E - mail: katunam@cofc.edu
Phone: (843) 953 - 5588
Areas of Interest: Coastal Processes, Sedimentology, and Coastal Plain Stratigraphy
Current Projects:
Relationship between geologic framework and the evolution
of the S.C. barrier island coastline
Stratigraphy of the Lower Coastal Plain of South Carolina
Assessment of the beach renourishment projects in South Carolina
Beach monitoring of shoreline change
Recent Publications:
Putney, Thomas R., Katuna, Michael P., and Harris, M. Scott,
2004, Subsurface Stratigraphy and Geomorphology of the Grand Strand, Georgetown and Horry Counties, South Carolina,
Southeastern Geology, v.42, No. 4, P217-236.
Kelso, Kyle, Katuna, Michael P., and Harris, M. Scott,
2004, “Subsurface stratigraphy of the Grand Strand Coast in South Carolina” Southeast/Northeast regional
meeting G.S.A., Washington D.C.
Gayes, P.T., Schwab, William C., Driscoll, Neal W. Baldwin,
Wayne E., Harris, M.S., Wright, Eric E., Katuna, Michael P., and Park, J.Y., 2003,“Spatial and temporal complexities
in Coastal Systems: Lessons learned from long term beach monitoring and integrated geologic framework studies in
South Carolina”, G.S.A. annual meeting, Seattle Wash.
Harris, M.S., Wright,Eric, Gayes, Paul T., Dufrene, Trinity,
Bush, David M., Katuna, Michael P., Putney, Thomas, R., Baldwin, Wayne E., and Schwab, William C., 2003 “Digital
shorelines and GIS: A semi-quanitative evaluation of framework geologic influences on historical shoreline change
rates” G.S.A. annual meeting Seattle, Wash.
Harris, M.S., Wright, Eric, Dufrene, T., Poteet, Shelley,
Gayes,P.T.Ojeda, Herman, Bush, David, Katuna, Michael P., Putney, Thomas R., and Schwab, William C., 2003, Geologic
Framework Influences on Shoreline Evolution, G.S.A. Southeastern regional meeting, Memphis, Tenn.
Harris, M. S., Paul T.Gayes, Eric E.Wright, German Ojeda,
Michael P.Katuna, Thomas Putney, Bill Schwab, Robert Morton, Terrence Edgar, Wayne Baldwin, and Neal Driscoll, 2002,
“An Overview of the coastal erosion program in South Carolina: integrated coastal plain and continental shelf
geologic framework studies on the southern flank of the Cape Fear Arch”, Bald Head Island Conference, Kure Beach,
N.C.
Putney, T.R., Michael P. Katuna, M. Scott Harris and Eric E.
Wright, 2002, “An investigation of the geologic framework of the Grand Strand coast in South Carolina”.
A.G.U. Conference, San Francisco.
Wright, S. Forman, S. Kruse, M.S. Harris, M.P. Katuna,
T. Edgar, 2002, “Geologic development and Sand Accumulation within a Northeastern S.C. Spit”, A.G.U.
Conference, San Francisco.
M.S. Harris, E.E. Wright, T.A. Dufrene, P.T. Gayes,
M.P. Katuna, T.R. Putney, D.M. Bush, and W.C. Schwab, 2002, “Comparison of Historical and Recent Shoreline
Change Rates To Shoreface and Lower Coastal Plain Geomorphology: Geologic Framework Influences On Shoreline Evolution
in South Carolina”, A.G.U. Conference, San Francisco.
Katuna, M.P., Geisler, J.H., and Colquhoun, D.J., 1997,
Stratigraphic Correlation of Oligocene marginal marine and fluvial deposits across the middle and lower coastal plain ,
S.C., Sedimentary Geology, 108, p.181-194.
>Katuna, M.P., 1995, Study of shoreline migration rates and
sediment budgets for Seabrook, Kiawah, and Folly Islands, SC, South Carolina Task Force of Offshore Resources, Mineral
Management Service (Final Report), 30p. + Appendices.
Colquhoun, DJ, Cohen, A., Katuna, M.P., Rine, J., Segall, M.,
and Waddell, M., 1993, Petrology, Depositional Setting, Stratigraphy, Structure and Age of Upland Unit along the South
eastern Atlantic Coast Regional Cross Section (DNAG e-5 Corridor) and Near Charleston, SC Florida Geological Survey Special
Publication 37, p.97-102.
Katuna, M.P., Colgan, M.W., Weatherford, S., and Meisburger, J.,
1993, Investigations of the Offshore Bathymetry and Sedimentology of Folly Island, SC; Determination of Potential Offshore
Sand Reserves for Beach Renourishment; in Beach Nourishment, Engineering and Management Considerations, Coastlines of
the World, American Society of Civil Engineers, p.212-225.
Katuna, M.P., 1991, The Effects of Hurricane Hugo on the Isle
of Palms, South Carolina: From Destruction to recovery, Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 8 - Impacts of
Hurricane Hugo: September 10-22, 1989, p.263-274.
Student Research:
Thomas Putney - "An investigation of the Geological
Framework of the Grand Strand coast, Georgetown and Horry Counties, South Carolina"( MES masters thesis)
Kyle Kelso - " Analysis of rotasonic cores from
the Grand Strand area of S.C" (undergraduate research).
Elizabeth King (M.S. thesis) - "Analysis of Three
Renourished Beaches in South Carolina Using GIS.
John Fields (MS thesis) - "Investigation of the
Relationship Between Geological Framework and the Evolution of a Barrier Island Coast, South Carolina".
Anton Dumars (undergraduate research) - "Stratigraphic
Mapping at the Mouth of the Cape Fear River, N.C.".
Kevin van der Vort (undergraduate research) -
"Lithostratigraphic Analysis of a Deep Water Well on Kiawah Island, SC".