Dr. Kenneth Neuhauser
Retired Professor of Geosciences, Geology & Retired Field Camp Director
Office: Tomanek Hall 243
Phone: 785-628-5349
Email: kneuhaus@fhsu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
"Come sit by the campfire, enjoy the glowing sunset, and let's chat about the Earth."
Educational Background
Ph.D. Geology 1973 University of South Carolina- Columbia
M.S. Geology 1971 University of South Carolina - Columbia
B.S. Geology 1969 University of Wisconsin-Madison
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Geology and Lab
- Physical Geology & Lab
- Environmental Geology
- Field Trips in Geology
- Structural Geology & Lab
- Geologic Field Methods
- Applied Geophysics & Lab
- Depositional Environments
- Geology Field Camp, Director
Research Interests
Structural Geology
Applied Environmental Geophysics
Surficial Geological Mapping
Depositional Environments
Environmental Geology
Geophysical Prospecting in Archaeology
Recent Publications
Neuhauser, K.R., 2021, A geologic hoax in western Kanas – Quick, get Marshall Dillon and head to Castle Rock : Kansas Academy of Science 153 rd Annual Meeting – Virtual, Program with Abstracts.
Neuhauser, K.R., 2021, A Smoky Hill Trail 1867 Massacre: Kansas Academy of Science 153 rd Annual Meeting – Virtual, Program with Abstracts.
Neuhauser, K.R., 2021, Electrical resistivity survey of a suspect DNAPL spill: Stillwater, Oklahoma: Kansas Academy of Science 153 rd Annual Meeting – Virtual, Program with Abstracts.
Neuhauser, K.R. and K.J. Neuhauser, 2017, Magnetometer survey: An attempt to locate suspect, unmarked graves at the B.O.D. Lookout Station 1867 attack site near Antonino, Kansas: Kansas Academy of Science 149 th Annual Meeting, Program with Abstracts, p. 9.
Neuhauser, K.R. and K.J. Neuhauser 2017, Magnetometer surveys: Attempts and issues in locating a 1948 private water well on the shore of Lac Sault Dore, Price County, Wisconsin: Kansas Academy of Science 149 th Annual Meeting, Program with Abstracts, p. 9.
Neuhauser, K.R., 2017, The Cover of the Rolling Stone – Well, not Exactly!; Geological Society of America, GeoTales, V. 6.
Neuhauser, K.R., K.J. Neuhauser, and D.C. Befort, 2016, Magnetometer survey: An attempt to locate suspect, unmarked graves at the B.O.D. Lookout Station 1867 attack site near Antonino, Kansas: Smoky Hill Trail Association Open File Report.
Neuhauser, K.R., Summer 2016 Dig – Magnetometer survey and excavation of crashed 1945 B-29 at an undisclosed site in Russell County, KS (in prep).
Neuhauser, K.R. 2015, Using spectral reflectance in undergraduate geology research at Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas: Kansas Academy of Science, 147th Annual Meeting, Pittsburg State University, Programs with Abstracts.
Neuhauser, K.R. and K.J. Neuhauser, 2014, Magnetometer surveys: Attempts and issues in locating a 1948 private water well on the shore of Lac Sault Dor, Price County, Wisconsin: The Compass - Journal of Earth Sciences Sigma Gamma Epsilon, v. 86 (3).
Neuhauser, K.R., and D.J. Redetzke, 2014 An applied geophysical detection of subsequent mitigation of an abandoned well casing penetrating the Permian Hutchinson Salt at an undisclosed Kansas Salt Mine: The Compass - Journal of Earth Sciences Sigma Gamma Epsilon, V. 84 (4).
Neuhauser, K.R., L. Bradshaw, E. Fink, A. Harris, D. Hoffman, T. Kleweno, J.Lyle, K.J. Neuhauser, K. Seaton, and J. Staab, 2013, Magnetometer survey: Billy Dixon 'Whiskey Ranch' Archeological Site, Ellis County, Kansas: 2013 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting and Exposition, Denver, Colorado.
Awards Received
1999 President's Distinguished Scholar - "The Power of Thought"
"Dr. Kenneth R. Neuhauser, professor of geosciences, received the eleventh President's Distinguished Scholar Award. Neuhauser received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison; he holds a master of sciences in geology and a Ph. D. in geology, both from the University of South Carolina-Columbia. He came to FHSU in 1980 from Radford University in Radford, VA. He had directed the FHSU Field Geology Camp where students from through-out the United States work onsite using the tools and procedures of the trained geologist. Neuhauser has also been instrumental in developing the Geographic Information System (GIS) program, having chaired the first three GIS theses. He was involved in using GIS to map Osborne County. His research involves integrative field studies, computer and remote-sensing mapping, applied environmental geophysics, structural kinematics, and environmental projects in Hays as well as elsewhere in Kansas, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. He received the Pilot Award in 1993. He was chaired the annual meeting of Kansas Academy of Sciences. Neuhauser was born in Phillips, WI. During summers as an undergraduate, he was a forest planner and field foreman for the Wisconsin Department of Forestry as well as a soils analyst and field geologist for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. He duties included air photography and field work. Neuhauser has received numerous grants for research in mineral resources, structural geology, applied geophysics, surface mapping, and computer applications." - excerpted from the President's Distinguished Scholar publication
1993 Pilot Award Recipient
Professional Memberships
- Geological Society of America
- Kansas Academy of Science
- Phi Kappa Phi
Current Research
My research varies in as many geological disciplines as possible as long as it remains fun, challenging, and is useful in my main "research" area - - teaching.
