumni. which was written by William faculty member since 1982. He situation in April, I decided not Nicholas Noe, BA’69, is J. Wayne, BA’43, MA’50 [see is co-director of WVU’s geol- to attend this time. The paper director of the Indiana Karst column 1]. The 42-page book- ogy field camp and completed a was published in the proceed- Conservancy, which seeks out let gives children a new way of six-year term as treasurer of the ings volumes, though.” The unique karst features (e.g., looking at the history on their Paleontological Society. Lincoln, Neb., resident can be Sullivan Cave, Orangeville Rise, shelves. Tim Salter, BS’78, PhD’88, reached at [email protected]. Buddha Cave) and acquires Inda (Proske) Immega, and his family live in Fort Phyllis Scudder Snow, them to assure their continued MA’73, PhD’76, and her hus- Worth, Texas, where he is re- BS’56, MA’58, joined the Gla- access for education, research, band, Neal Immega, MA’72, sponsible for quality control at cier Orchestra in 1984 and still and recreation. The conservancy PhD’76, retired from Shell Oil nine plants that produce chemi- enjoys playing with them and is presently seeking donations and now volunteer with the cal lime. other related groups. She lives to support the purchase of the Houston Museum of Natural James W. Farnsworth, in Kalispell, Mont. Wayne Cave Preserve in Science, Houston Geological BS’79, was named vice presi- William Dixon, BS’58, Bloomington. Society, AAPG, and rock and dent of BP’s World-Wide Explo- MA’66, is in his final term on mineral clubs. At the Clear Lake ration in Houston and is on the the Illinois Board of Licensing 1970s rock show, Neal held a class on advisory board of the Univer- for Professional Geologists. petrified wood. At the museum, sity of Texas’s geoscience de- Since October 1997, he has Steve Henderson, BS’70, Inda is the main interpreter for partment and the Texas Bureau represented Illinois at the semi- MA’74, professor at Oxford Nobel and is reading for the of Economic Geology. annual workshops of the Na- College of Emory University in Vatican, SuperCroc, Pearls, and tional Association of State Georgia, develops and leads the Human Genome exhibits. 1980s Boards of Geology to review field trips to dinosaur country, She teaches a basic crystallogra- the national licensing examina- the Big Bend of Texas, and phy class and aids in teacher in- Colin Harvey, PhD’80, is tions. At the November 2003 Scotland and has been involved service activities. section manager for geother- meeting of the NASBG, he was in the research and publication Cary Kuminecz, BS’73, mal, minerals, and groundwater elected secretary for 2004. of the role of geology in the MA’80, works for Seneca Re- at the Institute of Geological Civil War. sources in upstate New York. and Nuclear Sciences in Taupo, 1960s Steve Koehler, BS’71, Arlen Grove, BA’74, MA’81, New Zealand. Harvey is a MA’73, won a prize for his is vice president of Prime Natu- managing editor of Applied Clay Richard J. Beckman, MA’61, short story “The Mysterious ral Resources, where he was Science. retired to Pinehurst, N.C., and Fish of Owyhee River” in a formerly senior staff geologist. Alan P. Laferriere, MA’81, enjoys golf and travel. He contest sponsored by Idaho He works with stratigraphy and PhD’87, is principal interpreter writes, “My career as geologist Magazine. structure in a variety of geologic with BHP Billiton in Houston, with USG stretched from Cali- Richard Gibson, BS’71, is settings, and, in his spare time, Texas, and interprets seismic fornia to Alabama to New now living in Butte, Mont., he sails and builds hot rods. data from deepwater (>8000 Mexico and included travel to giving daily talks on mining Mark Leonard, BS’77, ft.) sites in the Gulf of Mexico. all the states, Canada, and history and geology for the MA’80, is responsible for Shell’s He works with turtle structures, Mexico.” IU field camp, he World Museum of Mining. In new business development in basins that have been connected writes, is one of his cherished 2004, he will present lectures Russia and CIS in Moscow and to anticlines by salt removal, memories. and day trips for tourists in is a new appointee to the and some data are from depths Dave Weinberg, BS’68, left southwestern Montana as the department’s advisory board. as great as 30,000 ft. the Idaho National Engineering mining museum’s educational Tom Kammer, MA’78, (continued on page 31) 29 A tale told by a ‘screwball’: The Saga of the Blue Lake Rhino

