Author Links

Links to my profile on several academic and publication websites are below:

Illinois State Geological Survey staff site here
ORCID iD: #0000-0002-1847-7224. ORCID page here
Scopus author page here
Google Scholar author page here

Bibliography

ABSTRACTS, MAPS, AND PRESENTATIONS (PEER-REVIEWED)

Balikian R. and Gregg, P.M., 2022. ‘Shoreline Classification and Erosion Characterization on the Illinois Coast of Lake Michigan Using Synthetic Aperture Radar’. P. 382786

Phillips, A., Carrell J., and Balikian R., 2022. ‘Progress Towards an Updatable Medium-Scale Bedrock Topography Map of Illinois’. P. 382499 in GSA 2022.

 Balikian R. and Gregg, P.M., 2022. ‘Shoreline Classification and Erosion Characterization on the Illinois Coast of Lake Michigan Using Synthetic Aperture Radar’. P. 382786 in GSA 2022.

Ruiz‐Vera, U. M., Balikian, R., Larson, T. H., & Ort, D. R. 2022. Evaluation of the effects of elevated CO 2 concentrations on the growth of cassava storage roots by destructive harvests and ground penetrating radar scanning approaches. Plant, Cell & Environment, pce.14474. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14474

Balikian, R., & Genskow, K. 2022. Losing Aguacate: What If Water Costs Kill Avocado Farming in San Diego County? Case Studies in the Environment, 6(1), 1559200. https://doi.org/10.1525/cse.2022.1559200

Karahalios, N., Balikian, R., Barklage, M., Larson, T. H., Lohman, S., Mattson, A., & Thomason, J. 2021. Characterization of the Troy Valley Bedrock Topography Using Passive Seismic Data [Oral Presentation, Accepted]. Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Portland, Oregon.

Phillips, A.C., Mandera, K, Larson, T.H., and Balikian, R. 2020. Surficial geology of Crossville Quadrangle, White County, Illinois: Illinois State Geological Survey, STATEMAP Crossville-SG, scale 1:24,000.

McKnight, G., Barklage, M., Lucas, M., & Balikian, R. 2020. Using Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) to Image Cave Passages at Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, USA. Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems. [Accepted]

Kelly, W.R., Zhang, Z., Abrams, D.B., Hadley, D.R., Mannix, D.H., Getahun, E., Knapp, H.V., Roadcap, G.S., Meyer, S.C., Dziegielewski, B., Balikian, R., Thomason, J.F., 2019. Water Supply Planning: Kankakee Watershed Assessment of Water Resources for Water Supply (ISWS Contract Report No. 2019– 07), IL Water Supply Planning. Illinois State Water Survey, Champaign, IL.

Balikian, R. 2019. Creeping Hazards: A Forgotten Framework for Transformability and Resilience. Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, Portland, OR.

Balikian, R., Larson, T.H., Thomason, J. 2019. Electrical Tomography and 3D Geophysical Models Towards Informed Land-Use Planning in Glacial Fluvial Outwash Plain. Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, Portland, OR.

Grimley, D., Szocinski, P., Larson, T.H., Balikian, R. 2018. Surficial Geology of Pleasant Mount Quadrangle: Bond and Fayette Counties, Illinois State Geological Survey, Illinois County Geologic Map. Bond-Fayette County, 1:24,000.

 Balikian, R., & Larson, T. H. 2018. Pseudo Three-Dimensional Imaging of Creep Failure in a Highway Embankment Using Two-Dimensional Electric Earth Resistivity. Oral presentation accepted at the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, Nashville, TN.

Larson, T. H., & Balikian, R. 2018. In-Situ Cassava Root Size Measurement Using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR). Oral presentation accepted at the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, Nashville, TN.

Ruiz-Vera, U., Larson, T.H., Mwakanyamale, K., Grennan, A., Souza, A., Ort, D., Balikian, R. 2017. Non-invasive monitoring of below ground cassava storage root bulking by ground penetrating radar technology. Poster at the 2017 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Van Engen, K., Mutebi, J., Daring, K., & Balikian, R. 2015. Depoliticizing Climate Change Through Film, Story, and Conversation. Panel at the Christian Community Development Association National Conference, Memphis, TN.

King, R. S., & Balikian, R. 2015. Food Insecurity: Local Solutions to a National Need. Oral presentation at the Christian Community Development Association National Conference, Memphis, TN.

Law, C., & Balikian, R. 2015. Business Improvement Districts in the Maintenance of Downtown Infrastructure. Oral presentation at the 20th Conference on the Small City and Regional Community, Wausau, WI.

Fofanah, M., Balikian, R., Engen, N., Asfaw, F., Busse, H., & Jogo, W. 2015. Nutrition Sensitive Value Chains: Analysis of Local Production and Marketing Systems of Sweet potatoes in Ethiopia. Poster presented at the 2nd International Conference on Global Food Security, Ithaca, NY.

 

TECHNICAL REPORTS (NOT PEER-REVIEWED)

Balikian, R., Thomason, J.F., and Sargent, S. 2022. A Geophysics Study in Jasper County, IL. Geophysics Technical Report. Urbana, IL: Illinois State Geological Survey.

Weber, E. Balikian, R. Sanchez, A. and D’Souza, B. 2022. GPR for Locating Unmarked Graves at Broadus Cemetery. Geophysics Technical Report. Urbana, IL: Illinois State Geological Survey.

Balikian, R. Weber, E. Larson, T. H. and Sanchez, A. 2022. GPR for Forensic Investigation. Geophysics Technical Report. Urbana, IL: Illinois State Geological Survey.

