William W. Little, Ph.D.

                            ROM 146
                            (208) 496-2427
                            littlew@byui.edu

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Research Interests:

Application of sequence stratigraphic concepts to terrestrial deposits

Methods for distinguishing the relative importance of eustasy and tectonics in the development of terrestrial sequences

Base-level controls on fluvial geomorphology

Bedrock and surficial geologic mapping

Education:     

Ph.D., 1995, University of Colorado-Boulder, Geology

M.S.,  1988, Brigham Young University, Geology

B.S., 1983, Brigham Young University, Geology                           

Professional Affiliations:

American Association of Petroleum Geologists

Geological Society of America

International Association of Sedimentologists

Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)

Rocky Mountain Section of SEPM

Utah Geological Association

Idaho Academy of Sciences

Publications:

Papers

Little, W. W., in prep., Sequence stratigraphy of foredeep basin alluvial deposits, Coniacian through Campanian strata of the Kaiparowits Basin, Utah.

Little, W. W., in prep., A reexamination of Pennsylvanian sink fill deposits in Missouri:  Are they Pennsylvanian and are they sink fills?

Little, W. W., in prep., Siliciclastic paleovalley fill deposits in Ordovician carbonate deposits, Lake of the Ozarks region, central Missouri.

Painter, C., Little, W. W., Embree, G. F., & Millard, M. A., in prep., Geomorphic response of the Henrys Fork River to Pleistocene Volcanism, Mesa Falls Recreation Area, Caribou-Grand Targhee National Forest, Idaho.

Little, W. W., 1999, Tectonic and Eustatic Controls on Cyclical Fluvial Patterns, Upper Cretaceous Strata of the Kaiparowits Basin, Utah:  in L.M. Hill and J. J. Koselak (eds.), Learning from the Land:  Scientific Inquiry for Planning and Managing the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Symposium, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Washington, D.C., p. 489-504

Selected Abstracts

Little, W. W., 2006, Sequence stratigraphy of foredeep basin alluvial deposits, Coniacian through Campanian strata of the Kaiparowits Basin, Utah: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 38, No. 6.

Painter, C., Little, W. W., Embree, G. F., & Millard, M. A., 2005, Geomorphic response of the Henrys Fork River to Pleistocene Volcanism, Mesa Falls Recreation Area, Caribou-Grand Targhee National Forest, Idaho:  Abstracts and Program for the 2005 National Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Salt Lake City, UT.

Little, W. W., 2004, Pennsylvanian A reexamination of Pennsylvanian sink fill deposits in Missouri:  Are they Pennsylvanian and are they sink fills?  Abstracts and Program for the North-central Section of the Geological Society of America, St. Louis, MO.

Little, W. W., 2002, An examination of the physical environment of the lower Missouri River:  Proceedings for the Fourth Annual meeting on the Missouri River Basin, South Sioux City, NE.

Little, W. W., 2001, The influence of tectonics and eustasy on alluvial architecture, upper Cretaceous strata of the Kaiparowits Basin south-central Utah, Abstracts and Program for the Seventh International Conference on Fluvial Sedimentology, International Association of Sedimentary Geologists, Lincoln, NE.

Little, W. W., 1998, Using ArcView GIS in the preparation of geologic maps:  Unpublished proceedings, USGS Annual Meeting on GIS Methods and Techniques, Rolla, MO.

Little, W. W., 1997, Tectonic and Eustatic Controls on Cyclical Fluvial Patterns, Upper Cretaceous Strata of the Kaiparowits Basin, Utah:  Abstracts and Program for Learning from the Land:  Scientific Inquiry for Planning and Managing the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Symposium, p. 39.

Little, W. W., 1993, Alluvial architecture within a tectonically-controlled sequence, Upper Cretaceous Wahweap Formation, Kaiparowits Plateau, south-central Utah:  American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 77, p. 1453.

Little, W. W., 1993, Tectonically Controlled Sequences in Fluvial Deposits, Upper Cretaceous Strata of the Kaiparowits Basin, Utah:  American Association of Petroleum Geologists 1993 Annual Convention Program, p. 139.

Little, W. W., 1992, Geomorphology of Lake Bonneville deltas: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 24, p. 24.

Maps

Hokanson, W. H., Little, W. W., and Clayton, R. W.,  in prep., Bedrock geologic map of the Scott Butte, Idaho 7.5 minute quadrangle

Roemer, S., Clayton, R. W., Little, W. W., and Embree, G. F., in prep., Bedrock geologic map of the Snaky Canyon, Idaho 7.5 minute quadrangle

Little, W. W., in prep., Bedrock geologic map of the Warsaw West, Missouri 7.5 minute quadrangle.

Little, W. W., in prep., Bedrock geologic map of the Nevada, Missouri 7.5 minute quadrangle.

Little, W. W., in prep., Bedrock geologic map of the Shawnee Bend, Missouri 7.5 minute quadrangle.

Little, W. W., 2004, Bedrock geologic map of the Troy, Missouri 7.5 minute quadrangle.

Little, W. W., 2004, Surficial deposit map of the Troy, Missouri 7.5 minute quadrangle.

Little, W. W., 2003, Bedrock geologic map of the Boylers Mill, Missouri 7.5 minute quadrangle.

Little, W. W., 2003, Surficial deposit map of the Boylers Mill, Missouri 7.5 minute quadrangle.

Little, W. W., 2003, Bedrock geologic map of the Knobby, Missouri 7.5 minute quadrangle.

Little, W. W., 2003, Surficial deposit map of the Knobby, Missouri 7.5 minute quadrangle.

Little, W. W., 2002, Bedrock geologic map of the Barnumton, Missouri 7.5 minute quadrangle.

Little, W. W., 2002, Surficial deposit map of the Barnumton, Missouri 7.5 minute quadrangle.

Little, W. W., 2002, Bedrock geologic map of the Bollinger Creek, Missouri 7.5 minute quadrangle.

Little, W. W., 2002, Surficial deposit map of the Bollinger Creek, Missouri 7.5 minute quadrangle.

Little, W. W., 2000, Bedrock and surficial geologic maps for the areas surrounding training sites for the Missouri Army National Guard