ee Suttner was at it again. One of the dock, formed a fast Lmost renowned screwballs in the his- friendship with the tory of the department had been talking mariner, and negoti- about science with Denver-area consulting ated a free ride across geologist Bob Raynolds, when his interest the lake for the four was suddenly awakened by a tale that Bob of us. Lee also man- began to spin. In 1997, Bob and his son aged to borrow a made a pilgrimage to an obscure fossil flashlight and a locality, where a rhinoceros was trapped at walkie-talkie from the base of a lava flow (the Priest Rapids the gentleman. Soon flow, a member of the Wanapum Basalt we were speeding series) 14-and-a-half million years ago. The across the lake, hair rhinoceros (a mature Dicera-therium bull) blowing in the wind, was preserved as a mold — large enough to and anxious excite- accommodate an average-size adult person. ment building in the As the story goes, geologists make this pit of our bellies. pilgrimage in order to commune with the We disembarked at Miocene by entering the rhino’s body cavity the base of a steep from the rear, and in the darkness, toast its talus cone, perhaps life and death with a glass of wine or a can 300 feet in vertical Location of the Blue Lake fossil rhinoceros of beer. Bob knew that he had sparked Lee’s relief. Scrambling up interest in visiting the site, but he kept its this cone would lead us location a mystery, saying only that reach- to ledges along flow ing the site would require finding one’s way boundaries that had to across a lake, then hiking up through talus be followed to the left and steep cliffs to reach the goal. and upward to the rhino By the time Lee told me this story, the cave. It didn’t take us story had become a legend, and the pilgrim- long to realize that age a quest. Lee and his wife, Ginny, and Ginny and Peggy were my wife, Peggy, and I had been planning a unaccustomed to the golf trip to Portland, Ore., for June 2003, rigorous hiking that Lee but the focal point of the trip soon shifted and I faced each day from pars and birdies to the rhino locality. during our teaching at Lee and I did some Web research on the the IU Geologic Field location of the rhino mold and learned that Station. Footing was it was at the northeast corner of Blue Lake, precarious, and every not far south of Grand Coulee. And so, on step upward required July 16, 2003, the four of us met in Moses careful planning and lots Lake, Wash., eager to commune with the of patience. When we Peggy Meyers, left, and Ginny and Lee Suttner show smiles of rhino the next day. finally reached the top of relief following their successful descent from the basalt cliffs. Early the next morning, we drove cara- the scree, Lee was very van-style to a campground and marina relieved, and apologetic about dragging us ledge just below the cave’s opening. But to along the northwest side of Blue Lake. all on this quest, at the risk of our very our great dismay, and so close to our goal, There were boats for rent, but Lee was not lives. But there was nothing else to do the ledge was about 12 feet below the about to spend our precious resources on except, in the words of Lewis and Clark, to entrance to the mold, making our rear entry the fee. So he did what Lee does best: He “proceed on.” into the rhino’s body cavity far too danger- hailed a boat that was returning to the Soon we were picking our way along a ous to attempt. It was a strange and surreal ending to our odyssey, which still required a cautious descent. ‘Lost’ alumni In the old days, Lee would probably We have lost contact with these alumni. If you have any information about their current loca- have attempted the entry. But an older and tion, please let us know. Send e-mail to [email protected] or call (800) 824-3044. much wiser Lee was willing to let go of his Seth Bretscher, APO, AE Eung Lee, Hilliard, Ohio quest. He called for our boat to pick us up, Mark Brown, Deming, N.M. Hyong Lee, Salt Lake City, Utah and then we picked our way downward David Burd, Tucson, Ariz. Steve Loheide, Stanford, Calif. through the talus and were soon back to the David DeBarthe, Rio Rico, Ariz. Mike McLane, Denver, Colo. campground, disappointed but at the same John Edkins, Ojai, Calif. Amanda Reynolds, Tucson, Ariz. time exhilarated by nearly realizing our Bryan Eklund, Nederland, Colo. Ji-Hun Ryu, Davis, Calif. goal. And there we drank a toast to the Tom Fertal, Aurora, Colo. Ernesto Sirvas, Lomita, Calif. Blue Lake rhino. Tark Hamilton, Wichita, Kan. John Walker, Boulder, Colo. Now we are planning our next adven- Janet Heiny, Arvada, Colo. Myron Webb, Mexican Hat, Utah ture. Who knows — perhaps we’ll dine on Morton Hill, Merced, Calif. Dave Weinberg, Idaho Falls, Idaho wooly mammoth in Siberia. — Jim Meyers, PhD’71 30 Meet your advisory board New members business development world- astronomy, golf, and travel with search. Ridgway’s research and Mark S. Leonard wide. In early 2002, he was his friends and family. He is the basin analysis group’s re- appointed director, Shell currently taking Russian lan- search is geared toward collabo- Shell International Exploration Deepwater Services, and also guage lessons and is looking rative research with paleo- and Production Inc., P. O. Box took over the role of board forward to learning to cross- biologists, structural geologists, 4741, Houston, Texas 77210 chair for Enventure, Shell’s country ski. geochemists, petrologists, geo- Mark Leonard holds a BS de- joint venture with Halliburton chronologists, and geophysi- gree in astrophysics and