Administration & staff

Don Steeples

Education

• Ph. D., Geophysics, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 1975
• M. S., Geophysics, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 1974
• Attended Geophysical Institute, Univ. of Alaska (part-time, while on U. S. Army active duty), 1971
• M. S., Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 1970
• B. S., Physical Science, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1969
• Diploma, Palco High School, Palco, Kansas, 1963 (Valedictorian)

Professional Experience

• Vice Provost for Scholarly Support, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, January 2003–present
• McGee Distinguished Professor of Applied Geophysics, Dept. of Geology, The University of Kansas, 1993–present
• President, Great Plains Geophysical, Inc., 1980–present
• Chair, Department of Geology, The University of Kansas, 1999
• Deputy Director, Kansas Geological Survey, Lawrence, Kansas, 1987–1991
• Acting Director (half-time), Kansas Geological Survey, January–May 1987
• Senior Scientist, Kansas Geological Survey, 1986–1992
• Associate Director for Research, Kansas Geological Survey, 1984–87
• Chief, Geophysics and Geochemistry Section, Kansas Geological Survey, 1983–87
• Associate Scientist, Kansas Geological Survey, 1980–86
• Chief, Environmental Geology and Geophysics Section, Kansas Geological Survey, 1980–83
• Courtesy Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Dept. of Physics, The Univ. of Kansas, 1977–present
• Courtesy Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Dept. of Geology, The University of Kansas, 1978–1992
• Chair, Geophysics Program, The University of Kansas, 1978–81 (elected)
• Assistant Scientist, Environmental Geology Section, Kansas Geological Survey, 1978–80
• Research Associate, Groundwater Section, Kansas Geological Survey, 1975–78
• Geophysicist (WAE), USGS, Menlo Park, California, 1972–75
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, First Lieutenant, Ft. Wainwright, Alaska, 1970–72
• Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1969–70
• Operated/maintained permanent three-component seismograph station at Manhattan, KS, 1968–70
• Operated/maintained tidal gravimeter at Manhattan, KS, for Columbia University, 1968–69
• Self-employed wheat farmer, Rooks County, KS, 1966–70; 1975–present

Honors, Memberships and Affiliations

• Honorary Professor, Jilin University, Changchun, Peoples Republic of China, 2004
• Guest Professor, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Peoples Republic of China, 2004
• Van Sant Award for Excellence, Dept of Geology, The University of Kansas, 1999
• Awarded Fellowship in the Geological Society of America (GSA), 1997
• Awarded Life Membership, Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), for exceptional service, 1996
• Frank R. Frischknecht Award, Near Surface Geophysics Section of SEG, 1996
• Co-author of two papers nominated for “Best Paper in GEOPHYSICS, 1990”
• Co-author of paper nominated for “Outstanding Paper in GEOPHYSICS, 1986”
• Defended Ph.D. thesis “With Distinction”
• Tremblay Memorial Scholarship Mobil Oil Co. Scholarship
• Garvey Drilling Co. Scholarship Fifth U.S. Army ROTC Scholarship
• Stanford University Soske Geophysics Scholarship
• Listed in American Men and Women of Science
• Member or former Member: Kansas State University Geological Advisory Council, 1978–85 (Secretary, 1980), Member American Geophysical Union (AGU), Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), Seismological Society of America (SSA), Geological Society of America (GSA), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME/AIME), American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), Near-Surface Geophysics Section of SEG

Administrative and Managerial Experience

• Academic
  • Vice Provost for Scholarly Support, The University of Kansas, January 2003–current
    Develop, implement, and manage policies/procedures directing space allocation and management for academic and research functions on the Lawrence campus; serve as liaison to the KU Schools of Education, Engineering, Pharmacy, and Social Welfare, and to the Graduate School; act as liaison to the Center for Research and the Associate Vice Provost and Vice Provost for Research; oversee summer school for the Schools and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; serve as Provost's Office Liaison, with responsibility for budgetary oversight, to the Spencer Museum of Art; oversee Budig Hall/Hoch Auditoria, including budgetary and personnel responsibilities; supervise the ROTC program and coordinate the ROTC Faculty Review Committee; review requests for Provost's Office support from units requesting start-up or matching funds for research equipment; represent the Provost's Office on the GTA Negotiation Team; coordinate reviews or searches for some Deans. Miscellaneous duties include serving on search and review committees, working with academic deans, and assisting in the development and administration of various policies and budgets affecting the entire campus. Organized, staffed and implemented KU Office of Space Management in 2003. Appointment is for 75% of time; served concurrently with faculty position and ongoing research.
  • Chair, Department of Geology, The University of Kansas, 1999
    The Department of Geology then was composed of 16 faculty members and had collaborative relationships with/joint appointments at KU involving the Museum of Natural History, the Paleontological Institute, and Kansas Geological Survey. Two of the Department's graduate programs were ranked in the top 10 nationally. The program consisted of about 50 graduate students and about 60 undergraduate geology majors. In addition to the typical responsibilities of a department chair, stewardship and the fair allocation of significant funds on deposit with the KU Endowment Association were an important part of the job.
  • Chair, Geophysics Program, The University of Kansas, Sept. 1978–Sept. 1981
    Directed organization of interdepartmental program involving the Department of Geology, Department of Physics & Astronomy, and the Kansas Geological Survey. Chaired meetings, directed routine operation of program, including coordinating teaching assignments, recruiting graduate students, and administering qualifying examinations. Participated in a survey of geophysics programs at ten other universities. Chaired development of curriculum for B. S. and M. S. programs in geophysics. Negotiated compromises in curriculum between departments and defended final proposal to both faculties. Wrote justification of program and steered it through approval of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School, and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Solicited comments on proposed program from Wichita, Fort Hays, and Kansas State universities and made necessary rebuttal comments. Wrote final justification of program prior to approval for the Council of Chief Academic Officers (of the Regents universities of Kansas) and obtained final program approval in 1981 by the Kansas Board of Regents. The program has produced scores of graduates at the B. S., M. S., and Ph.D. levels, although the B. S. was discontinued in 1993 due to low enrollment numbers.
• Research Administration Experience
  • Deputy Director, Kansas Geological Survey (KGS), 1987–1991.
    Second-ranked administrator in scientific organization of more than 50 scientists, 25 support staff, and 50 research assistants, with a budget of approximately $5 million. Served as Acting Director half-time from January to May 1987. With Director, jointly planned and implemented substantial organizational changes and long-term research plans. Devised point-based professional-staff annual evaluation system. In charge of day-to-day operational functions of KGS research programs.
  • Associate Director for Research, Kansas Geological Survey, 1984–87.
    Coordinated budget, planning, administration, and research of approximately 45 professional staff, 4 secretaries, and up to 50 research assistants. Total annual budgetary responsibility of approximately $2.5 million. Responsible for review of salary and promotion recommendations for professional staff. Performed functions as Acting Director in absence of Director for periods of 2–3 weeks. Made final salary decisions for 50 professional staff for FY87. Acted as liaison to other state agencies on matters assigned by Director. Prepared and delivered legislative testimony. Represented KU at Gov. Hayden’s cabinet meetings for several months when the State of Kansas was preparing a site proposal for the $10 billion DOE super-conducting super collider.
  • Chief, Geophysics and Geochemistry Section, Kansas Geological Survey, 1983–87.
    Responsible for coordinating budget, planning, administration, and research of nine professional staff, one secretary, and about two-dozen student research assistants. Total budget responsibility, including research overhead, approached three quarters of a million dollars per year. Responsible for making salary and promotion recommendations for professional staff in my section.
  • Chief, Environmental Geology and Geophysics Section, Kansas Geological Survey, 1980–83.
    Responsible for coordinating budget and research of five professionals and 20–25 student research assistants. Total budget responsibility, including research overhead, exceeded half a million dollars per year. Responsible for making salary and promotion recommendations for professional staff in my section.
  • Research Associate/Assistant Scientist, Kansas Geological Survey, 1975–80.
    Participated in increasing geophysics research program from budget level of about $40,000 in 1974 to about $500,000 by 1980. During this period KGS geophysics research staff increased from one to four professional geophysicists with doctorates. Wrote research proposals and managed externally funded research that rose to about $300,000 per year.
• Military Management Experience
  • Heavy-Equipment Platoon Leader, "A" Company, 808th Engineer Battalion, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, June 1971–June 1972.
    Responsible for daily supervision, management, and evaluation of 52 people in three sections. One section operated a rock quarry and two rock crushers to blast, excavate, and crush rock for construction purposes at Fort Wainwright. Another section paved roads and parking lots with asphalt. The third section supported the other two with four, D-8 Caterpillar bulldozers, two cranes, and six tandem dump trucks. Construction projects included building a 1/8-mile-long spur for the Alaska Railroad.
  • Maintenance Platoon Leader, "A" Company, 808th Engineer Battalion, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, November 1970–June 1971.
    Responsible for: daily supervision, management and evaluation of 58 people; maintenance of all vehicles and equipment for approximately 500 people; procurement of repair parts for battalion.
  • Assistant Football Coach, U. S. Military Academy Prep School, Aug.–Oct. 1970.
    Responsible for coaching wide receivers and the kicking game: kickoffs, punts, and placekicking.

Teaching and Graduate Advising Experience

• The University of Kansas
  • M.S. Research Advisor for: Steve Sloan (2005), Paul Vincent (2005), Jennifer Powers Clark (2004), Elizabeth Johnson (2003), Jason Blair (2003), Kyle Spikes (2002), Brian Macy (1997), Rob Jefferson (1995), Brooks Barrett (1994), Dean Keiswetter (1992), George Coyle (1989), Randie Grantham (1989), Paul Myers (1988), Andy Kalik (1988), Brad Birkelo (1987), Jeff Treadway (1987), Keith Branham (1986), Kirk Wallace (1986), Mike Seeber (1985), Rick Miller (1983), Sandra Stavnes (1981), Tom Stander (1980), Roger Hahn (1980), Mike Wolf (1978)
  • Ph.D. advisor or co-advisor for: Steve Sloan (2009), Julian Ivanov (2002), Matt Ralston (2002), Greg Baker (1999), Alex Martinez (1999), Chris Schmeissner (1999), Dean Keiswetter (1995), Choon Park (1995)

International Graduate Dissertation Committees

• Dissertation Oral Examining Committee for:
  • Frank Büker, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland (1998)
  • Guy Alleman, Institut de Géophysique, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland (1996)
• Reader for Ph.D. Dissertations of:
  • Derecke Palmer, School of Geology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (2001); Milovan Urosevic, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, W. Australia (1999); Olli Okko, Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki, Finland (1997); Muhammad Rustam Khan, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan (1995); Ron Hinds, University of Pretoria, South Africa (1995)

Classes Taught

Year	Semester (S/F)	No. of Sections	Course Title	Enrollment	C&I Score*	Dept. Avg.
2006	S	1	Earthquakes and Natural Disasters	765	4.37	4.22
2005	S	1	Near-Surface Seismology	9	4.63	4.29
2004	S	1	Earthquakes and Natural Disasters	709	4.29	4.18
2003	S	1	Earthquakes and Natural Disasters	608	4.3	4.35
2002	S	1	Earthquakes and Natural Disasters	670	4.25	4.25
2001	F	1	Earthquakes and Natural Disasters	604	3.63	3.66
2001	F	1	Environmental Geophysics	7	4.5	3.66
2001	S	1	Earthquakes and Natural Disasters	600	4.08	4.27
2000	F	1	Earthquakes and Natural Disasters	190	4.25	4.07
1999	F	1	Earthquakes and Natural Disasters	179	4.3	3.96
1999	F	1	Near-Surface Seismology	5	4	3.96
1999	S	2	Introduction to Physical Geology	112	4.02	4.25
				117	3.83	4.25
1998	F	1	Environmental Geophysics	10	4.8	4.27
1998	S	1	Earthquakes & Other Natural Disasters	18	4.54	4.32
1997	F	1	Near-Surface Seismology	5	4.75	3.97
1997	F	1	Geophysics	18	4.53	4.28
1997	S	1	Introduction to Physical Geology	100	3.76	4.28
1997	S	2	Earthquakes and Other	5	5	4.28
			Natural Disasters	14	4.64	4.28
1996	F	1	Environmental Geophysics	8	4.63	4.21
1996	S	2	Earthquakes and Other	27	4.45	4.23
			Natural Disasters	10	3.5	4.23
1995	F	1	Near-Surface Seismology	7	N/A	N/A
1995	F	1	Geophysics	15	N/A	N/A
1995	S	2	Introduction to Physical Geology	89	4.56	4.33
				88	4.2	4.33
1995	S	2	Earthquakes and Other	5	4.83	4.33
			Natural Disasters	25	4.71	4.33
1994	F	1	Geophysics	20	4.76	4.05
1994	S	1	Environmental Geophysics	4	5	4.25
1993	F	1	Geophysics	7	4.29	4.25
1993	S	1	Geophysics	18	4.4	4.18
1993	S	1	Introduction to Geology	120	4.46	4.18
1985	S	1	Earthquakes and Man	10	N/A	N/A
1985	F	1	Seismology (team taught)	6	N/A	N/A
1984	S	2	Geophysics	70	N/A	N/A
1982	S	2	Earthquakes and Man	80	N/A	N/A
1981	S	2	Earthquakes and Man	100	N/A	N/A
1980	S	2	Earthquakes and Man	40	N/A	N/A
1980	F	1	Seismology (team taught )	N/A	N/A	N/A
1978	S	1	Earthquake Seismology Seminar	2	N/A	N/A

*The C&I score represents the class-average response on an evaluation survey to the statement, “Overall s/he is an effective teacher.” The minimum score possible is 1.0 and the maximum is 5.0. Teaching Experience—Short Courses (U.S. Venues)

• Idaho National Environmental and Engineering Laboratory (INEEL), "Near-surface seismology," Idaho Falls, Idaho, Dec. 17–18, 2001
• Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Continuing Education Course, "Near-surface seismology," Houston, Texas, Oct. 30–31, 1999
• Environmental and Engineering Geophysics Society (EEGS), “Shallow Seismic Reflection,” Oakland, California, March 18, 1999
• SEG Continuing Education Course, "Near-surface seismology," New Orleans, LA, Sept. 12–13, 1998
• U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), “Near-Surface Seismology,” Hanover, New Hampshire, August 3–6, 1998
• SEG Continuing Education Course, "Near-surface seismology," Dallas, Texas, Nov. 1–2, 1997
• PASSCAL/IRIS short course, "High-resolution reflection seismology," Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, Dec. 13–14, 1996
• SEG Continuing Education Course, "Near-surface seismology," Denver, Colorado, Nov. 10, 1996
• SEG Continuing Education Course, "Near-surface seismology," Houston, Texas, Oct. 8, 1995
• SEG Continuing Education Course, "Near-surface seismology," Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 28, 1995
• SEG Continuing Education Course, "Environmental applications of shallow seismic reflection," Washington, D. C., September 25, 1993 (co-instructor)
• Geological Society of America Short Course, "Environmental applications of shallow seismic reflection," Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 30, 1992 (co-instructor)
• SEG Continuing Education Course, "Environmental applications of shallow seismic reflection," New Orleans, Oct. 24, 1992 (co-instructor)
• SEG Continuing Education Course, "Environmental applications of shallow seismic reflection," Bay Area Geophysical Society, Concord, California, May 30, 1992
• SEG Continuing Education Course, "Environmental applications of shallow seismic reflection," Tulsa, Oklahoma, March 13, 1992
• University of Arizona Laboratory for Advanced Subsurface Imaging, (co-instructor) "Geophysics for environmental investigations: hydrologic and waste management applications in arid and semi-arid regions of western North America," Tucson, Arizona, Dec. 12–14, 1991
• SEG Continuing Education Course, (co-instructor) "Environmental applications of shallow seismic reflection," Houston, Texas, Nov. 9, 1991
• EG&G Geometrics Short Course on Shallow Seismic Reflection for Engineering and Geotechnical Studies (co-instructor), Sunnyvale, California, Oct. 15–18, 1991
• EG&G Geometrics Short Course on Shallow Seismic Reflection for Engineering and Geotechnical Studies (co-instructor), Sunnyvale, California, Sept. 19–22, 1990; same, Oct. 17–20, 1989

