Donathan James Krier

Earth and Environmental Sciences EES-1, Geology and Geochemistry Mail Stop D462 Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM 87544 Phone (505) 665-7834 Facsimile (505) 665-3285 born May 1, 1952!

Education

M.Sc., Geology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1980
B.Sc., Earth Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1975

Clearance

Department of Energy Q Clearance

Memberships

Sigma Xi Research Society
Geological Society of America
American Geophysical Union
Association of Engineering Geologists

Real Wordy Vita

I received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Earth Sciences from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 1975, with Dr. J. Casey Moore. During 1975-1976, I was at the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park, CA, providing mineralogical and semi-quantitative XRF analyses of phosphorites for trace element abundances, and resource/reserve evaluation of phosphate ore in the Phosphoria Formation of southeastern Idaho. During a 1976 leave-of-absence, I mapped Tertiary ignimbrites and shallow intrusives in the Sierra Madre Occidental of southwestern Chihuahua, Mexico, with emphasis on stratigraphy, structure, and Au/Ag mineralization. My graduate studies were at the University of New Mexico with Dr. Wolf Elston, where I applied geologic mapping, and structural and petrographic analysis in the Mogollon-Datil volcanic field of southwestern New Mexico, producing a geologic map for over 120 square miles of rocks ranging in from basalt flows to rhyolitic ignimbrites. Concurrently, I was a Staff Scientist at UNM Institute of Meteoritics through Sandia National Laboratory for the investigation of Nevada Test Site volcanic tuffs as a host for a nuclear waste disposal. I received a Master of Science Degree in Geology from UNM in 1980. After a short stint doing silver exploration in the Calico silver district, CA, I came to Los Alamos National Laboratory as Containment Scientist/Geologist for support of the DOE underground nuclear test program at the Nevada Test Site. Other projects have included diagenesis and structural evolution of Creede caldera moat deposits in Colorado, development of rock-varnish age dating curves for arid environments of the southeastern California and Nevada deserts, and providing geologic expertise for the LANL Environmental Restoration Project. From 1991 through 1993, I was on change-of-station to DOE Headquarters in Washington, D.C., as Technical Advisor to the Office of Arms Control and Non-proliferation to help develop DOE policy, security, and implementation requirements for the Threshold Test Ban Treaty and Protocol; and for policy development with interagency working groups to form U.S. Government positions for bilateral negotiations and for implementation of field verification activities for the Treaty. I participated in several bilateral negotiations in Washington, Geneva, and Kiev. On my return to New Mexico, I became Project Leader in the Environmental Restoration Project developing technical approaches, field activities, schedules, and budgets for characterization of hazardous and radioactive waste sites at the Laboratory. Budget responsibilities ranged from $5M - $8M over 4.5 years in the Project. During this tenure, I was chair of the ER Project’s 1996 Earth Science Council, evaluating and funding geologic and hydrologic studies for Laboratory-wide applications, and also provided geosciences input for LANL activities related to the DOE Order 5280.2A Performance Assessment for the radioactive material disposal areas at the Laboratory. Currently, I am in the Laboratory’s Seismic Hazards Program using high-precision mapping and paleoseismic techniques to investigate Quaternary fault networks in the LANL region. We are generating the foundation for probabilistic analysis of ground motions and surface ruptures that can threaten existing and future critical-facility locations.

Selected Publications

Gardner, J. N., A. Lavine, G. WoldeGabriel, D. Krier, et al., 1999, Structural geology of the northwestern portion of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Rio Grande rift, New Mexico: Implications for seismic surface rupture potential from TA-3 to TA-55; Los Alamos National Laboratory report LA-13589-MS.

Krier, D. J., F. Caporuscio, J. Gardner, and A. Lavine, 1998, Stratigraphy and geologic structure at the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Building, Technical Area 3, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico; Los Alamos National Laboratory report LA-13522-MS.

Krier, D. J., F. Caporuscio, A. Lavine, and J. Gardner, 1998, Stratigraphy and geologic structure at the SCC and NISC building sites, Technical Area 3, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico; Los Alamos National Laboratory report LA-13507-MS.

Krier, D.J., P. Longmire, R. H. Gilkeson, and H.J. Turin, 1997, Geologic, geohydrologic, and geochemical data sujmmary of Material Disposal Area G, Technical Area 54; Los Alamos National Laboratory Report LA-UR-95-2696, Revised, 62 p.

Hollis, D., E. Vold, R. Shuman, K. Birdsell, K. Bower, W. Hansen, D. J. Krier, P. Longmire, B. Newman, D. Rogers, and E. Springer, Performance assessment and composite analysis for Los Alamos National Laboratory Material Disposal Area G; Los Alamos National Laboratory Report LA-UR-97-85.

Conaway, J. G., R. D. Wilson, D. J. Krier, M. A. Mathews, and J. W. Barber, 1993, Errors in spectral gamma ray logs resulting from radon daughters in boreholes; Nucl. Geophys., v. 7, no. 1, p. 55-64.

Harrington, C. D., D. J. Krier, R. Raymond, Jr., and S. L. Reneau, 1991, Barium concentration in rock varnish: Implications for calibrated rock varnish dating curves; Scanning Microscopy, v. 5, no. 1, p. 55-62.

Krier, D. J., Harrington, C. D., R. Raymond, Jr., and S. L. Reneau, 1990, Pitfalls in the construction of rock-varnish dating curves for young volcanic fields: Examples from the Cima volcanic field, CA (abs.); American Geophys. Union Trans., v. 71, no. 43.

Krier, D. J., L. Medina, and F. N. App, 1987, Pre- and post-event elevation and horizontal surveys across the Yucca and Topgallant faults, Nevada Test Site; Proceedings of the Fourth Symposium on Containment of Underground Nuclear Explosions, v. 2 (C. W. Olsen, Editor), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Report CONF-870961, p. 56-74.

Heiken, G., and D. J. Krier, 1987, Sedimentary deposits of the Creede caldera, Colorado; Los Alamos National Laboratory Report LA-10943-MS, 48 p.

Elston, W. E., 1981, Assessment of the geothermal potential of southwestern New Mexico--Final report, with contributions by W. E. Elston, S. R. Farris, D. J. Krier, University of New Mexico, and Chandler A. Swanberg, New Mexico State University; New Mexico Energy Research and Development Program, EMD 2-67-2123.

Gulbrandsen, R. A., and D. J. Krier, 1980, Large and rich phosphorus resources in the Phosphoria Formation in the Soda Springs area, southeastern Idaho; U. S. Geological Survey Bull. 1496, 25 p.

Nine Los Alamos National Laboratory classified reports.