an MA for expandable tubulars. Kenneth D. Ridgway cists. This type of interaction degree in geology from Indiana Leonard assumed his current Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, makes for fun science and con- University. He joined Shell position of regional new busi- Purdue University, CIVL 3275, stant learning. For more infor- Exploration and Production in ness director for Russia and the Phone: (765) 494-3269, E-mail: mation on sedimentary geology September 1979 as a geophysi- CIS in July 2003. [email protected] research at Purdue, see the basin cist in New Orleans and held a Leonard is a recent member Kenneth Ridgway has broad analysis group home page. variety of positions in the of the executive advisory boards research interests in the field of United States in geophysical of the Shell Asian Pacific Em- sedimentary geology. Sedimen- Jayne L. Sieverding acquisition, processing, and ployee Network Group and tary deposits provide a wealth ChevronTexaco North America interpretation. In 1993, he Shell’s Women’s Network. He is of data on past events that E&P became chief geophysicist for also on the advisory boards of occurred at the Earth’s surface. Jayne Sieverding’s career began the Gulf of Mexico and soon the University of Texas Geology Because they form at the Earth’s in Denver, Colo., working on after was named prospect devel- Foundation and the Texas Bu- surface, sedimentary deposits exploration plays in the Greater opment manager overseeing reau of Economic Geology. are a product of the interaction Green River Basin of Wyoming. Shell’s Deepwater Gulf of Leonard recently moved to between lithosphere, hydro- She was assigned to several Mexico Portfolio. In 1998, he Moscow with his wife, Kim, sphere, atmosphere, cyosphere, more Rocky Mountain projects, moved to the international son, Steven, and daughter, and biosphere processes. The including one doing a detailed arena as vice president, Shell Kelli. He is an active participant challenge to understand these carbonate study of the giant gas International Exploration and with his son in the Cub Scouts complex relationships lends field of Whitney Canyon–Carter Production, responsible for new and likes to share his passion for itself to interdisciplinary re- (continued on page 32)

Alumni notebook shelf systems in numerous MS’89, is senior research scien- writes, “I am a partner with the basins of the U.S. Western tist in the hydrology group for Aurora, Ohio, law firm of (continued from page 29) Interior, eastern coastal Canada, Pacific Northwest National Christley Herington & Pierce. Andy Thomas, MA’81, is Niger Delta, and the North Sea. Laboratory. In April 2003, We are a general practice firm treasurer of the Clay Minerals He has been teaching sequence Wurstner was one of three staff with an emphasis on municipal Society and works for Chevron- stratigraphy schools, mainly in members selected to receive the law and school law. The focus Texaco in New Orleans. the field, in Utah, Colorado, Pitzner/Eberhardt Award for of my practice is on school law, Tom Dombrowski, MA’82, and Spain. During fall 2003, he Outstanding Contributions to including special education and PhD’92, is in research and visited Nigeria to study Niger Science and Engineering Educa- student enrollment, tuition, and development for Specialty Delta cores. He returned to the tion. discipline, as well as on munici- Minerals, Allentown, Pa., re- department in December 2003 Robert C. Earle, BS’87, pal law, including criminal and searching ground calcium car- to present a colloquium. MSES’91, writes, “I am cur- traffic prosecution, planning bonate and talc. Janell Janssen, MS’85, con- rently the team leader of the and zoning, and telecommuni- Howard Feldman, MA’84, tinues as a supervisor of drilling Center for Subsurface Modeling cations and cable television law. PhD’87, taught introductory programs at the Savannah River Support. I am with the Robert Our two daughters, Emily, 3, geology, sedimentology/stratig- Nuclear Facility near Aiken, S. Kerr Lab in Ada, Okla., and Sarah, 1, keep Lisa (BA’89, raphy, and paleontology at S.C. She and her husband, also doing groundwater modeling, JD’93) and me busy.” Clemson University after gradu- a geologist, have two children. GIS, and data management for Bob Pruett, MS’88, and Jun ating from IU. From 1988 to Scott Warner, MS’86, lives groundwater research.” He and Yuan, PhD’93, are with the 1995, he was based at the Kan- in Novato, Calif., with his wife, his wife, Kris, live in Ada. Imerys Pigments and Additives sas Geological Survey in Susan, and daughters, Shayna Jessica Elzea Kogel, MS’87, group in Sandersville, Ga. Lawrence, where he worked on and Sara. He is a vice president PhD’90, is immediate past Pruett is leader of Minerals the taphonomy of lagerstatten, at Geomatrix Consultants and a president of the Clay Minerals Technology, and Yuan is a re- oolite depositional models for practice leader in the firm’s Society and continues on SME’s search scientist analytical super- the