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Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

William F. Cannon is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily spans geophysics, artificial intelligence applications, inorganic chemistry, geochemistry and petrology, and geology.

The scientist's work focuses on topics including geological and geochemical analysis, geochemistry and geologic mapping, earthquake and tectonic studies, radioactive element chemistry and processing, geochemistry and elemental analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, as well as geological studies and exploration.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Geophysical insights into Paleoproterozoic tectonics along the southern margin of the Superior Province, central Upper Peninsula, Michigan, USA (2021, Precambrian Research)
  • Metamorphic amphiboles in the Ironwood Iron-Formation, Gogebic Iron Range, Wisconsin: Implications for potential resource development (2020, American Mineralogist)
  • Evidence for a concealed Midcontinent Rift-related northeast Iowa intrusive complex (2020, Precambrian Research)
  • Connecting local ecological knowledge and Earth system models: comparing three participatory approaches (2024, Ecology and Society)
  • GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE GREAT LAKES TECTONIC ZONE AND SURROUNDING REGION, CENTRAL UPPER PENINSULA, MICHIGAN, USA (2022, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America)

Cannon frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Benjamin J. Drenth
  • Klaus J. Schulz
  • Robert A. Ayuso
  • Joshua M. Feinberg
  • V.W. Chandler

The scientist's work has appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Precambrian Research
  • American Mineralogist
  • Ecology and Society
  • Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

William F. Cannon has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Mercury in soils, lakes, and fish in Voyageurs National Park (Minnesota): importance of atmospheric deposition and ecosystem factors.

    J.G. Wiener;B.C. Knights;M.B. Sandheinrich;Jeffrey D. Jeremiason

  • Geochemical and mineralogical data for soils of the conterminous United States

    David B. Smith;William F. Cannon;Laurel G. Woodruff;Federico Solano

  • The North American Midcontinent Rift beneath Lake Superior from Glimpce seismic reflection profiling

    W. F. Cannon;Alan G. Green;D. R. Hutchinson;Myung Lee

  • Geochemical and mineralogical maps for soils of the conterminous United States

    David B. Smith;William F. Cannon;Laurel G. Woodruff;Federico Solano

  • Depositional model for shallow-marine manganese deposits around black shale basins

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  • Crustal structure of the Grenville front and adjacent terranes

    A. G. Green;B. Milkereit;A. Davidson;C. Spencer

  • Keweenaw hot spot: Geophysical evidence for a 1.1 Ga mantle plume beneath the Midcontinent Rift System

    D. R. Hutchinson;R. S. White;W. F. Cannon;K. J. Schulz

  • The Penokean orogeny in the Lake Superior region

    Klaus J. Schulz;William F. Cannon

  • Age of volcanic rocks and syndepositional iron formations, Marquette Range Supergroup: implications for the tectonic setting of Paleoproterozoic iron formations of the Lake Superior region

    D.A. Schneider;M.E. Bickford;W.F. Cannon;K.J. Schulz

  • Crustal structure of the Midcontinent rift system: Results from GLIMPCE deep seismic reflection profiles

    J. C. Behrend;A. G. Green;W. F. Cannon;D. R. Hutchinson

  • Closing of the Midcontinent rift-A far—field effect of Grenvillian compression

    William F. Cannon

  • Soil geochemical signature of urbanization and industrialization - Chicago, Illinois, USA

    W.F. Cannon;John D. Horton

  • The Midcontinent rift in the Lake Superior region with emphasis on its geodynamic evolution

    William F. Cannon

  • Major- and trace-element concentrations in soils from two continental-scale transects of the United States and Canada

    David B. Smith;William F. Cannon;Laurel G. Woodruff;Robert G. Garrett

  • Pilot studies for the North American Soil Geochemical Landscapes Project - site selection, sampling protocols, analytical methods, and quality control protocols.

    David B. Smith;Laurel G. Woodruff;Richard M. O’Leary;William F. Cannon

  • Evidence for episodic oxygenation in a weakly redox-buffered deep mid-Proterozoic ocean

    Noah J. Planavsky;John F. Slack;John F. Slack;William F. Cannon;Brennan O'Connell

  • GLIMPCE Seismic reflection evidence of deep-crustal and upper-mantle intrusions and magmatic underplating associated with the Midcontinent Rift system of North America

    John C. Behrendt;D.R. Hutchinson;M. Lee;C.R. Thornber

  • Continental-scale patterns in soil geochemistry and mineralogy: results from two transects across the United States and Canada.

    Laurel G. Woodruff;William F. Cannon;Dennis D. Eberl;David B. Smith

  • Reinterpretation of Paleoproterozoic accretionary boundaries of the north-central United States based on a new aeromagnetic-geologic compilation

    D.K. Holm;R. Anderson;Terrence Boerboom;W. F. Cannon

  • Age constraints for Paleoproterozoic glaciation in the Lake Superior Region: detrital zircon and hydrothermal xenotime ages for the Chocolay Group, Marquette Range Supergroup

    Daniela A. Vallini;William F. Cannon;Klaus J. Schulz

  • Speculations on the origin of the North American Midcontinent rift

    William F. Cannon;William J. Hinze

Frequent Co-Authors

Myung W. Lee
Myung W. Lee United States Geological Survey
Deborah R. Hutchinson
Deborah R. Hutchinson United States Geological Survey
Alan G. Green
Alan G. Green ETH Zurich
Bernd Milkereit
Bernd Milkereit University of Toronto
William J. Hinze
William J. Hinze Purdue University West Lafayette
Joshua M. Feinberg
Joshua M. Feinberg University of Minnesota
John F. Slack
John F. Slack United States Geological Survey
Martin B. Goldhaber
Martin B. Goldhaber United States Geological Survey
Douglas A. Burns
Douglas A. Burns United States Geological Survey
Paul M. Bradley
Paul M. Bradley United States Geological Survey

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