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Sessions by Title
Session
Date/Time
Room
Chair
Airborne Geophysics Tue, April 8
4:00 p.m. 		Franklin Hall 2 Les Beard, Battelle-Oak Ridge ;
David A. Smith, Zapata Blackhawk Geophysics
Archaeology Tue, April 8
2:00 p.m. 		Franklin Hall 1 Dean Goodman, GPR-Survey
Best of Near Surface 2007 (EAGE/NSGD
Meeting) Istanbul, Turkey		 Mon, April 7
2:00 p.m. 		Franklin Hall 3 Ron Kaufmann, Technos, Inc.
Borehole Geophysics Tue, April 8
4:00 p.m. 		Franklin Hall 1 Kim Davis, Golder Associates, Inc.;
Robert Onderko, Earth Tech Inc.
Electromagnetics Tue, April 8
10:15 a.m. 		Franklin Hall 1 Bruce D. Smith, USGS
Environmental Geophysics Tue, April 8
10:15 a.m. 		Franklin Hall 2 Norman Carlson, Zonge Engineering &
Research Organization, Inc.
Experimental Geophysics

Wed, April 9
 1:30 p.m.

Franklin Hall 1 Jeff Paine, Bureau of Economic Geology,
UT Austin
Future of Geophysical Technology Mon, April 7
10:15 a.m. 		Franklin Hall 1 Charles P. Oden, Earth Science Systems, LLC;
John Stowell, Mount Sopris Instrument Company
Geophysical Applications for Geologic
Hazards		 Wed, April 9
10:15 a.m. 		Franklin Hall 3 Mel Best, Bemex Consulting International
Geophysical Case Histories Wed, April 9
3:30 p.m. 		Franklin Hall 3 Rick A. Hoover, Dawood Engineering
Ground Penetrating Radar Tue, April 8
8:15 a.m.		 Franklin Hall 1 Doria Kutrubes, Radar Solutions International
Groundwater I Tue, April 8
2:00 p.m. 		Franklin Hall 3 John Lane, USGS
Groundwater II Tue, April 8
4:00 p.m. 		Franklin Hall 3 Catherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines
Innovative Seismic Applications I Mon, April 7
10:15 a.m. 		Franklin Hall 2 Roger A. Young, Univ. of Oklahoma
Innovative Seismic Applications II Mon, April 7
2:00 p.m. 		Franklin Hall 2 Robert Stewart, University of Calgary
Karst and Tunnel Detection Wed, April 9
8:15 a.m. 		Franklin Hall 3 Dwain Butler, Alion Science and Technology Corp.
Levees and Dams Tue, April 8
8:15 a.m. 		Franklin Hall 2 Jose Llopis, U.S. Army ERDC
Marine and Beach Geophysics I Wed, April 9
10:15 a.m.		 Franklin Hall 2 Lee Slater, Rutgers University-Newark
Marine and Beach Geophysics II Wed, April 9, 1:30 p.m. Franklin Hall 2 Andrew Schwartz, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Non-Destructive Testing Wed, April 9, 1:30 p.m. Franklin Hall 3 Larry D. Olson, Olson Engineering, Inc.
Poster Overviews I Mon, April 7
10:15 a.m. 		Franklin Hall 3 Susan Pullan, Geological Survey of Canada
Poster Overviews II Wed, April 9
8:15 a.m. 		Franklin Hall 2 Ron Kaufmann, Technos, Inc.
Resistivity Imaging Wed, April 9
3:30 a.m. 		Franklin Hall 1 Peter Hutchinson, The Hutchinson Group, Ltd.
Special Challenges in Surface Wave Processing Wed, April 9
10:15 a.m. 		Franklin Hall 1 Barbara Luke, University of Nevada Las Vegas;
Carlos Calderón, Ion-GX Technology
Surface Waves I Tue, April 8
8:15 a.m. 		Franklin Hall 3 Choon Park, Park Seismic LLC.
Surface Waves II Tue, April 8
10:15 a.m. 		Franklin Hall 3 Jianghai Xia, Kansas Geological Survey
Unique Developments in Electrical Methods Tue, April 8
2:00 p.m. 		Franklin Hall 2 Dale Rucker, hydroGEOPHYSICS, Inc.
UXO Wed, April 9
8:15 a.m. 		Franklin Hall 1 Jeff Gamey, Battelle-Oak Ridge

 

Monday, April 7, 2008

Session: Future of Geophysical Technology
Date/Time: Mon, April 7, 10:15 a.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 1
Chairs: Charles P. Oden, Earth Science Systems, LLC; John Stowell, Mount Sopris Instrument Company

Wireless Sensor Networks in Geophysics
Charles Oden, Gary Olhoeft, Dan Jones, Stan Smith, Earth Science Systems, LLC

Borehole Radiometrics- Present Trends and Future Direction
John Stowell, James LoCoco, Mount Sopris Instrument Company

Fiber-Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing: A New Tool for Assessment and Monitoring of Hydrologic Processes
John Lane, Frederick Day-Lewis, Carole Johnson, Cian Dawson, David Nelms, Cheryl Miller, Jerrod Wheeler, USGS

Effects of Spatial Data Density, Sensor Noise and Position Errors on UXO and Clutter Target Parameters from Inversions of ALLTEM Data
David Wright, Theodore Asch, Craig Moulton, Trevor Irons, U.S. Geological Survey; Misac Nabighian, Colorado School of Mines

GPS-Denied Geolocation for Geophysical Data Acquisition and Analysis
David W A Taylor, Brian T Clark, ENSCO, Inc.