Pennyslvanian cyclothems, Oakland office. The co-editor board of directors. She is a clay visor. and sequence stratigraphy of for an American Chemical mineralogist for the Thiele M. Ross Vandrey, BS’89, Pennsylvania-incised valley fills. Society book on chlorinated Kaolin Co., Sandersville, Ga. spent five years with Exxon in In 1995, Feldman joined solvent remediation says he Cliff Ambers, MS’88, New Orleans after getting an Exxon, beginning in exploration enjoyed bringing a geology and PhD’93, and his wife, Rebecca, MS from the University of and production research fol- music road show to elementary now live in Monroe, Va. He Wisconsin in 1991. He joined a lowed by two years in Calgary. children in Novato, San Rafael, cares for the farm and orchards, British independent company, He is now with Upstream and Bolinas-Stinson Beach, and she teaches at Sweetbriar Enterprise Oil, in 1997, and, in Research Co. and has deci- Calif. College. 2002, was transferred to Aber- phered sequence stratigraphy of Signe Wurstner, BS’86, David Hirt, MS’88, JD’94, (continued on page 32) 31 Alumni notebook sponsible for worldwide explo- in spring 2002. He and his MS’96, is a geologist for Ainks ration for bentonite deposits. wife, LaDawn, live in the foot- Clay Co., Paris, Tenn., where he (continued from page 31) Lisa Rhoades, MS’91, hills above Golden, Colo. is responsible for exploration, deen, Scotland. He is expecting PhD’99, is a member of the Scott Wendorf, MS’92, is an development, and mining of to be transferred to Stavanger, Regional Geology Team of intellectual property attorney ball clay. Norway, this summer. Chevron-Texaco, New Orleans. with Halliburton Energy Ser- Chris Gellasch, MS’94, She is working on new deep- vices Inc. His work includes the writes, “I moved to Grafen- 1990s water stratigraphic interpretive patenting of new well comple- woehr, Germany, in June 2003 tools in the Gulf of Mexico. She tion and reservoir monitoring and took command of the 71st Alice Nightengale, BS’90, and and Keith Goggin, also a geolo- technologies. Wendorf and his Medical Detachment. There is Dave Luhan are the parents of gist, were married on Sept. 13, wife, Andrea Hamilton, MA’92, not a lot of geology involved Madeleine Nightengale-Luhan, 2003, in Mandeville, La. live in Dallas with their chil- with the position, but I get to born in June 2002. They live in Brian Towell, BS’91, works dren, Frances Anna and Henry. command troops in a field unit. Denver. for Landmark Graphics, sup- Jane Hultberg, MS’93, is a In September, I was promoted Franz Reisch, MS’91, is the porting, the GeoGraphix family librarian at the College of the to major in the U.S. Army, and principal geologist at American of products and was named Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine. in 2004 I will have a paper Colloid Co., Skokie, Ill., re- Support Employee of the Year Jason McCuistion, BS’93, (continued on page 34)

Advisory board visor for the Houston-based St. Cloud, Minn., and is mar- Michael J. Graham, man- mid-continent production earth ried to Peter Schipperijn. They ager, Environmental Restoration (continued from page 31) science staff. have two children, Johanna, 10, Program, Department of Energy Creek in the Wyoming thrust In 1999, Sieverding was and Eric, 7. INEEL Site belt area. She was transferred to given an asset manager position Stephan A. Graham, profes- Houston in 1988 and worked in the Oklahoma and Texas 2003 members and affiliations sor, Stanford University primarily on exploration Panhandle area that included Robert F. Blakely, geophysicist Glenn B. Hieshima, geo- projects in both Oklahoma and overseeing all field operations emeritus, Indiana Geological science supervisor, ExxonMobil Wyoming. In 1992, she left the and capital spending programs. Survey (retired) Production Co., US West area of technical geology and In 2001, with the merger of John N. Bubb, Exxon (re- Robert G. Jones, executive moved into an exploration staff Chevron and Texaco, she was tired) director, Indiana Mineral Aggre- position, implementing various appointed the South Texas Area Michael T. Cowen, Petro- gates Association quality initiatives and facilitat- manager for the MidContinent leum Geologist Mark S. Leonard, new busi- ing project teams. In 1994, she Business Unit of Chevron Derek G. Fullerton, presi- ness director, Russia and CIS, was moved into an exploration Texaco North America E&P. dent, Exmin Corp. Shell International E&P economic evaluations training Sieverding has a BS in earth John W. Gibson Jr., presi- Judson Mead, professor emeri- assignment. Her first supervi- science from St. Cloud State dent, Halliburton Energy Services tus, IU Department of Geological sory position was in 1997 when University and an MA in geol- Richard I. Gibson, consult- Sciences she became the geology super- ogy from IU. She was born in ing geologist Michael C. Mound, product manager, Global Frank D. Pruett, director, Indiana Geosciences Institute Kenneth D. Ridgway, associ- ate professor, Purdue University Jayne