Information about the New Jersey Geological Survey

Message from the State Geologist Organization, Staff, and Services Programs Location Map for NJDEP/NJGS

Geographic Information Systems Geophysics and Subsurface Investigations Information Student Intern Program

Message from the State Geologist

The NJ Geological Survey is a public service and research agency within the NJ Department of Environmental Protection. Founded in 1835, the NJGS has evolved from a mineral resources and topographic mapping agency to a modern environmental organization that collects and provides geoscience information to government, consultants, industry, environmental groups, and the public.

The mission of the Survey is to map, research, interpret and provide scientific information regarding the state's geology and ground water resources. This information supports the regulatory and planning functions of DEP and other governmental agencies and provides the business community and public with the information necessary to address environmental concerns and make economic decisions.

NJGS geologists produce geologic and thematic maps that are the basis for subsurface and hydrogeologic investigations, as well as key component of land use planning and environmental hazard investigations. NJGS hydrogeologists perform regional and local ground-water resource studies, including the mapping of aquifer recharge and Well Head protection areas using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). NJGS geophysicists, use state-of-the-art geophysical techniques to define subsurface geology, pollutant plumes, and buried material. Because of the State's high population density, mineral exploration is now confined to offshore, where exploration for beach replenishment sand, gravel and metals is ongoing.

Maps and reports are available to the public in printed and digital format through the NJDEP Maps and Publications Office and GIS data is available via electronic transfer from our Digital Geodata Series . A publications price list, which will be kept current through the Web, is available upon request to: DEP Map & Publications Office, Bureau of Revenue, PO 438, Trenton, N.J. 08625-0438. Unpublished information is provided at cost by writing to Karl Muessig, State Geologist, N.J. Geological Survey, PO 427, Trenton, N.J. 08625- 0427. Staff are available to answer your questions 8:00AM-5:00 PM Monday through Friday by calling 609-292-1185.

Organization, Services, and Staff

State of New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection
New Jersey Geological Survey

Office of the State Geologist (609) 292-1185

Karl Muessig, Ph.D., State Geologist

Tenika Jacobs, Management Assistant

Suhas Ghatge,  Webmaster

Tom Seckler, Managing Editor

Bureau of Geology and Topography (609) 292-2576

(Abandoned mines, air photos, archive data, beach sand, bedrock,
boundary-monument surveys, cartography, earthquakes, coastal-plain sediment,
fossils, faults, folds, fractures, geodetic benchmarks, glacial sediment, karst,
mineral resources, publications, quarries, radon, rock falls, sand & gravel,
sinkholes, soils, surveying, tidal-benchmark surveys, topography)

Richard Dalton, Bureau Chief

Octavia Sutphin, Secretary

Bedrock Geology Rich Volkert, Supervising Geologist Don Monteverde, Principal Geologist Environmental Geology Pete Sugarman, Ph.D., Supervising Geologist John Dooley, Principal Geologist Environmental Resources Jane Uptegrove, Supervising Geologist Andrea Friedman, Principal Geologist

Surficial Geology Scott Stanford, Ph.D., Supervising Geologist Ron Witte, Principal Geologist Topography & Cartography Bill Graff, Supervising Topographic Engineer Zehdreh Allen-Lafayette, GIS Specialist 1 Walt Marzulli, Investigator 3 Ron Pristas, GIS Specialist 1 Joe Rich, Investigator 2 Michael Girard, GIS Specialist 3

Bureau of Water Resources (609) 984-6587

(Ambient ground-water quality, aquifers, digital databases, geophysics, mine-shaft detection, ground-water levels, ground-water models, ground-water pollution detection, ground-water recharge, sinkhole detection, stream base flow, well logging, stream-flow data and gaging, subsurface mapping, watersheds, well drilling, Well Head protection)

David L. Pasicznyk, Bureau Chief

Andrea Roberts , Secretary

Hydrogeology Section, Jim Boyle, Acting Section Chief

Jeff Hoffman, Research Scientist I Mark French, GIS Specialist I Bill Mennel, Supervising Env. Specialist Rich Shim-Chim, Supervising Env. Engineer Steve Johnson, Supervising Geologist

Laura Nicholson, Research Scientist II Eric Roman, Supervising Geologist Steven Domber, Principal Env. Specialist Helen Rancan, Supervising Env. Engineer

 Geoscience Research and Support Section, Dave Hall, Section Chief

John Curran, Supervising Environmental Specialist
Mike Serfes, Research Scientist I
Steve Spayd, Supervising Geologist
Greg Herman, Ph.D., Research Scientist I
Jeff Waldner, Research Scientist I
Ted Pallis, GIS Specialist I
Doug Rivedal, Principal Environmental Technician
Gregg Steidl, Principal Env. Specialist
Raymond Bousenberry, Principal Env. Specialist

Student Intern Program

The New Jersey Geological Survey (NJGS) is soliciting for unpaid volunteer student interns to work on a wide variety of projects. Many of these projects could be adapted to term paper topics. All projects will provide valuable hands-on experience. Examples of current projects that could benefit from intern involvement are:

Stratigraphy of glacial materials in buried valleys

GIS mapping of aquifer recharge areas

GIS digital geologic mapping

Analysis of pollution-site geophysical data

Offshore Research

Interns should be college juniors or seniors in, or graduates of geological sciences, water resources, and geography programs. Most of the work will be in the NJGS offices in Trenton, but some could take place elsewhere. The NJGS is a regulatory-support and research organization in the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

Internship Job Specifications

Please send your inquiries to NJGS Webmaster.

For opportunities with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection visit the Internship Opporunities website.