Executive Director, William Shilts
Awards | Education | Experience | Links | Memberships | Publications | Research
Memberships and Comittees
Association Memberships
Arctic Institute of North America (AINA)
Association of American State Geologists (AASG)
Association Québecoise pour l'Étude du Quaternaire (AQQUA)
Canadian Quaternary Association (CANQUA)
Geological Association of Canada (GAC)
Geological Society of America (GSA)
Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC)
Committees
Science Advisory Committee to the Illinois River Coordinating Council, 1999-present
AASG International Relations Committee (Chair), 1998-present
Vice Chancellor for Research Survey/University of Illinois Strategic Planning Committee, 1997-present
Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Coalition (founding member), 1997-present
Illinois Board of Licensing for Professional Geologists, 1996-present
AASG Environmental Committee (Chair), 1996-present
Central United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC) (Chair, 1997), 1995-present
Illinois Basin Consortium, 1995-present
International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) Committee on Genesis and Lithology of Quaternary Sediments, 1975-present
AASG Congressional Liaison Committee, 1997-2001
Commission on Geological Sciences for Environmental Planning (COGEOENVIRONMENT) (Officer), 1999-2000
AASG STATEMAP Proposal Evaluation Committee, 1997-1999
Coal Advisory Committee to the State Geological Survey (Secretary), 1995-1999
Illinois Coal Development Board, 1996-1998
AQUAMIN Working Group to Assess the Aquatic Effects of Mining in Canada, 1994-1995
Aquatic Effects Technology Evaluation (AETE) Technical Committee to Assess Impacts of Mine Effluents on the Aquatic Environment, 1994-1995
Environment Canada/Mining Association of Canada Standing Committee, 1993-1995
Mining Industry Technology Council of Canada (MITEC), 1992-1995
Mine Environment Neutral Drainage Program (MEND)(Alternate Member), 1992-1995
Multi-Agency Group for Neotectonics in Eastern Canada, (MAGNEC) 1987-1995
Scientific Subcommittee of Geological Survey of Canada, Environmental Task Force (Chair), 1991
Research Monitoring and Co-ordinating Committee (RMCC) Acid Rain, 1984-1990
Bilateral Research Consultation Group (BRCG), 1980, U.S.-Canada Acid Rain, 1980 (Member and Report Collaborator)
Impact Assessment Group for Proposed Polargas Arctic Gas Pipeline, 1978
Permafrost Subcommittee of National Research Council of Canada (NRC), 1973-1978
Acid Rain Research at the Geological Survey of Canada (Coordinator), 1981-1987
Logan Club of Geological Survey of Canada (President), 1982-1983
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