IET-Sponsored Research in Geoscience

In an effort to provide technical support to the nearly 400 graduates of the IET program in the Houston, Texas area and elsewhere since its beginning in 1992, IET fostered research in areas consistent with the goals of the initial IET program. Although the IET is not currently presenting the IET training program, support contiues for the some 400 graduates of the IET program since 1992 through 1996. The support includes:

1 ) In 2000, IET sponsored M. David Campbell, P.G. to construct a Web Portal capable of building a user database of geoscience-related URLs. To date, almost 2,000 URLs have been added to the IET Portal and it has become a popular source of information on geoscience information in Texas and the U.S. See the IET Web Resources Portal (here).

2) In 2002, IET began sponsorship of a major research project on Houston-area faulting and associated impact on the local infrastucture, such as pipelines, water supply, etc.The early work was conducted by personnel of M. D. Campbell and Associates, L.P. Their report is tentatively titled:

"Growth Faulting in the Houston, Texas Area: Origins and Characteristics, Regional and Local Relationships, Subsidence, Associated Geologic Hazards, Economic Impact and Methods of Investigation"

The preliminary results of their 2-yr study were presented at a Growth Fault Symposium held at Texas A&M University (see program & abstract). A presentation was made at Texas A&M University in 2004 on the preliminary findings of the study (Here). The report is in final review and will be published in due course by personnel of I2M Associates, LLC. One of the popular maps from the report shows the general locations of the faults known by the early 1980s (here). The project bibliography generated during the project has been included (here). Not all the citations contained in the bibliography are cited in the report.

3) In 2004, the principal instructors for the IET program, Michael D. Campbell, P.G., P.H., Richard C. Bost, P.E., P.G., and others embarked on a series of papers dealing with flawed geoscience in forensic environmental investigations. The 1st paper was presented at the 2004 NGWA's national conference in Chicago (here). The 2nd and 3rd papers were presented at the 2005 NGWA's national conference in Baltimore. All three papers are available for those who missed the conferences: (here).