APPENDIX B
PANELS
The committee formed 21 panels to help synthesize the vast body of earth science knowledge on specific societal issues or related to a few subdisciplines. The panels and their membership are listed below; their chairmen, who also served on the overall committee, are designated by asterisks. The panels, through several individual meetings, produced draft reports that provided a major input to the report. Because of differences in approach and content among the panel reports, there are no plans to issue those draft materials.
Active Tectonics
Robert E. Wallace,* U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park
Data Bases and Data Management
James E. Biesecker, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston
Larry G. Carver, University of California, Santa Barbara
John C. Davis, University of Kansas
Robert M. Hamilton, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston
John W. Harbaugh, Stanford University
William J. Hinze,* Purdue University
Brian R. Shaw, BHP Petroleum (Americas'), Inc.
Dynamics and Evolution of the Core and Mantle
Don L. Anderson, California Institute of Technology
Donald J. DePaolo, University of California, Berkeley
Raymond Jeanloz,* University of California, Berkeley
Thorne Lay, University of Michigan
Ronald T. Merrill, University of Washington
Frank M. Richter, University of Chicago
John H. Woodhouse, Harvard University
Earth Surface Processes
Athol D. Abrahams, State University of New York, Buffalo
Thure E. Cerling, University of Utah
John E. Costa, U.S. Geological Survey, Vancouver
Michael D. Harvey, Water Engineering & Technology, Inc.
James C. Knox, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Mark F. Meier, University of Colorado
Stanley A. Schumm,* Colorado State University
Howard G. Wilshire, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park
Energy Resources
Linda A. F. Dutcher, Consultant, Golden, Colorado
John D. Haun,* Barlow & Haun, Inc.
Edward McFarlan, Jr., Exxon (retired)
Robert J. Weimer, University of Colorado
Geochemical Cycles
Robert A. Berner,* Yale University
C. Bryan Gregor, Wright State University
John M. Hayes, Indiana University
Heinrich D. Holland, Harvard University
Antonio C. Lasaga, Yale University
Geochronology and Chronostratigraphy
James C. Brower, Syracuse University
Alexander N. Halliday, University of Michigan
T. Mark Harrison, University of California, Los Angeles
Teh-Lung Ku, University of Southern California
Robley K. Matthews, Brown University
Julie D. Morris, Carnegie Institution of Washington
George R. Tilton, University of California, Santa Barbara
Robert E. Zartman,* U.S. Geological Survey, Denver
G. Alan Zindler, Columbia University
Geologic Hazards
Clarence R. Allen,* California Institute of Technology
Kevin Coppersmith, Geomatrix Consultants
Robert W. Decker, Mariposa, California
Thomas L. Holzer, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park
Robert L. Schuster, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver
Global Collaboration
G. Arthur Barber,* Consultant, Denver, Colorado
Fred Barnard, Consultant, Golden, Colorado
Charles L. Drake, Dartmouth College
Robert N. Ginsburg, University of Miami
William R. Greenwood, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston (deceased)
Priscilla C. P. Grew, Minnesota Geological Survey
Leonard E. Johnson, National Science Foundation
Peter T. Lucas, Shell Development Co.
A. Thomas Ovenshine, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston
History of Life
Andrew H. Knoll, Harvard University
Jennifer A. Kitchell, University of Michigan
Steven M. Stanley,* Johns Hopkins University
S. David Webb, University of Florida
Hydrology
Craig M. Bethke, University of Illinois, Urbana
John D. Bredehoeft,* U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park
Steven M. Gorelick, Stanford University
Nicholas C. Matalas, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston
M. Gordon Wolman, Johns Hopkins University
Instrumentation and Facilities
Richard W. Carlson, Carnegie Institution of Washington
Charles C. Counselman III, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Larry W. Finger,* Carnegie Institution of Washington
Murli H. Manghnani, University of Hawaii
William H. Menke, Columbia University
Walter D. Mooney, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park
Land Use and Geological Engineering
James W. Erwin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Allen W. Hatheway,* University of Missouri at Rolla
George E. Heim, Leighton and Associates
Christopher C. Mathewson, Texas A&M University
Theodore R. Maynard, Department of Public Works
Susan G. Steele, Denver Water Department
Mineral Resources
Samuel S. Adams,* Minerals Consultant
Paul B. Barton, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston
Marco T. Einaudi, Stanford University
Frederick T. Graybeal, ASARCO, Inc.
