An Interview with Kevin Burke, S.J.

Jesuit Higher Education interviewed Fr. Kevin Burke, S.J., the new Vice President for University Mission at Regis University

Jesuit Province of New England: The Formative Years

All physical materials associated with the New England Province Archive are currently held by the Jesuit Archives in St. Louis, MO. Any inquiries about these materials should be directed to the Jesuit Archives . Electronic versions of some items and the descriptions and finding aids to the Archives, which are hosted in CrossWorks, are provided only as a courtesy. This history of the New England Province of Jesuits covers the years of approximately 1920 to 1945. It describes establishing the New England Region and the educational institutions for the Jesuits: Shadowbrook, the house of formation in Lenox, Mass., Weston College, the scholasticate, in Weston, Mass., and St. Robert’s Hall, the tertianship, in Pomfret, Conn. It also tells of the founding of the first retreat house, Campion Hall, in North Andover, Mass., and the famine relief work in Russia of Rev. Louis J. Gallagher, S.J., one of the founding members of the New England Province.https://crossworks.holycross.edu/nenprovhistory/1001/thumbnail.jp

Jesuit Province of New England: The Expanding Years

All physical materials associated with the New England Province Archive are currently held by the Jesuit Archives in St. Louis, MO. Any inquiries about these materials should be directed to the Jesuit Archives . Electronic versions of some items and the descriptions and finding aids to the Archives, which are hosted in CrossWorks, are provided only as a courtesy. This history of the New England Province of Jesuits covers the years 1929 to 1979. It describes educational institutions: Cheverus High School, Portland, Maine, Cranwell Preparatory School, Lenox, Mass., Fairfield Preparatory School and Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn., the Xavier School, Concord, Mass., the relocation of Boston College High School from the South End of Boston to Dorchester, and the proposed use of Weston College, Weston, Mass., as a military hospital during World War II as well as the Baghdad Mission and some other mission possibilities in the Middle East and Argentina.https://crossworks.holycross.edu/nenprovhistory/1002/thumbnail.jp

Enhanced mapping of artificially modified ground in urban areas : using borehole, map and remotely sensed data

The report described here is focused on how using boreholes and attributes from boreholes increased and enhanced the mapping of Artificially Modified Ground, and helped measure landscape evolution change in the urban environment. These attributes from boreholes include the presence of AMG in a borehole, the thickness of AMG recorded, the start height of a borehole and the location of boreholes (and other boreholes in close proximity) with modern topological features and geological maps

Model metadata report for Manchester and Salford, NW England

This report describes the creation of a 3D geological model of natural and artificial superficial deposits in Manchester and Salford, NW England. The Manchester and Salford model forms part of the Lower Mersey Corridor, NW England. The Lower Mersey Corridor includes models within the region comprising: Manchester-Salford Warrington Liverpool Irlam The location of the geological models is shown in Figure 1 and the spacing of cross-sections is shown in Figure 2. Figure 1 Location of Manchester and Salford 3D geological model and its relationship to others in the Lower Mersey Corridor area of NW England. The 3D models include natural and artificial superficial deposits. Cross-sections for Manchester and Salford include schematic bedrock correlations for illustration only. Bedrock is not included in the calculated mode

The London Basin superficial and bedrock LithoFrame 50 Model

This report describes the methodology and datasets used in the construction of the 1:50 000 resolution superficial and bedrock geological model of the London Basin. The London Basin study area was divided into twelve 20 x 20 km tiles, with construction of the first tiles beginning in 2006 and completion of the combined model in 2014. This time period coincided with the ongoing development of GSI3D software which was used to construct much of the model. The GSI3D software was used to calculate a rockhead (base Quaternary and Anthropocene) surface that was then used as a capping surface for the modelling of the bedrock geology in the GOCAD® software. The model complements the corresponding DiGMapGB-50 tiles of the area and consists of about 80 modelled geological units, comprising mass movement (landslip), artificial, superficial, and bedrock. This report supersedes an earlier report detailing the construction of the superficial part of this model (Burke et al. 2013). A glossary of technical terms used is included at the end of this report

