Marvin P. Carlson
Hi, I’m Marv Carlson, research geologist and professor in the School of Natural Resources.
My appointment is in the Conservation and Survey Division, the state geological, geographic, water and soil survey. My research and service interests are in stratigraphy (layers of rock or sediment), tectonics (the structure of the Earth’s crust), mineral resources, the developmental stresses on resources and geologic history. More specifically, my research has dealt with oil and gas exploration and recovery, waste disposal siting, Precambrian and Lower Paleozoic stratigraphy (from about 4 billion to 360 million years ago); and older groundwater reservoirs, such as the Dakota aquifer of eastern and north-central Nebraska.
In the area of service more specifically, I provide data and information to governmental and educational organizations, to industry and to the general public on matters related to the geologic framework of Nebraska’s natural resources and the impacts of their development. This can be regarding oil and gas or groundwater development, or the general effects of increasing concentrations of population on resources and sustainability, particularly in the eastern part of the state.
I also work on natural hazards stemming from tectonic relationships, such as earthquakes, which do occur in the Midlands once in a while. In addition, I advocate within the university and the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources for a holistic appraisal of resource use within the overall context of rural and urban sustainable development. In fact, I’ll be giving a talk at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America this fall on Earth science and sustainability.
In addition, I just stepped down as chair of the International Basement Tectonics Association, which had their 17th annual meeting this year. I’ve been at UNL full-time since 1958 and was formerly the assistant director of Conservation and Survey. I received my bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Nebraska.
Personnel Information
| Name | Marvin P. Carlson |
| University Title | Professor |
| Additional Title | Research Geologist |
| Address | 624 Hardin Hall, Lincoln NE 68583-0996 |
| Phone | 402-472-7549 |
| Fax | 402-472-2410 |
| mcarlson1@unl.edu | |
| Related Websites | n/a |
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Key Publications and Presentations
- 2003 The Nemaha Uplift - A Cursor and Its Precursors; Geological Society of America, North Central Section Abstracts with Program, Annual Meeting Kansas City MO.
- 2003 with R.M. Joeckel and others, Earthquake History, Seismicity, and Related Tectonics in Nebraska; Geological Society of America, North Central Section Abstracts with Program, Annual Meeting Kansas City MO
- 2003 with R.M. Joeckel, Basement Control on Tectonic and Seismic Patterns Across the Great Plains; USArray and the Great Plains, a Pre-Earthscope Workshop, Manhattan KS.
- 2003 with S.B. Treves, Characterization and Geologic Setting of the Elk Creek Carbonatite, Southeastern Nebraska, USA; 8th International Kimberlite Conference, Victoria, BC, Canada, Program with Abstracts, p.138.
