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  • 2004 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

William R. Normark was affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focused on engineering, with a significant number of publications in ocean engineering and mechanical engineering, as well as contributions to geophysics.

Their work covered various specialized topics, including:

  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Oil and Gas Production Techniques
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Mineral Processing and Grinding
  • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods

Normark collaborated frequently with several researchers throughout their career. Notable coauthors included:

  • Roger D. Flood
  • David J.W. Piper
  • Adam Klaus
  • Stephen J. Bums
  • William H. Busch

The scientist's publication record featured numerous papers hosted primarily by key venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) and OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) at La Trobe University. Prominent papers published in 2020 include:

  • "DSDP Leg 96, Hole 623 - Well Logging Data" (OPAL, La Trobe University)
  • "DSDP Leg 96, Hole 616 - Well Logging Data" (Zenodo, CERN)
  • "DSDP Leg 96, Hole 620 - Well Logging Data" (Zenodo, CERN)
  • "ODP Leg 155, Hole 935A - Well Logging Data" (Zenodo, CERN)
  • "ODP Leg 155, Hole 940A - Well Logging Data" (Zenodo, CERN)

In total, Normark contributed to 28 publications in Zenodo and 2 in OPAL. Their work was primarily published between 2020 and earlier, focused on geological and well logging data.

William R. Normark was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Comparing Examples of Modern and Ancient Turbidite Systems: Problems and Concepts

    Emiliano Mutti;William R. Normark

  • Prodigious submarine landslides on the Hawaiian Ridge

    James G. Moore;David A. Clague;R.T. Holcomb;Peter W. Lipman

  • East Pacific Rise: Hot Springs and Geophysical Experiments

    F. N. Spiess;Ken C. Macdonald;T. Atwater;R. Ballard

  • Growth Patterns of Deep-Sea Fans

    William R. Normark

  • An Integrated Approach to the Study of Turbidite Systems

    Emiliano Mutti;William R. Normark

  • Submarine fans and related turbidite systems

    Arnold H. Bouma;William R. Normark;Neal E. Barnes

  • Processes That Initiate Turbidity Currents and Their Influence on Turbidites: A Marine Geology Perspective

    David J.W. Piper;William R. Normark

  • Massive deep-sea sulphide ore deposits discovered on the East Pacific Rise

    Jean Francheteau;H.D. Needham;P. Choukroune;Tierre Juteau

  • Turbidite Depositional Patterns and Flow Characteristics, Navy Submarine Fan, California Borderland

    David J. W. Piper;William R. Normark

  • Giant Hawaiian Landslides

    James G. Moore;William R. Normark;Robin T. Holcomb

  • Fan Valleys, Channels, and Depositional Lobes on Modern Submarine Fans: Characters for Recognition of Sandy Turbidite Environments

    William R. Normark

  • Sediment waves on the monterey fan levee: A preliminary physical interpretation

    William R. Normark;Gordon R. Hess;D.A.V. Stow;A.J. Bowen

  • Channel formation by flow stripping: large‐scale scour features along the Monterey East Channel and their relation to sediment waves

    Andrea Fildani;William R. Normark;Svetlana Kostic;Gary Parker

  • Initiation Processes and Flow Evolution of Turbidity Currents: Implications for the Depositional Record

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  • Highstand fans in the California borderland: The overlooked deep-water depositional systems

    Jacob A. Covault;William R. Normark;Brian W. Romans;Stephan A. Graham

  • Sandy fans--from Amazon to Hueneme and beyond

    David J. W. Piper;William R. Normark

  • The Giant Submarine Alika Debris Slide, Mauna Loa, Hawaii

    Peter W. Lipman;William R. Normark;James G. Moore;John B. Wilson

  • Turbidite systems: State of the art and future directions

    William R. Normark;Henry Posamentier;Emiliano Mutti

  • Variability in form and growth of sediment waves on turbidite channel levees

    William R. Normark;David J.W. Piper;Henry Posamentier;Carlos Pirmez

  • Diverse basalt types from Loihi seamount, Hawaii

    James G. Moore;D. A. Clague;W. R. Normark

  • Distributary channels, sand lobes, and mesotopography of Navy Submarine Fan, California Borderland, with applications to ancient fan sediments

    William R. Normark;William R. Normark;D. J. W. Piper;Gordon R. Hess;Gordon R. Hess

Frequent Co-Authors

David J.W. Piper
David J.W. Piper Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Michael Fisher
Michael Fisher University of Manchester
Dorrik A. V. Stow
Dorrik A. V. Stow Heriot-Watt University
James G. Moore
James G. Moore United States Geological Survey
Jean Francheteau
Jean Francheteau University of California, San Diego
Kevin T. Pickering
Kevin T. Pickering University College London
Laurence Droz
Laurence Droz Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Fabio Trincardi
Fabio Trincardi National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Pierre Choukroune
Pierre Choukroune University of Rennes
James M. Coleman
James M. Coleman Louisiana State University

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