Session: Innovative Seismic Applications I
Date/Time: Mon, April 7, 10:15 a.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 2
Chair: Roger A. Young, Univ. of Oklahoma

Imaging a Shallow Paleo-Channel Using 3D Ultra-Shallow Seismic-Reflection Methods
Steven Sloan, University of Kansas; Don Steeples; Georgios Tsoflias

Relating Seismic Impedance to Geotechnical Properties Relevant to Coal Mining
Peter Hatherly, University of Sydney; Binzhong Zhou, CSIRO; Milovan Urosevic, Curtin University of Technology

SV-Wave And P-Wave High Resolution Seismic Reflection Using Vertical Impacting and Vibrating Sources
Andre J.-M. Pugin, Susan E. Pullan, James A. Hunter, Geological Survey of Canada

Seismic Refraction Tomography in an Urban Environment Using a Vibrator Source
Michael Powers, Bethany Burton, USGS

Session: Poster Overviews I
Date/Time: Mon, April 7, 10:15 a.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 3
Chair: Susan Pullan, Geological Survey of Canada

A Multi-Instrument Approach to Meeting Positional Data Quality Objectives
Steve Saville, Nathan Harrison, Parsons

Geophysical Characterization of the Red Lake Peatland Complex, Northern Minnesota
Andrew Parsekian, Lee Slater, Dept. Earth & Environmental Science, Rutgers Newark; Paul Glaser, University of Minnesota

Resisitivity and IP 2D Surveying In the Old Landfill Site In Ribeirão Preto City, São Paulo, Brazil: Acquisition Parameters Evaluation And Environmental Monitoring
Sergio Junior da Silva Fachin, Vagner Roberto Elis, Andrea Teixeira Ustra, University of São Paulo - USP

Reduction of Topography Effect in Apparent Conductivity Profiles on Sambaqui Archaeological Site in Santa Catarina State, Brazil
Vinicius Rafael Neris dos Santos, Selma Isabel Rodrigues, Jorge Luís Porsani, Carlos Alberto Mendonça, Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Science (USP)

An Integrated Geophysical and Hydrogeological Investigation of the Cibolo Canyon Development Area, Northeastern Bexar County, Texas
Jason Payne, Bruce Smith, David Smith, Allen Clark, Andrew Teeple, USGS

Application of Magnetic Resonance Soundings and Other Surface Geophysical Methods to Help Enhance a Ground-Water Availability Model, College Station, Texas: A Pilot Study
Sachin Shah, Wade Kress, U.S. Geological Survey; Anatoly Legchenko, Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres

Using Ground Based Geophysics to Evaluate Hydrogeologic Effects of Subsurface Drip Irrigation Systems Used to Manage Produced Water in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming
James Sams, Brian Lipinski, Garret Veloski, USDOE-NETL; University of Pittsburgh

Tight Location Requirements for Geophysical Investigations on Urban Sites Using RTS
Sandra Takata, Mark Kick, Lester Tyrala, Martin Miele, Colin Chang, Sally Lamb, The Shaw Group

Magnetometric Researches Used in the Archaeological Studies of the Greek Roman Fortress Located Off the Shore of The Razelm Lake
Anghel Sorin, National Institute Of Marine Geology And Geo-Ecology - Geoecomar

Remote Operated Vehicle Geophysical Survey Using Magnetic and VLF Methods: Proposed Schemes for Data Processing and Interpretation
Lev Eppelbaum, Dept. of Geophysics, Tel Aviv University

Humanitarian Geophysics
Catherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines; Fred Boadu, Duke University

Characterizing Groundwater Using Controlled Source Audio Frequency Domain Magnetics
Jerry Montgomery, Val Kofoed, Willowstick Technologies

Integrated Approach Using Body Waves, Surface Waves and Gravimetric Prospections for Solving an Urban Geology Problem: The Abbadia San Salvatore Case (Siena, Italy)
Patrizio Torrese, Mario Luigi Rainone, Patrizio Signanini, DiGAT

Session: Best of Near Surface 2007 (EAGE/NSGD Meeting), Istanbul, Turkey
Date/Time: Mon, April 7, 2:00 p.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 3
Chair: Ron Kaufmann, Technos, Inc.

