Chief, Hydrology & Surficial Geology Section - Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) project; Surficial geologic mapping, geologic hazards, GIS, remote sensing, and geomorphology
Education and/or Training
Ph. D. 2002, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks; Geology
M.S., 1997, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks; Geology
B.S., 1994, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY; Geology
Projects and/or Research Interests
In my current position I am a manager of the DGGS Surficial Geologic Mapping and Corridor Studies Program, where I manage projects involving surficial-geologic mapping and evaluation of potential geologic hazards. My goal is to better understand Alaska's surficial geologic material resources and potential geologic hazards in areas where information is needed to make well-informed, scientific-based decisions related to land use and resource management. Much of this work involves producing geologic- and geohazard-based maps and associated reports by combining the evaluation of remotely-sensed data with field-based observations and geospatial analysis.
My current projects include:
- Evaluating geologic hazards and the distribution and character of geologic materials on Alaska's North Slope, in the eastern Yukon-Tanana Uplands and along the Yukon River near the Dalton Highway crossing
- Evaluating potential landslide hazards in regions of unstable slopes near Sitka, Alaska, and selected other sites along infrastructure corridors
Professional Experience
2008-present, Research geologist, Surficial Geologic Mapping and Corridor Studies Program, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, AK
2007-2012, Adjunct instructor, Northern Military Programs, UAF Community and Technical College, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska
2006-2008, Geologist, Metallogeny, Fairbanks, Alaska
2003-2006, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Earth Sciences, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO
2003, GIS consultant, Central Council of the Tlingit Haida Indian Association, Juneau Alaska
2002, Assistant Director, Foundation for Glacier and Environmental Research, Juneau, Alaska
Selected Professional Activities
2015-present, University of North Dakota Harold Hamm School of Geology and Geological Engineering Advisory Committee member
2015, Session Co-leader, "Geologic Hazards Evaluation along Important Infrastructure Corridors", Geological Society of America Cordilleran Section meeting
2015, 2018 St. Lawrence University Geology Alumni Conference, Canton, NY (presenter and participant)
2012, Co-Leader, Friends of the Pleistocene (Alaska Cell) Annual Field Trip - Alaska Highway, AK
APPOINTMENTS AFFILIATIONS
Member, Geological Society of America
Member, American Geophysical Union
AWARDS
2012, Department of Natural Resources Nominee, State of Alaska Governors 2012 Denali Peak Performance Award Honorable Mention (Co-worker recognition)
Selected Publications
- Tannenbaum, T.G., Speeter, G.G., and Hubbard, T.D., 2024, Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) Project geophysical report: capacitively-coupled resistivity survey for Utqiagvik, Atqasuk, and Wainright road network, North Slope, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Preliminary Interpretive Report 2023-1, 72 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30960
- Haralson, M.D., Hubbard, T.D., Hoffman, H.A., and Montayne, Simone, 2023, 2022 Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources project (ASTAR) field station location data and descriptions: Utqiaġvik region (Barrow triangle), North Slope, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2023-12, 5 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31010
- Haralson, M.D., Hubbard, T.D., Hoffman, H.A., and Montayne, Simone, 2023, 2022 Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources project (ASTAR) geotechnical data and sample descriptions: Utqiaġvik region (Barrow triangle), North Slope, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2023-13, 5 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31011
- Haralson, M.D., Hubbard, T.D., and Montayne, Simone, 2023, 2021 Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) project field station location data and descriptions: Wainwright, Atqasuk, and Utqiagvik, North Slope, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2023-4, 5 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30961
- Haralson, M.D., Hubbard, T.D., and Montayne, Simone, 2023, 2021 Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resources (ASTAR) project field geotechnical data and sample descriptions: Wainwright, Atqasuk, and Utqiagvik, North Slope, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2023-5, 4 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30962
- Gavel, M.M., and Hubbard, T.D., comp., 2021, Digital data addendum: Analytical data and field observations from surficial geology and morphology of the Alaskan central Arctic Coastal Plain, 1981-1987, in Rawlinson, S.E., Surficial geology and morphology of the Alaskan central Arctic Coastal Plain: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 93-1A, 6 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30670