A geological model of London and the Thames Valley, southeast England

Many geological survey organisations have started delivering digital geological models as part of their role. This article describes the British Geological Survey (BGS) model for London and the Thames Valley in southeast England. The model covers 4800 km2 and extends to several hundred metres depth. It includes extensive spreads of Quaternary river terraces and alluvium of the Thames drainage system resting on faulted and folded Palaeogene and Cretaceous bedrock strata. The model extends to the base of the Jurassic sedimentary rocks. The baseline datasets used and the uses and limitations of the model are given. The model has been used to generate grids for the elevation of the base of the Quaternary, the thickness of Quaternary deposits, and enabled a reassessment of the subcrop distribution and faulting of the Palaeogene and Cretaceous bedrock units especially beneath the Quaternary deposits. Digital outputs from the model include representations of geological surfaces, which can be used in GIS, CAD and geological modelling software, and also graphic depictions such as a fence diagram of cross-sections through the model. The model can be viewed as a whole, and be dissected, in the BGS Lithoframe Viewer. Spatial queries of this and other BGS models, at specific points, along defined lines or at a specified depth, can be performed with the new BGS Groundhog application, which delivers template-based reports. The model should be viewed as a first version that should be improved further, and kept up to date, as new data and understanding emerges

Superficial geology and hydrogeological domains between Durham and Darlington. Phase 1, (Durham South)

The North East Region’s Groundwater Modelling Strategy has identified the need for the development of a conceptual model for the Magnesian Limestone aquifer. In line with the Environment Agency R&D Technical Report W214 (Environment Agency Framework for Groundwater Resources Conceptual and Numerical Modelling), a scoping study was produced, that identified areas of uncertainty and work required for the development of the conceptual model. The purpose of this project is to give the Environment Agency (EA) a regional understanding of the geology and hydrogeology of the Magnesian Limestone and overlying superficial deposits in the North East Region, using information presently held by the British Geological Survey (BGS). This report contributes to the conceptual model and understanding of the Magnesian Limestone aquifer. There is uncertainty in the amount of recharge that the Magnesian Limestone receives from rainfall. The project is designed to gain a greater understanding of the geology of the superficial deposits and their hydrogeological properties. These are the key factors for the calculation of recharge to the Magnesian Limestone aquifer from rainfall. This element of the conceptual model is essential in understanding the potential water resource available within this aquifer

Superficial geology and hydrogeological domains between Durham and Darlington. Phase 2, (Durham North)

The North East Region’s Groundwater Modelling Strategy has identified the need for the development of a conceptual model for the Magnesian Limestone aquifer. In line with the Environment Agency R&D Technical Report W214 (Environment Agency Framework for Groundwater Resources Conceptual and Numerical Modelling), a scoping study was produced, that identified areas of uncertainty and work required for the development of the conceptual model. The purpose of this project is to give the Environment Agency (EA) a regional understanding of the geology and hydrogeology of the Magnesian Limestone and overlying superficial deposits in the North East Region, using information held by the British Geological Survey (BGS). This report contributes to the conceptual model and understanding of the Magnesian Limestone aquifer. There is uncertainty in the amount of recharge that the Magnesian Limestone receives from rainfall. The project is designed to gain a greater understanding of the geology of the superficial deposits and their hydrogeological properties. These are the key factors for the calculation of recharge to the Magnesian Limestone aquifer from rainfall. This element of the conceptual model is essential in understanding the potential water resource available within this aquifer

3-D hydrogeological characterisation of the superficial deposits between Doncaster and Retford

A 3-D geological model of the area between Doncaster and Retford was created in order to characterise the thickness and distribution of superficial deposits to allow hydrogeological domains to be derived above the Sherwood Sandstone aquifer. The overarching aim of the study was to use a domains approach, derived from the output of the 3-D model to assess potential recharge to the Sherwood Sandstone aquifer. The results of the study are intended to help the Environment Agency meet its regulatory requirements under the Water Framework Directive and Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy (CAMS) and form part of its overall East Midlands – Yorkshire Sherwood Sandstone Groundwater Study. The 3-D model revealed a complex sequence of pre-glacial, glacial and post-glacial sediments deposited on a rockhead surface that extends in paces to –26mOD as a result of deep incision into the bedrock. These channels are orientated north-west, south-east or east-west. The sequence of superficial deposits is generally less than 10m thick, increasing to 25m in places to the east and southeast of the project area. The area from Hatfield Moors in the north-east to Misson in the south-east is characterised by a sequence of peat, variably underlain by Blown Sand, Glaciolacustrine silt and clay and “Older River Gravel”. The Glaciolacustrine silt and clay is most thickly developed beneath Hatfield Moors, but is laterally discontinuous. Elsewhere, to the west of the study area, the superficial deposits comprise sand, gravel and till of limited extent and are generally less than 10m thick, except in some fluvial valleys. Seven hydrogeological domains were identified from the 3-D model and other published data sources. The domains were defined in terms of the potential for recharge to occur either directly into the Sherwood Sandstone or through the sequence of superficial deposits. Each of the units making up the superficial deposits in the area was classified according to its inferred hydrogeological properties. A hydrogeological domains map produced via a series of GIS rules and queries using the digital output from the model reveal that the potential for recharge is greatest in the western and central parts of the project area, with only limited potential recharge occurring to the east