Dr. Robert Nelson
Associate Professor Emeritus of Geology
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Teaching Interests & Areas
Research Interests: Geomorphology, geology of Illinois. Teaching: Environmental Geology, Geomorphology, Glacial and Quaternary Geology, Principles of Geology, Geophysics, Problems in Environmental Geology, Natural Disasters, Geology Field Camp.
Research Interests & Areas
Earthquakes, glaciers, streams
Ph D Geology
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
MS Geology
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
BA Geology
Augustana College
Rock Island, Illinois
Million Dollar Club
Research and Sponsored Project
Fellow
Geological Society of America
2003
Grants and Contracts
Illinois Earthscope and the New Madrid Earthquakes
William J Hunter, Robert S Nelson.
Illinois State Board of Education. June 2011 - June 2013
Illinois EarthScope, workshop for Earth Science teachers 2009-2010
Robert Stanley Nelson.
Illinois State Board of Education – U.S. Department of Education. 2009 - 2010
Illinois EarthScope, workshop for Earth Science teachers 2009-2010,
Robert Stanley Nelson.
Illinois State Board of Education – U.S. Department of Education. 2009 - 2010
Illinois Earthscope
William J Hunter, Robert S Nelson.
Illinois State Board of Education. June 2009 - June 2011
Illinois EarthScope and the New Madrid Earthquakes WIP 3 A, Workshop for Earth Science teachers 2011
Robert Stanley Nelson.
Illinois State Board of Education – U.S. Department of Education. - 2011
Illinois EarthScope and the New Madrid Earthquakes WIP 3 B, Workshop for Earth Science teachers 2011
Robert Stanley Nelson.
Illinois State Board of Education – U.S. Department of Education. - 2011
Illinois EarthScope and the New Madrid Earthquakes WIP 3 C, workshop for Earth Science teachers 2011
Robert Stanley Nelson.
Illinois State Board of Education – U.S. Department of Education. - 2012
Journal Article
Three-Dimensional Modeling of a Glacial Valley Train Outwash Deposit Using Two-Dimensional Seismic Refraction Techniques
Matthew A Hartz, David Henry Malone, Robert Stanley Nelson.
Geosciences/MDPI, 6 (1), 1-15, (2016), doi:10.3390/www.mdpi.com/journal/geosciences
Geologic Map of the Nora Quadrangle
B A Maas, Eric Peterson, David Henry Malone, Robert Stanley Nelson.
Illinois State Geological Survey EDMAP Series #30, (2010)
Map/Diagram/Artwork
Surficial Geologic Map, Colfax Quadrangle, McLean County, Illinois
Eileen L Maxwell, David Henry Malone, Eric Peterson, Robert Stanley Nelson.
Illinois State Geological Survey EDMAP Series, (2015)
Other
Teacher’s Guide to the Rocks and Resources of the Starved Rock State Park and Wedron Areas, Illinois
Robert Stanley Nelson, Lisa Tranel, David Henry Malone.
Teacher’s Guide to the Rocks and Resources of the Starved Rock State Park and Wedron Areas, Illinois, Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers Teachers’ Workshop: Rocks, Minerals, and Mining in Today’s Society, (2016)
Bringing EarthScope Science into the Middle and High School Earth Science Classroom: Central United States EarthScope Teachers Workshop
Robert Stanley Nelson, David Henry Malone, P Hoefle, L Hanna, M Mahan, M W Hamburger.
Geological Society of America Abstracts with Program, 44 (7), 180, (2012)
Illinois EarthScope 2010 A Teacher Workshop Integrating Math, Science, and Technology
Robert Stanley Nelson, Eric Avalos, Hridaya Bastola, Brianne Jacoby.
Geological Society of America Abstracts with Program, 42 (7), 530, (2010)
Geology of the Mackinaw River Watershed, McLean, Woodford, and Tazewell Counties, Illinois
Robert Stanley Nelson, C P Weibel.
Geological Survey Geological Science, (2009)
Illinois EarthScope I, a pilot teacher workshop
Robert Stanley Nelson, David Henry Malone, King Bradley, Stephanie Pipis.
Geological Society of America Abstracts with Program, 41 (7), 597, (2009)
Using Online Global Positioning System and Seismic Data for Class Room Explorations
Robert Stanley Nelson.
Geological Society of America Abstracts with Program, 41 (4), 53, (2009)
Presentations
Illinois EarthScope and the New Madrid Earthquakes: A new View of Integrated Earth Science
Robert Stanley Nelson, W J Hunter, David Henry Malone.
Regional Math and Science Partnership Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, , 2012
Bringing EarthScope Science into the Middle and High School Earth Science Classroom
Robert Stanley Nelson.
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 5, 2012
Illinois EarthScope and the New Madrid Earthquakes: A new View of Integrated Earth Science
Robert Stanley Nelson, W J Hunter, David Henry Malone.
Regional Math and Science Partnership Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, April 17, 2012
Illinois EarthScope
Robert Stanley Nelson.
EarthScope National Meeting, Austin Texas, May 19, 2011
Involving K-12 Teachers and Students in EarthScope in the Central United States
Robert Stanley Nelson.
EarthScope New Madrid – Central U.S. Interpretive Workshop, Memphis, Tennessee, March 18, 2011
EarthScope Workshop
Robert Stanley Nelson.
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