Short Courses (International Venues)

• Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists Continuing Education Course, "Near-surface seismology," Calgary, Canada, Nov. 1–2, 2004
• Society of Exploration Geophysicists Continuing Education Course, "Near-surface seismology," Calgary, Canada, Aug. 6–7, 2000
• Venezuelan National Oil Company (PDVSA), INTEVEP, “Near-Surface Seismology,” Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 13–16, 1999
• Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists, “Applications of Shallow Seismic Reflection,” Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, October 9–10, 1992
• EG&G Geometrics Short Course on Shallow Seismic Reflection for Engineering and Geotechnical Studies (co-instructor), Florence, Italy, May 31–June 3, 1991
• EG&G Geometrics Short Course on Shallow Seismic Reflection for Engineering and Geotechnical Studies (co-instructor), Wokingham, England, Dec. 10–14, 1990
• EG&G Geometrics Short Course on Shallow Seismic Reflection for Engineering and Geotechnical Studies (co-instructor), Wokingham, England, May 9–12, 1989

International Visiting Scientists Hosted (duration more than one month)

• Tian Gang, Jilin University, Changchun, 130026 Jilin, P.R. China, 2001–2002
• Sayyadul Arafin, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman, 2001
• Renato Prado, Depto. de Geologia Aplicada - IGCE – UNESP, Saõ Paolo, Brazil, 1999
• Marina Feroci, Universitá di Roma, Italian Research Council Post-Doctoral Fellow, Italy, 1997
• Pier Paolo Bruno, Dipartmento di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Universitá di Napoli, Italy, 1994, 1995
• Guy Alleman, Institut de Géophysique, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland, 1994
• Dominique Chapellier, Institut de Géophysique, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland, 1991
• Rob Sporry, ITC, Delft, The Netherlands, 1992
• Mubarik Ali, Fulbright Fellow, Dept of Earth Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam Univ., Islamabad, Pakistan, 1988
• Ertan Muftuoglu, Mineral Research and Explor. General Directorate, Ankara, Turkey, 1986–1987
• Jianghai Xia, Department of Geophysics, China Univ. of Geosciences, P. R. China, 1986
• Christof Wojcik, Department of Geology, University of Warsaw, Poland, 1984

Grant and Contract Awards: (TOTAL: $8.1 million)

• Mosaic Company; Hutchinson, Kansas, sinkhole mapping; $13,966 (Co-PI), 2005
• Kansas Dept. of Transportation; I-70 sinkhole mapping; $14,984 (Co-PI), 2004
• U.S. Department of Energy #DE-FG02-03ER63656, $820,000 (PI), 2004–2007
• U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, $203,600 (Co-PI), 2000–2004
• U.S. Department of Energy #DE-FG07-97ER14826, $792,238 (PI), 2000–2003 (extended to 2004)
• U.S. Army, Ft. Riley, Kansas, #DAMD17-99-2-9053, $18,479 (PI), 1999–2000
• U.S. Department of Energy #DE-FG07-97ER14826, $630,000 (PI), 1997–2001
• Exxon Prod. Research Co., Shallow 3-D seismic reflection survey in Utah, $70,000 (Co-PI), 1998–1999
• National Science Foundation Grant #EAR-97061218, $139,201 (PI), 1997–1999
• KU Research Development Fund, Ground-Penetrating Radar Acquisition, $42,625 (1 of 11 Co-I's) 1996
• KU General Research Fund, Analyzing near-surface complexity at the Bala kimberlite, $6490 (PI), 1995
• Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, Contract #N68936-94-C-0326, $408,703 (Co-I), 1994–1997
• Sandia National Laboratory, DE-AC-04-94AL85000, $38,306 (PI), 1994
• University of South Carolina, $82,224 (Co-PI), 1993
• U.S. Geological Survey, Award # 1434-93-G-2365, $71,625 (Co-PI), 1993
• Martin-Marietta, #19K-CHY64V, $20,887 (Co-PI), 1992
• Harding-Lawson, $610 (Co-PI), 1992
• STS Consultants, $16,002 (Co-PI), 1992
• National Science Foundation, #EAR-9211602, $135,307 (Co-PI), 1992
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, #IV-0390-NAEX, $9,970 (Co-PI), 1991
• Society of Exploration Geophysicists, $25,980 (PI), 1991
• North American Salt Company, $10,000 (Co-PI), 1990
• University of California—Los Alamos, #9-XQO-G8575-1, $63,512 (Co-PI), 1990
• Society of Exploration Geophysicists, $50,088 (PI), 1990
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, #0V-0641-NAEX, $9,944 (PI), 1990
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, #9V-0976-NNEX, $9,990 (PI), 1989
• Society of Exploration Geophysicists, $40,039 (PI), 1989
• Quinoco Petroleum, Inc., $11,088, (PI) 1989
• Nebraska Geological Survey, $3,000 (PI), 1989
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 9V-0527-NAEX, $9,950 (Co-PI), 1989
• ARCO Oil and Gas Company, $130,426 (Co-PI), 1988
• Lockheed Engineering Management Services Co., RSG-3541, $9,975 (PI), 1988
• EG&G Idaho, C88-101817-001, $19,695 (Co-PI), 1988
• Burlington Northern Railroad, $6,800 (Co-PI), 1988
• U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NRC-04-87-084, $123,372 (PI), 1987
• Mobil Oil Company, $10,000 (Co-PI), 1987
• Kansas Department of Commerce, $41,700 (PI), 1987
• Colorado School of Mines, #4-40007-3537, PO-003098, $50,000 (PI), 1986
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, #9448705, $26,539 (Co-PI), 1986
• Nebraska Geological Survey, $5,000 (PI), 1985
• Marathon Oil Co., $7,981 (Co-PI), 1985
• Office of Surface Mining, #J5150055, $225,511 (PI), 1985
• Conoco, Inc., Janssen "B" No. 6, $9,536 (PI), 1984
• U.S. Geological Survey, #14,08-0001-A-0171, $69,073 (PI), 1984
• Seismic Ventures, Ltd., $4,995 (PI), 1984
• EG&G, Idaho, Inc. #C83-100278, $20,854 (PI), 1984
• U.S. Geological Survey, #14-08-0001-A-0156, $15,506 (Co-PI), 1983
• U.S. Geological Survey, #14-08-0001-A-0096, $14,170 (Co-PI), 1983
• Reno County Commission, $11,434 (PI), 1983
• U.S. Geological Survey, #14-08-0001-21880, $33,143 (PI), 1983
• U.S. Geological Survey, #14-08-0001-A-0167, $18,527 (PI), 1983
• U.S. Geological Survey, #904542-84, $7,500 (Co-PI), 1983
• National Science Foundation, #EAR-82-18735, $50,000 (PI), 1982
• National Science Foundation #EAR-82-19076, $126,935 (Co-PI), 1982
• U.S. Geological Survey, #14-08-0001-A-0096, $14,206 (Co-PI), 1982
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission, #NRC-04-82-006-02, $357,908 (1st PI), 1982
• U.S. Geological Survey, #14-08-0001, $15,773 (1st PI), 1982
• U.S. Geological Survey, #14-08-0001-20544, $41,840 (Co-I), 1982
• Corps of Engineers, #DACW-41-82-C-0003, $19,419 (1st PI), 1982
• U.S. Geological Survey, #14-08-0001-20544, $34,998 (Co-PI), 1981
• Oil Company Consortium, High-resolution seismic project, $50,000 (Co-I), 1981
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission, #NRC-04-77-017-7, $57,154 (2nd PI), 1981
• Kansas Department of Health and Environment, #810149, $37,000 (1st PI), 1981
• Corps of Engineers, #DACW-41-81-C-0003, $18,016 (1st PI), 1981
• Wrote proposal to COCORP site selection committee for deep-seismic reflection lines in Kansas; approximate cost of survey and data processing, $1,000,000; Jack Oliver of Cornell University was PI; 1979, 1981
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission, #NRC-04-77-017, $101,984 (2nd PI), 1980
• Corps of Engineers, #DACW-41-80-C-0001, $16,338.96 (1st PI), 1980
• Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, #4X20-7569N-1, $9,992 (1st PI), 1980
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission, #NRC-04-77-017-3, $73,535 (2nd PI), 1979
• U.S. Department of Energy, #DE-AS07-79ET27204, $373,000 (1st PI), 1979
• Kansas Department of Health and Environment, #79-261, $20,000 (1st PI), 1979
• Corps of Engineers, #DACW-41-79-C-0013, $14,170 (1st PI), 1979
• Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, #4-LP9-7771G-1, $9,900 (1st PI), 1979
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission, #NRC-04-77-017-2, $97,907 (2nd PI), 1978
• Corps of Engineers, #DACW-41-77-M-1925, $6,068 (1st PI), 1977
• Corps of Engineers, #DACW-41-77-M-1414, $1,534.93 (1st PI), 1977
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission, #NRC-04-77-017-1, $97,546 (2nd PI), 1977
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission, #AT-49-24-0286, $38,433 (2nd PI), 1976

Negotiated Donations to KU Geophysics Program, 1979–1986:

• Amoco 2000 geophones $20,000; data processing of student thesis $10,000; three used vehicles $6,000
• Geospace 3700 new phones $20,000
• Mapco Betsy ammunition $2,000
• Mobil three used vehicles $11,500
• Sytech seismic software $65,000
• Geosource seismograph system (new and unused) $150,000
• Chevron geophysical seismic cables $30,000

Elected Offices, National and International

• President, Near-Surface Geophysics Section of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 1993–94
• Executive Committee, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 1989–1991
• Editor, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 1989–1991
• President, National Association of College and University Residence Halls, 1966–1967

Editorial Positions

• Editorial Board, Geoscience Journal of Jilin University, China, 2005
• Guest Editor, Shallow Reflection Seismology Issue, GEOPHYSICS, July–August 1998
• Chair, Geotimes Editorial Board, 1996–1997; Geotimes Editorial Board, 1993–1997
• Editor, GEOPHYSICS, 1990–1991
• Editorial Board, The Leading Edge, 1989–1991 (ex-officio)
• Associate Editor for Engineering and Groundwater, GEOPHYSICS, 1984–1989
• Editor, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Geophysics Monograph Series, 1986–1989
• Editor, “Geophysics in Kansas,” Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin 226, 1989
• Co-Editor, Special Issue: Geophysics and Environment, Journal of Applied Geophysics, v. 31, 1994.

National Academy of Science (NAS) / National Research Council (NRC) Activities

• Member, Committee on Management of Certain Radioactive Waste Streams Stored in Tanks at Three Department of Energy Sites, NAS/NRC, 2005–2006
• Member, Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering, NAS/NRC, 2002–2004
• Chair, National Academies “Through-Structure Imaging Workshop,” 2002
• Member, Committee on Preventing Coal Waste Impoundment Failures and Breakthroughs, NAS/NRC, 2001
• Member, Committee for Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications, NAS/NRC, 1995–99
• Invited Speaker, Committee on Technologies for Cleanup of Subsurface Contaminants in the Department of Energy Weapons Complex, 1997
• Member, Geotechnical Board, NAS/NRC, 1993–1995
• Member, planning group, "Characterizing the Upper Part of the Earth's Crust,” NAS/NRC, 1993–1995
• Member, Committee to Examine the Research Needs of the Advanced Extraction and Process Technology Program, NAS/NRC, 1992–1993
• Member, Committee on On-shore Oil and Gas Leasing, NAS/NRC, 1988–1989
• Member, Committee on New Directions for Fundamental Research in Fossil Energy, NAS/NRC, 1987
• Workshop on Role of Science and Technology in Competitiveness of U.S. Minerals/Metals Industry, NAS/NRC, 1988
• Member, Seismology Committee, NAS/NRC Continental Drilling Workshop, 1978

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Activities

• Environmental and Energy Sciences Division Review Committee, Idaho National Environmental and Engineering Laboratory (INEEL), 2001–2004, chair 2003–2004
• Laboratory Director’s Advisory Council, INEEL, 2003–2004
• DOE Biological Environment Research Strategic Planning Workshop, Rockville, MD, 2002
• DOE Complex-Wide Vadose Zone Science and Technology Roadmap Work Group, 2000
• Chair, review panel, U.S. DOE Environmental Management Science Program (EMSP), Office of Basic Energy Sciences, 1996, 1999
• Judge, best research project, annual research conference, DOE Office of Basic Energy Sciences, 1996, 2000
• On-site review of alternative uses of facilities for U.S. DOE at the Superconducting Supercollider (SSC) site in Waxahatchie, Texas, 1994
• Member, Geothermal Review Panel, U.S. DOE Office of Program Analysis, 1991
• Chair, Seismology Committee, DOE workshop on geophysical characterization of hazardous waste sites, Dallas, 1991

Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Committees

• Member, Program Committee, SEG International Meeting, 1999
• Co-chair of technical session, SEG International Meeting, 1999
• Chair, Technical Program Poster Session, SEG International Meeting, 1999
• Member, Program Committee, SEG International Meeting, 1996
• Past President, Near-Surface Geophysics Section of the Society of Expl. Geophysicists, 1994–1995
• Member, Executive Committee, Near-Surface Geophysics Section of the SEG, 1993–1995
• Co-chair of technical session, SEG International Meeting, Houston, TX, 1995
• Member, SEG-AAPG Joint Committee on 3-D Seismic Atlas, 1992–1995
• Chairman, SEG Publications Committee, 1991–1993
• Panelist (invited), Workshop on the Advancement of Environmental Geophysics, SEG, Wash., D. C., 1993
• Chairman, SEG Ad-Hoc Committee on Digital Publications, 1990–1992
• Member, SEG Engineering and Groundwater Committee, 1984–1990
• Chairman, Engineering and Groundwater Program, SEG Annual Meeting, 1989
• Co-chair, Engineering and Groundwater II session, SEG Annual Meeting, 1988
• Member, SEG Publications Committee, 1985–1989
• Panelist (invited), SEG Research Conference on Near-surface Effects, 1986
• Co-chair, High-Resolution Seismic Reflection Session, SEG Annual Meeting, 1985
• Member, SEG Industry/Academic Liaison Committee, 1983–1984

