EDUCATION
Ph.D. Colorado School of Mines Major: Geophysics
Golden, CO Minor: Geotechnical Engineering
Dissertation: The effects of wideband complex electromagnetic properties of soils on geophysical sensor performance
M.S. Colorado School of Mines Major: Geophysical Engineering
Golden, CO
Thesis: Numerical modeling of pore pressure in a porous rock placed in a shock tube
B.S. West Virginia Wesleyan College Major: Engineering Physics
Buckhannon, WV Minor: Math & Economics
Professional Memberships
ASCE-American Society of Civil Engineers 2006 – present
AGU-American Geophysical Union 2006 – present
AAPG-American Association of Petroleum Geologists 1998 – 2003
EEGS-Environmental and Engineering Geophysics Society 2001 – present
IEEE– Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2006 – present
ISEE-International Society of Explosives Engineers 1998 – 2003
SEG-Society of Exploration Geophysicists 1997 – present
SPWLA-Society of Professional Well Log Analysts 2001 – 2003
Additional Training
OSHA HAZWOPER 40-Hour Training (Refresher done yearly) 2001
OSHA 10-Hour General Safety Training
ISEE Blaster’s Training- Level 1 1999
LICENSES & REGISTRATIONS
ASBOG Fundamentals of Geology – Passed 2006
ASBOG Practice of Geology – Passed 2007
Mississippi Registered Professional Geologist No. 0762 2008
Fundamentals of Engineering Exam – Passed 2001
Puerto Rico Professional Geologist 2024
Equipment Competencies
3D-RADAR Geoscope
Agilent 4100 ExoScan Series FTIR
AGI SuperSting R8
Bartington MS2/MS3, Grad-03
Campbell Scientific data loggers and weather stations
Copper Mountain Planar R54 Vector Reflectometer
Event38 E384 Fixed Wing UAS
FLIR T640, EX320, SC640
Fluke 43B, 179, 199C, 289, 568, 574, 1625
Foerster MINEX 2FD 4.500
Fritsch Pulverisette P5 Planetary Mill
GapEOD UltraTEM III
GeoScanners AKULA 9000
Geometrics G-856, G-858, G-881, OhmMapper, Geode, StrataView, StrataGEM
Geonics EM31, EM34, EM38-MK2, EM61-MK2, EM63, ProTEM47
Geophex GEM-2, GEM-3, GEM-5
Geosensors UTEMIS-Mk2
GSSI SIR-3000, SIR-4000, Profiler
Impulse Radar, PinPointR
Impulse Radar, CrossOver
Juniper Systems Allegro, Allegro 2, Archer, Archer 2, Mesa, Mesa 2
Keysight 4395A, 4396B, E5071C, E4980A, N9912A, N9917A, 6653A, 33220A, 33250A, DSO7104A, E8362C
Landvisor Landmapper ERM-02
Minelab F3
Mount Sopris Matrix Well Logging Systems
Netzsch STA 449 F1 Jupiter Thermal Properties System
Panalytical Axios Cement X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) System, XPERT Pro MPD XRD System
Riegl LiDAR VZ-450, VZ-2000
Scintrex SARIS, CG-5, CG-6
Sensors & Software Noggin, PE100, PE1000, PE Pro GPR
Solarton Analytical 1260A, 1287A, 12962A
Trimble GeoXH 6000, 7x, R8, R2, R10, 4700, 5700, Ag132, DSM-232, SX-10, SPS-851
Turbo Ace Matrix-E Pro quadcopter
Vista Clara Corona, HMR Lab Low-field system
ZH Instruments SM-30, SM-100
Software Competencies
3D-RADAR Examiner
AGI EarthImager 1D, 2D, & 3D
AGISoft PhotoScan Pro
ALT WellCAD
Apple Final Cut Pro
ArchaeoFusion
Azeotech DAQFactory
Blue Marble Geographics Global Mapper
ClueTrust Cartographica
COMSOL Multiphysics
ESRI ArcGIS, ArcPad
ERDAS IMAGINE
ENVI, IDL
FLIR ExamineIR Pro (ResearchIR)
Geometrics MagMap 2000, MagPick, MagLog, Seismodule Controller Software (SCS)
Geophysical Archaeometry Laboratory GPR-Slice, GPR-Sim
Geoscanners GPRSoft Pro
Geosoft Oasis Montaj
Geotomo RES1D, RES2DMOD, RES2DINV, RES3DMOD, RES3DINV
Golden Software Surfer, Grapher, Voxler, MapViewer, Didger
GPRMax
GSSI RADAN
Interpex IX1D
Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) SurfSeis and WinSeis
Keysight 85070E, 85071E, N1500A, Command Expert, Connection Expert
LaTeX
Materials Data, Inc. (MDI) JADE
Mathworks MATLAB
Microsoft Office
National Instruments LabView
PetrosEikon QCTool, EMIGMA
Precise Simulation FEATool
QGIS
RocScience Phase2, Slide, Examine3D, Settle3D
RockWare LogPlot, RockWorks
ThermoAnalytics MuSES Infrared Signature Prediction Software
Sandmeier Software ReflexW
Sensors & Software EKKO_View_Deluxe, EKKO_Project
Starpal HGIS
Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office, TerraSync, Positions, Business Center, Access
UBC-GIF EM1DFM, EH3D, EH3DTD, UXOLab
WaveMetrics Igor Pro
EXTERNAL PROJECTS
Necrosearch International 2007 – present
Assist law enforcement agencies from local police to federal agencies with the detection and discrimination of clandestine graves. Travel several times per year to sites with potential clandestine burials to perform geophysical surveys to detect and discriminate clandestine burials.
