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Marc L. Buursink, Ph.D.

Dr. Marc Buursink is a Research Geologist with the USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM) Science Center in Reston, Virginia.

As part of the Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM) Science Center, Marc works on geologic carbon dioxide sequestration research, underground energy storage problems, oil and gas resource assessments, and geophysical and geochemical data interpretation and synthesis. While a research earth scientist at Chevron Energy Technology Company, he worked on seismic modeling, basin analysis problems, and deep-water Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Canada exploration. Previously at the USGS Hydrogeophysics Branch, he applied multiple geophysical methods to groundwater contamination investigations. In his spare time he serves as a volunteer EMT.​

Professional Experience

  • 2010 - present: Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va.

  • 2006 - 2010: Research Earth Scientist, Chevron Corp., Houston, Tex. and San Ramon, Calif.

  • 2000 - 2007: Research Fellow, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho

  • 1995 - 2001: Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Storrs, Conn.

  • 1992 - 1995: Physical Science Technician, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va.

Education and Certifications

  • Ph.D. Geophysics, Boise State University, 2006

  • M.S. Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 1998

  • B.A. Physics and Environmental Sciences with French minor, University of Virginia, 1993

Affiliations and Memberships*

  • Secretary, Potomac Geophysical Society (PGS)

  • Member, Geological Society of America (GSA) and Secretary, Energy Geology Division

  • Member, American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)

  • Member, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Science and Products

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Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources: Bighorn Basin, Wyoming and Montana: Chapter A in Geologic framework for the national assessment of carbon dioxide storage resources

The 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (Public Law 110–140) directs the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to conduct a national assessment of potential geologic storage resources for carbon dioxide (CO2). The methodology used for the national CO2 assessment follows that of previous USGS work. The methodology is non-economic and intended to be used at regional to subbasinal scales...
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Jacob A. Covault, Marc L. Buursink, William H. Craddock, Matthew D. Merrill, Madalyn Blondes, Mayur A. Gosai, Philip A. Freeman
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Energy Resources Program, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Central Energy Resources Science Center

Use of vertical-radar profiling to estimate porosity at two New England sites and comparison with neutron log porosity

No abstract available.
Authors
Marc L. Buursink, John W. Lane, W.P. Clement, Michael D. Knoll
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Water Resources Mission Area, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program

River discharge measurements by using helicopter-mounted radar

The United States Geological Survey and the University of Washington collaborated on a series of initial experiments on the Lewis, Toutle, and Cowlitz Rivers during September 2000 and a detailed experiment on the Cowlitz River during May 2001 to determine the feasibility of using helicopter-mounted radar to measure river discharge. Surface velocities were measured using a pulsed Doppler...
Authors
N.B. Melcher, J.E. Costa, F. Peter Haeni, R. T. Cheng, E. Michael Thurman, Marc L. Buursink, K.R. Spicer, E. C. Hayes, W.J. Plant, W.C. Keller, K. Hayes
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Water Resources Mission Area, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program

Evaluation of ground-penetrating radar to detect free-phase hydrocarbons in fractured rocks: Results of numerical modeling and physical experiments

The suitability of common-offset ground-penetrating radar (GPR) to detect free-phase hydrocarbons in bedrock fractures was evaluated using numerical modeling and physical experiments. The results of one- and two-dimensional numerical modeling at 100 megahertz indicate that GPR reflection amplitudes are relatively insensitive to fracture apertures ranging from 1 to 4 mm. The numerical...
Authors
J.W. Lane, Marc L. Buursink, F. Peter Haeni, R.J. Versteeg
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Water Resources Mission Area, Ecosystems Mission Area, Toxic Substances Hydrology, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program, Environmental Health Program

Ground-penetrating radar methods used in surface-water discharge measurements

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) operates a network of about 7,000 streamflow-gaging stations that monitor open-channel water discharge at locations throughout the United States. The expense, technical difficulties, and concern for the safety of operational personnel under some field conditions have led to the search for alternate measurement methods. Ground- penetrating radar (GPR) has...
Authors
F. Peter Haeni, Marc L. Buursink, John E. Costa, Nick B. Melcher, Ralph T. Cheng, William J. Plant
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Water Resources Mission Area, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program

Map showing morphometry, bathymetry, and soft-sediment thickness of Plow Shop Pond and Grove Pond, Ayer, Massachusetts

No abstract available.
Authors
A.M. Mercadante, J.A. Colman, Marc L. Buursink

Geophysical characterization of a fractured-bedrock aquifer and blast-fractured contaminant-recovery trench

No abstract available.
Authors
John W. Lane, F. Peter Haeni, Susan Soloyanis, G. Placzek, J. S. Williams, C. R. Johnson, Marc L. Buursink, Peter K. Joesten, K. D. Knutson
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Water Resources Mission Area, Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program

Age and diagenesis of the upper Floridan Aquifer and the intermediate aquifer system in southwestern Florida

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Authors
Lucy McCartan, Suzanne Weedman, G.L. Wingard, Lucy E. Edwards, P. J. Sugarman, M.D. Feigenson, Marc L. Buursink, J.C. Libarkin
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Florence Bascom Geoscience Center

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*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government

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