L. Sieverding, S. Texas area manager, MidContinent SBU John C. Steinmetz, director and state geologist, Indiana Geo- logical Survey Thomas Straw, Western Michigan University (retired) Daniel M. Sullivan, Indiana Geological Survey (retired) Kenneth R. Vance, Ana- darko Petroleum Corp. (retired) Johnny A. Waters, professor, State University of West Georgia Stephen G. Wells, president and research professor, Desert Research Institute Stanley W. Anderson, Hous- Attending the department’s external advisory board 2003 fall meeting are, front row, from left: Abhijt ton Exploration Corp. (retired) Basu, Robert Blakely, Thomas Straw, Jayne Sieverding, Frank Pruett, and John Steinmetz; back row, from Malcolm W. Boyce, Chevron left: Kim Schulte, Thomas Herbert (College of Arts & Sciences), Robert Jones, John Bubb, John Gibson, Overseas Petroleum Inc. (retired) Mark Leonard, Johnny Waters, Derek Fullerton, Judson Mead, and Kenneth Ridgway; not shown: George M. Nevers, Garnet Michael Graham. Resources Corp. (retired) 32 Alumni notebook spending time with their dogs 2000s camas, Honduras, involved in and camping. forestry and environmental (continued from page 32) Martin Drury, BS’99, is an Shawn Naylor, BS’01, is relo- education. They appeared on published on groundwater and Internet programmer with cating to Salt Lake City. Honduran television, and military operations.” ADSNetcurve, Louisville. Christian Poppeliers, Capps was asked to compile a Nate Way, MS’94, PhD’98, Mark Panning, BS’99, is at PhD’01, writes, “I just got a geologic history of Honduras as and Cara Davis, MS’95, the Berkeley Seismological postdoc appointment with the part of his assignment. He gave PhD’98, are the parents of Laboratory of UC Berkeley. Rice University Center for a workshop for the Guides’ Jacob, born in December 2001. George Yu, PhD’99, writes, Computational Geophysics. Association for the Talgua Way and Davis work for “I have been living in Knoxville, Lots of math, seismograms, Caves. They’ve also had expedi- ExxonMobil in Houston. Tenn., with my wife, Jing, and inversions, and no rocks, which tions sighting three-toed sloths Mark Monk, MS’95, a daughter, Miao, since 1994. We for me is a good thing.” and trees of toucans. geochemist at the Stroud Water love Bloomington and try to Shayne Wiesemann, MS’01, Neil Whitmer, BS’02, is a Research Center in Avondale, visit IU as often as we can. We after graduating from IU, trav- graduate student at the Univer- Pa., was married in June 2003. will make another trip to eled to Central and South sity of Tennessee, studying Stan Radzevicius, MS’95, Bloomington in the summer to America for four months. He is structural geology. completed a PhD at Ohio State celebrate my adviser’s (Profes- a geologist with RMT Inc., an Ginger Korinek, MS’03, is University in 2001 and is now sor Noel Krothe) retirement environmental and engineering working with Richard Whitman working at Ensco Inc. in [see page 7]. I am working for consulting firm in Ann Arbor, (USGS Biological Research Springfield, Va., in geophysical MACTEC Engineering and Mich., where he conducts Phase Division) on evaluating the and engineering applications. Consulting in west Knoxville as II investigations for clients in sources and fate of E. coli bacte- Huitang Zhou, PhD’96, is a principal project manager/ Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. ria in Lake Michigan beach president of Mintech Interna- scientist, engaging in chemcial- Dan Capps, MS’02, and his waters. Korinek will return to tional, which is headquartered and bio-remediation work. Let’s wife, Krista Brewer, MS’02, are IU in the spring to develop a in Bloomington, but mines and go, IU!” in the Peace Corps in Cata- (continued on page 34) processes attapulgite clay and ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ✄ muscovite mica in China. The ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ company exports to the United States and several Asian coun- The IU Alumni Association is charged with maintaining records for all IU tries. Zhou and his wife, Ping What’s alumni. Please print as much of the following information as you wish. Its Sun, are building a new home purpose, in addition to providing us with your class note, is to keep IU’s alumni in Bloomington and expect to new? records accurate and up to date. To verify and update your information online, move in this year. visit our online alumni directory at www.alumni.indiana.edu/directory. Ana Carmo, PhD’97, par- ticipated in an Arctic research Publication carrying this form: Hoosier Geologic Record Date ______expedition in summer 2002 on Name ______the icebreaking U.S. Coast Preferred Name ______Guard cutter Healy. The re- search focused on sea-bottom Last name while at IU ______IU Degree(s)/Yr(s) ______coring to study paleoclimates. Soc. Sec. # or Student ID # ______In October 2003, Richard Stotts, MS’97, was featured on Home address ______Phone ______an MTV special, “A Social City ______State ______Zip ______History of Hair.” Stotts was co- Business