Mark H. Reed, University of Oregon
Modeling
Susan W. Kieffer, Arizona State University
Peter L. Olson, Johns Hopkins University
John B. Rundle, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Norman H. Sleep, Stanford University
Donald L. Turcotte,* Cornell University
David A. Yuen, University of Minnesota
Paleooceangraphy, Paleoclimatology, and Paleogeography
Michael A. Arthur, University of Rhode Island
William W. Hay, University of Colorado
James P. Kennett, University of California, Santa Barbara
John E. Kutzbach, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Peter J. McCabe, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver
Judith T. Parrish,* University of Arizona
Physics and Chemistry of Earth Materials
Thomas J. Ahrens, California Institute of Technology
R. James Kirkpatrick, University of Illinois
Bruce D. Marsh, Johns Hopkins University
William F. Murphy, Schlumberger-Doll Research
Virginia M. Oversby, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Charles T. Prewitt,* Carnegie Institution of Washington
Professional Community
Gordon P. Eaton, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory
Marvin E. Kauffman,* National Science Foundation
Amy S. Mohler, Texas Eastern Gas Pipeline
Allison R. Palmer, Geological Society of America
David A. Stephenson, Harding Lawson Associates
Stephen H. Stow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Reinhard A. Wobus, Williams College
Hatten S. Yoder, Jr., Carnegie Institution of Washington
Remote Sensing
Raymond E. Arvidson, Washington University
Alan R. Gillespie, University of Washington
Alexander F. H. Goetz,* University of Colorado
G. Randy Keller, Jr., University of Texas at El Paso
Harold R. Lang, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jean-Bernard H. Minster, University of California, San Diego
Lawrence C. Rowan, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston
Floyd F. Sabins, Jr., Chevron Oil Field Research Company
Mark F. Settle, ARCO Oil & Gas Company
Roger J. Phillips, Southern Methodist University
Sedimentary Basins and Basin Analysis
Nicholas Christie-Blick, Columbia University
Grant Garven, Johns Hopkins University
Joseph W. Hakkinen, Marathon Oil Company
Teresa A. Jordan, Cornell University
Lisa M. Pratt, Indiana University
Lee R. Russell,* ARCO Oil & Gas Company
Leon T. Silver, California Institute of Technology
Ronald C. Surdham, University of Wyoming
Structure, Dynamics, and Evolution of the Lithosphere
Marion E. Bickford, University of Kansas
B. Clark Burchfiel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
David S. Chapman, University of Utah
Bruce R. Doe,* U.S. Geological Survey, Reston
W. Gary Ernst, Stanford University
Bryan L. Isacks, Cornell University
David L. Jones, University of California, Berkeley
Community Input
In August 1988 and January 1989 a ''Dear Colleague" letter from the Chairman of the Committee on Status and Research Objectives in the Solid-Earth Sciences: A Critical Assessment was sent to a large number of addressees. These included the earth science departments of many colleges and universities, the oil and gas industries, geological engineers and engineering geologists, some U.S. Geological Survey Branch Chiefs, State Geological Surveys, and chairmen of 21 NRC boards and committees. In March 1989 the "Dear Colleague" letter and a description of the study were distributed to approximately 120 geoscience organizations with a request that one of the items (or a combination) be printed in a forthcoming publication. The two letters and accompanying memos are reproduced on the following pages.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank the respondents to the "Dear Colleague" letter and have listed them below.
