Dr. David Malone

Distinguished Professor of Geology

Geography-Geology-Environment

Office

Felmley Hall Annex FSA 442

Office Hours

Open or by appointment

Office Phone

(309) 438-2692office
phone

dhmalon@ilstu.eduemail

About
Education
Awards & Honors
Research

Biography

B.S. Geology Illinois State University M.S. Geology University of Wisconsin PhD Geology University of Wisconsin

Current Courses

285Honors Undergraduate Research I

499Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

400Independent Study

287Independent Study - Geology

298Professional Practice:Internship In Environmental Geography

306Regional And Area Studies:Big Bend Area Texas

296Stratigraphy

291Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Geography-Geology

Research Interests & Areas

Structure and Stratigraphy of Eocene volcanic rocks of the Absaroka Range of Wyoming, The Heart Mountain Slide, 3-D Geologic Mapping, Detrital Zircon Geochronology, Bedrock and Surficial Geology of central Illinois. Teaching: Structural Geology, Stratigraphy, Geology Field Camp, various Regional and Area Studies field courses.

Ph D Geology

University of Wisconsin

MS Geology

University of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin

BS Geology

Illinois State University

Normal, IL

Janice Neuleib Award for Outstanding Scholarship

College of Arts and Sciences

2015

University Professor

2014

Fellow

Geological Society of America

2013

Outstanding College Researcher

College of Arts and Sciences

2013

Shaw Teaching Fellowship

College of Arts and Sciences

2013

College Fundraising Award

2009

College Fundraising Award

2009

Busy Bee

University Research Office

2009

Million Dollar Club

University Research Office

2008

Outstanding University Teacher

2006

Journal Article, Academic Journal

*Rhoads, M. and Malone, D.H., 2018, Pre-glacial paleotopography at the eastern terminus of the Plum River Fault Zone, Ogle County, IL: Environmental Geosciences, v. 25, p. 1-19. DOI: 10.1306/eg.06181817016

Baumann, S.D.J., Dykla, S.K., and Malone, D.H., 2018, Lithostratigraphic subdivisions of the of the Mesoproterozoic Copper Harbor Formation (Oronto Group) in Michigan and Wisconsin, USA. Stratigraphy, v. 15, n. 2, p. 135-152.

Craddock, J. P., Malone, D.H., Porter, R., Compton, J., Luczaj, J., Day, J. E., Johnson, S. T., 2018, Paleozoic reactivation structures in the Appalachian-Ouachita-Marathon foreland: Far-field deformation across Pangea (Reply to Discussion), Earth-Science Reviews, v. 181 p. 153–157.

Craddock, J.P., Malone, D.H., Schmitz, M.D., and Gifford, J.N., 2018, Strain Variations across the Proterozoic Penokean Orogen, USA and Canada: Precambrian Research, v. 318, p. 25-69. DOI:10.1016/j.precamres.2018.09.004

Garber, K.L., Malone, D.H., Craddock, J.P. and Zahm, C., 2018, Detrital Zircon U-Pb Geochronology and Provenance of the basal Amsden Formation, Bighorn Mountains: Wyoming Geological Association 72nd Annual Field Conference Guidebook: p. 120-129.

Journal Article, Professional Journal

Craddock, J.P., Malone, D.H., Porter, R., Compton, J., Luczaj, J., Konstantinou, A., Day, J.E., Johnston, S.T., Paleozoic reactivation structures in the Appalachian-Ouachita-Marathon foreland: Far-field deformation across Pangea. Earth Science Reviews, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2017.04.002, Earth Science Reviews 169 (2017) 1–34.

Craddock, J., Malone, D., Porter, R., Macnamee, A., Mathison, M., Leonard, A., & Kravitz, K. Structural Evolution of the Eocene South Fork Landslide, Northwest Wyoming. Journal of Geology 123.5 (2015): 311-335.

Map/Diagram/Artwork

Wirth, H.*, Peterson, E. W., and Malone, D. H., 2018, Surficial Geologic of the 7.5-Minute Gibson City West Quadrangle, Champaign, Ford, and McLean Counties, Illinois: Illinois State Geological Survey, http://isgs.illinois.edu/sites/isgs/files/maps/isgs-quads/gibsoncitywest-ed-sg.pdf Illinois State Geological Survey, scale 1:24,000.

Deck, E.A., Malone, D.H., and Shields, W.E., Surficial Geologic Map of the Pontiac Northeast 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, Livingston County, IL. Published on-line at the Illinois State Geological Survey, http://www.isgs.illinois.edu/maps/isgs-quads

Gregorich, H., Malone, D.H., and Shields, W.E., Surficial Geologic Map of the Pontiac Northwest 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, Livingston County, IL. Published on-line at the Illinois State Geological Survey, http://www.isgs.illinois.edu/maps/isgs-quads

Ludwikowski, J.*, Malone, D. H., and Peterson, E. W., 2016, Surficial Geologic Map, Bloomington East Quadrangle, McLean County, Illinois: Illinois State Geological Survey, scale 1:24,000.

Rickels, E.K. and Malone, D.H., 2016, Surficial Geologic Map of the Gridley 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, Woodford County, IL: Published on-line at the Illinois State Geological Survey, http://www.isgs.illinois.edu/maps/isgs-quads

Presentations

DETRITAL ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY OF KEWEENAWAN INTERFLOW SEDIMENTS WITHIN THE NORTH SHORE VOLCANIC GROUP. Geological Society of America. (2018)

DETRITAL-ZIRCON SIGNATURES OF MISSISSIPPIAN SUCCESSIONS IN SOUTHERN MIDCONTINENT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS. Geological Society of America. (2018)

EVIDENCE FOR LONG DISTANCE EOLIAN TRANSPORT OF 1460 MA ZIRCONS IN THE BORDEN SILTSTONE, ILLINOIS BASIN, USA. Geological Society of America. (2018)

Evolution of Laurentian detrital zircon provenance from the Neoproterozoic to the Quaternary. Colloquium. Illinois State University Geology. (2018)

Evolution of Laurentian detrital zircon provenance from the Neoproterozoic to the Quaternary. Colloquium. Indiana Geological Survey. (2018)

John Wesley Powell’s Legacy as a Geologist. Utah Museum of Natural History. Illinois State University Geology. (2018)

MESOARCHEAN U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE SOUTHERN MARGIN OF THE BIGHORN BATHOLITH, WYOMING. Geological Society of America. (2018)

Origin of the Heart Mountain Slide. Colloquium. Brigham Young University. (2018)

Surficial geologic map of the Gibson City West 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, Champaign, Ford, and McLean Counties, IL. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. Geological Society of America. (2018)

#Malone, J.R., Malone, D.H., Craddock, J.P., and Brown, L., 2018, DETRITAL ZIRCON PROVENANCE OF QUARTZITE GASTROLITHS IN THE JURASSIC MORRISON FORMATION, WYOMING, USA: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 50, No. 6, doi: 10.1130/abs/2018AM-321702

Grants & Contracts

Geologic Map of the Hebron Quadrangle, McHenry County, Illinois.. U.S. Geological Survey EDMAP Research. Federal. (2009)

Geologic Map of the Nora Quadrangle, Jo Davies County, Illinois. U.S. Geological Survey EDMAP Research. Federal. (2008)

Geologic Map of the Streator South Quadrangle, Livingston County, Illinois. U.S. Geological Survey EDMAP Research. State. (2008)

Hydrogeology of the Ashmore tongue of the Henry Formation in McHenry County, Illinois. Illinois State Geological Survey Research. State. (2008)

Kingdom Suite Geophysical Software. Seismic Microsystems Inc.. (2008)