Ronald C. Counts
Kentucky Geological Survey
1401 Corporate Court
Henderson, KY 42420
rcounts@uky.edu
- research interests
Responses of glaciofluvial systems to Quaternary climate change; geologic mapping of glacial and proglacial landscapes; paleosols and loess stratigraphy; geomorphic responses to neotectonic deformation; process geomorphology; application of GIS analyses to Quaternary landscape evolution
- education
University of Cincinnati 2007-present, PhD candidate
Utah State University M.S. in Geology, 2005, Dr. Joel Pederson, advisor. Thesis: The Quaternary
Logan, UT 84322 Stratigraphy of the Henrys Fork and Browns Park, Northeastern Uinta Mountains, Utah and Wyoming
Indiana University Geologic Field Camp, 1999, Cardwell, MT
Bloomington, IN 47405
University of Southern Indiana B.S. in Geology, 1999
Evansville, IN 47712
- academic awards
2007 University Of Cincinnati University Graduate Scholarship $50,000
2002 Geological Society of America Student Research grant $2800
1999 National Ass. of Geoscience Teachers Field-Course Scholarship $1000
1999 University of Southern Indiana WF. Sill Geology Field Camp Award $500
1998 University of Southern Indiana WF. Sill Academic Achievement in Geology $500
- professional experience
2003-present Geomorphologist Kentucky Geological Survey
2005-2006 Adjunct Faculty University of Southern Indiana
2009-present Courses: Earth System Science and Environmental Geology
2001-2002 Teaching Assistant Utah State University
1999-2001 Geologic Technician Kentucky Geological Survey
- PUBLICATIONS
Maria, A.H., and Counts, R.C. (Eds.), 2008, From the Cincinnati Arch to the Illinois Basin: Geological Field Excursions along the Ohio River Valley: Geological Society of America Field Guide 12, 180 p.
Counts, R.C., Durbin, J.M., and Obermeier, S.F., 2008, Seismic ground-failure features in the vicinity of the Lower Wabash and Ohio River valleys, in Maria, A.H.,and Counts, R.C., eds., From the Cincinnati Arch to the Illinois Basin: Geological Field Excursions along the Ohio River Valley: Geological Society of America Field Guide 12, p. 57–79.
Counts, R., and Pederson, J., 2005, The nonglacial surficial geology of the Henrys Fork, Uinta Mountains, Utah and Wyoming, in Dehler, C.M., Pederson, J.L., Sprinkel, D.A., and Kowallis, B.J., editors, Uinta Mountain Geology: Utah Geological Association Publication 33, p. 155-169.
- TECHNICAL REPORTS
Van Arsdale, Roy, Counts, Ronald, and Wooley, Ed. 2009; Paleoseismic investigation of the Hovey Lake Fault System in the Wabash Valley Seismic Zone, southwestern Indiana and western KY; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Final Technical Report for Award Number 07HQGR0052
Bauer, R., Su, W., Counts, R., and Karaffa, M., 2007, Shear wave velocity, geology, and geotechnical data of earth materials in the central U.S. Urban Hazard mapping areas: National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Final Technical Report for Award Number 06-HQ-GR-0192, 40 p.
Dinger, J.S., E.G. Beck, J.L. Taraba, J.H. Grove, and R.C. Counts, 2000, Assessment of nitrate and pesticide impacts on bedrock aquifers in upland agricultural settings in the Western Kentucky Coal Field: Kentucky Geological Survey SB-271 Phase III report for 1999 – 2000, 33 p.
Dinger, J.S., E.G. Beck, J.L. Taraba, J.H. Grove, and R.C. Counts, 2000, Protection of well-water supplies from nitrate contamination: Kentucky Geological Survey SB-271 Phase III report for 1998 – 1999, 15 p.
- ABSTRACTS
Counts, R.C., Van Arsdale, R., and Wooley, E., 2009, Investigation of Quaternary displacement on the Uniotown Fault, western Kentucky, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 41, No. 1, p. 20.
Martin, S.L., Andrews, W., Counts, R., Crawford, M., Sparks, T., and Murphy, M, 2009, Geologic Mapping Section Projects at the Kentucky Geological Survey, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 41, No. 1, p. 11.
Counts, R.C., Wang, H., Grimley, D., and Mahan, S., 2008, Luminescence and radiocarbon chronology of loess-paleosol sequences in the lower Ohio River valley, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 40, No. 5, p. 3.
Grimley, D., Wang, H., and Counts, R.C., 2008, A record of last glacial climate changes and paleoecology from a loess-paleosol record in western Kentucky, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 40, No. 5, p. 4.
Counts, R.C., Woolery, E., and Van Arsdale, R., 2008, Quaternary faulting in Union County, KY: Preliminary results, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 40, No. 5, p. 80.
