Ms. Shannon’s project experience includes groundwater hydrology, hydrocarbon resource evaluation, shallow geophysics, inorganic geochemistry, environmental site assessment, and modeling to support remedial design. She is an active member of the Interstate Technology Regulatory Council (ITRC) team for Environmental Data Management Best Practices, which is currently developing a suite of tools and guidelines for the management of environmental data.

Ms. Shannon is adept in the development and maintenance of databases and the evaluation of spatial and time series data. She regularly works with ArcMap GIS, SQL, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Python, and R-Statistical Language. She has been involved in the design, testing, and technical support of geologic modeling software, and has developed applications for geochemical modeling, data visualization, and statistical analysis.

EDUCATION
  • MS, Geology, Cornell University, 2007
  • BA, Geology, minor Mathematics, University of Colorado – Boulder, 2002
REGISTRATIONS
  • Certified Professional Geologist, Virginia No. 2801 002166
  • Professional Geoscientist (Geology), Texas No. 15410
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Data Management and Visualization
  • Hydrogeologic Site Investigation
  • Water Level Mapping and Capture Zone Analysis
  • Geospatial Analysis
  • Code Development for Specialized Applications
  • Software Testing/Technical Support
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
  • National Ground Water Association (NGWA)
  • Geological Society of America (GSA)
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Bannister Federal Complex2024-10-17T22:03:55+00:00
Bannister Federal Complex site photo & Groundwater magazine
Geochemical and Hydrogeological Evaluation of Former Yerington Mine Site2024-10-22T15:25:27+00:00
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

  • Petersen, B., and R. Shannon, 2020. Hydrogeologic Characterization using P-wave Refraction and Multi-Channel Analysis of Surface Wave at a Brownfield Site: A Case Study. (D. Werkema, Ed.) FastTIMES, 25(2), 62-69.

  • Spiliotopoulos, A., R. Shannon, M.J. Tonkin, 2011. Estimating Contaminant Migration Pathways Using a Time Sequence of Water Level Maps and Particle Tracking. Presentation at the 2011 National Ground Water Association (NGWA) Ground Water Summit, Baltimore, MD, May.

  • Spiliotopoulos, A., R. Shannon, M.J. Tonkin, and L.C. Swanson, 2011. Evaluation of Temporal Variations in Hydraulic Capture due to Changing Flow Patterns Using Mapping and Modeling Techniques. SGW-49374-FP (Rev. 0). Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE), Richland, WA. April.

  • Karanovic, M. and R Shannon, 2011. Characterizing Groundwater Elevation and Gradient at Remediation Sites Using KT3D_H20, A Program for Gridding Water Level Data Using Hydrologic Drift Terms. Instructional Workshop presented at the 2011 North American Field Conference and Exposition, San Diego, CA. January.

  • Shannon, R., M. Karanovic, and M. Tonkin, 2010. Hydraulic Capture Estimated Using Universal Kriging with Hydrologic Drift Terms. Presentation at the 19th Annual Maryland Groundwater Symposium, Baltimore, MD. 47 p.

  • Cathles, L.M., and Shannon, R., 2009. Evidence for the Barely-Contained Nearly-Explosive Venting of Large Volumes of Magmatic Volatiles. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (special issue,) v. 73, supplement 1, p. A200.

  • Tonkin, M.J., S. Dadi, and R. Shannon, 2009. Collection and Mapping of Water Levels to Assist in the Evaluation of Groundwater P&T Remedy Performance. SGW-42305 (Rev. 0). Prepared for the US Department of Energy (USDOE), Richland, WA. September 2009.

  • Tonkin, M.J., S. Dadi, and R. Shannon, 2009. Collection and Mapping of Water Levels to Assist in the Evaluation of Groundwater P&T Remedy Performance. SGW-42305 (Rev. 0). Prepared for the US Department of Energy (USDOE), Richland, WA. September 2009.

  • Cathles, L.M., and R. Shannon, 2007. How Potassium Silicate Alteration Suggests the Formation of Porphyry Ore Deposits Begins with the nearly Explosive but Barren Expulsion of Large Volumes of Magmatic Water. Earth & Planetary Science Letters, v. 262, no. 1-2, pp. 92-108. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2007.07.029

  • Shannon, R.L., and L.M. Cathles, 2005. Inferring Vein Fluid Velocity from Vein Halo Taper. Poster presentation at Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Inorganic Geochemistry, Metals in Ore-forming Systems: Sources, Transport, Deposition, July 31to August 5, 2005, Proctor Academy, Andover, NH.

  • Primm, S., R. Shannon, S. Akers, C. Bruinsma, S. Kruse, S. Yurkovich, J. Ryan, V. Peterson, and J. Burr, 2002. Geophysical Imaging of Ultramafic and Mafic Rock Bodies Within Gneissic Metasedimentary Country Rock, Western North Carolina, USA. Presentation at North-Central Section (36th) and Southeastern Section (51st) Geological Society of American Joint Annual Meeting, April 3–5, 2002. in GSA Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, no. 2, p. A-48.

  • Shannon, R., W. Brunner, A. Paternostro, and H. Spetzler, 1999. Microbial Effects on Seismic Attenuation Mechanisms in the Vadose Zone. Presentation at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 1999 Fall Meeting, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, December 13-17, 1999. ID # B51C-10.