Miscellaneous Professional Committees

• American Geological Institute (AGI) Environmental Geoscience Advisory Committee, 1994–2004
• Member, Visiting Review Committee, Department of Geophysics, Stanford University, 2003
• Member, Advisory Board, Sandia National Laboratory, Grand Challenge LDRD Project, 2003
• Advisor, American Society of Civil Engineers Geophysical Engineering Committee, 1996–2002
• Member, Kansas Water Resources Institute Administrative Council 1999–2001
• Member, AAPG Geophysical Integration Committee (formerly AAPG Geophysics Comm.), 1993–1999
• On-site Reviewer for Geophysics Ph.D. program proposal at Boise State University, 1999
• Executive Committee, Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR ‘98) Conference, 1997–1998
• Invited participant, NASA Mars Workshop, Sunnyvale, California, 1998
• Co-convener, Intl. symposium: Application of Geophysics to Environmental Problems; Lausanne, Switzerland, 1993
• Co-organizer of special session, "Recent Advances in Groundwater Geophysics"; co-chair with Carl McElwee of the poster session and the oral session (1993 fall AGU)
• Co-chair, Geophysics session, 1988, Association of Engineering Geologists meeting
• Member, Technical Study Committee, Geoscience Inst. for Oil and Gas Recovery Research, University of Texas, 1988–89
• Geothermal Com., Interstate Oil Compact Commission, appointed by Gov. Bennett; reappointed by Govs. Carlin & Hayden, 1977–90
• Convener, "Symposium on Geophysics in Kansas: A 25-year Update," 1984
• Co-chair of "Intraplate Seismotectonics I," 1983 SSA meeting
• Co-Convener of symposium, "Structure and Tectonics of Continental Interiors," 1983 GSA meeting
• Co-chair of "The Next San Francisco Bay Area Earthquake," 1981 SSA meeting
• Co-chair of "Seismicity II Session," 1980 Eastern SSA meeting
• Co-chair of AGU session on Earth and Lunar Structure at 1976 fall annual meeting

The University of Kansas Committees

• KU Confucius Institute Executive Committee, 2006–
• Chair, Kansas Geological Survey Director Search Committee, 2005
• Member, Search Committee, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Dean, 2005
• Chair, Space Policy Allocation and Procedures Committee, 2003–present
• Chair, Reserve Office Training Corps Military Science Review Comm., 2003–
• Member, University Space Advisory Committee, 2003–present, Chair, 2004–
• Member, Tuition Enhancement Resource Allocation Committee, 2003–present
• Member, Capital Planning and Development Committee, 2004–present
• Member, Research and Development Fund Review Committee, 2003
• Member, Environmental Health and Safety Council, 2003–present
• Member, Graduate Teaching Assistant Negotiating Team, 2003–present
• University of Kansas Center for Science Education Task Force, 2003
• Member, Search Committee, Vice Provost for Research, 2003–2004
• Chair, University Geophysics Committee, 1992–2000
• Chair, Athletic Committee, KU Faculty Senate, 1996–97, 1999–2000; member 1994–1996, 1998–2001, 2002–2004
• Board Member, The KU Teachers and Employees Association, 2001–2004
• KU Nominating Committee for Rhodes and Marshall Scholars, 1997–2005
• University Committee on Sabbatical Leaves, 2001–2002
• Director, annual KU Faculty “Wheat State Whirlwind Tour,” 2003–2006
• Tour guide, KU Faculty “Wheat State Whirlwind Tour,” 1997–2006
• University Committee on Distinguished Professorships, 1998–2001
• Chancellor’s Task Force on Science Education, 1999–2000
• Search Committee - Assistant Director, University Relations 1998–1999
• Distinguished Professor Steering Committee, 1998–1999
• Co-chair, “Serving Kansans” Task Force, KU Chancellor’s 2001 Initiative, 1997–1998
• Chancellor’s 2001 Initiative Steering Committee, 1997–1998
• University Promotions and Tenure Committee, 1993–1996
• Academic Judicial Review Board, 1984–1989
• Residential Programs Advisory Board, 1985–1987
• Basic and Applied Sciences Subcommittee, KU Task Force on Economic Development, 1986
• Chair, Tertiary Oil Recovery Project Review Committee, 1985
• University Scholars Program Mentor: Jeremy Johnson 1993–96

University of Kansas Athletic Corporation Activities

• Compensation Committee, KU Athletic Corp., 2004–present
• Board of Directors, KU Athletic Corp., 2003 to present (appointed by the Provost)
• Board of Directors, KU Athletic Corp., 1994–97; 1998–2001; 2002–2003 (elected)
• Search Committee, new KU Swimming & Diving Coach, 2002
• Chair, Finance Committee, KU Athletic Corporation, 2000–2001
• Search Committee, new KU Varsity Track, Field, and Cross Country Coach, 2000
• Executive Committee, KU Athletic Corporation Board, 1995–97; 1998–2001
• Fiscal Integrity Subcommittee, NCAA Athletics Certification Self-Study, 1999–2000
• Chair of the Board, KU Athletic Corporation, 1996–97; 1999–2000
• Chair, Planning Committee, KU Athletic Corporation, 1998–1999, 2003–2004
• Student-Athlete Appeals Board, 1998–2000
• Secretary, KU Athletic Corporation, 1998–1999
• Search Committee, new KU Varsity Football Coach, 1996
• Chair, Academic Committee, 1995–96, 2004–2005

University of Kansas Department of Geology Committees

• Chair, Search Committee for Assistant Professor of Geophysics, 2002
• Chair, Departmental Promotions and Tenure Committee, 1993–2002
• Chair, Space Committee, 1998
• Co-advisor, KU Geology Club, 1994–1999
• Chair, Student-Faculty Relations Committee, 1994
• Search Committee for geophysics professor and geochemistry professor, 1992–93
• Department Undergraduate Studies Committee, 1992–93
• Department Ad-Hoc Computer Committee, 1992–93
• General Research Fund proposal review committee, 1993

Kansas Geological Survey Committees

• Search Committee for Kansas Geological Survey Geophysicist, 1998
• Promotions and Tenure (elected by peers)
• Affirmative Action (elected by peers)
• Computer Resources Advisory Committee

Referee or Reviewer for:

• Journals
  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • Computers and Geosciences
  • Earthquake Notes
  • Engineering and Environmental Geoscience
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Geology
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Geophysical Prospecting
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • GEOPHYSICs
  • Journal of Applied Geophysics
  • Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
  • Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics
  • Journal of Geophysical Research
  • Northeastern Geology
  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Soil Science Society of America Journal
  • Tectonophysics
  • Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (TAO)
  • Water Resources Research
• Funding Sources (Domestic and International)
  • American Chemical Society, Petroleum Research Fund
  • Idaho Board of Education Specific Research Grant Program
  • Israel Science Foundation, Jerusalem
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust
  • National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA)
  • National Geographic Society
  • National Research Council (NRC), Army Basic Scientific Research Committee
  • National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
  • State of Louisiana, Board of Regents Support Fund R&D Program
  • Sultanate of Oman, Dean, Postgraduate Studies and Research, Sultan Qaboos University
  • Swiss National Science Foundation (Fonds National Suisse de la Recherche Scientifique)
  • United States Department of Energy, Environmental Management Sciences Program (EMSP)
  • United States Department of Energy, Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)
  • United States Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences
  • United States Department of Energy, Small Business Innovative Research Program
  • United States Geological Survey (USGS)
  • Universities Council on Water Resources
  • University of Missouri, Kansas City, Weldon Endowment Fund
  • University of Wyoming, Vice President for Research
• Promotion and Tenure Reviews—Universities
  • U.S.
    • Boston College
    • Colorado School of Mines
    • Cornell University
    • Duke University
    • Iowa State University
    • Louisiana State University
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    • Michigan Technical University
    • Northern Illinois University
    • Oklahoma State University
    • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
    • Stanford University
    • Temple University
    • University of Arizona
    • University of Arkansas
    • University of Connecticut
    • University of Indiana
    • University of Kentucky
    • University of Missouri, Rolla
    • University of New Orleans
    • University of Oklahoma
    • University of South Florida
    • University of Southern Illinois
    • University of Texas, El Paso
    • University of West Virginia
  • International
    • Curtin University of Technology, Australia
    • Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan
    • Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
    • Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (University of Malaysia)
    • University of British Columbia, Canada
• Reviewer for Publishers
  • CRC Press, Inc.
  • John Wiley and Sons
  • McGraw-Hill Book Company
  • Prentice-Hall Publishers
  • University Science Books
  • W. H. Freeman and Company Publishers
  • Houghton Mifflin Company
• Miscellaneous
  • American Geophysical Union, National Report to the IUGG, reviewer 1991–94
  • Boise State University, Geophysics Ph.D. Program Proposal, 1999
  • Geologic Modeling and Mapping Proceedings, International Assoc. of Mathematical Geology
  • Idaho State Board of Education
  • Kansas Geological Survey
  • Oklahoma Geological Survey
  • Society of Exploration Geophysicists manuscript "Engineering Geophysics" (book)
  • Third World Academy of Science

Professional Registration

• Geologist, State of Missouri, Certificate No. 0563; Geologist, State of Kansas, License No. 534

Security Clearance

• U.S. Department of Defense, Secret, validated 1971, 1988.

Other Geoscience and Agricultural Interests

• I raise wheat on a 1900-acre farm in western Kansas. I am interested in long-range weather forecasting and climatic change as applied to the agricultural sector and in ways to reverse the decline of rural mid-continent communities.

Publications
NOTE: SEG Expanded Abstracts are 3–4 page, refereed papers with a 30% rejection rate. Prior to 2005, they were printed in hard copy; from 2005 onward they are only available on CD.