- Koehler, R.D., Reger, D.R., Spangler, E.R., and Hubbard, T.D., 2019, Assessment of geomorphology and geologic hazards in the Parks Highway-Minto Flats-Dalton Highway infrastructure corridor: Cook Inlet to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 2019-8, 82 p., 4 sheets. https://doi.org/10.14509/30100
- Wypych, Alicja, Hubbard, T.D., Naibert, T.J., Athey, J.E., Newberry, R.J., Sicard, K.R., Twelker, Evan, Werdon, M.B., Willingham, A.L., Wyatt, W.C., and Lockett, A.C., 2019, Northeastern Tanacross geologic map, Tanacross D-1, D-2, C-1, and C-2 quadrangles, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Preliminary Interpretive Report 2019-6, 20 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360. https://doi.org/10.14509/30197
- Stewart, A.K., Heinrich, C.E., and Hubbard, T.D., 2017, Dendrogeomorphic evidence of frequent mass movement using reaction wood in black spruce: Alaska Highway milepost 1267, Northway Junction, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 2017-7, 18 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/29734
- Hubbard, T.D., 2017, Slope instability drilling program, Tonsina Hill, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Preliminary Interpretive Report 2017-1, 36 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/29710
- Hubbard, T.D., 2016, Surficial-geologic map of parts of the Sagavanirktok and Toolik river drainages, northern Brooks Range foothills, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 2016-6, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360. https://doi.org/10.14509/29472
- Darrow, M.M., Gyswyt, N.L., Simpson, J.M., Daanen, R.P., and Hubbard, T.D., 2016, Frozen debris lobe (FDL) morphology and movement: an overview of eight dynamic features, southern Brooks Range, Alaska: The Cryosphere, v. 10, no. 3, p. 977-993. http://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-977-2016
- Simpson, J.M., Darrow, M.M., Huang, S., Daanen, R.P., and Hubbard, T.D., 2016, Investigating movement and characteristics of a frozen debris lobe, south-central Brooks Range, Alaska: Environmental and Engineering Geoscience, v. 22, no. 3, p. 259-277. https://doi.org/10.2113/gseegeosci.22.3.259
- Hubbard, T.D., Wolken, G.J., Stevens, D.S.P., and Combellick, R.A., 2013, High-resolution lidar data for the Whittier area, Passage Canal, and Portage Lake, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2013-3, 5 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/24976
- Hubbard, T.D., Reger, R.D., and Gallagher, P.E., 2013, Engineering - geologic map of the Alaska Highway corridor, Tetlin Junction to Canada border, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Preliminary Interpretive Report 2012-1B, 2 sheets, scale 1:63,360. https://doi.org/10.14509/24624
- Reger, R.D., Hubbard, T.D., and Gallagher, P.E., 2012, Surficial geology of the Alaska Highway corridor, Tetlin Junction to Canada border, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Preliminary Interpretive Report 2012-1A, 25 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:63,360. https://doi.org/10.14509/23443
- Reger, R.D., Hubbard, T.D., and Gallagher, P.E., 2012, Reconnaissance interpretation of 1978-1981 permafrost, Alaska Highway corridor, Tetlin Junction to Canada border, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Preliminary Interpretive Report 2012-1C, 27 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:63,360. https://doi.org/10.14509/23444
- Reger, R.D., Hubbard, T.D., and Carver, G.A., 2011, Surficial geology of Alaska Highway corridor, Robertson River to Tetlin Junction, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Preliminary Interpretive Report 2009-6A, 53 p., 4 sheets, scale 1:63,360. https://doi.org/10.14509/19741
- Hubbard, T.D., Koehler, R.D., and Combellick, R.A., 2011, High-resolution lidar data for Alaska infrastructure corridors: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2011-3, 291 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/22722
- Hubbard, T.D., and Reger, R.D., 2010, Alaska GeoSurvey News - Evidence for late Wisconsinan outburst floods in the Tok-Tanacross basin, upper Tanana River valley, east-central Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Newsletter 2010-1, 9 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/20541
- Reger, R.D., and Hubbard, T.D., 2010, Reconnaissance interpretation of 1978-1983 permafrost, Alaska Highway corridor, Robertson River to Tetlin Junction, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Preliminary Interpretive Report 2009-6C, 13 p., 4 sheets, scale 1:63,360. https://doi.org/10.14509/19743
- Hubbard, T.D., and Reid, J.R., 2006, Analysis of flute-forming conditions using ice sheet reconstructions and field techniques: Journal of Geomorphology, v. 74, p. 137-151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.07.013
- Hubbard, T.D., 2006, Development of linear glacial ridges near Karlsruhe, North Dakota, in Quaternary geology of the Missouri River valley and adjacent areas in northwest-central North Dakota: Midwest Friends of the Pleistocene Field Conference, Bismarck, North Dakota, June 2-4.