Dr. John B. Anderson, Dept of Geology & Geophysics, Rice University
Dr. John T. Andrews, Dept of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado
Dr. Subir K. Banerjee, Dept of Geology & Geophysics, University of Minnesota
Dr. Charles A. Baskerville, McLean, Virginia
Dr. Kenneth E. Bencala, U.S. Geological Survey
Prof. Charles R. Bentley, Dept of Geology & Geophysics, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Mr. Manuel G. Bonilla, Palo Alto, California
Mr. Dwain K. Butler, Waterways Experiment Station, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Dr. Lokesh Chaturvedi, Environmental Evaluation Group
Prof. D. L. Clark, Dept of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wisconsin
Dr. Donald M. Davidson, Jr., Dept of Geology, Northern Illinois University
Dr. Owen K. Davis, Dept of Geosciences, University of Arizona
Dr. J-CI. De Bremaecker, Dept of Geology & Geophysics, Rice University
Mr. B. Louis Decker, Ballwin, Missouri
Prof. John R. Delaney, School of Oceanography, University of Washington
Prof. Robert S. Dietz, Department of Geology, Arizona State University
Prof. James Dorman, Center for Earthquake Research & Information, Memphis State University
Dr. A. Dreimanis, Dept of Geology, University of Western Ontario
Dr. Herbert H. Einstein, Dept of Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Prof. T. Edil, Dept of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Prof. Wilfred A. Elsers, Institute of Geophysics & Planetary Physics, University of California, Riverside
Dr. Alfred G. Fischer, Dept of Geological Sciences, University of Southern California Dr. Mel Friedman, College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University
Dr. W. S. Fyfe, Faculty of Science, University of Western Ontario
Dr. John W. Geissman, Dept of Geology, University of New Mexico
Dr. Lee C. Gerhard, Kansas Geological Survey
Dr. Charles E. Glass, College of Mines, University of Arizona
Dr. Harry W. Green II, Dept of Geology, University of California, Davis
Dr. Charles V. Guidotti, Dept of Geological Sciences, University of Maine
B. C. Haimson, Dept of Metallurgy & Mineral Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Prof. Richard L. Hervig, Center for Solid State Science, Arizona State University Dr. Mason L. Hill, Whittier, California
Dr. Lincoln Hollister, Dept of Geological & Geophysical Sciences, Princeton University
Dr. Donald M. Hoskins, Bureau of Topographic & Geologic Survey, Department of Environmental Resources, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Dr. Nicholas Hotton III, Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Mr. Jeffery R. Keaton, Consulting Geotechnical Engineers, Sergent, Hauskins, & Beckwith
Dr. Michael M. Kimberley, Dept of Marine, Earth, & Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University
Dr. Gary L. Kinsland, Dept of Geology, University of Southwestern Louisiana
Mr. Louis Kirkaldie, Avondale, Pennsylvania
Dr. George deV. Klein, Dept of Geology, University of Illinois
Dr. Robert F. Legget, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Prof. Rosalie F. Maddocks, Department of Geosciences, University of Houston
Dr. James McCalpin, Department of Geology, Utah State University
Dr. Diane McKnight, U.S. Geological Survey
Dr. Robert C. Melchior, Department of Geology & Biology, Bemidji State
College
Mr. Martin O. Mifflin, Mifflin & Associates, Inc.
Dr. Brian J. Mitchell, Dept of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Saint Louis University
Mr. Luis Rey M. Morales, Environmental Department, H. V. Lawmaster & Company, Inc.
Dr. Paul Morgan, Department of Geology, Northern Arizona University
Dr. Ivan I. Mueller, Department of Geodetic Science, Ohio State University
Dr. Brendan Murphy, Department of Geology, St. Francis Xavier University
Mr. Norman K. Olson, South Carolina Geological Survey
Prof. M. Ostrom, Dept of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Dr. Shailer S. Philbrick, Ithaca, New York
Dr. Howard J. Pincus, San Diego, California
Dr. Brian R. Pratt, Department of Geology, University of Toronto
Dr. Jonathan G. Price, Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology
Dr. George R. Priest, Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, State of Oregon
Mr. Courtney Riordan, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. Eleanora I. Robbins, U. S. Geological Survey
Mr. W. H. Roberts III, Houston, Texas
Dr. W. I. Rose, Jr., Dept of Geological Engineering, Geology, & Geophysics, Michigan Technological University
Mr. Gerald P. Salisbury, San Marino, California
Mr. James L. Sampair, Geological Engineer, J. L. Sampair Associates
Dr. Roger T. Saucier, Waterways Experiment Station, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Dr. Steven D. Scott, Dept of Geology, University of Toronto
Mr. Jerry A. Sesco, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture
Dr. Charles W. Shabica, Earth Science Department, Northeastern Illinois University
Dr. W. Edwin Sharp, Dept of Geological Sciences, University of South Carolina
Dr. Nobu Shimizu, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Dr. Rudy Slingerland, College of Earth & Mineral Sciences, Pennsylvania State University
Dr. James E. Slosson, Consulting Geologists, Slosson and Associates
Dr. Jon Spencer, Arizona Geological Survey
Mr. Donald K. Stevens, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Department of Energy
Prof. Donald J. Stierman, Department of Geology, University of Toledo
Dr. Raphael Unrug, Dept of Geological Sciences, Wright State University
Dr. Gerald J. Wasserburg, California Institute of Technology Dr. E. G. Wermund, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, Austin
Dr. James H. Williams, Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Dr. John W. Williams, Department of Geology, San Jose State University
Dr. Clark R. Wilson, Dept of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Robert S. Yeats, Dept of Geology, Oregon State University
Dr. Grant M. Young, Dept of Geology, University of Western Ontario
"DEAR COLLEAGUE" LETTER AND ACCOMPANYING MEMO OF AUGUST 1988
August 4, 1988
STATUS AND RESEARCH OBJECTIVES IN THE SOLID-EARTH SCIENCES: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT
Dear Colleague:
This is a request or your assistance in a challenging opportunity for the solid-earth sciences community, which is outlined in the enclosed letter. The Committee hopes you will share its conviction that this project has substantial potential to benefit the solid-earth sciences and that you will distribute copies of the letter to all scientists in your department. Thoughtful contributions from the solid-earth sciences community will be essential to the success of the project.