Journal Articles, Book Chapters, and Maps

• In press
  • Sloan, Steven D., Georgios P. Tsoflias, Don W. Steeples, and Paul D. Vincent, 2006, High-resolution ultra-shallow subsurface imaging by integrating near-surface seismic reflection and ground-penetrating radar data in the depth domain, Journal of Applied Geophysics (in press).
  • Vincent, Paul D., Georgios P. Tsoflias, Don W. Steeples, and Steven D. Sloan, 2006, Walkaway and Pseudowalkaway Seismic Noise Tests: A Field Comparison, Geophysics and The Leading Edge (in press).
• 2006
  • Czarnecki, Gerard P., Georgios P. Tsoflias, Don W. Steeples, Steven D. Sloan, and Robert C. Eslick, An example of automated 3D ultra-shallow seismic acquisition, SEG 76th Annual Meeting Technical Program Expanded Abstracts, 25: 1461
  • Miller, Richard D., Don W. Steeples, Jamie L. Lambrecht, and Neil Croxton, High-resolution seismic-reflection imaging 25 years of change in I-70 sinkhole, Russell County, Kansas, SEG 76th Annual Meeting Technical Program Exp. Abstracts, 25: 1411
  • Tsoflias, Georgios P., Don W. Steeples, Gerard P. Czarnecki, Steven D. Sloan, and Robert C. Eslick, 2006, Automatic deployment of a 2-D geophone array for efficient ultra-shallow seismic imaging: Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L09301, doi: 10.1029/2006GL025902.
• 2005
  • Healey, J. M., G. P. Tsoflias, D. W. Steeples, P. Vincente, S. D. Sloan, and C. D. McElwee, 2005, Geophysical techniques applied to a stream-aquifer system, Kansas Geological Survey Open-File Report no. 2005-11.
  • Ivanov, Julian, Richard D. Miller, Jianghai Xia, Don Steeples, and Choon B. Park, 2005, The inverse problem of refraction travel times, part I: Types of geophysical non-uniqueness through minimization: Pure and Applied Geophysics 162, 447–459.
  • Ivanov, Julian, Richard D. Miller, Jianghai Xia, Don Steeples, and Choon B. Park, 2005, The inverse problem of refraction travel times, part II: Quantifying refraction non-uniqueness using a three-layer model: Pure and Applied Geophysics 162, 461–477.
  • Miller, R. D., J. Ivanov, D. W. Steeples, W. Lynn Watney, and Theresa R. Rademacker, 2005, Unique near-surface seismic-reflection characteristics within an abandoned salt-mine well field, Hutchinson, Kansas: SEG 75th Annual Meeting Technical Program Expanded Abstracts, 24: NSE 1.3.
  • Miller, R. D., A. Villella, J. Xia, and D. W. Steeples, 2005, Seismic investigation of a salt dissolution feature in Kansas: Near-Surface Geophysics, SEG investigations in geophysics series #13, 681–694.
  • Miller, R. D., A., J. Xia, and D. W. Steeples, R. Black, and G. Tsoflias, 2005, Applied research in high-resolution seismic reflection at KU, EEGS, Fast Times, 10:1, 26–27.
  • Sloan, Steve D., Paul D. Vincent, Georgios P. Tsoflias, and Don W. Steeples, 2005, Combining near-surface seismic reflection and ground-penetrating radar data in the depth domain: SEG 75th Annual Meeting Technical Program Exp. Abstr., 24: NSE P1.6.
  • Spikes, K. T., P. D. Vincent, and D. W. Steeples, 2005, Near-surface common-midpoint seismic data recorded with automatically planted geophones: Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L19302, doi:10.1029/2005GL023735.
  • Steeples, Don W., 2005, Near-surface geophysics: 75 years of progress: SEG @ 75: Imaging the Past, Present, and Future, supplement to The Leading Edge, 24(1), S82–S85, doi: 10.1190/1.2112395.
  • Steeples, Don W., 2005, “Shallow seismic methods,” ch. 8 in Hydrogeophysics, ed. Yoram Rubin and Susan S. Hubbard, vol. 50 of Water Science and Technology Library, Springer, The Netherlands, 215–251.
  • Tsoflias, Georgios P., Don W. Steeples, and Ross Black, 2005, Hydrogeophysics research at the University of Kansas, EEGS Publication, Fast Times, 10:1, 27.
  • Tsoflias, Georgios P., Don W. Steeples, Gerard P. Czarnecki, Steven D. Sloan, and Robert C. Eslick, 2006, Automatic deployment of a 2-D geophone array for efficient ultra-shallow seismic imaging: Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L09301, doi: 10.1029/2006GL025902.
  • Tsoflias G. P., D. W. Steeples, G. Czarnecki, S. D. Sloan and R. Eslick, 3-D Autojuggie: Automating Deployment of Two-Dimensional Geophone Arrays for Efficient Ultra-Shallow Seismic-Reflection Surveys, EOS Trans. AGU, 86(52), 2005 Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract U21B-0815.
  • Vincent, P. D., D. W. Steeples, G. P. Tsoflias, and S. D. Sloan, 2005, Two approaches to noise tests: SEG 75th Annual Meeting Technical Program Exp. Abstracts, 24: NSE 5.6.
• 2004
  • Clark, J. M., J. D. Blair, D. W. Steeples and S. Sloan, 2004, Seismic responses of geophones attached to tubing: SEG 74th Annual Meeting Technical Program Expanded Abstracts, 23: 1452–1455
  • Steeples, D. W., 2004, Near-surface seismic reflection applications: in Progress in Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, June 6–9, 2004, Wuhan, China, 2–6.
  • Vincent, P. D., D. W. Steeples, J. D. Blair and G. P. Tsoflias, Effect of orientation of hollow-bar-mounted geophones on airwave coherency: SEG 74th Annual Meeting Expanded Abstracts, 23: 1345–1348.
• 2003
  • Baker, G . S., D. W. Steeples., and C. Schmeissner, C., 2003, The effect of seasonal soil-moisture conditions on near-surface seismic reflection data quality: First Break, 20(1), 35–41.
  • Blair, J. D., D. W. Steeples, P. D. Vincent, N. Butel, and J. Powers, 2003, Analysis of the seismic response of rigidly interconnected geophones attached to steel media of various shapes: SEG 73rd Annual Meeting Technical Program Expanded Abstracts, 22:1263–1265.
  • Blair, J. D., D. W. Steeples, P. D. Vincent, N. Butel, and J. Powers, 2003, Field testing hydraulically planted receivers fitted with custom-made spikes: SEG 73rd Annual Meeting Technical Program Expanded Abstracts, 22:1266–1269.
  • Botz, Jason T., Catherine Loudon, J. Bradley Barger, Jeffrey S. Olafsen, and Don W. Steeples, 2003, Effects of slope and particle size on ant locomotion: Implications for choice of substrate by ant lions: Journal of the Kansas Entomological Soc., 76(3), 426–435.
  • Steeples, D. W., G. S. Baker, 2003, Seismic static corrections, in Geophysical notes for geologists, concepts to applications, Am. Assoc. of Petroleum Geologists, Search & Discovery CD-ROM series, 2; 2003; 40047.
  • Tian, Gang, D. W. Steeples, Jianghai Xia, Richard D. Miller, Kyle T. Spikes, Matthew D. Ralston, 2003, Multi-channel analysis of surface-wave method with the autojuggie: Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 23, 243–247.
  • Tian, Gang, D. W. Steeples, Jianghai Xia, and Kyle T. Spikes, 2003, A useful resorting in surface wave method with the Autojuggie: Geophysics, 68(6), 1906–1908.
• 2002
  • Miller, R. D., D. W. Steeples, J. C. Davis, J. Ivanov, R. Olea, C. B. Park, and C. B. Bennett, 2002, Seismic site characterization of SWTR, Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona: Kansas Geological Survey Open-file Report 2002: 34.
  • Ralston, M. D. and D. W. Steeples, 2002, Automated orientation of three-component shallow seismic land data to source-centered cylindrical coordinates: SEG 72nd Annual Meeting Technical Program Expanded Abstracts, 21: 1420–1423.
  • Ralston, M. D., D. W. Steeples, Kyle Spikes, Jason Blair, and Tian Gang, 2002, Analysis of an automated three-component shallow seismic acquisition system: SEG Ann. Mtng. Tech. Prog. Exp. Abstracts, 21: 15510–1554.
• 2001
  • Baker, G. S., D. W. Steeples, C. Schmeissner, M. Pavlovic, and R. Plumb, 2001, Near-surface imaging using coincident seismic and GPR data: Geophysical Research Letters, 28(4), 627–630.
  • Miller, R. D., T. S. Anderson, J. C. Davis, D. W. Steeples, M. L. Moran, 2001, 3-D characterization of seismic properties at the Smart Weapons Test Range, YPG: Proceedings of the Military Sensing Symposium on Battlefield Seismic and Acoustic Sensing, October 23–25, Laurel, Maryland, published on CD.
  • Ralston, M. D., D. W. Steeples, Kyle Spikes, and Jason Blair, 2001, Near-surface three-component seismic data acquisition using rigidly interconnected geophones: SEG Annual Meeting Technical Program Expanded Abstracts, 20: 1411–1414.
  • Schmeissner, C. M., K. T. Spikes, and D. W. Steeples, 2001, Recording seismic reflections using rigidly interconnected geophones: Geophysics, 66(6), 1838–1842.
  • Spikes, K. T., D. W. Steeples., C. Schmeissner, R. Prado, and M. Pavlovic, 2001, Varying the effective mass of geophones: Geophysics, 66(6), 1850–1855.
  • Spikes, K. T., M. D. Ralston, and D. W. Steeples, 2001, Obtaining CMP data with automatically planted geophones: SEG Annual Meeting Technical Program Exp. Abstracts, 20: 1369–1372.
  • Steeples, D. W., 2001, Engineering and environmental geophysics at the millennium: Geophysics, 66(1), 31–35.
• 2000
  • Baker, G. S., D. W. Steeples, C. Schmeissner, and K. T. Spikes, 2000, Ultrashallow seismic reflection monitoring of seasonal fluctuations in the water table: Environmental and Engineering Geoscience, 6(3), 271–277.
  • Baker, G. S., D. W. Steeples, C. Schmeissner, and K. T. Spikes, 2000, Source-dependent frequency content of ultrashallow seismic reflection data, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA), 90(2), 494–499.
  • Baker, G. S., D. W. Steeples, C. Schmeissner, and K. T. Spikes,2000, Collecting seismic-reflection data from depths shallower than three meters: in Proc. of the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems (SAGEEP), Washington, D. C., 1207–1214.
  • Baker, Gregory, Calista McIntyre, Laura Walczak, and D. W. Steeples, 2000, Improving ultrashallow seismic reflection data by reducing source energy: Exp. Abstr., SEG Intl. Expo. and 70th Annual Meeting, August 6–11, Calgary, Canada, vol. II, 19: 1267–1270.
  • Miller, R. D., D. W. Steeples, K. W. King, and R. W. Knapp, 2000, In situ Poisson's ratio measurements near Provo, Utah: in Assessment of Regional Earthquake Hazards and Risk Along the Wasatch Front, Utah, USGS professional paper #1500-K-R, Paula L. Gori and Walter W. Hays, eds.: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, O1 O10. (ISBN 0-607-95028-5).
  • Schmeissner, C., D. W. Steeples, Mario Pavlovic, Renato Prado, and Kyle Spikes, 2000, Recording seismic reflections using rigidly interconnected geophones: SEG Annual Meeting Technical Program Expanded Abstracts; Aug. 6-11, Calgary, Canada; vol. II, 19: 1279–1282.
  • Spikes, K. T., D. W. Steeples, C. Schmeissner, and R. Prado, 2000, Varying the effective mass of geophones: SEG Annual Meeting Technical Program Exp. Abstracts; Aug. 6-11, Calgary, Canada; vol. II, 1385–1388.
  • Steeples, D. W., 2000, A review of shallow seismic methods: Annali di Geofisica, 43(6), 1021–1044.
• 1999
  • Baker, G. S., C. Schmeissner, and D. W. Steeples, 1999, Seismic reflections from depths of less than two meters: Geophysical Research Letters, 26(2), 279–282.
  • Baker, G. S., D. W. Steeples, and C. Schmeissner, 1999, On coincident seismic and radar imaging: SEG Annual Meeting Technical Program Expanded Abstracts, 18: 484–487.
  • Baker, G. S., D. W. Steeples, and C. Schmeissner, 1999, In-situ, high-frequency P-Wave velocity measurements within 1 m of the Earth’s surface: Geophysics, 64(2), 323–325.
  • Steeples, D. W., G. S. Baker, and C. Schmeissner, 1999, Toward the autojuggie: Planting 72 geophones in 2 seconds: Geophysical Research Letters: 26(8), 1085–1088.
  • Steeples, D. W., G. S. Baker, C. Schmeissner, and B. K. Macy, 1999, Geophones on a board: Geophysics, 64(3), 809–814.
• 1998
  • Baker, G. S., D. W. Steeples, and M. Drake, 1998, Muting the noise cone in near-surface reflection data: An example from southeastern Kansas: Geophysics, 63(4), 1332–1338.
  • Baker, G. S., D. W. Steeples, C. Schmeissner, and B. K. Macy, 1998, In-situ, high-resolution P-wave velocity measurements within 1 m of the Earth’s surface: SEG Annual Meeting Technical Program Expanded Abstracts, 17: 856–858.
  • Baker, G. S., R. Plumb, D. W. Steeples, M. Pavlovic, and C. Schmeissner, 1998, Coincident GPR and ultra-shallow seismic imaging in the Arkansas River Valley, Great Bend, Kansas: SEG Annual Meeting Technical Program Expanded Abstracts, 17: 859–861.
  • Jefferson, R. D., D. W. Steeples, R. A. Black, and T. Carr, 1998, Effects of soil-moisture content on shallow seismic data: Geophysics, 63(4), 1357–1362.
  • Miller, R. D., J. Xia, and D. W. Steeples, 1998, Shallow reflection does not always work: SEG Annual Meeting Technical Program Expanded Abstracts, 17: 852–855.
  • Steeples, D. W., 1998, Shallow seismic reflection section: Introduction, Geophysics, 63(4), 1210–1212.
  • Steeples, D. W. and Gregory S. Baker, 1998, Finding seismic static corrections: AAPG Explorer, 19(6), 20–21; 29.
  • Steeples, D. W. and Lee Blackledge, 1998, A History of Shallow Seismic Exploration Methods: History of the Geosciences: An Encyclopedia; ed. Gregory Good, published in cooperation with the American Geophysical Union, Garland Publishing; 758–762.
  • Steeples, D. W. and R. D. Miller, 1998, Avoiding pitfalls in shallow seismic reflection surveys: Geophysics, 63(4), 1213–1224.
  • Steeples, D. W., G. S. Baker, C. Schmeissner, and B. K. Macy, 1998, Geophones on a board: SEG Annual Meeting Technical Program Expanded Abstracts, 17: 862–865.
• 1997
  • Baker, G. S., D. W. Steeples, and M. Feroci, 1997, The time dependence of shallow reflection data: The Leading Edge, 16(11), 1663–1666.
  • Steeples, D. W., C. Schmeissner, and B. Macy, 1997, Recording wind microstructure with a seismograph: Geophys. Res. Lett., 24(19), 2375–2378.
  • Steeples, Don W., Alan G. Green, Thomas V. McEvilly, Richard D. Miller, William E., Doll, and James W. Rector, 1997, A workshop examination of shallow seismic reflection surveying: The Leading Edge, 16(11), 1641–1647.
• 1996
  • Keiswetter, D., R. Black, and D. Steeples, 1996, Seismic reflection analysis of the Manson Impact Structure, Iowa: Journal of Geophysical Research, 101(B3), 5823–5834.