- Hubbard, T.D., 2002, Flute-forming conditions in Alberta and North Dakota: a comparison using ice sheet reconstructions and field techniques: University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, Ph.D. dissertation.
- Hubbard, T.D., Reid, J.R., and Manley, M., 1999, Geologic map of the Karlsruhe, ND 7.5 minute quadrangle, completed as part of the USGS EdMap program in cooperation with the North Dakota Geological Survey and the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks: North Dakota Geological Survey.
Selected Presentations
- Stewart, A.K., Hubbard, T.D., and Heinrich, C., 2016, Analysis of frequent mass movement using dendrogeomorphology: Alaska Highway, Northway Junction, interior Alaska (presentation): Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs v. 48, no. 7. https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2016AM/webprogram/Paper282876.html
- Daanen, R.P., Darrow, M.M., and Hubbard, T.D., 2015, Influence of catchment properties on stability of frozen debris lobes (presentation): Cordilleran Section of the Geological Society of America 111th Annual Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska, May 11-13, 2015: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 21 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/29815
- Hubbard, T.D., Daanen, R.P., and Darrow, M.M., 2015, Frozen debris lobes--A potential geologic hazard (presentation): Alaska Surveyors luncheon, Fairbanks, AK, January 27, 2015.
- Hubbard, T.D., Daanen, R.P., and Darrow, M.M., 2015, Evaluation of surface change on frozen debris lobes - Dalton Highway, southern Brooks Range, Alaska: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs v. 47, no. 4, p. 3. https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2015CD/webprogram/Paper255062.html
- Hubbard, T.D., and Koehler, R.D., 2014, Geologic hazards investigations and mapping along proposed natural gas pipeline routes in Alaska (presentation): Alaska Surveying and Mapping Conference, 48th Annual, Fairbanks, AK, March 24-28.
- Hubbard, T.D., 2014, Frozen debris lobes--Characterizing a geologic hazard (presentation): Alaska Miners Association breakfast, Fairbanks, AK, April 4, 2015.
- Heinrich, C., Stewart, A.K., and Hubbard, T.D., 2014, Dendrogeomorphic evidence of frequent mass wasting from reaction wood in black spruce, Northway Jct., Alaskan interior: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs v. 46, no. 6, p. 510. https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2014AM/webprogram/Paper242973.html
- Daanen, R.P., Darrow, M.M., and Hubbard, T.D., 2013, Frozen debris lobe stability, a function of thermal and hydrological processes (poster): American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 13, 2013: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 1 sheet. https://doi.org/10.14509/26886
- Hubbard, T.D., Spangler, E.R., Daanen, R.P., Darrow, M.M., Simpson, J.M., and Southerland, L.E., 2013, Frozen debris lobes - Characterizing a potential geologic hazard along the Dalton Highway, southern Brooks Range, Alaska (poster): Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, October 27, 2013, Abstracts with Programs (49-15), v. 45, no. 7, p. 152: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 1 sheet. https://doi.org/10.14509/29133
- Spangler, E.R., Hubbard, T.D., Daanen, R.P., Darrow, M.M., Simpson, J.M., and Southerland, L.E., 2013, Geologic and geomorphic characterization of frozen debris lobe catchments along the Dalton Highway, southern Brooks Range, Alaska (poster): Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, October 27, 2013, Abstracts with Programs (49-16), v. 45, no. 7, p. 152: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 1 sheet. https://doi.org/10.14509/27007
- Southerland, L., Reger, R.D., and Hubbard, T.D., 2013, Paleoflood discharge analysis of Late Wisconsinan jõkuhlhaups, Mentasta Pass valley, northeastern Alaska Range, using modern engineering theory [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs (49-8), v. 45, no. 7, p. 151.