Efficient 2D Inversion Of Long ERT Sections
Panos Tsoulros, University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Cooperative Inversion Based on Fuzzy C-Means Cluster Analysis - Application to Field Data
Hendrik Paasche, Jens Tronicke, University of Potsdam; Peter Dietrich, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Leipzig

Numerical Modelling of Commercial GPR Antennas
Craig Warren, Antonios Giannopoulos, University of Edinburgh

Spatially Constrained Inversion For Quasi 3D Modeling Of AEM Data
Andrea Viezzoli, Anders Vest Christiansen, Esben Auken, Aarhus University

Session: Innovative Seismic Applications II
Date/Time: Mon, April 7, 2:00 p.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 2
Chair: Robert Stewart, University of Calgary

3D Seismic and VSP Surveys: A Case History of Near-Surface Targets
Don Lawton, Joe Wong, Malcolm Bertram, Univ. of Calgary; Kevin Hall, CREWES Project

Application of P-Wave Seismic Reflection Methods Using the Landstreamer/Minivib System to Near-Surface Investigations
Susan Pullan, André Pugin, James Hunter, Tim Cartwright, Marten Douma, Geological Survey of Canada

Near-Surface Seismic Methods to Enhance Reflection Events in High Desert Region
Lindsay Mayer, Richard D. Miller, Julian Ivanov, Kansas Geological Survey; Tom Weis; Bob Anderson, Newmont Mining Corporation

Numerical Modeling of Wave-Propagation in Elastic-Half Space with Imperfections
Gokhan Inci, URS Corporation

 

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Session: Ground Penetrating Radar
Date/Time: Tue, April 8, 8:15 a.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 1
Chair: Doria Kutrubes, Radar Solutions International

Imaging Lava Tubes for Engineering Design
Jim Pfeiffer, Steve Hodges, Kanaan Hanna, ZapataEngineering, Blackhawk Division; Khamis Haramy, Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Highway Division

Distinguishing Between GPR Subsurface Reflections and Surface/Air Waves at Cluttered Urban Sites.
William Sauck, Western Michigan University

An Overview of Ice Profiling Using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
Patrick Finlay, Neil Parry, Sam Proskin, James Mickle, EBA Engineering Ltd.

3D-GPR in Transportation Infrastructure Evaluation
Nenad Gucunski, Rutgers University - Civil and Environmental Engineering; Carl Rascoe, Ali Maher, Rutgers University-Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation

Hydraulic Conductivity Estimation Using Tomographic Ground Penetrating Radar Data within a Sampling-Based Bayesian Inversion Approach
Zhangshuan Hou, University at Buffalo, SUNY

Session: Levees and Dams
Date/Time: Tue, April 8, 8:15 a.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 2
Chair: Jose Llopis, U.S. Army ERDC

Levee Evaluation Using MASW: Preliminary Findings From The Citrus Lakefront Levee, New Orleans, Louisiana
John Lane, Julian Ivanov, Richard Miller, Kansas Geologic Survey; Frederick Day-Lewis, US Geological Survey, OGW Branch of Geophysics; Drew Clemens, Robert Patev, US Army Corps of Engineers, New England District

Geophysical Analysis of the Salmon Peak Formation Near Amistad Reservoir Dam, Val Verde County, Texas, and Coahuila, Mexico, March 2006, to Aid in Piezometer Placement
Gregory Stanton, Wade Kress, Andrew Teeple, Allan Clark, U.S. Geological Survey

Ground Truth Verification of an Integrated Geophysical Investigation for the Assessment of an Earthen Levee
Tomio Inazaki, Public Works Research Institute; Koichi Hayashi, OYO Corporation; Fumio Watanabe, Nippon Geophysical Prospecting Co., Ltd.; Koichi Matsuo, Nittetsu Mining Consultants Co., Ltd.; Tetsuyoshi Tokumaru, Tokumaru Geotechnical Engineer Co., Ltd.; Sugio Imamura, CTGK Co., Ltd.

Geophysical Characterization of a Levee with DC Resistivity and Electromagnetic Measurements
Ted Asch, Maryla Deszcz-Pan, Bethany Burton, Lyndsay Ball, Wade Kress, Joseph Vrabel, U.S. Geological Survey; Lewis Hunter, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Session: Surface Waves I
Date/Time: Tue, April 8, 8:15 a.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 3
Chair: Choon Park, Park Seismic LLC.