title ______Company/Institution ______founder and lead guitarist for a punk band, the Plasmatics, and Company address ______Phone ______pioneered the mohawk hairdo City ______State ______Zip ______in rock and roll. *E-mail______*Home page URL ______Bill Elliott, MS’98, PhD’02, writes that he and his wife, *Please indicate clearly upper and lower case. Sarah, are the proud parents of Mailing address preference: ❍ Home ❍ Business Abigail Elizabeth, born Sept. Spouse name ______Last name while at IU ______11, 2003. Elliott is on the fac- ulty at Southern Oregon Uni- IU Degree(s)/Yr(s) ______versity. Your news: ______William K. Fallowfield, BA’98, works in Superior, Wis., ______as an environmental geologist ______for Twin Ports Testing Inc. ______Catherine Brownlee Talbot, BS’98, works for Indigo Pool as ______a data administrator. She and ______her husband, Robert Talbot, BS’96, MS’00, live in Sugar- ❍ Please send information about IUAA programs, services, and communications. land, Texas, where they enjoy Attach additional pages if necessary. Mail to address on back cover, or fax to (812) 855-8266. 33 Honor Roll of Donors (Sept. 1, 2001, to Aug. 30, 2002)

Many thanks to those who have contributed to the IU Department of Geological Sciences! Individual Donors Bennett, Nathan P. Broekstra, Scott & Karen Carter, Janet & James Adams, Steven & Catharine Bielski, Edward & Sallee Brophy, Jim & Evelyn Caserotti, Phillip & Wendi Alexander, Richard & Jeannie Blakely, Robert F. & Rosanna Bubb, John & Janet Christensen, Carl Allen, Harry & Deborah Blink, Darryl & Joan Bucklin, Lou & Linda Christensen, Evart Arroyo, Kenneth Bollenbacher, John & Martha Burton, Sarah & Jerry Christiansen, Jack Bahr, John & Susan Bomberger, Harvey Caley, Robert Clark, David Baker, Jacob Bottum, Annette W. Callis, Anne & Joseph Clebnik, Sherman Basu, Abhijit & Ilora Boyce, Malcolm & Sylvia Cameron, Diane Cleveland, John & Elinor Beckman, Richard J. Boyce, Robert & Elizabeth Campbell, Andrew Cody, Clyde & Elizabeth Beeman, Barbara Brassell, Simon & Trudy Canada, Lorie S. Coller, David & B.L. Belak, Ronald Briggs, David & Nancy Canepa, Alfred Coller, Donald & Patricia Belth, Jeffrey & Sandra Brobst, Donald L. Carpenter, Gerald & Vivian (continued on page 35)

Alumni notebook tatives from 1973 to 1974. He everyone around him,” said ally will remember him as a served as the ranking majority Kevin Harris, one of his four private man. Jesslyn Harris, his (continued from page 33) member of the Standing Com- sons. “He never met a problem wife of 50 years, said her hus- dissertation proposal to study mittee on Natural Resources, he didn’t want to solve.” band never bragged about his the accrual and entrainment of along with other committee During his long and varied success. “His lifelong effort was E. coli in the sediments of assignments. He attended and career, Dick was president and to see (his family) was well- Dunes Creek Watershed. participated in numerous en- owner of the New Elberfeld provided for,” she said. “He ergy conferences in other states, Telephone Co. He built the first never talked about all the suc- In memoriam representing the speaker of the modern telephone network in cesses in his career. He was a Indiana House of Representa- Elberfeld and the neighboring very modest man.” James R. “Dick” Harris tives. Subsequent to his tenure town of Lynnville. He was (The following article is excerpted in the House, he served two elected president of the Warrick from the winter 2003 issue of the terms in the state Senate from County School Corp. and was We also have recently learned of Indiana Board of Licensure for 1974 to 1986. instrumental in building many the death of the following Professional Geologists newsletter. His talents were recognized of the Warrick County area alumni (dates shown in paren- At the time of his death, Dick nationally during his second schools. Additionally, he theses): Harris served on the department’s term in the Indiana Senate, worked with area legislators to Nick Baciu, BA’50 (3/16/00) advisory board. His presence on the when he was nominated by win independence for the Uni- Thomas G. Beck, BA’51 board will be greatly missed.) President Reagan and con- versity of Southern Indiana. He (1/21/03) firmed by the Senate to serve as was also always a geologist, The state of Indiana lost a con- Jerry P. Birge, BS’59 director of the Office of Surface practicing his craft as owner of summate geologist and public (10/21/01) Mining Reclamation and En- Dick Harris and Associates, his servant with the passing of James Bush, MA’49 (4/03) forcement in the Department of consulting firm in Evansville, James R. “Dick” Harris, of Michael Cowen, BS’57 Interior. He served until 1984 and continuing to serve the Evansville, on Sept. 23, 2003. (4/23/04 and is remembered for his profession of geology. He was a Dick died of complications Milissa J. Gibboney, MA’80 efforts to promote safer mining member of Indiana University’s from heart surgery at age 74. (4/16/96) conditions. Department