- Hubbard, T.D., Reger, R.D., and Gallagher, P.E., 2011, Using lidar to refine geologic mapping and interpretations in the upper Tanana River valley, central Alaska (poster): Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 9-12, 2011, Abstracts with Programs, v. 43, no. 5, p. 623: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 1 sheet. https://doi.org/10.14509/23065
- Koehler, R.D., Hubbard, T.D., Reger, R.D., Gallagher, P.E., and Weakland, J.R., 2011, Geologic hazards assessment along the proposed in-state gas pipeline: Livengood to Anchorage, Alaska, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists 54th annual meeting, September 19-24, 2011, Anchorage, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 1 sheet. https://doi.org/10.14509/22882
- Hubbard, T.D., Reger, R.D., Koehler, R.D., and Gallagher, P.E., 2011, Using lidar to aid in evaluating geology and geologic hazards in the Alaska Highway Corridor (presentation): Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists Annual Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska, September 19-24 2011.
- Hubbard, T.D., and Koehler, R.D., 2010, Discoveries during geology and geohazards evaluations along the proposed natural-gas pipeline corridor, Dot lake to Tetlin Junction, Alaska (presentation): Alaska Miners Associaton Mining Conference, 23rd biennial, Fairbanks, Alaska, 17-19 March, 2010.
- Hubbard, T.D., and Reger, R.D., 2010, Model for Late Wisconsinan massive outburst flooding, Tok River valley, northeastern Alaska Range [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs v. 42, no. 5, p. 310.
- Hubbard, T.D., Reger, R.D., Koehler, R.D., and Gallagher, P.E., 2010, Geologic hazard and materials resource investigations, Alaska Highway corridor, Delta Junction to the Canada Border: Yukon Geoscience Forum, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, November 21-24, 2010.
- Reger, R.D., and Hubbard, T.D., 2009, Evidence for late Wisconsinan outburst floods in the Tok-Tanacross basin, upper Tanana River valley, east-central Alaska (poster): Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, October 21, 2009.: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 1 sheet. https://doi.org/10.14509/21847
- Cruz, Dulce, Zellers, S.D., and Hubbard, T.D., 2006, Effectness of Google Earth in the study of geologic landforms [abs.]: Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Programs v. 38, no. 7, p. 498.
- Hubbard, T.D., and Erickson, J.M., 2005, Late Quaternary drainage evolution, Star Lake Region, northwestern Adirondack Mountains, NY: Saratoga Springs, New York, Geological Society of America Northeastern Section Meeting, Abstracts with Programs v. 37, no. 1, p. 22.
- Hubbard, T.D., Reid, J.R., and Beaver, F.W., 2002, Flute-forming conditions in Alberta and North Dakota: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs v. 34, no. 6. https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2002AM/finalprogram/abstract_37359.htm
- Miller, M.M., Adema, G.W., McGee, S., Sprenke, K.F., and Hubbard, T.D., 2002, Glacial volume change on the Juneau Icefield: past and present: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs v. 34, no. 6. https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2002AM/finalprogram/abstract_41420.htm
- Hubbard, T.D., and Reid, J.R., 1997, Knickpoint analysis of several stream areas in North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, p. 109.
- Hubbard, T.D., Reid, J.R., Haugen, J., and Brownson, J., 1997, Flutes near the Saskatchewan Glacier, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada; Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research: Joint ND/ SD State Conference, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD.