Imaging Dispersion of Passive Surface Waves with Active Scheme
Choon Park, Park Seismic LLC

Field Applicability of MASW Data
Peter Hutchinson, Bryan Teschke, Katherine Zollinger, The Hutchinson Group, Ltd.; Jeffrey Dereume, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Application of Surface-wave Method to the Evaluation of Local Site Effect of 2007 Noto Earthquake
Koichi Hayashi, OYO Corporation; Masahito Tamura, Tsutomu Hirade, Building Research Institute; Kosh Adhikari, Ministry of Physical Planning and Works; Yu Shizhou

Use of Active Source Seismic Surface Waves in Glaciology
Georgios Tsoflias, The University of Kansas; Julian Ivanov, Richard Miller, Kansas Geological Survey; Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Pennsylvania State University

New Developments in Seismic Surface Waves Data Acquisition and Processing
Prasanta Yeluru, Gregory Baker, Larry Taylor, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Choon Park, Park Seismic LLC

Session: Electromagnetics
Date/Time: Tue, April 8, 10:15 a.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 1
Chair: Bruce D. Smith, USGS

Limitations of Small EM Sensors in Resistive Terrain
Haoping Huang, Geo-EM; Maria Deszcz-Pan, Bruce Smith, USGS

Clay Mapping and Characterization Using EMI Method
Jim Pfeiffer, Kanaan Hanna, Zapata Engineering, Blackhawk Division; Khamis Haramy, Roger Surdahl, Khalid Mohamed, Federal Highway Administration, Eastern Federal Lands High Division

Bias Noise Correction in Multi-frequency Fixed Small Loop Electromagnetic System
Yuji Mitsuhata, Toshihiro Uchida, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology; Takehiko Imasato, Nihon Chika Tansa Co., Ltd

Multiple Frequency Electromagnetic Response of The Dispersive Layer
Zhaofa Zeng, Fengshan Liu, Jiguang Sun, Delaware State University; Cai Liu, Jilin University

Panel Discussion: Advancements in Electromagnetic Geophysics

Session: Environmental Geophysics
Date/Time: Tue, April 8, 10:15 a.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 2
Chair: Norman Carlson, Zonge Engineering & Research Organization, Inc.

Investigating the Interior of a Landfill Cell with Leachate Injection Using Electromagnetic Conductivity and Ground Penetrating Radar Surveys
Philip Carpenter, Northern Illinois University; Solenne Grellier, Rana Adib, Veolia Environmental Services Research Center, Limay, France; Krishna Reddy, Janardhanan Gangathulasi, University of Illinois Chicago; Chris Peters, Veolia Environmental Services

Mapping the Extent and Activity of Tree Root Systems with Self Potential and Misse a la Masse
Anton Kepic, Curtin University; Tristan Campbell, Geoforce; Christoph Hinz, University of Western Australia

Using Electrical Resistivity to Model Channel Seepage from Irrigation Canals
Jacqueline Watt, Charles Sturt University/CSIRO Land and Water/ CRC for Irrigation Futures; Shahbaz Khan, International Centre of WATER for Food Security; Akhtar Abbas, International Centre of WATER for Food Security

Temporal Geophysical Investigations of the FT-2- Plume at the Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Oscoda, Michigan
Ryan Joyce, Vukenkeng Che-Alota, Estella Atekwana, Rolla Eliot Atekwana, Okkahoma State University; Caroline Davis, University of Missouri; Bill Sauck, Western Michigan University; Dale Werkema, Environmental Protection Agency

Session: Surface Waves II
Date/Time: Tue, April 8, 10:15 a.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 3
Chair: Jianghai Xia, Kansas Geological Survey

Data Resolution Matrix and Model Resolution Matrix of Rayleigh-Wave Inversion Using a Damped Least-Square Method
Jianghai Xia, Richard Miller, Kansas Geological Survey, The University of Kansas; Yixian Xu, China University of Geosciences

Rayleigh-Wave Dispersive Energy Imaging by High-Resolution Linear Radon Transform
Yinhe Luo, Yixian Xu, Jiangping Liu, Qingsheng Liu, Institute of Geophysics and Geomatics, China University of Geosciences; Jianghai Xia, Richard D. Miller, Kansas Geological Survey, University Of Kansas

Detection of Buried Timber Trestles Using Surface Waves
Fernando Tallavo, Giovanni Cascante, Mahesh Pandey, University of Waterloo

Analysis Of Surface Waves From 9-C 2-D Seismic Data
Carlos Calderón-Macías, Jim Simmons, ION-GX Technology

Use of MASW for Geotechnical Site Characterization Using Corrected Triaxial Geophones
James Lane, William Ragland, Richard Williams, Dayakar Penumadu, University of Tennessee

Session: Archaeology
Date/Time: Tue, April 8, 2:00 p.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 1
Chair: Dean Goodman, GPR-Survey

New Discovery of Important Archaeological Artifacts from Shallow Seismic Observations at the Ancient Hierakonpolis Temple-Town Site in Upper Egypt
Shelton Alexander, Elizabeth Walters, Penn State University; Recep Cakir, Washington State Department of Natural Resources

GPR Stratigraphy of Fort La Presentation: Successful Target Delineation in a Highly Impacted Cultural Site
Andrew Kozlowski, Aaron Gore, Barry Dale, Christinia Rieth, Daniel Mazeau, New York State Museum

A Magnetometer Survey for Buried Steamboats Near the Mouth of the Missouri River
Timothy Larson, Illinois State Geological Survey; Terry Norris, US Army Corps of Engineers