of Geological A Boonville, Ind., native, Edith M. Ginger, MA’69 During his tenure in the Sciences’ advisory board, served Dick was a graduate of Indiana (12/84) Indiana State Assembly, Dick on the Geological Mapping University, where he received an S.R. Hollensbe, BS’50 often represented the profession Advisory Committee of the bachelor’s degree in geology in (4/18/99) of geology. He worked dili- Indiana Geological Survey, and 1951. During the Korean War, Dennis R. Lucas, BS’50 gently in establishing licensure was a member of the Indiana he served in the U.S. Navy as (8/1/01) of geologists. For that, he Board for the Licensure of chief engineer aboard the U.S.S. James R. Mahorney, BS’52, proudly carried Indiana License Professional Geologists. In Rehoboth. As a young geologist , MA’56 (1/17/02) No. 1. In 1998, and again in 1999, the Professional Geolo- Dick worked in the Warrick Bernard M. Parlock, BS’60 2002, then-Gov. Frank gists of Indiana recognized him County coal mines and as a (9/4/97) O’Bannon appointed Dick to with the PGI Lifetime Achieve- petroleum explorationist in the Robert E. Sargent, MA’53 the Board of Licensure for ment Award. Illinois Basin. Despite his suc- (2/20/91) Geologists. Dick is remembered for his cesses in oil finding, he re- George R. Wagner, MA’57 From his home in southern successes as a geologist, as a mained modest about them and (4/11/89) Indiana, Dick worked to im- businessman, and most particu- was quick to share the credit. Steven L. Widdicombe, BA’76 prove the quality of life for its larly as a public servant. Despite In 1972, Dick was elected to (8/24/03) citizens. He lived for the chal- his very public professional life, the Indiana House of Represen- lenge of “making life better for those who knew Dick person- 34 Donors Filippini, Mark G. Fish, Ferol & Lois (continued from page 34) Foster, David & Marsha Patton Visiting Professor for Coller, Maribeth Fout, James & Helen Industrial Minerals established Coller, Matthew Fox, Mary E. Coller, Winifred Franz, Burvee M. III & he department, in conjunction with the IU Foundation, Cook, Jerry Candace Thas established an endowment for a visiting professor in Crelling, John C. & Elizabeth Freeman, Katherine industrial minerals in honor of John B. Patton. The late Profes- Daniel, David & Nicole Fritz, Arthur & Jean sor Patton was head of the Industrial Minerals Section of the Daniel, Diane Frugoni, James Indiana Geological Survey from 1949 to 1958, when he was Davenport, John & Barbara Gan, Tjiang & Kho appointed chair of the department and state geologist. He Davis, Cara & Nathan Way Ghose, Shankar & Geeta taught the graduate course in industrial minerals until 1978. Davis, Craig & Paula Ghose, Sujoy & Romi The endowment fund has been established at the IU Foun- Davis, R. Laurence Gibson, Clena dation, and support from industry and individuals is being Dean, Claude Gibson, John, Jr. & Elizabeth solicited. Please send your contributions, payable to the IU Dean, Mildred & Lyndon Gibson, Richard Foundation, to the Department of Geological Sciences, Indi- Derner, George & Carol Giles, Billy E. ana University, 1001 East Tenth Street, Indiana University, Des Marais, David & Shirley Gilmour, Peggy Bloomington, IN 47405, Attn: Kim Schulte. Designate your Dixon, William Godersky, John & Barbara contribution for the Patton Visiting Professorship. Dodd, J. Robert & Joann Goldschmidt, Bruno & Eileen Dombrowski, Thomas & Mary Gorham, Scott & Susan Dooley, Debra F. Graham, Michael & Kate Harper, Roxanne Latimer, Fred & Dorothy Drake, K. David & Kathleen Gray, Henry & Alice Hasenmueller, Walter & Nancy Lee, Eung Seok & Youmee Kim Du Bois, Janette & Dean Green, Don Hattin, Donald & Marjorie Leininger, Susanne & Steven Duncan, Mack & Julie Grender, Gordon & Evelyn Heisen, Gene Leonard, Mark & Kim Dunning, Jeremy & Deborah Griest, Stewart Heiser, Lois Letsinger, Sally Eastridge, Thomas Griffiths, Scott A. Henderson, Gerald Lewis, Daniel Eklund, Robert Griggs, John & Bessie Henderson, Stephen & Kathryn Luhan, Alice L. Nightengale Elswick, Erika Grove, Arlen Hendrix, Thomas & Mia Magley, Herbert Endris, Ronald & Teresa Grover, Monty & Susie Hieshima, Glenn & Suzanne Manley, David & Angela Erd, Richard Guerrettaz, John Kairo Maples, Christopher & Sara Fairman, Korryn & Randall Gutstadt, Allan & Lyndal Hill, Richard & Barbara Marks, Rebecca Farley, Martin Guzman, Humberto & Joyce Hinton, Richard & Maryellen Mastalerz, Maria Fei, Yuming & Yuejiao Zhou Hagey, John Hirsch, Stuart & Pamela Mathews, David & Betty Feldman, Howard Hamburger, Michael & Jennifer Hokanson, Neil May, Michael T. & Elizabeth Ferguson, Joan & James Bass Holbrook, John M. & Camila D. Mazalan, Paul Ferry, James & Jean Hamilton, Stanley & Mary Holm, Melody & Stan Cadwell McAtee, Glenn F. Fetter, Charles & Nancy Hanley, Thomas & Judith Holsinger, Jean C. McCammon, Richard & Helen Howard, William & Louise McDonald, Ralph Huffman, Samuel McTaggart, Barbara & Robert Gingko trees to be dedicated Hughes, James & Helen Mead, Judson & Jane