Dr. David Malone
Distinguished Professor of Geology
Geography-Geology-Environment
Office
Felmley Hall Annex FSA 442
Office Hours
Open or by appointment
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Biography
B.S. Geology Illinois State University
M.S. Geology University of Wisconsin
Ph.D. Geology University of Wisconsin
Current Courses
395.001Field Geology
395.091Field Geology
287.001Independent Study - Geology
298.001Professional Practice: Coop/Intern In Geology
203.002Agriculture And The Environment
203.004Agriculture And The Environment
499.003Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
499.009Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
400.003Independent Study
287.001Independent Study - Geology
298.001Professional Practice: Coop/Intern In Geology
306.002Regional And Area Studies: West Texas/New Mexico
296.001Stratigraphy
296.002Stratigraphy
291.002Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Geography-Geology
Teaching Interests & Areas
Structural Geology, Sedimentary Geology, Field 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
University of Wisconsin
MS Geology
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
BS Geology
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Field Camp Excellence Award
ExxonMobil - Geological Society of America
2017
Distinguished Lecturer
College of Arts and Sciences
2017
Janice Neuleib Award for Outstanding Scholarship
College of Arts and Sciences
2015
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
Busy Bee
University Research Office
2009
Million Dollar Club
University Research Office
2008
Outstanding University Teacher
2006
Abstract
Holliday, M., Rivera, T.A., Jicha, B.R., Traylor, R., Biek, R.F., Hacker, D.B., Malone, D.H., and Griffith, W.A., 2023, Geochemistry and Geochronology of Monroe Peak Volcanics: Emplacement Age of the Sevier Gravity Slide, Marysvale Volcanic Field, Utah, USA: Abstract presented at the 2023 American Geophysical Union meeting.
Journal Article
*Braunagel, M.J., Griffith, W.A., Biek, R.F., Hacker, D.B., and Rowley, P.D., Malone, D.H., *Mayback, D., Rivera, T.A., Loffer, Z., Smith, Z., 2023, Structural relationships across the Sevier gravity slide of southwest Utah and implications for catastrophic translation and emplacement processes of long runout landslides. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 24, e2022GC010783. DOI:10.1029/2022GC010783
*Sell, M., #Krieger, A., #Huisman, M., and Malone, D.H., 2023, Geologic Map of the Bald Mountain Quadrangle, northern Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming: Mountain Geologist, v. 60, p. 21-46. DOI: 10.31582/rmag.mg.60.1.21
Daniel, C.G., Indares, A., Medaris, L.G., Jr., Aronoff, R., Malone, D.,H. and Schwartz, J., 2022, Linking the Pinware, Baraboo, and Picuris orogens: Recognition of a trans-Laurentian ca. 1520–1340 Ma orogenic belt, in Whitmeyer, S.J., Williams, M.L., Kellett, D.A., and Tikoff, B., eds., Laurentia: Turning Points in the Evolution of a Continent: Geological Society of America Memoir 220, p. 1–16, DOI:10.1130/2022.1220(11)
Holliday, M.E., Rivera, T., Jicha, B., Biek, R.F., *Braunagel, M.J., Griffith, W.A., Hacker, W.B, Malone, D.H., *Mayback, D.F., and , Trayler, R.B., 2022, Emplacement age of the Markagunt Gravity Slide in Southwestern Utah, USA: Terra Nova, p. 1-7. DOI: 10.1111/ter.12630.
Goddard Stevens, A.L., Thurston, O.G., Malone, D.H., McLaughlin, P.I. and Stewart, J., 2023, Cratonic basins as effective sediment barriers in continent‑scale sediment routing systems of Paleozoic North America: Nature Scientific Reports, v. 13:11126, p. 1-9, DOI:10.1038/s41598-023-37863-x.
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
LATE PALEOZOIC SEDIMENT DISPERSAL ACROSS LAURENTIA THROUGH DETRITAL ZIRCON U-PB GEOCHRONOLOGY:. Geological Society of America. (2023)
Arenites of the Laurentian midcontinent. Jackson School of Geosciences Colloquium. (2022)
BONILLA F.V., RIVERA, T., MALONE, D.H., HOLLIDAY, M.E., JICHA, B., STEVENS, G., LESMANN, S.R., BRAUNAGEL, M., HACKER, D., GRIFFITH, W.A., and BIEK, R.F., 2022, CONSTRAINING THE AGE OF THE SEVIER GRAVITY SLIDE (UTAH) THROUGH ZIRCON AND FELDSPAR GEOCHRONOLOGY: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol 54, No. 5. doi: 10.1130/abs/2022AM-380641
BRAUNAGEL, M., GRIFFITH, W.A., MAYBACK, D.F., BIEK, R.F., HACKER, D., MALONE, D.H., RIVERA, T., 2022, STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS THE SEVIER GRAVITY SLIDE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR EMPLACEMENT MECHANICS: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol 54, No. 5. doi: 10.1130/abs/2022AM-380978
BRAUNAGEL, M., GRIFFITH, W.A., MAYBACK, D.F., BIEK, R.F., HACKER, D., MALONE, D.H., RIVERA, T., 2022, Thermal Pressurization Within an Evolving Basal Zone During Emplacement of the Long Runout Sevier Gravity Slide, Utah: Abstract presented at the 2022 American Geophysical Union in Chicago.
BUGNO, B., MALONE, D.H., and Craddock, J.P., 2022, ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY INTERPRETATION OF MAXIMUM DEPOSITIONAL AGE OF THE OGISHKEMUNCIE SEQUENCE, MINNESOTA, USA: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol 54, No. 5, doi: 10.1130/abs/2022AM-378876
BUGNO, B., MALONE, D.H., and Craddock, J.P., 2022, ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY INTERPRETATION OF MAXIMUM DEPOSITIONAL AGE OF THE OGISHKEMUNCIE SEQUENCE, MINNESOTA, USA: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol 54, No. 5, doi: 10.1130/abs/2022AM-378876
HACKER, D., BIEK, R., ROWLEY, P.D., GRIFFITH, W.A., BRAUNAGEL, M., MALONE, D.H., and RIVERA, T., 2022, A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY: LOW-ANGLE NORMAL FAULTS VERSUS GRAVITY SLIDES IN THE BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE OF SOUTHWEST UTAH: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 54, n. 2. doi: 10.1130/abs/2022CD-374334
HUISMAN, M., SELL, M.D., KRIEGER, A.J., and MALONE, D.H., 2022, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BALD MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, NORTHERN BIGHORN MOUNTAINS, WYOMING: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol 54, No. 5. doi: 10.1130/abs/2022AM-378122
Holliday, M.E., Rivera, T., Sprain, C.J., Jicha, B., Malone, D.H., Biek, R., Braunagle., M., Griffith, A., Hacker, D., and Mayback, D., 2022, Emplacement timing of the Markagunt Gravity Slide (Utah, USA): an example of instantaneous lithospheric change: Abstract presented at the 2022 Goldschmidt Conference in Hawaii.
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)