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Kentucky Geological Survey
228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg.
Lexington , KY 40506-0107
mcrawford@uky.edu EDUCATION:
Master of Science, Geology, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Kentucky. August 1998 - May 2001 Master’s Thesis : Geologic Mapping and Metamorphic Petrography in the Eastern Piedmont, Goochland Terrane, Virginia: Evidence for Continuing the Goochland Granulite Terrane
Bachelor of Arts, Geology, Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana. September 1992 – May 1996 WORK EXPERIENCE: Geologist II April 2001—present Kentucky Geological Survey Lexington, Ky .
- Primary compiler for the Digital Mapping Program. Duties include data management and compilation of geology for new 1:100,000-scale maps and Digitally Vectorized Geologic Quadrangles (DVGQ’s)
- Assisting with construction of the geologic map database for digital geologic map data
- Assisting with a karst potential development index for mapping and comparing karst development
Adjunct Faculty Member Fall 2004—present Georgetown College Georgetown, Ky.
- Teaching General Geology, 4 credit hours, lecture and lab
Teaching Assistant Spring 199—Spring 2000 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, Ky .
- Taught and organized introductory geology laboratory classes
Geologic Internship Summer 2000 Kentucky Geological Survey Lexington, Ky .
- Helped digitize Kentucky’s 7.5-minute geologic quadrangle maps for use in GIS
- Assisted in evaluating subsurface geology, structure, and tectonics for the Energy and Minerals Section
- Assisted with studies of groundwater geochemistry and its relationship to groundwater flow in coal fields
- Learned aspects of coal-resource assessment, coal-mining geology, coal quality, coal petrology, and palynology
Geologist Oct. 1996—May 1997 Minera Orvana Ltda./Orvana Resources Corp. Tierra del Fuego, Chile Santiago, Chile
- Performed tasks as part of a 25-man gold exploration team
- Completed topographic and geophysical surveying within a 12 km 2 basin
- Entered and processed data into a spreadsheet, helping in construction of a map of the project area
- Assisted in stratigraphic analysis of the project area
PUBLICATIONS:
- Andrews, W.M., Jr., Crawford, M.M., and Hickman, J.B., 2002, The impact of geology on the culture and history of central Kentucky, in Ettensohn, F.R., and Smath, M.L., eds., Guidebook for geology field trips in Kentucky and adjacent areas (2002 joint meeting of the North-Central Section and Southeastern Section of the Geological Society of America, Lexington, Ky.): Lexington, University of Kentucky, p. 108—128.
- Crawford, M.M., 2003, Spatial database of the Rose Hill quadrangle, Harlan County, Kentucky: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12. Digitally Vectorized Geologic Quadrangle DVGQ-1121. Adapted from Maughan, E.K., and Tazelaar, J.F., 1973, Geologic map of the Rose Hill quadrangle, Harlan County, Kentucky: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1121, scale 1:24,000.
SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES :
- Skilled in GIS software ArcView 3.x, ArcGIS 8.3, and ArcInfo 7.2,
- Authorized instructor for Introduction to ArcGIS I, Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
- Member of the Friends of McConnell Springs Board of Directors, 2004
- Proficient in and conversational knowledge of the Spanish language
- Member of the Geological Society of America, 1998—present
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