Dr. William B. Harrison,III
Professor of Geology and Director,
Michigan Basin Core Research Laboratory
Stratigraphy, Petroleum Geology

1137 Rood Hall
Office Phone (269) 387-5488
Lab Phone (269) 387-8633
FAX (269) 387-5513
E-Mail william.harrison_iii@wmich.edu

As Director of the Michigan Basin Core Research Laboratory since its inception in 1982, I maintain an ongoing interest in Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Petroleum Geology of strata in the Michigan Basin. Current research activities are focused on reservoir characterization of old Devonian carbonate oil reservoirs in Michigan, with the principal aim of their redevelopment for additional oil recovery. .

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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D - Geology - University of Cincinnati, 1974
M.A. - University of South Florida, 1969
B.A. - University of South Florida, 1968

RESEARCH SPECIALIZATIONS
Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, and Petroleum Geology of the Michigan Basin
Improved Recovery of oil from old Fields using Horizontal Drilling
Management and Analyses of large oil and gas data sets using Spreadsheets and Databases
Devonian Stratigraphy, Depositional Environments, and Diagenesis in the Michigan Basin

COURSES TAUGHT
Geol 131 - Historical Geology
Geol 200 - Evolution, A Geological Perspective
Geol 222 - Ocean Systems
Geol 433 - Invertebrate Paleontology
Geol 543 - Carbonate Petrology
Geol 643 - Carbonate Depositional Systems