Counts, Ronald C., Waninger, Scott, and Obermeier, Stephen, 2007, Liquefaction Evidence for a Strong Earthquake in the Lower Ohio River Valley During the Mid To Late Holocene, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 39, No. 3.
Andrews, William M. Jr, Martin, Steven L., Counts, Ronald C., Crawford, Matthew M., and Weisenfluh, Gerald A., 2006, Using Digital Technology to Collect, Manage, Interpret and Deliver Geologic Mapping Data in Kentucky, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 38, No. 7, p. 163
Counts, Ronald C, and Andrews, William M. Jr., 2006, New Mapping of Late Pleistocene Slackwater Deposits in the Lower Ohio River Valley, Western Kentucky: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 38, No. 4, p. 26.
Thompson, Mark F., Andrews, William M. Jr., Counts, Ronald C., Martin, Steven L., And Murphy, Michael, 2006, Quaternary Facies Models from new Ohio River Valley Mapping in Western Kentucky: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 38, No. 3, p. 76.
Andrews, William M. Jr., and Counts, Ronald C, 2006, Communicating new Quaternary Mapping to Nongeological End Users, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 38, No. 3, p. 64.
Martin, Steven L., Andrews, William M. Jr., Counts, Ronald C., Thompson, Mark F., and Murphy, Michael, 2006, Digital Techniques Supporting Quaternary Geologic Mapping in the Ohio River Valley, Western Kentucky: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 38, No. 3, p. 29.
Counts, Ronald C., Andrews, William, and Martin, Steven L., 2005, New Interpretations of Quaternary Deposits in the Ohio River Valley in Western Kentucky: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 5, p. 31.
Martin, Steven, Andrews, William M. Jr., Counts, Ronald C., and Thompson, Mark F., 2005, Surficial Geologic Mapping Along The Ohio River, Western Kentucky – Preliminary Results: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 5, p. 31.
Counts, Ronald C., Andrews, William, and Martin, Steven L, 2005, Producing Digital Geologic Maps for Diverse Audiences: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 37, No. 2, p. 48.
Williams, D., Counts, R., and Andrews, W., 2005, Cooperative Seismic Hazards mapping in the Evansville, Indiana Metropolitan Area, abstracts of the 77th annual meeting, Seismological Society of America Eastern Section , p. 27.
Pederson, J.L. and Counts, R.C., 2004, Paleoflooding and integration of the Green River over the Uinta Mountains—Information from new surficial mapping: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, no. 4, p. 13.
Counts, R.C., and Pederson, J.L., 2003, Evidence for a Large-Scale Paleoflood in the Northeastern Uinta Mountains: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 36, No. 6, p. 542.
Counts, R.C., and Pederson, J.L., 2002, Climatic controls evident in the late Cenozoic record of the eastern Uinta Mountain: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, no. 6, p. 474.
Pena-Yewtukhiw, E.M., Grove, J.H., Beck, E.G., Dinger, J.S., and R.C. Counts, 2001, The site specific approach and environmental quality: Distribution of nitrate in deep soil layers and assessment of the area for remediation in a nitrate contaminated farmstead in Western Kentucky, USA , Third European Conference on Precision Agriculture, [abs.], Montpellier, France, p. 56.
Beck, E.G., Pena-Yewtukhiw, E.M., Grove, J.H, and R.C. Counts, .2001. Using geostatistical modeling to determine the best remediation plan for an abandoned feedlot: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 33 n. 4, p. 36.
Counts, R. C., and Doss, P.K., 1999, Comparing Sediment Retention Properties of Straw Bales and Silt Fencing at a Construction Site in Evansville, Indiana: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v 31, No. 5, p. 11.
Counts, R.C., 1999, Comparing the Effectiveness of Straw Bales and Silt Fencing as Erosion Barriers on an Actively Eroding Construction Site: Indiana Academy of Science. 115th Annual Meeting Program and Abstracts, p. 63-64.
- MAPS
Counts, Ronald C., and Newell, Wayne, in prep, Surficial Geology of the Wilson Quadrangle, Henderson
County, Kentucky: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map, 1:24,000 scale.
Counts, Ronald C., and Newell, Wayne, in prep, Surficial Geology of the Henderson Quadrangle, Henderson County, Kentucky, and Vanderburgh County, Indiana: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map, scale 1:24,000.
Denny, F. Brett, and Counts, Ronald C., 2009, Bedrock geology of the Shetlerville 7.5-minute quadrangle, Pope and Hardin Counties, Illinois, and Livingston County, KY: Illinois State Geological Survey Preliminary Geologic Map, scale 1:24,000, 8-p. pamphlet, 2 sheets.