Larson, T.H., Balikian, R.J., Lohman, S., 2020. A Geophysics Study near Winchester, IL to Image Mass Wasting Along IL-106 (Geophysics Technical Report No.2020-01E). Illinois State Geological Survey, Urbana, IL.

 Balikian, R., Sargent, S., & Larson, T. H. 2019. Shear-Wave Measurements Using Multi-Channel Analysis of Surface Wave (MASW) Method near Lincoln Ave. and University Ave. in Urbana, IL. Technical Report. Urbana, IL: Illinois State Geological Survey.

 Larson, T. H., & Balikian, R. 2019. An Electrical Earth Resistivity Survey in the Beaver Creek Quadrangle near Greenville, IL. Technical Report. Greenville, IL: Illinois State Geological Survey.

 Balikian, Riley, Larson, Timothy H., and Ruiz-Vera, Ursula. 2019. Report on an In Situ Study of Cassava Roots Using Ground Penetrating Radar. Champaign, IL: Illinois State Geological Survey.

Larson, Timothy H. and Balikian, Riley. 2019. An Electrical Earth Resistivity Survey along Illinois Route 127 in Alto Pass, IL. Technical Report. Champaign, IL: Illinois State Geological Survey.

Larson, Timothy H. and Balikian, Riley. 2018. Preliminary Report of an Electrical Earth Resistivity Survey near Tinley Park, IL. Technical Report. Champaign, IL: Illinois State Geological Survey.

Larson, Timothy H. and Balikian, Riley. 2018. Preliminary Report of an Electrical Earth Resistivity Survey near Greenville, IL. Technical Report. Champaign, IL: Illinois State Geological Survey.

Larson, Timothy H. and Balikian, Riley. 2018. Shear-Wave Measurements Using Multi-Channel Analysis of Surface Wave (MASW) Method at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL. Technical Report. Champaign, IL: Illinois State Geological Survey.

Larson, Timothy H., Balikian, Riley, and Deng, Siqi. 2017. Preliminary Report of an Electrical Earth Resistivity Survey near Joliet, IL. Technical Report. Champaign, IL: Illinois State Geological Survey.

Larson, Timothy H., Balikian, Riley, and Deng, Siqi. 2017. Preliminary Report of an Electrical Earth Resistivity Survey near St. Francisville, IL. Technical Report. Champaign, IL: Illinois State Geological Survey.

Larson, Timothy H., Balikian, Riley, and Deng, Siqi. 2017. An Electrical Earth Resistivity Survey along Northbound Illinois Route 251 in Peru, IL. Technical Report. Champaign, IL: Illinois State Geological Survey.

Larson, Timothy H., Balikian, Riley, and Thomason, Jason. 2017. Electrical Earth Resistivity Surveys in McHenry Co., IL. Technical Report. Champaign, IL: Illinois State Geological Survey.

 

NON-ACADEMIC WRITING & OUTREACH

Balikian, R., 2021. Illinois State Geological Survey Geophysics Data Viewer. FastTIMES 25. http://fasttimesonline.co/2021/02/17/government-geophysics-news-2/

Balikian, R. 2021. The World is at Your Feet: The Earth Sciences in Illinois. Virtual Presentation at Pleasantdale Middle School. Burr Ridge, IL. https://rileybalikian.blog/2021/03/11/earth-sciences-on-the-divide/

Balikian, R., 2021. 2020: A Year for the Books. Riley J. Balikian. https://rileybalikian.blog/2021/01/29/2020-a-year-for-the-books/

Balikian, R. 2019. The World is at Your Feet: A Career in the Earth Sciences. Oral Presentation at Monticello Middle School. Monticello, IL. https://rileybalikian.blog/2020/01/08/earth-sciences-world-at-your-feet/

Balikian, R. 2019. Aguacate: Water Resources and Systems Resilience among Avocado Growers in San Diego County, CA. Oral Presentation at the Illinois State Geological Survey Brownbag Series, Urbana, IL.

Balikian, R. 2018. The Value of Volunteering. GeoGradGuide.com. [Link]

Balikian, R. 2018. Writing in Rock Blog.

Balikian, R. 2015. “The Awe, the Longing, and All Those Questions.” The Covenant Companion. https://covenantcompanion.com/2015/09/15/the-awe-the-longing-and-all-those-questions/

Balikian, R. 2013. “Reflections on Curiosity and Wisdom.” Wheaton College- Senior Reflections on Liberal Arts. https://www.wheaton.edu/academics/the-liberal-arts-at-wheaton-college/student-reflections-on-the-liberal-arts/reflections-on-curiosity-and-wisdom/

Zhang, S., Phillips, N., Balikian, R., Venkataramanan, G., & Morales, A. 2014. Many Hands Together Make a Home: The Co-Production of Tiny Homes. Progressive Planning, (198), 36–39.

Hailu, Z.G., Sanders, R., Balikian, R. 2013. Water & Irrigation for Small-Scale Farmers. Panel Presentation at the Human Needs and Global Resources Symposium. Wheaton, IL.

Balikian, R. (2012). Identity Formation and Perceived Social Roles of the Protestant and Orthodox Churches in Ethiopia. Unpublished Human Needs and Global Resources Certificate Thesis. Wheaton, IL. Full text available here.

Writing in Rock (Blog)

I write a semi-regular blog called Writing in Rock about the wonders and idiosyncrasies of Illinois Geology, and how geology has shaped who we are. Check it out here, or preview it in the Menu item above.