Refereed Journal Publications
North, R.E., Li, Y., and McKenna, J.R. (2019 submitted) “Improved Predictions of Ground Penetrating Radar Velocity and Attenuation From in-Situ Probe Measurements for Non-Expert Users”, Journal of Applied Geophysics
Van Dam, R. L., Hendrickx, J. M. H., Cassidy, N. J., North, R. E., Dogan, M., and Borchers, B., (2013) “Effects of magnetite on high-frequency ground-penetrating radar”, Geophysics, 78(5), H1-H11
Van Dam, R. L., Harrison, J. B. J., Hirschfeld, D. A., Meglich, T. M., Li, Y., and North, R. E. (2008). “Mineralogy and magnetic properties of basaltic substrate soils: Kaho’olawe and big island, Hawaii.” Soil Science Society of America Journal, 72(1), 244-257.
Technical Reports
Parkman, K.B., Dunbar, J.B, Perren, L.J., North, R.E., and Tillotson, A.L., (2018), “Geology of the Negev Tunnel Test Site, Near Kerem Shalom, Israel,” ERDC TR-18-16
Bjella, K.L., Astley, B.N. and North, R.E., (2010), “Geophysics for Military Construction Projects’, ERDC TR-10-9
Curtis, J. O., Cortes, J., Fields, M. P., Leavell, D. A., Weiss, C. A., North, R. E., Smith, E. W., and Castellane, R. M. (2004). “Characterization of soils from the Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate Mine Lane Facility, Fort Belvoir, VA “, US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research & Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. ERDC-TR-04-6
Llopis, J. L., Smith, E. W., and North, R. E. (2007). “Geophysical surveys for assessing levee foundation conditions, Sacramento River Levees, Sacramento, CA”, US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research & Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. ERDC-TR-07-21
Conference Papers & Presentations
Glaser, D., North, R., Parkman, K., Engle, C., Quinn, M., Williams, C., Stanton, S., (2018). “Geoelectric and Electromagnetic Induction Delineation of Seep Origin at a US Army Earthen Dam,” American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
Clark, W.W., Burns, B., North, R.E., Lucker, S., Boutte, D., Anders, B., Hogg, J., (2018) Comparison of ground penetrating radar explosive hazard detection data and local soil electromagnetic properties, Military Sensing Symposium (MSS), Gaithersburg, MD
North, R.E., and Lucker, S.L., (2018) Attenuation of GPR Signals in Highly Magnetic soils at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI, Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems (SAGEEP), Nashville, TN
North, R.E., Silverstein, J., Thompson, R.S. (2017). “Forensic Geophysical Surveys in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands”, Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems (SAGEEP), Denver, CO
North, R.E., Parkman, K.B., Stephens, I.J., and Robbins, B.A. (2017) “Demonstration of a Novel Cone Penetrometer Hole to Surface Electrical Resistivity Tomography Array at Eagle Lake, MS” Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems (SAGEEP), Denver, CO
North, R.E., McKenna, J.R., and Chen, C.C. (2012). “In-Situ Measurement of Soil Complex Dielectric Permittivity from 10 MHz to 1 GHz in the Shallow Subsurface”, 2nd International Soil Moisture Sensing Technology Conference, Honolulu, HI
Putman, B., Li, Y., and North, R.E., (2012) “Imaging internal erosion using cross-hole electrical resistivity tomography”, SEG Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV
Astley, B.N., Campbell, S., North, R., Smith, B., Minsley, B., (2011) “Geophysical permafrost characterization techniques and application to military lands in Alaska”, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research & Development Conference, Atlanta, GA
Folks, W.R., North, R.E., Kelley, J.R., Cunningham, A.L and McKenna, J.R., (2011) “Coaxial Line Measurement and Analysis of Electromagnetic Properties of Soils for Sensor Applications”, SPIE Defense and Security, Orlando, FL
