Richard C. Berg, Ph.D.
Acting Chief Scientist
Coordinator for 3D Mapping Programs
Office of the Director
Phone: 217-244-2776 •
Fax: 217-244-7004
E-mail: berg@isgs.illinois.edu
Major Research Interests
- Quaternary Geology Staff Page
- Environmental geology
- Glacial geology
- Geological mapping
- Soil geomorphology
Current Research Projects
- Central Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Coalition
- Mapping Quaternary sediments in the Middle Illinois valley
- Outreach activities
Selected Publications
Berg, R.C., H.A. Wehrmann, and J.M. Shafer, 1989, Geological and hydrological factors for siting hazardous or low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities: Illinois State Geological Survey Circular 546, 61p.
Curry, B.B., R.C. Berg, and R.A. Vaiden, 1997, Geologic mapping for environmental planning, McHenry County, Illinois: Illinois State Geological Survey Circular 559, 79 p.
Berg, R.C., N.K. Bleuer, B.E. Jones, K.A. Kincare, R.R. Pavey, and B.D. Stone, 1999, Mapping the glacial geology of the central Great Lakes region in three dimensions - A model of state-federal cooperation: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-349, 40 p.
Lasemi, Z. and R.C. Berg, 2001, Three-dimensional geologic mapping: A pilot program for resource and environmental assessment in the Villa Grove Quadrangle, Douglas County, Illinois: Illinois State Geological Survey Bulletin 106, 117 p.
Thorleifson, L.H. and R.C. Berg, 2002, Three-dimensional geologic mapping for groundwater applications, workshop extended abstracts: Geological Survey of Canada Open File 1449, Denver, CO, October 26, 2002, 87 p.
Berg, R.C., 2002, Geoenvironmental mapping for groundwater protection in Illinois, USA, in Geoenvironmental Mapping - Method, Theory, and Practice, Edited by P.T. Bobrowski: A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 273-293.
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Updated 8/24/2009 SLD