Repeatability of Towed Magnetic Data for Archaeological Prospection within a Sand and Gravel Mineral Deposit
Jenny Upwood, Chris Leech, Geomatrix Earth Science; Neil Linford, English Heritage; Ian Hill, University of Leicester

Session: Groundwater I
Date/Time: Tue, April 8, 2:00 p.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 3
Chair: John Lane, USGS

Estimation of Bedrock Depth Using the Horizontal-To-Vertical (H/V) Ambient-Noise Seismic Method
John Lane, Eric White, Gregory Steele, James Cannia, US Geological Survey

The NMR Spin Lattice Relaxation Rate of Hydrated Sands as a Function of Magnetic Field
Joseph Hornak, Christina Bray, Marcus Cox, Rochester Institute of Technology; Gianni Ferrante, Stelar; Robert Bryant, Yana Goddard, University of Virginia; Sandip Sur, University of Rochester

An Integrated Geophysical Approach for Groundwater and Seismic Hazard Management in Joshua Tree National Park, Southern California
Darcy McPhee, Victoria Langenheim, Bruce Chuchel, U.S. Geological Survey; Louise Pellerin, Green Engineering, Inc.

Watershed Characterization for a Water Resources Decision Support System in Honduras
Weldon W. Hammond Jr., Louis R. Manz, Center for Water Research, UTSA; Ronald T. Green, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio; Omar A. Andino Cruz, National Autonomous University of Honduras

Design and Installation of A Permanent Three-Component Geophone String at an Aquifer Storage and Recovery Site; Beenyup Western Australia
Brett Harris, Milovan Urosevic, Anton Kepic, Michael Sykes, Curtin University of Technology

Session: Unique Developments in Electrical Methods
Date/Time: Tue, April 8, 2:00 p.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 2
Chair: Dale Rucker, hydroGEOPHYSICS, Inc.

Inversion of Large Electrical Resistivity Surveys on Multi-Processor Platforms
Dale Rucker, Jason Greenwood, Marc Levitt, hydroGEOPHYSICS, Inc.; Xianjin Yang, Advanced Geosciences, Inc.

Assessing the Cost-Benefit of Multi-Core Cables and Non-Polarizable Electrodes on Time-Domain IP Acquisitions for Environmental Applications
Daniel Maia, Guilherme Castilho, Brain Tecnologia

Strategies for Accurate Automated ERT Data Acquisition
Douglas LaBrecque, Paula Adkins, William Daily, Multi-Phase Technologies, LLC

Capacitively-Coupled Resistivity - Common Misperceptions
Douglas Groom, Geometrics, Inc.

A Geophysical Study of the Impact of Agricultural Management Practices on the Hydrologic Properties of a Texas Vertisol
Sikiru Amidu, John Dunbar, Baylor University; Kenneth Potter, USDA-ARS

Session: Airborne Geophysics
Date/Time: Tue, April 8, 4:00 p.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 2
Chairs: Les Beard, Battelle-Oak Ridge ; David A. Smith, Zapata Blackhawk Geophysics

Comparison of Helicopter Electromagnetic and Magnetic Data at UXO-contaminated Sites
Les P. Beard, William E. Doll, T. Jeffrey Gamey, Jacob R. Sheehan, Jeannie C. Norton, Battelle-Oak Ridge Operations; J. Scott Holladay, Geosensors, Inc.; Nathan W. Eklund,EC, Inc.

Helicopter Magnetic Surveys at the Teapot Dome Oilfield (Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 3)- A Case History
Richard Hammack, Garret Veloski, Vickie Stamp, Roger Hall, Kenny Colina, Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center

Airborne Vertical Magnetic Gradient Survey at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin
Jacob Sheehan, William Doll, T. Jeffrey Gamey, Battelle- Oak Ridge Operations; Mark McCarty, Fort McCoy, US Army

Session: Borehole Geophysics
Date/Time: Tue, April 8, 4:00 p.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 1
Chairs: Kim Davis, Golder Associates, Inc.; Robert Onderko, Earth Tech Inc.

Application of Borehole Geophysics to Delineate Preferential Contaminant Migration Pathways in a Complex Fractured Clay/Shale Aquifer
Robert Onderko, George Sauer, Earth Tech Inc; J. Peterson, HydroGeoLogic Inc.

