Ron Counts Biography, Kentucky Geological Survey

Title: Geomorphologist, Geospatial Analysis Section

Address:
Kentucky Geological Survey
Western Kentucky Office
1401 Corporate Court
Henderson, KY 42420

Phone:
Office 270.827.3414 ext. 27,
Sediment Lab 270.827.3414 ext. 57
Fax: 270.827.1117
E-mail: rcounts@uky.edu

Education:

1999, B.A., Geology, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Indiana
2005, M.S., Geology, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
2007− Ph.D candidate, University of Cincinnati Department of Geology

Responsibilities:

Surficial geologic mapping for KGS STATEMAP, a component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program
Manage the KGS Sediment Lab at the Western Kentucky Office
Operate and maintain the KGS Giddings Soil Probe

Research interests:

Process geomorphology; responses of glaciofluvial systems to Quaternary climate change; geologic mapping of glacial and proglacial landscapes; paleosols and loess stratigraphy; geomorphic responses to neotectonic deformation; application of GIS analyses to Quaternary landscape evolution

Professional Organizations

Publications

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. abstract
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. pdf
William M. Andrews Jr., Steven L. Martin, Ronald C. Counts, E. Glynn Beck, Brandon C. Nuttall, James M. Durbin, Scott E. Waninger, John D. Lutz, and Kenneth E. Henn, 2006, Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology of the Lower Ohio River Valley: Mapping and Applications - Guidebook for Joint Annual Fall Field Conference of the Kentucky Society of Professional Geologists and The American Institute of Professional Geologists Kentucky Section, October 6–7, 2006, Henderson, KY, 57 p.
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.
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.

Maps

Counts, Ronald C., in prep, Quaternary Geology of the Beech Grove Quadrangle, Western Kentucky, Kentucky Geological Survey Map and Chart Series XII, 1:24,000 scale.
Counts, Ronald C., in prep, Quaternary Geology of the Calhoun Quadrangle, Western Kentucky, Kentucky Geological Survey Map and Chart Series XII, 1:24,000 scale.
Waninger, Scott, and Counts, Ronald C., in prep, Quaternary Geology of the Morganfield Quadrangle, Western Kentucky, Kentucky Geological Survey Map and Chart Series XII, 1:24,000 scale.
Counts, Ronald C., Newell, Wayne, and Martin, Steve, 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, and Martin, Steve, in prep, Surficial Geology of the Henderson Quadrangle, Henderson County, Kentucky, and Vanderburgh County, Indiana: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map, 1:24,000 scale.
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. pdf
Counts, Ronald C., in review, Quaternary Geology of the Uniontown Quadrangle, Union and Henderson Counties, Kentucky, Kentucky Geological Survey Map and Chart Series XII, 1:24,000 scale.
Counts, Ronald C., in review, Quaternary Geology of the Wabash Island Quadrangle, Union County, Kentucky, Kentucky Geological Survey Map and Chart Series XII, 1:24,000 scale.
Counts, Ronald C., in review, Quaternary Geology of the Mount Vernon Quadrangle, Union and Henderson Counties, Kentucky, Kentucky Geological Survey Map and Chart Series XII, 1:24,000 scale.
Counts, Ronald C., in review, The Surficial Geology of the Smith Mills and Caborn Quadrangles, Henderson and Union Counties, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey Map and Chart Series XII, 1:24,000 scale.
Counts, Ronald C., and Martin, Steven L., in review, The Surficial Geology of the Wilson Quadrangle, Henderson County, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey Map and Chart Series XII, 1:24,000 scale.
Counts, Ronald C., and Martin, Steven L., in review, The Surficial Geology of the Henderson Quadrangle, Henderson County, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey Map and Chart Series XII, 1:24,000 scale.
Counts, Ronald C., and Martin, Steven L., in review, The Surficial Geology of part of the West Franklin Quadrangle, Henderson County, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey Map and Chart Series XII, 1:24,000 scale.
Counts, Ronald C., and Martin, Steven L., in review, The Surficial Geology of part of the Evansville South Quadrangle, Henderson County, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey Map and Chart Series XII, 1:24,000 scale.
Counts, Ronald C., in review, The Surficial Geology of the Panther Quadrangle, Daviess County, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey Map and Chart Series XII, 1:24,000 scale.
Counts, Ronald C., in review, The Surficial Geology of the Sutherland Quadrangle, Daviess County, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey Map and Chart Series XII, 1:24,000 scale.
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.

Abstracts

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. abstract
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. abstract
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. abstract
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, p. 4. abstract
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 Non-geological 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