Iverson, Mary Mead, Thomas & Lenore ome of you may remember that when Gary Lane retired Jacobs, Alan & Luanna Meise, Maxwell & Judith Sfrom the department, in honor of that event, we planted a James, William & Elise Porter Merino, Enrique & Consuelo gingko tree (a “living fossil”) near the Arboretum across the Janssen, Janelle L. Michael, Gerald E. street from the Geology Building. That tree is still growing and Johnson, Calvin Miesch, Alfred & Norma thriving (just like Gary). There are two other gingko trees Johnson, Claudia & Erle Miller, Michael nearby that have not been dedicated. We thought it would be a Kauffman Millholland, Madelyn nice gesture to the memory of two other IU paleontologists, Johnson, Gerald & Marilyn Monroe, Jay Bob Shaver and Alan Horowitz, to dedicate those two trees Johnston, John Moore, Cynthia to them. (The Arboretum charges $300 to dedicate a tree, Jungemann, Mark & Nancy Motzel, Bryan which covers a plaque and care for the tree). Kammer, Thomas & Heidi Murphy, Janet We are inviting our alumni and friends of the department Keller, Stanley & Teresa Murray, Haydn & Juanita who wish to contribute to the cost of dedicating those trees to Kent, Stanley & Peggy Nellist, William & Catherine do so. We would particularly encourage former students of Kline, Randy & Jennifer Nelson, Jack & Eileen Shaver and Horowitz to contribute toward this memorial. If Klug, Michael & Carol Nelson, Priscilla you would like to make a contribution, please send your check Koch, Philip & Ellen Noe, Nicholas & Carita (made out to the IU Foundation) to Department of Geological Kohler, Christopher & Sherry Nolan, Carrie Sciences, 1001 East Tenth Street, Indiana University, Kron, Terryl & Jane Ogle, Ronald Bloomington, IN 47405, Attn: Kim Schulte. Please indicate Krothe, Joseph Oliver, Joseph that your contribution is for the “Tree Fund.” Kuizon, Lucia Olliver, David If more money is contributed than is actually needed for the Lake, Ellen Olsen, Larry & Maryanne trees, we will use any excess to support student research in the Lane, Gary & Mary Olyphant, Greg & Cynthia paleontology–sedimentary geology area. Lane, Michael Orgill, James R. Lane, Phillip (continued on page 36) 35 Donors Rodriquez, Joaquin Stafford, Rodney K. & Marie C. Vrahana, John V. Rohr, Steven Stangle, William & Betty Waddell, Courtney continued from page 35 ( ) Romey, William & Lucretia Stewart, Michael & Carol Wagner, Paul Parke, Mary Rooney, Carol Struhs, James Walker, Jerome Patton, Barratt & Kim Sanislo, Rosanne R. Stump, Richard & Catherine Wang, Margaret (Peggy) Pavlis, Gary & Mary Lynn Sardi, Otto & Henriette Sukup, James & Mary Warner, Scott D. & Susan Pennington, Dean & Wanda Sarver, Kathleen Sullivan, Dan & Nora Waterman, Arthur & Marcia Percy, Arthur & Sondra Savage, William Suttner, Lee & Virginia Wayne, William & Naomi Pheifer, Raymond Schepper, Gary & Ann Tarbuck, Edward Weidman, Robert & Eleanor Phillips, James T. Schilling, Richard J. 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Corporate Albemarle Corp. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. Ashland Inc. Bechtel Foundation BP Foundation Inc. Cabot Oil & Gas Corporme ChevronTexaco Corp. Compass Com. Inc. E.J. Grassmann Trust El Paso Energy Foundation Eli Lilly & Co. Equipment Laundry Leasing ExxonMobil Foundation Haitjema Consulting Halliburton Foundation Inc. IMERYS IU Alumni Association A new display in the lobby of the Geology Building recognizes departmental donors making gifts under Kinder Morgan Foundation $250, $250–$499, and over $500. Names are changed annually to reflect giving in the previous cal- Kooters Geology Tools endar year. The inscription on the plaque at left reads: “Annual contributors add a major component to Marathon Oil Co. our financial strength. Their continued support ensures that the department will reach its highest aca- Montgomery Environmental demic and research potential. We thank these donors for their generosity.” The plaque in the center, Perkins Rouge & Paint Co. mounted on Indiana limestone donated by Indiana Stone Works Inc., recognizes the 1996 advisory RAG American Coal Co. board: “In 1996 the Advisory Board of the Department of Geological Sciences with the support of Presi- Robbins Irrevocable Charity dent Myles Brand initiated an endowment campaign designed to ensure excellence in our present and Trust future academic and research missions. The overwhelming success of this endeavor has resulted from Shell Oil Co. Foundation the vision, wisdom, generosity, and leadership of members of the Advisory Board, to whom we extend Union Foundation enduring gratitude.” The plaque on the right reads: “Part of the endowment campaign centered on UPS Foundation attracting 200 donors who would each contribute $400 annually for at least five consecutive years. Western Exploration Inc. Special alumni and friends who have participated in this effort are commended for their loyalty to the department, and for their part in ensuring continued growth and success of our programs.” 36