Characterization of Complex Hydrogeology and Geology at a Large New Mexico Environmental Site in New Mexico Using Advanced Borehole Geophysical Data
Ned Clayton, Schlumberger Water Services

VSP and Well Logs From a Shallow Test Well
Joe Wong, Soo K. Miong, Laurence R. Bentley, Robert R. Stewart; Dept. of Geoscience, University of Calgary

Borehole Breakout and Orientation Analyses of Major Fault Structures: Jwaneng Mine, Southern Botswana, Africa
Susanne MacMahon, Innovative Geoscience; Anton Wolmarans, Mineral Resource Management

Session: Groundwater II
Date/Time: Tue, April 8, 4:00 p.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 3
Chair: Catherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines

Geophysical Surveys to Characterize the Hydrogeology of the Arbuckle Uplift, South-Central Oklahoma
Bruce D. Smith, Charles D. Blome, David V. Smith, Daniel S. Scheirer, Maria Deszcz-Pan, U.S. Geological Survey; Todd Halihan, Oklahoma State University

Seismic Refraction for Monitoring Water Table Zones of Annual Fluctuation, Cairns, Australia
Christopher Crowell, Curtis Link, Montana Tech; Paul Nelson, James Cook University, Cairns

Geophysical Investigation of the Fresh-Saline Water Interface in the Coastal Area of Abergwyngregyn
Ismaila Obikoya, James Bennell, University of Wales Bangor

 

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Session: Poster Overviews II
Date/Time: Wed, April 9, 8:15 a.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 2
Chair: Ron Kaufmann, Technos, Inc.

A Comparison of Shear Wave Velocities Obtained from the Crosshole Seismic, Spectral Analysis of Surface Waves and Multiple Impacts of Surface Waves Test Methods
Nils Ryden, Lund University; Yajai Tinkey, Larry Olson, Olson Engineering

Combined Ground Penetrating Radar and MASW Surveys to Locate Dam Seeps
Mario Carnevale, Jutta Hager, Hager GeoScience, Inc.

A SVM Applied to Polarizability-Curve Matching for UXO Discrimination
Karl Kappler, Univeristy of California

Seismic and Geotechnical Site Characterizations at Four Earthquake Strong Motion Sites in Washington State
Recep Cakir, Timothy J. Walsh, Trevor Contreras, Washington State Depart. of Natural Resources, Geology and Earth Resources

The Correlation Between Geoelectrics and Hydrodynamics Parameters of Aquifers: Transversal Resistence Versus Transmissivity in Bebedouro's Region, Southeast of Brazil
Ivan Mamede Carlos, Vagner Roberto Elis, IAG/USP

3-D Resistivity Survey Downstream a Landfill in Brazil - Preliminary Results
Andrea Ustra, Vagner Elis, Alexandre Lago, Sergio Fachin, Ernande Santos, IAG/USP Giulliana Mondelli, EESC/USP

The Multi-channel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) Method as a Tool for Ground Improvement Certification
Robert Burke, Nick Schofield, Black Geotechnical Pty Ltd

Bayesian Inversion of Traveltimes for Cavity Location
Giancarlo Bernasconi, Diego Rovetta, Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione - Politecnico di Milano

Use of Resistivity and IP as a Potential Screening Tool for Hydrocarbon Delineation in Highly Conductive Environments.
Isaiah Utne, Environmental Resources Management

A Quadrature Approach to Detection, Localization and Estimation of Magnetic Dipoles
David Walsh, Vista Clara Inc.; Sankaran Kumar, Peter Czipott, Brian Whitecotton, GE Security; William Avrin, Insight Magnetics; Robert Kinasewitz, US Army ARDEC

Geophysical Investigations of Earthen Dams: An Overview
Lewis Hunter, Sacramento District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Michael Powers, U.S. Geological Survey

Inversion of Surface Waves Dispersion in Complex Structures
Anouar Romdhane, BRGM; Gilles Grangjean, BRGM; Adnand Bitri, BRGM; Fayçal Réjiba, UPMC, Sisyphe

Field Demonstration of Geophysical Methods for Detecting Abandoned Air-Raid Shelter Tunnels
Shunichiro Ito, Takao Aizawa, Suncoh Consultants Co., Ltd.; Fumio Nakada, Kawasaki Geological Engineering Co., Ltd.; Ryosuke Kitamura, Kagoshima University

Investigation of the Hydrogeological Setting of Plitvice Lakes, Croatia
Bozo Padovan, Tomo Novosel, Miroslav Andric, Damir Grgec, Civil Engineering Institute of Croatia / Geotechnical Department; Mark Blohm, Blohm Consulting, LLC

Session: Karst and Tunnel Detection
Date/Time: Wed, April 9, 8:15 a.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 3
Chair: Dwain Butler, Alion Science and Technology Corp.