Sincerely,
Peter J. Wyllie
Chairman,
Committee on Solid-Earth Sciences
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August 4, 1988
MEMORANDUM
To: Scientists in Departments dealing with solid-earth sciences
From: Peter J. Wyllie
Chairman of Committee on:
STATUS AND RESEARCH OBJECTIVES IN THE SOLID-EARTH SCIENCES: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT
This is an invitation to participate in a challenging project initiated by the Board on Earth Sciences. You may have admired and perhaps envied the disciplinary surveys emphasizing opportunities and directions for future research that have been published for Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics. Frank Press, President of the National Academy of Sciences, has given the solid-earth sciences an opportunity to prepare the first major assessment of its current and potential contributions to science and the nation. Generous private foundation funding has been provided for the project.
The Committee has been charged with eight tasks, including the following:
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to identify emerging lines of research promise
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to identify and address key scientific and societal issues
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to identify and assess directions, changes, and contributing factors
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to recommend long- and short-range research priorities
The Committee passes these charges to the solid-earth science community. We would like input from as many earth science scientists as possible. Please
send concise statements about items (1) to (4) to the address above; they will be most effective if received before the middle of September.
The Committee does not have to start from scratch; a most important basis for the assessment will be the excellent NAS/NRC reports published during recent years. Another will be provided by solicitations such as this. About 20 panels will be working through the summer and fall on topical areas in solid-earth sciences. Your comments will be distributed among these panels for consideration.
I am sure you noticed #4, and that you have been reading scientific editorials. In the absence of clear advice from the Committee, priorities will be set by others who may have little interest in the field. The Committee expects to present in this report clear evidence for dazzling scientific opportunities in, and societal contributions provided by geology, geobiology, geochemistry, and geophysics. Thank you for your participation.
"DEAR COLLEAGUE" LETTER AND ACCOMPANYING MEMO OF JANUARY 1989
January 13, 1989
Dear Colleague:
This is a request for your assistance in a challenging opportunity for the solid-earth sciences community, which is outlined in the enclosed letter. The Committee hopes you will share its conviction that this project has substantial potential to benefit the solid-earth sciences and that you will distribute copies of this letter to scientists in your state survey. If you or they should wish to circulate it more widely, we would welcome that assistance. Thoughtful contributions from the solid-earth sciences community will be essential to the success of the project.
Sincerely,
Peter J. Wyllie
Chairman
Committee on the Solid-Earth Sciences
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January 13, 1989
MEMORANDUM
TO: Colleagues in the Solid-Earth Sciences Community
FROM: Peter J. Wyllie,
Chairman
Committee on the Solid-Earth Sciences
This is an invitation to participate in a challenging project. Frank Press, President of the National Academy of Sciences, has given the solid-earth sciences an opportunity to prepare the first major assessment of its current and potential contributions to science and the national. Generous private foundation funding has been provided for the project.
The Committee has been charged with a number of tasks, including the following:
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to identify emerging lines of research promise
-
to identify and address key scientific and societal issues
-
to identify and assess directions, change,s and contributing factors
-
to recommend long- and short-range research priorities.
The Committee passes these charges to the solid-earth sciences community and would like input from as many individuals as possible. Please send concise statements about items (1) to (4) to the address above. Your comments can be incorporated most effectively in the Committee's deliberations if received by mid March 1989, or as soon thereafter as possible.
The Committee has not started from scratch: a most important basis for the assessment is an excellent set of reports published by the NAS/NRC and others during recent years. Another is being provided by solicitations such as this. More than 20 panels have begun working on topical areas in the solid-earth
sciences and will continue into the spring. Your comments will be distributed among these panels for consideration.
I am sure you noticed item (4) and that you have been reading scientific editorials. In the absence of clear advice from this Committee, priorities will be set by others who may have little interest in the field. The committee expects to present in this report clear evidence for dazzling scientific opportunities in, and societal contributions provided by geology, geobiology, geochemistry, and geophysics.
Thank you for your participation.