Greg Vandeberg, Blackfoot River, MT 2002

Gregory S. Vandeberg

Assistant Professor of Geography

Department of Geography
Room 161 O'Kelly-Ireland Hall
221 Centennial Drive Stop 9020
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9020
Phone: (701) 777-4588
email:gregory.vandeberg@und.nodak.edu
Education:
B.A. Geology 1985. College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
M.S. Earth Science (Geology) 1993. Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Ph.D. Geography 2005. Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Research:
My main interests are fluvial and glacial geomorphology and the reclamation of disturbed lands.  I am also interested in the application of GIS and remote sensing technologies in these research areas.

Recent Publications:
Vandeberg, G.S., C.W. Martin and G.M. Pierzynski. 2006. Modeling of the distribution of trace elements in floodplain soils of the upper Blackfoot River, Montana (extended abstract).  In Proceedings of the 10th Billings Land Reclamation Symposium, Billings, MT, June 2006: 749-750.

Vandeberg, G.S., W. Wetherholt, T. Farni, P.E. Todhunter and D.C. Munski. 2006. “Investigating the Prairie Pothole Region of North Central North Dakota: Field Trip Guide.” Annual Meeting of the Prairie Division of the Association of Canadian Geographers, Rugby, ND, September 29-October 1. 11p.

Neuman, D.R., G.S. Vandeberg, P.B. Blicker, S.R. Jennings and K. Ford. 2005. Phytostabilization of acid metalliferous mine tailings at the Keating Site in Montana.  In  Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Breckenridge, CO, June 2005: 791-806.
   
Vandeberg, Gregory S. 2003. Identification and characterization of mining waste using Landsat Thematic Mapper imagery, Cherokee County, Kansas. In Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation and the Billings Symposium, Billings, MT, June 2003: 1329-1347.

Vandeberg, Gregory S. and Douglas J. Dollhopf. 2000. Plant growth on saline and acidic (noncontaminated) borrow soils,  I. borrow soil plant growth demonstration for Opportunity Ponds coversoil. Reclamation Research Unit Publication No. 2002. Bozeman, MT: Reclamation Research Unit, Montana State University, 89p.

Vandeberg, G.S., D.J. Dollhopf, J.D. Goering and D.R. Neuman. 2000. Evaluation of ferric oxide for adsorption of arsenic leaching from a mine waste repository: In Proceedings of the Billings Land Reclamation Symposium, Billings, MT, June 2000: 360-371.

Recent Presentations:
Johnston, Josh and Gregory Vandeberg. 2006.  “Geographic Variables Affecting Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) Nesting in the Red River Valley of Minnesota and North Dakota.”  Poster presented at Great Plains/Rocky Mountain Division of the Association of American Geographers (September 21-23).  (This information was also presented in oral form at the North Dakota View Conference in Fort Yates in August 2006 by G.S. Vandeberg).
 
Vandeberg, G.S., C.W. Martin and G.M. Pierzynski. 2006. “Modeling of the distribution of trace elements in floodplain soils of the upper Blackfoot River, Montana.” Paper presented at the 10th Billings Land Reclamation Symposium, Billings, MT (June 5, 2006).
   
Brookman, B.P., B.C. Rundquist, G.S. Vandeberg and D.A. Brookman. 2005. “Investigating Climatical Variability of Ice Jams Along the Red River of the North, North Dakota.” Paper presented at the Applied Geography Conference, Washington, D.C. (November 2-5, 2005).

Vandeberg, G.S. 2005. “Reconstruction of Glacial Lake Tom Miner, a Proglacial Lake of the Northern Yellowstone Outlet Glacier, Using a Geographic Information System.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Great Plains/Rocky Mountain Division of the Association of American Geographers, Laramie, WY (September 24, 2005).

Vandeberg, Gregory S., Charles W. Martin and Gary M. Pierzynski. 2005. “Trace Elements in Floodplain Soils of the Blackfoot River, Montana.” Poster presented at the annual meeting of the North Dakota Soil and Water Conservation Society, Jamestown, ND (August 10, 2005).

Neuman, D.R., G.S. Vandeberg, P.B. Blicker, S.R. Jennings and K. Ford. 2005. “Phytostabilization of acid metalliferous mine tailings at the Keating Site in Montana.”  Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation, Breckenridge, CO (June 2005).

Vandeberg, G.S., C.W. Martin and G.M. Pierzynski. 2005. “Modeling of Heavy Metal Distribution in an Intermontane Gravel Bed Stream.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Denver, CO (April 8, 2005).

Pang, Brandee P., Bradley C. Rundquist, Gregory S. Vandeberg and David A. Brookman.2005. “Ice Jams Along the Red River of the North, North Dakota.” Poster presented at Graduate School Scholarly Forum, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (February 22, 2005).


Teaching:
Blackboard Link to Current Classes
Global Physical Geography (Geog 121)
GPS Application and Theory (Geog 378)
Great Plains Physiography (Geog 421 and Geog 521)
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (Geog 474)
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Online Version (Geog 474)
Field Hydrology (Geol 491 and Geog 494)
Advanced Environmental Geography Seminar (Geog 541)
Advanced Geographic Information Systems (Geog 574)


Graduate Students:
Josh Johnston, M.S. (2006).  Thesis Title: “Geographic Variables Affecting Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) Nest Locations in the Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota.”
Brandee Pang Brookman, M.S. student, is studying climatic variables associated with ice jam events on the Red River, North Dakota.

Julie Gallagher, M.S. student, is studying the use of LIDAR to identify archaeological sites in Isle Royal National Park, Michigan.
Jim Lindstrom, M.S. student, is studying recreation use characteristics of the Maah Daah Hey Trail, western North Dakota.
Darrel Nucech, M.S. student, is continuing the study of the distribution and nesting habitats of  bald eagles in the Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota.



Last revised February 2007