Moore, D.W., Lundstrom, S.C., Counts, R.C., Martin, S.L., Andrews, Jr., W.M., Newell, W.L., Murphy, M.L., Thompson, M.F., Taylor, E.M., Kvale, E.P., and Brandt, T.R., 2009, Surficial geologic map of the Evansville, Indiana, and Henderson, Kentucky, area: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3069, scale 1:50,000, 21-p. pamphlet. [Available at URL http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3069]
Moore, D.W., Newell, W.L., Counts, R.C., Fraser, G.S., Fishbaugh, D.A., and Brandt, T.R., 2007, Surficial geologic map of the West Franklin quadrangle, Vanderburgh and Posey Counties, Indiana, and Henderson County, Kentucky: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 2967, scale 1:24,000.
Counts, Ronald C., and Waninger, Scott, 2009, Surficial geology of the Shawneetown 7.5-minute quadrangle, Union County, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Draft Geologic Map, scale 1:24,000.
Counts, Ronald C., and Waninger, Scott, 2009, Surficial geology of the Grove Center 7.5-minute quadrangle, Union County, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Draft Geologic Map, scale 1:24,000.
Waninger, Scott, and Counts, Ronald C., 2009, Surficial geology of the Saline Mines 7.5-minute quadrangle, Union County, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Draft Geologic Map, scale 1:24,000.
Waninger, Scott, and Counts, Ronald C., 2009, Surficial geology of the Dekoven 7.5-minute quadrangle, Union County, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Draft Geologic Map, scale 1:24,000.
Counts, Ronald C., 2008, Surficial geology of the Beech Grove 7.5-minute quadrangle, Western Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Draft Geologic Map, scale 1:24,000.
Counts, Ronald C., 2008, Surficial geology of the Calhoun 7.5-minute quadrangle, Western Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Draft Geologic Map, scale 1:24,000.
Waninger, Scott, and Counts, Ronald C., 2008, Surficial geology of the Morganfield 7.5-minute quadrangle, Union County, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Draft Geologic Map, scale 1:24,000.
Counts, Ronald C., 2007, Surficial geology of the Uniontown 7.5-minute quadrangle, Union and Henderson Counties, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Draft Geologic Map, scale 1:24,000.
Counts, Ronald C., 2007, Surficial geology of the Mt Vernon 7.5-minute quadrangle, Union and Henderson Counties, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Draft Geologic Map, scale 1:24,000.
Counts, Ronald C., 2007, Surficial geology of the Wabash Island 7.5-minute quadrangle, Union County, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Draft Geologic Map, scale 1:24,000.
Counts, Ronald C., 2006, Surficial geology of the Smith Mills 7.5-minute quadrangle, Union and Henderson Counties, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Draft Geologic Map, scale 1:24,000.
Counts, Ronald C., 2006, Surficial geology of the Caborn 7.5-minute quadrangle, Henderson County, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Draft Geologic Map, scale 1:24,000.
Counts, Ronald C., 2005, Surficial geology of the Panther 7.5-minute quadrangle, Daviess County, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Draft Geologic Map, scale 1:24,000.
Counts, Ronald C., 2005, Surficial geology of the Sutherland 7.5-minute quadrangle, Daviess County, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Draft Geologic Map, scale 1:24,000.
Counts, Ronald C., and Martin, Steven L., 2004, Surficial geology of the Wilson 7.5-minute quadrangle, Henderson County, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Draft Geologic Map, scale 1:24,000.
Counts, Ronald C., and Martin, Steven L., 2004, Surficial geology of the Henderson 7.5-minute quadrangle, Henderson County, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Draft Geologic Map, scale 1:24,000.
Counts, Ronald C., and Martin, Steven L., 2004, Surficial geology of the West Franklin 7.5-minute quadrangle, Henderson County, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Draft Geologic Map, scale 1:24,000.
Counts, Ronald C., and Martin, Steven L., 2004, Surficial geology of the Evansville South 7.5-minute quadrangle, Henderson County, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Draft Geologic Map, scale 1:24,000.
Counts, Ronald C., 2005, Quaternary Geology of the Henrys Fork near Glacial Termini, Uinta Mountains, Utah and Wyoming: unpublished M.S, thesis, Utah State University, Logan Utah.
Counts, Ronald C., 2005, Quaternary Geology of the Lower Burnt Fork and Mid-Henrys Fork, Uinta Mountains, Utah and Wyoming: unpublished M.S, thesis, Utah State University, Logan Utah.
Counts, Ronald C., 2005, Quaternary Geology of the Lower Henrys Fork, Uinta Mountains, Utah and Wyoming: unpublished M.S, thesis, Utah State University, Logan Utah.
Counts, Ronald C., 2005, Quaternary Geology Western Browns Park, Uinta Mountains, Utah: unpublished M.S, thesis, Utah State University, Logan Utah.
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