William 'Sandy' Schenck

EXPERTISE

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William "Sandy" Schenck joined Delaware Geological Survey in 1981 and has a M.S. degree in Geology. Mr. Schenck's principal research interests are Delaware Piedmont Geology; however, his main duties involve statewide GIS coordination, and operation of the Delaware Data Mapping and Integration Laboratory (DataMIL).

Mr. Schenck currently serves as Vice-President of the Delaware Board of Professional Geologists. He is the author of over 20 published papers and has conducted many talks and workshops for schools and community organizations. Mr. Schenck has been a member of university M.S. committees and has supervised numerous DGS undergraduate assistants. He serves as the DGS Digital Data Coordinator and provides controlled access of disseminated DGS geospatial data.

Mr. Schenck has a secondary appointment as Associate Professor in the College of Marine and Earth Studies.

EDUCATION

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University of Delaware, 1997, M.S., Geology
University of Delaware, 1980, B.S., Geology

ACTIVITIES

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Delaware DataMIL (Digital Spatial Data Framework), Data Steward
State Mapping Advisory Committee (SMAC), Chairman
Delaware Geographic Data Committee (DGDC), DGS Representative
Delaware Implementation Team (I-Team) for the State of Delaware, DGS Representative
Delaware Geographic Names Committee (DGNC), Chairman
Delaware Board of Professional Geologists, Vice-President

PUBLICATIONS

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Significant Publications and Abstracts of Presentations

2006, Deciphering Igneous and Metamorphic Events in High-Grade Rocks of the Wilmington Complex, Delaware: Morphology, Cathodoluminescence and Backscattered Electron Zoning, and SHRIMP U-Pb Geochronology of Zircon and Monazite: Geological Society of America Bulletin, January/February 2006, v. 118, no. ½, p. 39-64. With J. N. Aleinikoff, M. O. Plank, L. Srogi, C. M. Fanning, S. L. Kamo, and H. Bosbyshell.

2001, Geochemistry of the Mafic Rocks, Delaware Piedmont and Adjacent Pennsylvania and Maryland: Confirmation of Arc Affinity: Delaware Geological Survey Report of Investigations No. 60. (with M. O. Plank, L. Srogi, and T. A. Plank).

2001, Tectonic Synthesis of Recent Geochronological and Geochemical Data in the Central Appalachian Piedmont of SE PA and N DEL: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. , No. (with H. Bosbyshell, L. Srogi, J. N. Aleinikoff, M. O. Plank, M. L. Crawford, and M. Williams).

2001, Morphology and SHRIMP U-Pb Ages of Zircon and Monazite From High-grade Rocks of the Wilmington Complex, Delaware: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, vol.33, no.1, pp.82-83. With J. Aleinikoff, M. O. Plank, L. Srogi, T. Armstrong, and W. Hodges.

2000, Bedrock Geologic Map of the Piedmont of Delaware and Adjacent Pennsylvania: Delaware Geological Survey Geologic Map No. 10. Scale 1:36,000. (with M. O. Plank and L. Srogi).

2000, Bedrock Geology of the Piedmont of Delaware and Adjacent Pennsylvania: Delaware Geological Survey Report of Investigations No. 59. (with M. O. Plank and L. Srogi).

2000, Possible Tectonic Affinities Of Mafic Units In The PA-DE Piedmont Based On New Geochemical Data: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. , No.. (with M. O. Plank and L. Srogi).

1998, Rocks of the Red Clay Valley: Delaware Geological Survey Special Publication No. 20. (with M. O. Plank).

1997, The Setters Formation in the Pleasant Hill Valley, Delaware: Metamorphism and Structure: Delaware Geological Survey Report of Investigations No. 56, 15 p. (with M. O. Plank).

1995, Basic data for the geologic map of the Seaford area, Delaware: Delaware Geological Survey Open File Report No. 39, 39 p. (with A. S. Andres and K. W. Ramsey).

1995, Data report on rock cores from Red Mill Road, Harmony Road, Prices Corner, and Newport, Delaware: Delaware Geological Survey Open File Report No. 38, 42 p. (with M. O. Plank).

1995, Geologic mapping of Piedmont bedrock in Delaware: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 27, No. 1. (with M. O. Plank).

1992, A new Miocene fossil locality in Delaware (Abstract): Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 24, no. 3, p. 69. (with K. W. Ramsey, A. S. Andres, T. E. Pickett, and R. N. Benson).

1990, Geologic Map of Southern Delaware: Delaware Geological Survey Open File Report No. 32, scale 1:100,000. (with K. W. Ramsey).