Steve J. Baedke Assistant Professor of Geology Ph.D.,  M.S. Indiana University B.S. Univeristy of Northern Iowa Steve Baedke in a wetland near Batchawana Bay, Canada.

Research

Karst hydrogeology Computer modeling of groundwater systems Computer applications in geoscience education Geochemistry of Natural Waters Lake Level and Shoreline History (LLASH) Global Climate Change Program

Selected Publications

Baedke, S.J., Johnston, J.W. Thompson, T.A., and Wilcox, D., Accepted and In Press 2004, Reconstructing Paleo Lake Levels from Relict Shorelines along the Upper Great Lakes. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management (INVITED) Thompson, T.A., Baedke, S.J., and Johnston, J.W., (Accepted and In Press for 2004), Geomorphic expression of late Holocene lake levels and paleowinds in the upper Great Lakes. Special Issue of the Michigan Academician. Johnston, J.W., Baedke, S.J., Booth, R.K., Thompson, T.A., and Wilcox, D.A., (Accepted and In Press for 2004), Late Holocene lake-level variation in southeastern Lake Superior: Tahquamenon Bay, Michigan. Special Issue of the Journal of Great Lakes Research. Baedke, S.J., and Krothe, N.C., 2003. Reply to Comment: Effective Hydraulic Parameters of a Karst Aquifer Derived from Discharge Hydrograph Analysis, Water Resources Research, vol. 39, no. 6. Baedke, S. J.; Krothe, N. C., 2001, Derivation of effective hydraulic parameters of a karst aquifer from discharge hydrograph analysis Water Resour. Res., Vol. 37 , No. 1 , p. 13 Baedke, S.J., and Thompson, T.A., 2000, A 4,700 year record of lake level and isostasy for Lake Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research, vol. 26:416-426. Baedke, S.J. and Krothe, N.C., 2000, Quantitative tracer test of the Beach Creek aquifer at the Ammunition Burning Grounds, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Indiana: in, Sasowsky, I.D. and Wicks, C.M. (eds.), Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport in Carbonate Aquifers, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, p. 15-30. Thompson, T.A., and Baedke, S.J., 2000, A Geologic perspective on Lake Michigan Water Levels. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Water Level Bulletin, v. 140, p. 1-5. Baedke, S.J., and Thompson, T.A., 1999, A 4,700 year record of lake level and isostasy for Lake Michigin. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs. Thompson, T.A., and Baedke, S.J., 1999, Standplain evidence for reconstructing late Holocene lake level in the Lake Michigan Basin: in, Sellinger C.E. and Quinn, F.H. (eds), Proceedings of the Great Lakes Paleo-Levels Workshop: The Last 4000 years, NOAA Technical Memorandum ERL GLERL-113, pg. 30 - 34. Thompson, T.A., and Baedke, S.J., 1997, Strandplain evidence for late Holocene lake-level variations in Lake Michigan. GSA Bulletin, vol. 109, no. 6, p. 666-682. Baedke, S.J, and Krothe, N.C., 1997, Quantitative dye trace of a karstic carbonate aquifer at the Ammunition Burning Grounds, Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indiana. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs. Baedke, S.J, and Krothe, N.C., 1997, Continuum hydraulic properties of a karstic aquifer at the Ammunition Burning Grounds, Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indiana. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs.

Courses

Physical Geology (Geol 110) Earth Systems: Introductory Geology Course for Earth Science Teachers (IDLS) Geochemistry of Natural Waters (Geol 355) Applied Groundwater Flow Modeling (Geol 398) Earth Systems, Cycles, and Human Impact (GSCI 115E) Evolutionary Systems (Geol 200)