  • Keiswetter, D., R. Black, and D. Steeples, 1996, Structure of the terrace terrane, Manson Impact Structure, Iowa, interpreted from high-resolution seismic-reflection data: Geol. Soc. of Am. Special Paper 302, 105–113.
  • Park, C. B., R. D. Miller, D. W. Steeples, and R. A. Black, 1996, Swept impact seismic technique (SIST): Geophysics, v. 61, 1789–1803.
  • Steeples, D. W., 1996, Beneath the surface: Geophysical aspects of radioactive waste disposal: Geotimes, 41(8), 26–29.
  • Steeples, D. W. and Brosius, L., 1996, Earthquakes: Kansas Geological Survey Public Information Circ. #3, 8 pp.
  • Steeples, D. W. and D. D. Steeples, 1996, Far-field aftershocks of the 1906 earthquake: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 86, 921–924.
  • Xia, J., D. R. Sprowl, and D. W. Steeples, 1996, A model of Precambrian geology of Kansas derived from gravity and magnetic data: Computers and Geosciences, v. 22, 883–895.
• 1995
  • Anderson, N. L., R. W. Knapp, D. W. Steeples, and R. D. Miller, 1995, Plastic deformation and dissolution of the Hutchinson Salt Member in Kansas: in Anderson et al., eds., Geophysical Atlas of Kansas: Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin 237, 66–70.
  • Jefferson, R. D. and D. W. Steeples, 1995, Effects of short-term variations in near-surface moisture content on shallow seismic data [Exp. Abs.]: Soc. Explor. Geophys., 419–421.
  • Keiswetter, D. and D. W. Steeples 1995, A field investigation of source parameters for the sledgehammer: Geophysics, v. 60, 1051–1057.
  • Miller, R. D., J. Xia, R. S. Harding, J. T. Neal, J. W. Fairborn, and D. W. Steeples, 1995, Seismic investigation of a surface collapse feature at Weeks Island Salt Dome, Louisiana: AAPG Division of Environmental Geosciences Journal, v. 2, n. 2, 104–112.
  • Miller, R. D. and D. W. Steeples, 1995, Applications of shallow high-resolution seismic reflection to various mining operations: Mining Engineering, v. 47, 355–361.
  • Miller, R. D., D. W. Steeples, and T. V. Weis, 1995, Shallow seismic-reflection study of a salt dissolution subsidence feature in Stafford County, Kansas: in Anderson et al., eds., Geophysical Atlas of Kansas: Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin 237, 71–76.
  • Steeples, D. W. and J. E. Nyquist, 1995, What environmental geophysics can do: Geotimes, v. 40, n. 5, 15–17.
  • Steeples, D. W., C. M. Schmeissner, and B. K. Macy, 1995, The evolution of shallow seismic methods: Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, v. 0, n. 1, 15–24, (invited paper).
  • Steeples, D. W., B. Macy, C. Schmeissner, and R. D. Miller, 1995, Contrasting near-surface and classical seismology: The Leading Edge, v. 14, 271–272.
  • Xia, J., R. D. Miller, and D. W. Steeples, 1995, Elimination of edge effects in potential-field data processing by equivalent source technique, [Exp. Abs.]: Soc. Explor. Geophys., 268–271.
  • Xia, J., R. D. Miller, and D. W. Steeples, 1995, Aeromagnetic map of Kansas, reduced to the pole with second vertical derivative calculated: Kansas Geological Survey Map Series, M-41A.
  • Xia, J., R. D. Miller, and D. W. Steeples, 1995, Bouguer gravity map of Kansas, second vertical derivative calculated: Kansas Geological Survey Map Series, M-41B.
  • Xia, J., D. Sprowl, D. W. Steeples, and R. D. Miller, 1995, Model of Precambrian geology of Kansas: Kansas Geological Survey Map Series, M-41C.
  • Xia, J., R. D. Miller, and D. W. Steeples, 1995, Aeromagnetic map of Kansas, reduced to a horizontal plane and reduced to the pole: Kansas Geol. Survey Map Series, M-41D.
  • Xia, J., R. D. Miller, D. W. Steeples, and D. Adkins-Heljeson, 1995, Residual Bouguer gravity map of Kansas, the second order regional trend removed: Kansas Geological Survey Map Series, M-41E.
  • Xia, J., R. D. Miller, D. W. Steeples, and D. Adkins-Heljeson, 1995, Residual aeromagnetic map of Kansas, second order regional trend removed: Kansas Geological Survey Map Series, M-41F.
• 1994
  • Black, R., D. W. Steeples, and R. D. Miller, 1994, Migration of shallow reflection data: Geophysics, v. 59, 402–410.
  • Keiswetter, D. and D. Steeples, 1994, Practical modifications to improve the sledgehammer source: Geophysical Research Letters, 21(20), 2203–2206.
  • Keiswetter, D., R. Black, and D. Steeples, 1994, Mapping bedrock beneath glacial till using CDP seismic reflection methods: Geophysical Research Letters, 21(6), 453–456.
  • Miller, R. D. and D. W. Steeples, 1994, Applications of shallow high resolution seismic reflection to various environmental problems: Journal of Applied Geophysics, v. 31, 65–72.
  • Miller, R. D. S. E. Pullan, D. W. Steeples, and, J. A. Hunter, 1994, Field comparison of shallow P-Wave seismic sources near Houston, Texas: Geophysics, v. 59, 1713–1728.
  • Miller, R. D., D. W. Steeples, and J. Xia, 1994, Applications of shallow high-resolution seismic reflection to environmental, groundwater, and engineering problems [Exp. Abs.]: International Symposium on Engineering Geophysics, Beijing, PRC.
  • Miller, R. D., R. S. Harding, Jr., J. Xia, and D. W. Steeples, 1994, High resolution seismic reflection survey near surface collapse feature at Weeks Island, Louisiana [Exp. Abs.]: Soc. Explor. Geophys., 612–615.
  • Miller, R. D., J. Xia, and D. W. Steeples, 1994, High resolution seismic reflection survey near SPR surface collapse feature at Weeks Island, Louisiana; Supplemental report: Kansas Geological Survey Open-file Report 94–61.
  • Steeples, D. W. and R. D. Miller, 1994, Pitfalls in shallow seismic reflection, in Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, R. S. Bell and C. M. Lepper, eds., Boston, Mass., March 27–31, 1994, published by the Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, 9–17.
• 1993
  • Black, R., D. W. Steeples, and R. D. Miller, 1993, Migration of shallow reflection data [Exp. Abs.]: Soc. Explor Geophys., 520–522.
  • Keiswetter, D. A., Steeples, D. W., and Black, R. A., 1993, Shallow seismic reflection profiling to map bedrock beneath glacial till: Expanded abstract, SEG 1993 Technical Program, 504–505.
  • Miller, R. D., D. W. Steeples, L. Schulte and J. Davenport, 1993, Shallow seismic-reflection feasibility study of the salt dissolution well field at North American Salt Company's Hutchinson, Kansas, facility: Mining Engineering, v. 45, 1291–1296.
  • Park, C., D. Steeples, R. Black, and R. Miller, 1993, A new coded impulsive seismic technique [Exp. Abs.]: Soc. Explor. Geophysics, 512–514.
  • Steeples, D. W. and R. D. Miller, 1993, Basic principles and concepts of practical shallow seismic reflection profiling (a tutorial): Mining Engineering, v. 45, 1297–1302.
• 1992
  • Keiswetter, D. A., R. D. Miller, and D. W. Steeples, 1992, Investigation of the Sledge-hammer as a shallow seismic source: Kansas Geological Survey Open-file report 92–38.
  • Miller, R. D., S. E. Pullan, D. A. Keiswetter, D. W. Steeples, and J. A. Hunter, 1992, Field comparison of shallow S wave seismic sources near Houston, Texas: Kansas Geological Survey Open-file Report 92–33.
  • Miller, R. D., S. E. Pullan, D. A. Keiswetter, D. W. Steeples, and J. A. Hunter, 1992, Field comparison of shallow P wave seismic sources near Houston, Texas: Kansas Geological Survey Open-file Report 92–32.
  • Miller, R. D., H. R. Feldman, E. K. Franseen, D. A. Keiswetter, and D. W. Steeples, 1992, Practical vertical resolution limits of CDP data targeting reflectors less than 125 m deep near Independence, Kansas [Exp. Abs.]: Soc. Explor. Geophys., v. 1, 374–377.
  • Miller, R. D., S. E. Pullan, D. A. Keiswetter, D. W. Steeples, and J. A. Hunter, 1992, Field comparison of shallow P wave seismic sources near Houston, Texas [Exp. Abs.]: Soc. Explor. Geophys., v. 1, 694–697.
  • Miller, R. D., S. E. Pullan, D. W. Steeples, and J. A. Hunter, 1992, Field comparison of shallow seismic sources near Chino, California: Geophysics, v. 57, 693–709.
  • Miller. R. D., D. W. Steeples, T. V. Weis, B. C. Bennett, J. M. Anderson, J. D. Keithline, D. H. Goddard, P. M. Acker, and D. A. Keiswetter, 1992, P-Wave seismic acquisition and processing test near the proposed Cup-McCook Reservoir, Cook County, Illinois: Kansas Geological Survey Open-File Report 92–18, 36 pp.
  • Steeples, D. W., 1992, Evolution of continents: in McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 7th Edition, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 356–360.
  • Xia, J., H. Yarger, C-K Lam, D. W. Steeples, and R. D. Miller, 1992, Gravity data distribution in Kansas (Map): Kansas Geological Survey Open-file Report 92–24.
• 1991
  • Ali, M., Miller, R. D., and Steeples, D. W., 1991, Shallow faults mapped with seismic reflections: Lost River Fault, Idaho: Geophysical Research Letters, 18(9), 1767–1770.
  • Healey, J., J. Anderson, R. D. Miller, D. Keiswetter, D. W. Steeples, and B. Bennett, 1991 Improved shallow seismic-reflection source: Building a better buffalo [Exp. Abstr.]: Soc. Explor. Geophys. v. 1, 588–591.
  • Miller, R. D., D. A. Keiswetter, and D. W. Steeples, 1991, Investigation of the sledgehammer as a shallow seismic source; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Las Vegas, Nevada: Kansas Geological Survey Open-file Report 91–25.
  • Miller, R. D. and D. W. Steeples, 1991, Detecting voids in a 0.6-m coal seam, 7 m deep, using seismic reflection: Geoexploration, Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, v. 28, 109–119.
  • Miller, R. D., D. W. Steeples, D. A., Keiswetter, F. T. Wirnkar, and W. Hudnell, 1991, Shallow seismic-reflection feasibility study of the salt dissolution well field at North American Salt Company's Hutchinson, Kansas, facility: Kansas Geological Survey Open-file Report 91-8.
  • Pullan, S. E., R. D. Miller, J. A. Hunter, and D. W. Steeples, 1991, Shallow seismic-reflection surveys–CDP or "optimum offset?" Expand. Abstr. Society of Exploration Geophysics. 1:576–579.
  • Steeples, D., 1991, Uses and techniques of environmental geophysics: The Leading Edge of Exploration, 30–31.
• 1990
  • Buchanan, R. and D. W. Steeples, 1990, On-demand map publication: Geotimes, 35:4, 19–21.
  • Miller, R. D., D. W. Steeples, and A. Mazzella, 1990, Reflections from geologic interfaces shallower than 30 m at the Pittman Lateral, Henderson, Nevada [Ex Abs.]: Soc. Explor. Geophys., 393–396.
  • Miller, R. D., D. W. Steeples, and Myers, 1990, Shallow seismic-reflection survey across the Meers fault, Oklahoma: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 102, 18–25.
  • Miller, R. D. and D. W. Steeples, 1990, A shallow seismic reflection survey in basalts of the Snake River Plain, Idaho: Geophysics, v. 55, 761–768.
  • Miller, R. D., D. W. Steeples, R. Hill, and B. Gaddis, 1990, Identifying intra-alluvial and bedrock structures shallower than 30 meters using seismic-reflection techniques: Soc. Explor. Geophys. volumes on Geotechnical and Environmental Geophysics, Stan Ward, ed., Volume 3: Geotechnical, 89–98.
  • Steeples, D. W., 1990, Spectral shaping during acquisition of seismic–reflection data [Ex Abs.]: Society of Explor. Geophys., v. 1, 917–920.
  • Steeples, D. W., R. D. Miller, and R. A. Black, 1990, Static corrections from shallow-reflection surveys: Geophysics, v. 55, 769–775.
  • Steeples, D. W. and R. D. Miller, 1990, Seismic-reflection methods applied to engineering, environmental, and ground-water problems: in Soc. Explor. Geophys. volumes on Geotechnical and Environmental Geophysics, Stan Ward, ed., Volume 1: Review and Tutorial, 1–30.
  • Steeples, D. W., 1990, Early spectral shaping boosts data quality: Oil and Gas Journal, v. 88, n. 38, September 17, 49–55.
  • Steeples, D. W., 1990, The editor's perspective: The Leading Edge, v.19, n.7, 30–34.
  • Steeples, D. W., B. C. Bennett, C. Park, R. D. Miller, and R. W. Knapp, 1990, Microearthquakes in Kansas and Nebraska 1977–1989: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, Final Report NUREG/ CR-5629-RA, NRC FIN D2007, Contract n. NRC-04-87-084.
• 1989
  • Baars, D. L., W. L. Watney, D. W. Steeples, and E. A. Brostuen, 1989, Petroleum: A primer for Kansas: Kansas Geological Survey Educational Series 7, 40 pp.
  • Knapp, R. W., D. W. Steeples, R. D. Miller, and C. D. McElwee, 1989, Seismic reflection surveys at sinkholes in central Kansas: in Proc. of Symposium on Geophysics in Kansas, D. W. Steeples, ed.: KS Geoogical Survey Bulletin 226, 95–116.
  • Miller, R. D., D. W. Steeples, and M. Brannan, 1989, Mapping a bedrock surface under dry alluvium with shallow seismic reflections: Geophysics, v. 54, 1528–1534.
  • Miller, R. D., S. E. Pullan, D. W. Steeples, and J. A. Hunter, 1989, Field comparison of shallow seismic sources near Chino, California [Exp. Abs.]: Soc. Explor. Geophys., v. 1, 262–265.
  • Miller, R. D., S. E. Pullan, D. W. Steeples, and J. A. Hunter, 1989, Field comparison of shallow seismic sources near Chino, California: Kansas Geological Survey Open-file Report n. 89–38.
  • Newell, K. D., W. L. Watney, D. W. Steeples, R. W. Knapp, and S. W. Cheng, 1989, Suitability of high-resolution seismic method to identifying petroleum reservoirs in Kansas: a geological perspective: in Proc. of Symposium on Geophysics in Kansas, D. W. Steeples, ed.: Kansas Geol. Survey Bull. 226, 9–29.
  • Somanas, C., R. W. Knapp, H. L. Yarger, and D. W. Steeples, 1989, Geophysical model of the Mid-continent Geophysical Anomaly (MGA) in northeastern Kansas: in Proc. of Symposium on Geophysics in Kansas, D. W. Steeples, ed.: Kansas Geol. Survey Bull. 226, 215–228.
  • Steeples, D. W. and R. D. Miller, 1989, Shallow seismic-reflection survey near a radioactive storage site at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory [Exp. Abs.]: Soc. Explor. Geophys., v. 1, 258–261.