Multi-faceted Geophysical Characterization of Limestone Terrains
Tristan Campbell, Geoforce

Seismic Rayleigh Wave Method for Localizing and Imaging Subsurface Cavities in Various and Complicated Districts
Jon C. Q. Xu, Dalhousie University, Alberta Engergy and Utilities Board; Stephen Butt, Menmorial University Of Newfoundland, Canada; Patrick Ryall, Dalhousie University, Canada

Preliminary Analysis Using Surface Wave Methods to Detect Shallow Manmade Tunnels
Niklas Putnam, Oleg Kovin, Neil Anderson, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Ali Nasseri-Moghaddam, Inspec-Sol, Inc., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Walsh Transforms for Depth Determination of a Finite Vertical Cylinder
Mansour Al-Garni, Dept. of Geophysics, Faculty of Earth Sciences, King Abdulaziz University

Session: UXO
Date/Time: Wed, April 9, 8:15 a.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 1
Chair: Jeff Gamey, Battelle-Oak Ridge

Results of Airborne Gradient Demonstration at Kirtland AFB
T. Jeffrey Gamey, William Doll, Les Beard, Jeannie Norton, Battelle

Identification of Unexploded Ordnance from Clutter Using Neural Networks
Anna Szidarovszky, Scott MacInnes, Zonge Engineering and Research Organization; Mary Poulton, University of Arizona

A Comparative Assessment of Three Dipole-Based Algorithms for the Extraction of UXO Target Parameters
Donald Snyder, Snyder Geoscience, Inc; David George, G&G Sciences, Inc; Scott MacInnes, Zonge Engineering & Research Org., Inc; Torquil Smith, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Analysis of Multi-sensor EMI and GPR Array Data for Ordnance Detection
Gregory Schultz, Joe Keranen, Jonathan Miller, Applied Research Associates

Modeling the EMI Decay Response of Large UXO with Conventional and B-Field Sensors
Michael Asten, Flagstaff GeoConsultants; Andrew Duncan, EMIT

Session: Geophysical Applications for Geologic Hazards
Date/Time: Wed, April 9, 10:15 a.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 3
Chair: Mel Best, Bemex Consulting International

Geophysical Surveys at Machu Picchu, Peru: Results for Landslide Hazard Investigations
Mel Best, Bemex Consulting International; Peter Bobrowsky, Geological Survey of Canada; Victor Carlotto, Walter Pari, Instituto Geologico Minero y Metalurgico ed Peru; Marten Douma, Geological Survey of Canada

Noise to Signal: A Microtremor Study in the New Madrid Seismic Zone
Kelli Hardesty, Lorraine Wolf, Auburn University; Paul Bodin, Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington

Submarine Slides at Finneidfjord (Norway): Geophysical Investigations
Isabelle Lecomte, ICG/NORSAR; Maksim Bano, EOST, University of Strasbourg; Svein-Erik Hamran, Karl Magnus Nielsen, Marianne Holst Nielsen, University of Oslo; Einar Dalsegg, NGU; Guilhem Douillet,EOST, University of Strasbourg

Magnetic Surveys Over Burning and Remediated Coal Seam Fires in Western North Dakota
Andrew Sparks, Rob Sternberg, Franklin & Marshall College; Oscar Knudtson, US Department of Agriculture

Session: Marine and Beach Geophysics I
Date/Time: Wed, April 9, 10:15 a.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 2
Chair: Lee Slater, Rutgers University-Newark

Electrical Resistivity as a Tool for Identifying Geologic Heterogeneities Which Control Seepage at Mirror Lake, NH
Natasha Mitchell, Jonathan Nyquist, Laura Toran, James Mikochik, Temple Univeristy; Donald Rosenberry, United States Geologic Survey

Water Reservoirs as a Record of Reservoir Processes: A Case Study, Lake Abilene, Texas
Heidi Estep, John Dunbar, Baylor University

Characterizing Submarine Ground-Water Discharge Using Marine Electrical Resistivity and Fiber-Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing
Rory Henderson, Frederick Day-Lewis, John Lane, U.S. Geological Survey; Charles Harvey; Lanbo Liu

Seismic Reflection and Resistivity Surveys to Map Marine Sand Resources for New Jersey Beach Nourishment Projects
Jeffrey Waldner, Andrea Friedman, Jane Uptegrove, Matthew Heaney, Don Monteverde, New Jersey Geological Survey; Jonathan Nyquist, Temple University

Session: Special Challenges in Surface Wave Processing
Date/Time: Wed, April 9, 10:15 a.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 1
Chairs: Barbara Luke, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Carlos Calderón, Ion-GX Technology

An Experimental Investigation of Surface Wave Scattering Over a Site with Shallowly Buried Heterogeneities
Barbara Luke, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Carlos Calderon-Macias, Ion-GX Technology

Considerations For Interpreting Surface Wave Data In Sites With Shallow Bedrock
Daniel W. Casto, Technos, Inc.; Barbara Luke, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Carlos Calderón-Macías, ION-GX Technology, Houston TX; Ronald Kaufmann, Technos, Inc.