Jeffcoat, K., North, R.E., McKenna, J.R., Li, Y., (2011), “Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) properties of unconsolidated and unsorted materials under low-field and medium-field conditions”, Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems (SAGEEP), Charleston, SC
North, R.E., Goggin, E.M. and Enriquez, K.D., (2011), “Real-Time Augmented GPS Navigation Using a Dead Reckoning Module”, Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems (SAGEEP), Charleston, SC
McKenna, J., Irons, T., Li, Y., North, R., (2011), “A compressive frequency domain modeling and inversion scheme for surface nuclear magnetic resonance”, International Union for Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), Melbourne, Australia
Folks, W.R., North, R.E., Wakeley, L.D., Jackson, S.S., Kelley, J.R., Castellane, R.M., and McKenna, J.R., (2010), “Development of an integrated soils laboratory for modeling and detection applications”, SPIE Defense and Security, Orlando, FL
North, R.E., Folks, W.R. and McKenna, J.R., (2010), “Techniques for electromagnetic characterization of near-surface soils”, Army Science Conference, Orlando, FL
North, R.E., McKenna, J.R., and Horner, D.A., Folks, W. R., (2009), “Development of an integrated laboratory for geophysical measurements”, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Conference
North, R. E. (2008) “Statistical Analysis of Naturally Occurring Magnetic Anomalies at a UXO Test Site.” Workshop on Soil Magnetism, Cranfield, UK
North, R. E., McKenna, J.R., Kelley, J.R., Berry, T.E., and Horton, R. (2008) ” Multifrequency Soil Electromagnetic Property Characterization.” Workshop on Soil Magnetism, Cranfield, UK
North, R. E., and Simms, J. E. (2007) “Determination of soil magnetic susceptibility from electromagnetic induction measurements.” Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems (SAGEEP), Denver, CO, 264-275.
North, R. E. (2007) “Analysis of naturally occurring false alarms at a UXO test site on Jefferson Proving Ground.” Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems (SAGEEP), Denver, CO, 1015-1021.
North, R. E., Smith, E. W., and Schwartz, A. B. (2007) “Repeatability of common UXO detection and discrimination instruments.” Symposium on the application of geophysics to environmental and engineering problems, Denver, CO, 773-783.
North, R. E., and Schwartz, A. B. (2007) “Repeatability of common UXO detection and discrimination instruments.” 2007 Partners in Environmental Technology Technical Symposium & Workshop, Washington, DC.
North, R. E., and Schwartz, A. B. (2006) “Repeatability of common UXO detection and discrimination instruments.” 2006 Partners in Environmental Technology Technical Symposium & Workshop, Washington, DC
North, R. E. (2006) “Comparison of two new portable magnetic susceptibility measurement systems.” Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets XI, Orlando, FL
North, R. E., Smith, E. W., and Cavanough, G. L. (2005) “Comparison of laboratory-based multi-frequency systems for measuring magnetic susceptibility.” Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems (SAGEEP), Atlanta, GA.
North, R. E., and Schwartz, A. B. (2005) “Repeatability of common UXO detection and discrimination instruments.” 2005 Partners in Environmental Technology Technical Symposium & Workshop, Washington, DC.
Van Dam, R.L., Harrison, B.J., Hendrickx, J.M.H., Borchers, B., North, R.E., Simms, J.E., Jasper, C., Smith, C.W., and Li, Y., (2005) Variability of magnetic soil properties in Hawaii, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets X, Proceedings of the SPIE Defense and Security Symposium
Van Dam, R.L., Harrison, B.J., Hendrickx, J.M.H., Hirschfeld, D.A. North, R.E., Simms, J.E., and Li, Y., (2005) Mineralogy of magnetic soils at a UXO remediation site in Kaho’olawe Hawaii, Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems (SAGEEP), Atlanta, GA
North, R. E., Smith, E. W., Llopis, J. L., and Butler, D. K. (2004) “Analysis of localized high magnetic susceptibility zones at Jefferson Proving Ground, Indiana.” Army Science Conference, Orlando, FL