  • Steeples, D. W., 1989, Structure of the Salina-Forest City interbasin boundary, from seismic studies: in Proc. of Symposium on Geophysics in Kansas, D. W. Steeples, ed.: Kansas Geol. Survey Bull. 226, 31–52 (Reprinted from UMR Journal).
  • Steeples, D. W. and R. D. Miller, 1989, Kansas refraction profiles: in Proc. of Symposium on Geophysics in Kansas, D. W. Steeples, ed.: Kansas Geol. Survey Bull. 226, 129–164.
  • Steeples, D. W., R. D. Miller, and R. W. Knapp, 1989, Shallow seismic reflection for engineering and geotechnical studies: EG&G Geometrics short course manual, 166 pp.
  • Miller, R. D. and D. W. Steeples, 1989, Introduction to seismic-reflection processing using Eavesdropper: EG&G Geometrics short course manual, 96 pp.
• 1988
  • Berendsen, P., R. M. Borcherding, J. Doveton, L. Gerhard, K. D. Newell, D. W. Steeples, and W. L. Watney, 1988, Texaco Poersch #1, Washington County, Kansas–Preliminary geologic report of the Pre-Phanerozoic rocks: Kansas Geological Survey Open-file Report n. 88–22, 116 pp.
  • Berendsen, P., J. Doveton, L. Gerhard, K. D. Newell, D. W. Steeples, W. L. Watney, and R. M. Borcherding, 1988, Preliminary geologic report of Texaco/Poersch borehole: Oil and Gas Journal, v. 86, n. 44, 48–54.
  • Branham, K. L. and D. W. Steeples, 1988, Cavity detection using high-resolution seismic reflection methods: Mining Engineering, v. 40, 115–119.
  • Hildebrand, G. M., D. W. Steeples, R. W. Knapp, R. D. Miller, and B. C. Bennett, 1988, Microearthquakes in Kansas and Nebraska 1977–87: Seismological Research Letters, v. 59. n. 4, 159–163.
  • Knapp, R. W., R. D. Miller, D. W. Steeples, and A. J. Kalik, 1988, Near-surface effects on seismic data acquisition: in Proc. of 1988 Symposium of the Geophysical Society of Tulsa, E. Bielanski, ed., 91–122.
  • Miller, R. D., D. W. Steeples, C. Somanas, and P. Myers, 1988, Detecting voids in a 0.6-m coal seam, 7-m deep, using seismic reflection: in Expanded Abstracts with Authors' Biographies, v. 1, Soc. Explor. Geophys. 58th Ann. Internat. Mtg. & Expos., 298–301.
  • Miller, R. D., D. W. Steeples, J. A., Treadway, and S. Hinschberger, 1988, Seismic survey over a topographic scarp in the Snake River Plain, Idaho: Seismological Society of America Bull., v. 78, n. 1, 299–307.
  • Steeples, D. W. and R. D. Miller, 1988, Tunnel detection by high-resolution seismic methods: in Proceedings of the Third Technical Symposium on Tunnel Detection: Colorado School of Mines, 45–81.
  • Steeples, D. W., R. D. Miller, and M. Brannan, 1988, Mapping bedrock as shallow as 4 m under dry alluvium with seismic reflections: in Expanded Abstracts with Authors' Biographies, v. 1, Soc. Explor. Geophys. 58th Ann. Internat. Mtg., & Expos., 309–312.
  • Steeples, D. W. and R. D. Miller, 1988, Seismic reflection methods applied to engineering, environmental, and ground-water problems: Proc. of the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, (SAGEEP), Golden, CO, March, Soc. Engineering and Mineral Exploration Geophysicists 409–461.
  • Steeples, D. W., G. M. Hildebrand, B. C. Bennett, R. D. Miller, Y. Chung, R. W. Knapp, 1988, Kansas-Nebraska seismicity studies using the Kansas-Nebraska microearthquake network: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, Final Report NUREG/CR-5045-RA, NRC FIN B8272, Contract no. NRC-04-82-006-02, 71 pp.
  • Treadway, J. A., D. W. Steeples and R. D. Miller, 1988, Shallow seismic study of a fault scarp near Borah Peak, Idaho: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 93, n. B6, 6325–6337.
• 1987
  • Birkelo, B. A., D. W. Steeples, R. D. Miller, and M. A. Sophocleous, 1987, Seismic reflection study of a shallow aquifer during a pumping test: Ground Water, v. 25, 703–709.
  • Evans, D. G. and D. W. Steeples, 1987, Microearthquakes near the Sleepy Hollow Oil Field, southwestern Nebraska: Seismological Society of America Bull., v. 77, 132–140.
  • Miller, R. D., D. W. Steeples, K. W. King, and R. W. Knapp, 1987, In situ Poisson's ratio measurements near Provo, Utah: in Assessment of regional earthquake hazards and risk along the Wasatch Front, Utah, Vol. II: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 87-585, 1–26.
  • Myers P. B., R. D. Miller, and D. W. Steeples, 1987, Shallow seismic reflection profile of the Meers fault, Comanche County, Oklahoma: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 14, 749–752.
  • Steeples, D. W. and R. D. Miller, 1987, Direct detection of shallow subsurface voids using high-resolution seismic-reflection techniques: in Karst Hydrogeology: Engineering and Environmental Applications, Ed. by B. F. Beck and W. L. Wilson; A. A. Balkema, Boston, 179–183.
  • Steeples, D. W., R. D. Miller, and R. W. Knapp, 1987, Downhole .50-caliber rifle—an advance in high-resolution seismic sources: in Technical Program Abstracts and Biographies: Soc. Explor. Geophys. 57th Ann. Mtg., 76–78.
• 1986
  • Hunter, J. A. and D. W. Steeples, 1986, Conducting a shallow seismic source comparison: in Exp. Abs. of 1986 annual meeting of Society of Exploration Geophysicists, 120–123.
  • Knapp, R. W. and D. W. Steeples, 1986, High-resolution common depth point seismic reflection profiling: instrumentation: Geophysics, v. 51, 276–282.
  • Knapp, R. W. and D. W. Steeples, 1986, High-resolution common depth point seismic reflection profiling: field acquisition parameter design: Geophysics, v. 51, 283–294.
  • Miller, R. D. and D. W. Steeples, 1986, Shallow structure from a seismic reflection profile across the Borah Peak, Idaho, fault scarp: Geophysical Research Letters, v. 13, 953–956.
  • Seeber, M. D. and D. W. Steeples, 1986, Seismic data obtained with a .50-caliber machine gun as a high-resolution seismic source: AAPG Bull., v. 70, 970–976.
  • Steeples, D. W. and K. L. Branham, 1986, Use of seismic reflection methods to detect abandoned mines in Kansas: in Proceedings of the 8th annual national abandoned mine lands conference, 54–66.
  • Steeples, D. W., R. W. Knapp, and C. D. McElwee, 1986, Seismic reflection investigations of sinkholes beneath Interstate Highway 70 in Kansas: Geophysics, v. 51, 295–301.
  • Steeples, D. W. and R. D. Miller, 1986, Some shallow seismic reflection pitfalls [Exp. Abs.]: in Technical Program Abstracts and Biographies: Soc. of Explor. Geophys. 56th Ann. Mtg., Houston, Texas, 101–104.
• 1985
  • Miller, R. D., D. W. Steeples, and J. A. Treadway, 1985, Seismic reflection survey of a sinkhole in Ellsworth County, Kansas: Soc. Explor. Geophys. 55th annual meeting, Washington, DC., in Technical Program Abstracts and Biographies [Exp. Abs.] 154–156.
  • Steeples, D. W., R. W. Knapp, and R. D. Miller, 1985, Field efficient shallow CDP seismic surveys: Soc. Explor. Geophys., 55th annual meeting, Washington, DC, in Technical Program Abstracts and Biographies [Exp. Abs.], 150–152.
  • Treadway, J. A., D. W. Steeples, and R. D. Miller, 1985, Seismic reflections within the upper 100 feet near Borah Peak, Idaho, earthquake scarp: Soc. Explor. Geophys. 55th annual meeting, Washington, DC, in Technical Program Abstracts and Biographies [Exp. Abs.], 161–163.
  • Yarger, H., C. Lam, R. Sooby, A. Martin, K. Ng, R. Robertson, Y. Zhao, D. Adkins- Heljeson, D. Steeples, 1985, Bouguer gravity map of Kansas, 1/500,000: Kansas Geol. Survey Open-file Report.
• 1984
  • Denne, J. E., H. L. Yarger, P. A. Macfarlane, R. W. Knapp, M. A. Sophocleous, J. R. Lucas, and D. W. Steeples, 1984, Remote sensing and geophysical investigations of glacial buried valleys in northeastern Kansas: Ground Water, v. 22, 56–65.
  • Hildebrand, G. M., D. W. Steeples, 1984, Kansas-Nebraska seismicity, 1984; in United States Earthquakes, 1984, Carl W. Stover, ed.: U.S. Geological Survey Bull. 1862, 140–141.
  • Serpa, L., T. Setzer, H. Farmer, L. Brown, J. Oliver, S. Kaufman, J. Sharp, and D. W. Steeples, 1984, Structure of the southern Keweenawan rift from COCORP surveys across the Midcontinent Geophysical Anomaly in northeastern Kansas: Tectonics, v.3, 367–384.
  • Stander, T. W., D. A. Kopsick, D. W. Steeples, and R. Knapp, 1984, The application of seismic reflection profiling in determining subsurface application of alluvial stratigraphy: in River Meandering, C. M. Elliott, ed., Proceedings of Rivers '83 Conference, published by American Society of Civil Engineers, 159–169.
  • Steeples, D. W., 1984, High-resolution reflections at 200 Hz: Oil and Gas Journal, 82:49, 86–92.
  • Steeples, D. W., R. D. Miller, and K. W. King, 1984, An effort to determine Poisson's ratio in situ for near-surface layers: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 84-763, Proceedings Conference XXVI, A workshop on "Evaluation of regional and urban earthquake hazards and risk in Utah," 500–514.
  • Steeples, D. W., R. W. Knapp, and R. D. Miller, 1984, Examination of sinkholes by seismic reflection: in Sinkholes: Their geology, engineering, and environmental impact, ed. Barry Beck, A. A. Balkema, Boston, 217–224.
  • Steeples, D. W. and R. D. Miller, 1984, High-frequency shear waves for tunnel detection: in Proceedings of Second Technical Symposium on Tunnel Detection: Colorado School of Mines.
• 1983
  • Brown, L., L. Serpa, T. Setzer, J. Oliver, S. Kaufman, R. Lillie, D. Steiner, and D. W. Steeples, 1983, Intracrustal complexity of the United States Midcontinent: Preliminary results from COCORP surveys in northeastern Kansas: Geology, v. 11, 25–30.
  • Sheehan, A F. and D. W. Steeples, 1983, Sensitivity of Kansas microearthquake network: Earthquake Notes, 54:2, 13–21.
  • Steeples, D. W., 1983, A note on the results of the COCORP seismic reflection profile in northeastern Kansas: Kansas Geological Survey, The Journal, v. 5, n. 1, 1–5.
  • Steeples, D. W., G. H. Rothe, and R. W. Knapp, 1983, Kansas and Nebraska earthquakes–1981–82: Earthquake Notes, v. 54, n. 2, 49–55.
  • Steeples, D. W. and R. Buchanan, 1983 (rev. ed. 1984), Kansas Geomaps: Kansas Geological Survey, Educational Series 4, 30 pp.
  • Steeples, D. W., R. W. Knapp, and C. D. McElwee, 1983, Seismic reflection surveys of a catastrophically collapsed sinkhole, Ellis County, Kansas: Society of Exploration Geophysicists 53rd annual meeting, Exp. Abstracts of the Technical Program, 296–298.
• 1982
  • Denne, J., D. W. Steeples, M. A. Sophocleous, A. F., Severini, and J. R. Lucas, 1982, An integrated approach for locating glacial buried valley aquifers: Kansas Geological Survey Groundwater Series n. 5, 22 pp.
  • Stavnes, S. A. and D. W. Steeples, 1982, Relationships between geology and geothermal gradients in Kansas: in Geothermal Direct Heat Program, Roundup Technical Conference Proceedings, v. 1, Earth Science Laboratory, University of Utah Research Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah, 88–121.
  • Stavnes, S. A. and D. W. Steeples, 1982, Geothermal resources of Kansas: Map published by NOAA, Boulder, Colorado, 1:500,000.
  • Steeples, D. W., 1982, Structure of the Salina-Forest City interbasin boundary, from seismic studies: University of Missouri-Rolla, Journal n. 3, 55–81.
  • Steeples, D. W. and R. W. Knapp, 1982, Reflections from 25 feet or less: Paper presented at 1982 SEG Convention [Exp. Abs.], SEG program volume, 469–471.
  • Steeples, D. W. and G. H. Rothe, 1982, Kansas earthquakes, 1980: in United States Earthquakes, 1980, ed. C. W. Stover and C. A. van Hake: U.S. Geological Survey, Golden, Colorado, 139–141.
  • Steeples, D. W., G. H. Rothe, 1982, Kansas earthquakes–1980: Earthquake Notes, 53:4, 57–58.
• 1981
  • Berendsen, P., F. W. Wilson, H. L. Yarger, and D. W. Steeples, 1981, New data on major basement fractures in the tectonic development of eastern Kansas: 3rd Intern. Conf. on Basement Tectonics, 227–240.
  • Steeples, D. W., 1981, Geothermal evaluation of Kansas–preliminary results: in Geothermal Direct Heat Program: Glenwood Springs Technical Conference Proceedings, Earth Science Laboratory, University of Utah Research Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah, v. 1, 148–164.
  • Steeples, D. W., 1981, Kansas earthquakes, 1979: Earthquake Notes, v. 52, n. 2, 42–48.
  • Yarger, H., G. Lam, R. Sooby, A. Martin, R. H. Rothe, and D. W. Steeples, 1981, Bouguer Gravity Map of Southeast Kansas: Kansas Geological Survey Open-file Report, 1:500,000, Sept.
• 1980
  • Buchanan, R. and D. W. Steeples, 1980, Kansas earthquakes: an update: Kansas Geological Survey, The Journal, 2:2, 1–4.
  • Rothe, G. H., C. Y. Lui, and D. W. Steeples, 1980, Possibility of earthquakes induced by brine injection for secondary oil recovery in Nebraska: in Proceedings of the 21st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics: University of Missouri, Rolla, Missouri, 651–661.
  • Steeples, D. W., 1980, Kansas earthquakes–1978: Earthquake Notes, v. 51, 34–37.
  • Steeples, D., 1980, Earthquakes: Kansas Geological Survey, The Journal, 8 pp.
• 1979
  • Steeples, D. W., S. M. DuBois, and F. W. Wilson, 1979, Seismicity, faulting, and geophysical anomalies in Nemaha County, Kansas—relationship to regional structures: Geology, v. 7, 134–138.
  • Steeples, D. W., 1979, Microearthquake network in Kansas: in Terrestrial and Space Techniques in Earth-quake Prediction Research, A. Vogel (ed.), Friedr. Vieweg and Sohn, Braunschweig/Wiesbaden, 115–130.
• 1976
  • Steeples, D. W. and A. M. Pitt, 1976, Microearthquakes in and near Long Valley, California: J. Geophys. Res., v. 81, 841–848.
  • Steeper, 1976, Low velocity zone under Long Valley as determined from teleseismic events: J. Geophys. Res., v. 81, 849–860.
  • Steeples, D. W. and H. M. Iyer, 1976, Teleseismic P-wave delays in geothermal exploration: Proceedings of 2nd United Nations Symposium on Development and Use of Geothermal Resources, 1199–1206.
• 1975
  • Pitt, A. M. and D. W. Steeples, 1975, Microearthquakes in the Mono Lake, northern Owens Valley, CA region from Sept. 28 to Oct. 28, 1970: Seismol. Soc. Amer. Bull. 65, 835–844.