Some Practical Aspects of MASW Analysis
Julian Ivanov, Rick Miller, Kansas Geological Survey; George Tsoflias, CreSIS, The University of Kansas

Comparison of Array Microtremor Survey Methods for Estimation of Dispersion Curves in Launceston, Australia.
Maxime Claprood, Michael Asten, Monash University

Love Wave Propagation in Visco-elastic Media
Vijaya Raghavendra Chakravarthy, Paul Michaels, Boise State University

Session: Experimental Geophysics
Date/Time: Wed, April 9, 1:30 p.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 1
Chair: Jeff Paine, Bureau of Economic Geology, UT Austin

Passive Electrical Monitoring of Aerobic and Anaerobic Processes Using Septic Systems as an Analog
Jeffrey Paine, Bureau of Economic Geology, UT Austin

Exploring the Linkages Between Geotechnical Properties and Geophysical Responses of Unconsolidated Materials - Laboratory Measurements
Fred Boadu, Frederick Owusu-Nimo, Duke University; Aboagye Menyeh, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Gravity and Magnetic Data Analysis to Detect the Basement Rock Structure at Sungai Pahang Delta Area
Khairul Arifin Mohd Noh, Mohd Nawawi Mohd Nordin, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia; Zuhar Zahir Tuan Harith, Geosciences Program, Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Geotechnical Parameters from Integrated Geophysical Methods: Laboratory Measurements and Regression Models
Frederick Owusu-Nimo, Fred Boadu, Duke University; Aboagye Menyeh, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Session: Marine and Beach Geophysics II
Date/Time: Wed, April 9, 1:30 p.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 2
Chair: Andrew Schwartz, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Characterization of A Beach Revetment Using Ground Penetrating Radar And MASW
Mario Carnevale, Jutta Hager, Hager GeoScience, Inc.

A Study of Seasonal Salinity Variations in Lake Whitney, Texas Using Continuous Resistivity Profiling
John Dunbar, Peter Allen, Sikiru Amidu, Baylor University

Delaware Bay Benthic Mapping Project: Using High-Resolution Geophysical Methods to Map Bottom Habitat and Sub-Bottom Sediments
John Madsen, Department of Geological Sciences; Bartholomew Wilson, David Carter, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Session: Non-Destructive Testing
Date/Time: Wed, April 9, 1:30 p.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 3
Chair: Larry D. Olson, Olson Engineering, Inc.

Determining the Length of H and Sheet Piles Using the Parallel Seismic Method
Eugenia Roman, Larry Olson, Dennis Sack, Olson Engineering

Azimuthal Self Potential Signatures Associated With Pneumatic Fracturing
DeBonne Wishart, Lee Slater, Rutgers-Newark; Deborah Schnell, Pneumatic Fracturing Inc.; Greg Herman, New Jersey Geological Survey

Turning a Crosshole Sonic Log into a Tomography Image
Yajai Tinkey, Larry Olson, Olson Engineering

Assessing Nondestructive Geophysical Methods for Investigating Roadway Structural Health
Jonathan Miller, Gregory Schultz, Darryl Calkins, Applied Research Associates; Christopher Benda, Vermont Agency of Transportation

Session: Geophysical Case Histories
Date/Time: Wed, April 9, 3:30 p.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 3
Chair: Rick A. Hoover, Dawood Engineering

Using Geophysics to Locate Unmarked Graves to Aid in Remediation Design and Construction at an NPL Site
Joseph Parish, Tetra Tech EM Inc.

Engineering Geophysics in Australia: Urban Case Studies from Downunder
Bob Whiteley, Simon Stewart, Coffey Geotechnics

Assessment of Geological Conditions of Barrage Seat Area Through Seismic Tomography: A Case Study
Shyam Kapil, Ramesh Chandra, National Hydroelectric Power Corp., Ltd.

Geotechnical Site Characterization of a Flood Plain by Refraction Microtremor and Seismic Refraction Methods
Javier Olona Allué, F. Javier Álvarez Pulgar, Gabriela Fernández Viejo, Juan Manuel González Cortina, Departament of Geology of the University of Oviedo

Session: Resistivity Imaging
Date/Time: Wed, April 9, 3:30 p.m.
Room: Franklin Hall 1
Chair: Peter Hutchinson, The Hutchinson Group, Ltd.

Electrical Imaging of a Triassic Fault System in Northern New Jersey
Peter Hutchinson, The Hutchinson Group, Ltd.; Jeffrey Dereume, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

ERT Monitoring of Recycled Water Injection in a Confined Aquifer
Panagiotis Tsourlos, George Vargemezis, University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Jung-Ho Kim, Myeong-Jong Yi; Korean Institue of Geosciense and Mineral Resources, Korea

Application of Surface Geophysics for Providing a Detailed Geotechnical Assessment of a Large Resort Deveopment Site in Anguilla, BWI
Sandy Nettles, Eric Cross, Bret Jarrett, N.S. Nettles & Associates, Inc.

A Successful Mixed Land-Underwater 3D Resistivity Survey in an Extremely Challenging Environment in Amazônia
Guilherme Castilho, Daniel Maia, Brain Tecnologia

Using Resistivity Imaging Technique to Characterize Interbedded Weathered Sedimentary Rock Mass
Haryati Awang, Zainab Mohamed, Universiti Teknologi MARA; Mohd Nawawi, Universiti Sains Malaysia

 

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