ECIMN Presents: Geology of Illinois, a brief history
Schedule
Mon, 18 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
801 N Country Fair Dr, Ste D, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61821 | Champaign, IL
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Take a journey through the deep past as the Illinois landscape changed from an ancient ocean to emergent land, drifted across climate belts, and felt the near and far-field effects of global plate tectonics. This talk brings the state’s buried history to life through paleogeographic maps that reveal how Illinois's rocks and geologic resources formed over hundreds of millions of years. By connecting the landscapes of the past to the resources we rely on today—coal, oil, limestone, sand, and soils—this presentation shows how Illinois became the place we know today.Scott Elrick is head of the Bedrock Geology Section at the Illinois State Geological Survey, where he has worked for 27 years. Born and raised in Champaign, IL., Scott has a BS in geology from the University of Illinois, at Urbana-Champaign, and MS in Geophysics from the University of California, Riverside. His research interests include the stratigraphy, paleoclimate, paleobotany, and depositional history of the Pennsylvanian period and late Paleozoic ice age, geologic history of the Illinois Basin, coal geology, coal mine disturbances, coal mining and coal mine history in Illinois, digital data archiving, and development of public access portals to geologic information.
Should you require accommodations or have questions, please email Karla Griesbaum, [email protected] or Melissa Berg, [email protected] as early as possible.
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