Theses

• Steeples, D. W., 1975, Teleseismic P-delays in geothermal exploration with application to Long Valley, California: Ph.D. Thesis, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
• Steeples, D. W., 1973, Microearthquakes and tectonics of northern Owens Valley, California: M.S. Report, Department of Geophysics, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
• Steeples, D. W., 1970, Resistivity methods in prospecting for groundwater: M.S. Thesis, Department of Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas.

Published Abstracts

• 2004
  • Blair, J. D., J. Clark, D. W. Steeples, P. D. Vincent, and G. P. Tsoflias, 2004, Reducing the cost of shallow seismic data acquisition: A comparative analysis of the seismic response of rigidly interconnected geophones attached to steel media of various shapes, Transactions, American Chemical Society, Spring 2004 meeting, Anaheim, CA: ENVR74.
• 2003
  • Healey, J. M., G. P. Tsoflias, D. W. Steeples, P. D. Vincent, S. D. Sloan, C. D. McElwee, J. D. Blair, 2003, Geophysical techniques applied to a stream-aquifer system, Eos Trans., AGU, 84(46), Fall Meeting Suppl., Abstract H31B-0466.
• 2002
  • Shea, N., J. S. Olafsen, C. Loudon, and D. W. Steeples, Assessing granular pit construction from larval Neuroptera, 2002, American Physical Society Session M27 9 Bulletin of the American Physical Society, v. 47, no. 1, Part 2002, March.
  • Steeples, Don, 2002, Shallow subsurface applications of high-resolution seismic reflection: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. v. 12, no. 5, pt. 2 of 2, November, 2390.
• 2001
  • Baker, G. S., D. W. Steeples, 2001, Ultrashallow seismic reflection monitoring of seasonal fluctuations in the water table, Abstracts with Programs: Geological Society of America, 33(6), 131.
  • Botz, J. T., C. Loudon, J. S. Olafsen, and D. W. Steeples, 2001, Assessment of sand properties of antlion larvae, Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Dec. 9–12, San Diego, CA.
• 2000
  • Steeples, D. W., Schmeissner, C. M., and Baker, G. S., 2000, Applications of and recent developments in shallow seismic reflection, Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 71, No. 2, March/April, 231.
• 1999
  • Baker, Gregory S.. Steeples, Don W., Schmeissner, C., 1999, Improved vadose-zone characterization in the upper 3 meters of the subsurface using coincident seismic and GPR imaging, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstract # 50002, Oct. 25–28, Denver, CO.
  • Spikes, K., D. W. Steeples, C. Schmeissner, M. Pavlovic, and R. Prado, 1999, Weights on geophones, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting Abstract # 52016, Oct. 25–28, Denver, CO.
• 1998
  • Steeples, D. W., Baker, G. S., and C. Schmeissner, 1998, Toward the autojuggie: Planting 72 geophones in 2 seconds, 1998, American Geophysical Union, 1998 Fall Meeting, Dec. 6–10, San Francisco, CA.
• 1997
  • Baker, Gregory S. and D. W. Steeples, 1997, Assessing shallow seismic reflection data quality as a nonseismologist: GSA Abstracts with Programs, 1997 Ann. meeting, 29:6.
  • Gosse, J., W. Dort, C. Sorenson, D. Steeples, J. Grimes, and G. Hecht, 1997, Insights on the depositional age and rate of denudation of the pre-Illinoian till in Kansas from terrestrialcosmogenic nuclides: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, North-Central Section, v. 29, n. 4, A17.
• 1995
  • Macy, B. and D. W. Steeples, 1995, Near-surface complexity at the Bala kimberlite, (abstract) EOS Transactions, Am. Geophys. Union., v. 76, #46 supplement, F391.
  • Keiswetter, D., Black, R. A., and Steeples, D. W., 1995, Integration of borehole data, vibroseis, and high-resolution seismic-reflection data, Manson Impact Structure, GSA Abstr. with Program, North-Central Sectional Meeting, Lincoln.
  • Steeples D. W., C. Schmeissner, and B. Macy, 1995, Recording wind microstructure with a seismograph, (abstract) EOS Transactions, Am. Geophys. Union., v. 76, #46 supplement, F127.
• 1994
  • Black, R., Keiswetter, D., and Steeples, D., 1994, Structure of the crater moat and central uplift, Manson Impact Structure, Iowa, interpreted from high-resolution seismic-reflection data [Abs.]: GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 26, n. 7, A-403.
  • Keiswetter, D. A., Black, R. A., Steeples, D. W., and Anderson, R. ., 1993, High-resolution seismic reflection survey at the Manson Crater, Iowa, LPI Bulletin, 66, 25.
  • Keiswetter, D., Black, R., and Steeples, D., 1995, Integration of borehole data, vibroseis, and high-resolution seismic-reflection data, Manson Impact Structure [Abs.]: GSA North-Central and South-Central Sectional meeting, Lincoln, NB.
  • Keiswetter, D., Black, R., and Steeples, D., 1994, Structural features within the ring graben of the Manson Impact Structure, Iowa: GSA Abstracts with Programs, 26:7, A-397.
• 1993
  • Keiswetter, D. A. and D. W. Steeples, 1993, Acquisition modifications to improve seismic amplitudes for a surface source [Abs.]: EOS, Transactions, Am. Geophys. Union, Oct., v. 74, n. 43, 318.
  • Miller, R. D. and D. W. Steeples, 1992, Applications of shallow high-resolution seismic reflection to various mining operations [Abs.]: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., 1993 Annual Meeting and Exhibit for 122nd Ann. Mtg., Feb. 15–18, 1993, 126–127.
  • Steeples, D. W. and R. D. Miller, 1993, Seismic reflection applied to shallow ground water and environmental problems, 1993 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Agronomy, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 7–12, 1993, Agronomy Abstracts, 217.
  • Steeples, D. W., R. D. Miller, D. A. Keiswetter, and R. A. Black, 1993, Seismic reflection methods in site characterization [Abs.]: EOS, Transactions, Am. Geophys. Union, Oct., v. 74, n. 43, 318.
• 1992
  • Black, R. A., Anderson, R. R., Keiswetter, D. A., and Steeples. D. W., 1992, Structure of the Manson feature, Iowa, interpreted from vibroseis and high reflection (rifle source) seismic reflection surveys [Abs.]: Am. Geophys. Union 1992 Fall Meeting, published as a supplement to EOS, October 27, 354.
• 1991
  • Steeples, D. W., 1991, Use of shallow geophysical methods in solving geological problems: a state perspective: in Geophysical solutions to geological problems of continental interiors: A Minnesota workshop, Minnesota Geological Survey Information Circ. 35, 51.
  • Steeples, D. W. and R. D. Miller, 1991, Shallow seismic reflections applied to environmental problems in the Petroleum industry [Abs.]: in 44th Annual Midwest Meeting and Exposition Official Program: SEG, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 26–27.
  • Steeples, D. W., R. D. Miller, and J. Topi, 1991, Bedrock mapping with seismic reflection at contaminated sites [Abs.]: in 44th Annual Midwest Meeting and Exposition Official Program: SEG, Tulsa, OK, 28–29.
• 1989
  • Armbruster, J. G., Steeples, D. W., and Seeber, L., 1989, The 1989 earthquake sequence near Palco, Kansas: A possible example of induced seismicity [Abs.]: Seismological Research Letters, v. 60, n. 4, 141.
• 1988
  • Dawson, P. B., H. M. Iyer, J. R. Evans, D. W. Steeples, 1988, Magma under Long Valley caldera, Eos Trans. AGU, 69(9), 124, doi: 10.1029/88EO00086.
  • Miller, R. D., D. W. Steeples, R. W. Knapp, F. W. Wilson, 1988, Shallow high-resolution seismic reflection program at the Kansas SSC proposal site [Abs.]: Abstracts and Program: Assoc. Engr. Geologists, 31st Ann. Mtg., 54
  • Steeples, D. W., R. D. Miller, C. Somanas, P. Myers, 1988, Detecting abandoned coal mines shallower than 25 feet using seismic-reflection techniques [Abs.]: Abstracts and Program: Assoc. Engr. Geologists 31st Ann. Mtg., 59.
  • Steeples, D. W. and R. D. Miller, 1988, Progress in seismic reflection techniques at depths shallower than 20 meters [Abs.]: Seismological Research Letters, v. 59, n. 1, 23.
  • Steeples, D. W. and R. D. Miller, 1988, Application of seismic-reflection methods to groundwater and environmental problems [Abs. (invited paper)]: in Abstracts with Programs: Geol. Soc. Am. meeting, Denver, Colorado, 236–237.
• 1987
  • Birkelo, B. A. and D. W. Steeples, 1987, Characterizing a shallow aquifer using seismic reflection, [Abs.]: EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 68:300.
  • Hunter, J.A. and D. W. Steeples, 1987, Conducting shallow seismic source comparison [Abs.]: Geophysics, 52:388.
  • Steeples, D. W., 1987, Earthquakes in the Midwest?: Abstracts of Papers, American Association for the Advancement of Science 153rd National Meeting (Invited paper), 1.
  • Steeples, D. W. and R. D. Miller, 1987, Some shallow seismic reflection pitfalls, [Abs.]: Geophysics, 52:387.
• 1986
  • Knapp, R. W., D. W. Steeples, and R. D. Miller, 1986, Essentials of shallow high-resolution reflection seismology [Exp. Abs.] SEG Tech. Prog., Near-Surface Effects Workshop, Hyannis, Mass., 13–14.
  • Miller, R. D., D. W. Steeples, and J. A. Treadway, 1986, Seismic reflection survey of a sinkhole in Ellsworth County, Kansas [Abs.]: Geophysics, v. 51, 447.
  • Steeples, D. W., R. W. Knapp, and R. D. Miller, 1986, Field efficient shallow CDP seismic surveys [Abs.]: Geophysics, v. 51, 447.
  • Treadway, J. A., D. W. Steeples, and R. D. Miller, 1986, Seismic reflections within the upper 100 feet near Borah Peak, Idaho, Earthquake scarp [Abs.]: Geophysics, v. 51, 448.
• 1985
  • Miller, R. D. and D. W. Steeples, 1985, Seismic survey over a topographic scarp in the Snake River plain [Abs.]: Earthquake Notes, v. 56, n. 3, 72.
  • Steeples, D. W. and K. Branham, 1985, Shallow seismic reflections at an abandoned coal mine [Abs.]: Earthquake Notes, v. 56, n. 3, 83.
  • Steeples, D. W. and R. D. Miller, 1985, Shallow seismic reflections from the unsaturated zone [Abs.]: EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, v. 66, 881.
• 1984
  • Evans, D. G., G. H. Rothe, and D. W. Steeples, 1984, Seismicity of the Sleepy Hollow oil field, Red Willow County, Nebraska [Abs.]: Earthquake Notes, v. 55, n. 1, 31.
  • Miller, R. D. and D. W. Steeples, 1984, High-resolution reflection profile of an active salt dissolution sinkhole near Hutchinson, Kansas [Abs.]: Earthquake Notes, v. 55, n. 1, 11.
  • Serpa, C., T. Setzer, H. Farmer, C. Peddy, L. D. Brown, J. Oliver, S. Kaufman, and D. W. Steeples, 1984, COCORP profiling across the Midcontinent Gravity High, [Abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 18th Annual South Central Section Meeting 16:2, 113.
  • Steeples, D. W., R. D. Miller, and M. D. Hall, 1984, Shallow seismic reflection survey across a new fault scarp in Idaho [Abs.]: Earthquake Notes, v. 55, n. 1, 10–11.
• 1983
  • Knapp, R. W. and D. W. Steeples, 1983, Seismic reflection profiling of a hazardous waste site: a case study of shallow high-resolution data acquisition, processing, and analysis [Abs.]: Geophysics, v. 48, 804.
  • Serpa, L., L. Brown, T. Setzer, H. Farmer, J. Oliver, S. Kaufman, J. Sharp, and D. W. Steeples, 1983, Rift structure from COCORP surveys in the Midcontinent [Abs.]: Earthquake Notes, v. 54, n. 1, 45.
  • Serpa, L., T. Setzer, H. Farmer, L. Brown, J. Oliver, S. Kaufman, J. Sharp, and D. W. Steeples, 1983, Structure of the Keweenawan rift from COCORP surveys across the MGA in Kansas [Abs.]: EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, v. 64, 322.
  • Steeples, D. W., R. W. Knapp, and G. H. Rothe, 1983, Microearthquake trends in Kansas and Nebraska [Abs.]: Earthquake Notes, v. 54, n. 1, 85.
  • Steeples, D. W. and R. W. Knapp, 1983, Recent advances in shallow reflection seismology [Abs.]: Program of 112th AIME annual meeting, 80.
• 1982
  • Steeples, D. W., 1982, Geothermal Energy Resources in Midcontinent [Abs.]: Oklahoma Geology Notes, 42(1), 41.
• 1981
  • Blackwell, D. D., J. L. Steele, and D. W. Steeples, 1981, Heat flow determinations in Kansas and their implications for Midcontinent heat flow patterns [Abs.]: EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, v. 62, 392.
  • Brown, L., L. Serpa, T. Setzer, J. Oliver, S. Kaufman, R. Lillie, D. Steiner, and D. W. Steeples, 1981, Intra-crustal complexities of the U.S. Midcontinent: Preliminary results from COCORP surveys in NE Kansas [Abs.]: EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 62: 955.
  • Knapp, R. W. and D. W. Steeples, 1981, Investigation of salt dissolution collapse using high resolution MiniSOSIE reflection seismology [Abs.]: EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, v. 62, 954–955.
  • Rothe, G. H., C. Y. Lui, and D. W. Steeples, 1981, Recent seismicity on the Chadron-Cambridge Arch, south-central Nebraska [Abs.]: Earthquake Notes, v. 52, n. 1, 61.
  • Steeples, D. W. and M. E. Bickford, 1981, Piggyback drilling in Kansas: an example for the continental scientific drilling program: EOS Trans., Amer. Geophys. Union., v. 62, n. 18, 473–476.
  • Steeples, D. W. and D. D. Steeples, 1981, Far-field aftershocks of the 1906 Francisco Earthquake? [Abs.]: Earthquake Notes, v. 52, n. 1, 11.
  • Steeples, D. W. and R. W. Knapp, 1981, Shallow seismic reflections from a .22 rifle source [Abs.]: EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, v. 62, 863.
• 1980
  • Hahn, R. K. and D. W. Steeples, 1980, Upper mantle velocity structure in eastern Kansas from teleseismic P residuals [Abs.]: EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, v. 61, 1046.
  • Steeples, D. W., 1980, A new trend of microearthquake epicenters in Kansas [Abs.]: Earthquake Notes, v. 51, n. 3, 35–36.
• 1979
  • Steeples, D. W., 1979, A repeatable seismic energy source for shallow groundwater exploration [Abs.]: EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, v. 60, 830.
• 1978
  • Rothe, G. H., D. W. Steeples, and C. Y. Lui, 1978, Recent earthquake activity in northwest Kansas and south-central Nebraska [Abs.]: Earthquake Notes, v. 49, n. 4, 19–20.
  • Steeples, D. W. and F. W. Wilson, 1978, A study to determine the causes of eastern Kansas earthquakes [Abs.]: Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, v. 59, 229.
  • Steeples, D. W., T. W. Stander, M. A. Wolf, and R. K. Hahn, 1978, Microearthquakes in Kansas, Dec. 1, 1977 to July 1, 1978 [Abs.]: Earthquake Notes, v. 49.
  • Steeples, D. W., T. W. Stander, and M. A. Wolf, 1978, Recent microearthquakes in Kansas: Kansas Academy of Science 110th annual meeting, Abstracts with program.
  • Steeples, D. W., 1978, Microearthquake recording with a digital exploration seismograph [Abs.]: Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, v. 59, 1132.
  • Wolf, M. A. and D. W. Steeples, 1978, A multi-station analog earthquake trigger [Abs.]: Earthquake Notes, v. 49, n. 4, 94.
• 1977
  • Steeples, D. W. and F. W. Wilson, 1977, A new seismic network in Kansas: Kansas Academy of Science 109th annual meeting, Abstracts with program, 111.
  • Steeples, D. W. and T. W. Stander, 1977, Microearthquake recording in shallow boreholes in Kansas [Abs.]: Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, v. 58, 1190.
  • Steeples, D. W., 1977, Some preliminary observations from the Kansas network [Abs.]: Earthquake Notes, 48:3, 26–27.
• 1976
  • Steeples, D. W., H. Yarger, R. Robertson, and P. Berendsen, 1976, Integrated geophysical exploration for kimberlites in Kansas [Abs.]: Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, v. 57, 762.
  • Steeples, D. W. , 1976, Preliminary crustal model for northwest Kansas [Abs.]: Trans. Amer. Geophyical Union, v.57, 961.
• 1975
  • Steeples, D. W. and H. M. Iyer, 1975, Location and estimation of anomalously hot material beneath some geothermal areas from teleseismic P-delays: Second United Nations Symposium on Dev. and use of Geothermal Resources, Abstract III, 83.
  • Steeples, D. W., 1975, Heat anomaly estimation from teleseismic P-delays [Abs.]: Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union (invited paper), v. 56, 1020.
  • Wilock, L. P., P. L. Jackson, and D. W. Steeples, 1975, Modeling seismic velocity distributions for efficient input and modification [Abs.]: Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, v. 56, 1027.
• 1974
  • Steeples, D. W. and H. M. Iyer, 1974, Teleseismic evidence for low-velocity material beneath Long Valley geothermal area, California [Abs.]: EOS Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, v. 55, 1146.
• 1973
  • Steeples, D. W. and A. M. Pitt, 1973, Microearthquakes in and near Long Valley, California [Abs.]: EOS Trans. Amer, Geophys. Union, v. 54, 1213.
• 1971
  • Steeples, D. W. and H. V. Beck, 1971, Resistivity methods in prospecting for groundwater [Abs.]: Geol. Soc. Amer. Abstracts with Programs, v. 3, 245.

Other Publications

• Steeples, Don W., 2005, Foreword to Near-Surface Geophysics, Dwain Butler, ed., SEG investigations in geophysics series #13, xxii.
• Steeples, D. W., 2002, "A Backward Glance at a Second Chance," in Reflections: A collection of essays on teaching, The Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Kansas, Lawrence, v. 5.
• Steeples, D., 2001, Test Bank for Natural Disasters, 3rd Edit., Patrick Abbott, McGraw-Hill.
• Steeples, D., 1999, “Increasing Research Flexibility with Endowment Funds (In Defense of Research by Serendipity),” in “Building Cross-University Alliances that Enhance Research,” MASC Report No. 103, University of Kansas, Lawrence, sponsored by The Merrill Advanced Studies Center, July 1999, 75–80.
• Steeples, D. W., 1998, Book Review: “Environmental and Engineering Geophysics,” by Prem V. Sharma, Cambridge University Press, GSA Today, v. 8, n. 8 (August), 24–25.
• Steeples, D. W., 1997, Book Review: “Shocks and Rocks,” by J. Oliver, Geotimes.
• Romig, P. and D. Steeples, 1993, President's Page, The Leading Edge, v. 12, March, 148,150.
• Steeples, D. W., 1990, Editorial: Geophysics, v. 55, 2.
• Steeples, D. W., 1990, This month in Geophysics: Geophysics, v. 55, 1, 133, 265, 393, 513, 645, 805, 955, 1127, 1301, 1415, 1529.
• Steeples, D. W., 1991, This month in Geophysics: Geophysics, v. 56, 1, 167, 327, 423, 597, 747, 901, 1139, 1309, 1521, 1705, 1929.
• Steeples, D. W., 1991, President's Page: The Leading Edge, v. 10, April, 8.
• Steeples, D. W. 1993, GEOROM—57 years of GEOPHYSICS on CD-ROM, The Leading Edge, v. 12, March, 217–218.
• Steeples, D. W. 1993, The Near-Surface Geophysics Section, The Leading Edge, v. 12, September, 922–923.
• Steeples, 1994, "SEG grows with changes", Geotimes, June, p 5, 7 (invited).

Other Co-authored Publications (author order not specified)

• "Non-invasive determination of the location and distribution of free-phase dense non aqueous phase liquids (DNAPL) by seismic reflection techniques," American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Center for Research and Technology Development, Institute for Regulatory Science, results of the peer review for fiscal year 2000, 299–310.

National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council Reports, co-authored:

• “Tank waste retrieval, processing, and on-site disposal at three Department of Energy sites,” National Academies Press, Washington, D.C., 2006, 210 pp.
• "Tank wastes planned for on-site disposal at three Department of Energy sites: The Savanna River Site - Interim Report," National Academies Press, Washington, D. C., 2005, 88 pp.
• "Coal Waste Impoundments: Risks, Responses, and Alternatives," NRC Committee on Coal Waste Impoundments, National Academies Press, Washington, D.C., 2002, 244 pp.
• "Seeing into the Earth: Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications," NRC Committee for Noninvasive Characterization of the Shallow Subsurface for Environmental and Engineering Applications, 1999, 148 pp.
• "Land Use Planning and Oil and Gas Leasing on Onshore Federal Lands," NRC Committee on Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing, 1989, 180 pp.

Consulting

• President, Great Plains Geophysical, Inc., 1980–present
• Geotechnology Inc., 2006
• Interstate Underground Warehouse and Distribution Center, 2006
• BAE Systems, 2005, 2006
• NYSEARCH, 2005, 2006
• GeoMatrix, 2005
• Concurrent Technologies Corp., 2003–2004
• Sandia National Laboratories, 2003
• Idaho National Environmental and Engineering Laboratory, 2001–2004
• ONEOK, 2001
• Sherwood Construction Co., 2001
• Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC, 2000, 2001
• Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000, 2001
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Center for Research and Technology Development, Institute for Regulatory Science, 2000
• BBC&M, 1999–2000
• Osborn-Maledon, 1999–2000
• Venezuelan National Oil Company (PDVSA), Caracas, Venezuela, 1999
• Cominco American, 1998
• Geophex, Ltd., 1998
• Tetra Tech, 1998
• McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1997–1998
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, 1997, 1998
• USF & G Insurance Co., 1997–1998
• MLAW Consultants and Engineers, 1996–97
• Advanced Power Technologies, Inc., 1995
• Exxon, 1995
• State of North Carolina low-level radioactive waste disposal site (through ERM Southeast), 1995–97
• Crocker Claims Service, 1994–96
• Louis Berger and Associates, 1994
• State of North Carolina low-level radioactive waste disposal site (through Intera Corp.), 1994–95
• Bolt, Baranek, and Newman, 1993
• FMC Gold, 1993–94
• Westinghouse Hanford Operations Co., 1993
• EG&G Geometrics, 1991
• ENSR, 1991
• Vibratech Engineers, 1991
• Input/Output, Inc., 1990
• STS Consultants, 1990–91
• Newmont Mining Co., 1989
• U.S. Army Belvoir Engineering Research and Development Center, 1989
• AMOCO Production Co., 1988
• Mobil Research, 1988–89
• U.S. Army Waterways Experiment Station, 1988–90, 1995
• U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, 1988–91
• J. R. Environmental, Inc., 1987–88
• Nelson Land and Cattle Co., 1987–88
• Southwest Research Institute, 1987–88
• Golder Associates, 1986–87
• International Technology Corp., 1986–87; 1989–90
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, 1985–87
• Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Co., 1984
• EG&G, Idaho, Inc., 1984
• Phillips Petroleum, 1984–1985; 1987–88
• Tround International, 1984
• John Wiley and Sons, publishers, 1983
• Orion Consulting, Inc., Lawrence, Kansas, 1981–82
• Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, 1980–81

Invited Lectures and Presentations (no published abstracts)

• “Kansas History from a Farmer: From Way Back to Up Front” presented to Leadership Kansas banquet, Lawrence, Kansas, October 25, 2006.
• “Kansas Disasters, Past & Potential” presented for Lawrence Kiwanis Club, June 1, 2006
• “Kansas Disasters, Past & Potential” presented for KU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, The University of Kansas Continuing Education, April 4, 2006
• “Some stupid seismic experiments I have done,” Department of Geological Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, December 1, 2005
• “Tsunami 101: Everything You Wanted to Know,” presented at EPA, Kansas City, May 9, 2005; KU Endacott Society, April 14, 2005; Baker University, Baldwin, KS, April 7, 2005; Hutchinson (KS) Community College, March 23, 2005
• “Some stupid seismic experiments I have done,” Geology Dept., Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, March 29, 2005
• “Understanding Tsunami and Other Natural Disasters,” presented for KU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, The University of Kansas Continuing Education, weekly, Feb. 23–March16, 2005
• “Tsunami 101: Everything You Wanted to Know,” presented at KU Dole Institute of Politics, January 6, 2005; KU Budig 120, January 26, 2005
• “Applications of Shallow Reflection Seismology,” presented at Jilin Univ., Changchun, China, June 14, 2004
• “The Importance of Geophysics in Modern Society,” presented at Jilin Univ., Changchun, China, June 13, 2004
• “Stupid seismic experiments I have done,” luncheon address for 2004 SAGEEP, Colorado Springs, February 23, 2004
• “Some stupid seismic experiments I have done,” Dept. of Geophysics, Stanford University, January 6, 2004
• “Hiring Major College Coaches: An Insider’s Perspective with Respect to the Media,” Commencement address, School of Journalism, The University of Kansas, May 17, 2003
• Keynote address, Duke University Talent Identification Program, University of Kansas, June 2, 2002
• “The State of Kansas' natural resources: past, present, and future,” presented to The Uni- versity of Kansas Institute on the Kansas Economy, Overland Park, KS, June, 19, 2002
• SEG/SPE development & production forum: “Shallow seismic reflection surveys,” Snowmass, CO, Aug. 28, 2002
• University of Kansas Center for Teaching Excellence Summit: “The expanding classroom: Dealing with more students in our courses,” August 20, 2002
• “Stupid seismic experiments I have done,” University of Wyoming, Laramie, March 28, 2001
• “Some recent developments in shallow seismic methods,” Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Lincoln Laboratories), Lexington, MA, March 22, 2001
• “Stupid seismic experiments I have done,” Ohio State Univ., Columbus, Ohio, March 1, 2001
• “Stupid seismic experiments I have done,” Carl Heiland Lecture, Department of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, January 19, 2001
• “Stupid seismic experiments I have done,” Department of Geology, San Diego State Univ., April 12, 2000
• “Stupid seismic experiments I have done,” Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, The University of Kansas, April 14, 2000
• “Stupid seismic experiments I have done,” Dept. of Geology, Iowa State University, Ames, January 28, 2000
• “Stupid seismic experiments I have done,” Geological Sciences, Northern Illinois Univ, DeKalb, October 15, 1999
• “The State of Kansas' natural resources: past, present, and future,” presented to the Univer-sity of Kansas Institute on the Kansas Economy, Overland Park, KS, June, 17, 1999
• “Shallow seismic methods," presented to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Counter Underground Facilities Program, Alexandria, VA, March 3, 1999
• “Stupid seismic experiments I have done,” Department of Earth Sciences, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, November 23, 1998
• “Toward the autojuggie: Planting 72 geophones in 2 seconds,” Dept. of Physics, The Uni-versity of Kansas, Nov. 9, 1998
• “Recent advances in shallow seismic methods,” North American Rock Mechanics Research Workshop, Monterey, CA, October 19, 1998
• “Toward the autojuggie: Planting 72 geophones in 2 seconds,” Geoscience Dept., Univ of Houston, TX, Oct. 16, 1998
• “Kansas Geology and Natural Resources,” Summer Inst. for Science Teachers, KU Regents Center, June 17, 1998
• “Recent progress in shallow seismic reflection research,” Dept. of Earth Sciences, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland, May 8, 1998
• “Seismic methods in the search for water on Mars,” NASA Deep Subsurface Water on Mars Workshop, Ames Research Laboratory, Sunnyvale, CA, January 28, 1998
• NAS/NRC committee on Technologies for Cleanup of Subsurface Contaminants in the DOE Weapons Complex: “Limitations of environmental geophysics,” Livermore, CA, December 15, 1997
• GEO Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (presented paper on engineering applications of shallow seismic methods), Logan, Utah, July 17, 1997
• IRIS FISSURES Workshop: “Pitfalls of near-surface imaging,” Chicago, May 7, 1997
• “Kansas earthquakes and tectonics," seminar at Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, October 24, 1996
• “Application of seismic reflection to near-surface problems,” Syracuse University, NY, November 29, 1995
• “Application of seismic reflection to near-surface problems,” Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, Nov. 28, 1995
• “Application of seismic reflection to near-surface problems,” State University of New York at Binghamton, November 27, 1995
• Luncheon address on earthquakes to Civitan Club of Topeka, February 23, 1994
• Seminar on earthquake risk in Kansas to Johnson County emergency preparedness office, February 23, 1994
• Guest lecture on earthquake prediction myths to “Myths in Science” class, KU, Feb. 22, 1994
• Shallow Seismic Reflection Study of Salt Dissolution Wellfield, presented to Solution Mining Research Institute meeting, Houston, April 24, 1994
• “The LA earthquake in the context of North American tectonics, ”KU Geology Departmental Seminar, February 3, 1994
• “Environmental applications of reflection seismology,” Geological Society of Washington, D.C. September 29, 1993
• “Applications of shallow seismic reflection,” U.C.-Davis, Davis, California, Feb. 20, 1992
• “Applications of shallow seismic reflection,” University of Kansas, March 3, 1992
• “Applications of shallow seismic reflection,” Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, April 20, 1992
• “Applications of shallow seismic reflection,” Research School of Earth Sciences, Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand, September 30, 1992
• "Applications of shallow seismic reflection,” Western Australia Section, Society of Exploratory Geophysicists, West Perth, Australia, October 12, 1992
• “Applications of shallow seismic reflection,” Univ. of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Oct. 15, 1992
• “Applications of shallow seismic reflection surveys,” presented at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, October 14, 1991
• “Applications of shallow reflection surveys and results from surveys before and after BEXAR at the Nevada Test Site,” presented at Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 20, 1991
• “Applications of shallow reflection surveys and results from surveys before and after BEXAR at the Nevada Test Site,” presented at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, September 19, 1991
• “Geosciences in the search for tunnels in the DMZ, Korea,” presented to spring honors banquet, Dept. of Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, April 13, 1991
• “Environmental applications of reflection seismology,” presented to Department of Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, April 12, 1991
• “Tunnel detection by seismic methods,” presented to U.S. Army and Republic of Korea Army Tunnel Neutralization Teams, Seoul, Korea, May 24, 1989
• “Engineering and groundwater applications of shallow seismic reflection,” presented to Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark, May 2, 1989
• “Application of shallow-reflection surveys to mining exploration,” presented to Newmont Mining Co., Denver, Colorado, March 4, 1989
• “Application of shallow-reflection surveys to static corrections,” presented to Mobil Research & Development Co., Dallas, Texas, December 8, 1988
• “Preliminary results from Texaco's #1 Poersch hole,” presented to the research committee of Interstate Oil Compact Commission Fall Meeting, Kansas City, MO, Dec. 6, 1988
• “Shallow seismic reflection applications,” seminar presented to Dept. of Geology, Univ of Kansas, Oct. 20, 1988
• “Near-surface studies at the Kansas Geological Survey,” seminar presented to Department of Geography, The University of Kansas, October 17, 1988
• “Preliminary results from Texaco's #1 Poersch hole,” Kansas Geological Society, Wichita, June 17, 1988
• “Using a machine gun to search for energy,” seminar presented to Science Pioneers, Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO, February 20, 1988
• “New applications of shallow seismic reflections,” seminar presented to Department of Geology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, December 1, 1987
• “Shallow seismic reflection applications,” seminar presented to Department of Earth Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, October 19, 1987
• “The gravity field of the earth,” seminar at National Academy of Higher Education, Islamabad, Pakistan, October 19, 1987
• “Engineering applications of shallow seismic reflections,” Seminar presented to Department of Geology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, February 16, 1987
• “Kansas geology,” luncheon address, Lawrence (KS) Kiwanis Club, January 29, 1987
• “Tunnel detection using shallow seismic-reflection,” presented at Waterways Experiment Station conference Tunnel Detection Status Review, Vicksburg, Mis., January 15, 1987
• “Comments on the utility of aeromagnetic data in Kansas,” presentation at U.S. Geological Survey Workshop on Geologic Applications of Modern Aeromagnetic Surveys, Denver, Colorado, January 6, 1987
• “Some thoughts on scholarship," Alpha Kappa Lambda Scholarship Banquet, The Univ. of Kansas, Sept. 29, 1986
• “Engineering applications of shallow reflection seismology,” Golder Associates, Redmond, WA, August 14, 1986
• “Cavity detection by high-resolution reflection seismology,” 8th Annual National Abandoned Mine Lands Conference, Billings, Montana, August 11, 1986
• “Engineering applications of shallow seismic reflections,” presented to 35th annual Geotechnical Conference, The University of Kansas, March 7, 1986
• “Cavity detection by high-resolution reflection seismology,” presented to 7th annual National Abandoned Mine Lands Association meeting, Charleston, West Virginia, August 29, 1985
• “Earthquakes risk in the Midcontinent,” presented to Topeka Science Seminar, Topeka Public Schools, November 18, 1985
• “Fault scarps, seismic reflections, and a .50-caliber machine gun,” Dept of Geology, The University of Kansas, January 26, 1984
• “Shallow high-resolution seismic reflection work,” North Carolina State University, Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, November 19, 1984
• “Recent advances in shallow seismic reflection applications,” invited paper presented at 19th annual Shallow Exploration Drillers' Conference at Lincoln, NE, March 1, 1984
• “Confirmation of the existence of thousands of feet of Rice Formation in the Salina Basin,” presented to the Kansas Geological Society, Wichita, Kansas, April 5, 1983
• “Shallow seismic reflections,” 18th Shallow Exploration Drillers Clinic, Topeka, KS, Feb. 24, 1983
• “Reflections with frequencies above 200 Hz,” Geophysical Society of Tulsa, Nov. 10, 1983, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Bartlesville, OK, Nov. 9, 1983
• “Geophysics in Kansas,” Division of Physical Sciences, Emporia State Univ., April 15, 1982
• “Kansas Earthquakes,” Earth Science Class, Lincoln Academy of Accelerated Study, Kansas City, MO, April 28, 1982
• “Preliminary results from the Kansas COCORP line,” Dept. of Geol. Sciences, Southern Methodist Univ. Oct. 15, 1982
• “Recent seismic reflection studies at the Kansas Geological Survey,” presented to the Kansas Geological Society, Wichita, KS, March 16, 1982
• “High-resolution seismic surveys near sinkholes in Kansas,” Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Aug. 26, 1981
• “Preliminary results from COCORP in Kansas,” Dept. of Geology, The University of Kansas, Sept. 10, 1981
• “Searching for groundwater with Betsy,” invited paper presented to National Water Well Association, Kansas City, Missouri, September 1981
• “Geothermal Energy Resources in Mid-continent,” invited paper presented at Mid-continent section meeting of American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Oklahoma City, September 1981
• V. H. McNutt Lecture: “Structure of the Salina-Forest City Inter-basin Boundary from seismic studies,” University of Missouri, Rolla, Oct. 22, 1980
• “Recent seismicity in Kansas,” Dept of Geology, The University of Kansas, October 4, 1979
• “Recent microearthquakes in Kansas,” Department of Geosciences, Univ. of Texas, Dallas, November 2, 1979
• “Recent seismicity in Kansas and Nebraska,” Department of Geology and Geography, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Nov. 28, 1979
• "Residence Hall Leadership: A Challenge," Residence Hall Association Leadership Banquet address, Pittsburg State College, Pittsburg, Kansas, May 4, 1967
• "Residence Hall Leadership: A Challenge," Installation Banquet address for Men's Residence Hall Association, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 1, 1967