Courses Taught

• Introduction to Physical Geology (3370:101)
• Fundamental of Geophysics (3370:541)
• Exploration Geophysics (3370:546)
• Borehole Geophysics (3370:549)
• Global Tectonics (3370:656)

Research Interests

Dr. Kunze's fields of specialization are engineering geophysics, tectonophysics and analysis of potential fields. His current research interests include the analysis of geophysical data in search of subterranean cavities in the Bahamas, geoelectrical surveys in the Bahamas to map freshwater lenses, the analysis of tidal water fluctuations in coastal wells in terms of their relationship to hydrogeologic parameters, and computer modelling of gravity and magnetic anomalies in the Rocky Mountain foreland of Wyoming and Colorado in terms of subsurface structures.

Other research conducted by Dr. Kunze involved the determination of focal mechanism solutions of earthquakes in Iran and the Philippines, the analysis of satellite Doppler tracking data in terms of local gravity anomalies in the lunar and terrestrial gravity fields, and computer modelling of the isostatic adjustment of the lunar and terrestrial crust. Dr. Kunze has been a research associate at NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, and a Fulbright Scholar at the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany.

Recent University of Akron Theses

• Hartline, C.S., 1995, Deep Structural Analysis Related to the Akron Magnetic Boundary using Geophysical Well Logs and Potential Field Data, East Central Ohio, 106p.
• Shrock, A., 1995, Computer Modelling of Mountain Structures Using Potential Field Data, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming, 103 p.
• Sauter, A.K., 1994, Electrical Resistivity Survey of Columbus Landings I Region, San Salvador, Bahamas.
• Gross, G.D., 1991, Electrical Resistivity Survey of a Freshwater Lens in the Well Field North of Cockburn Town, San Salvador, Bahamas.
• Haiyuian Zuo, 1991, Comparison of Gravity Fields Derived From ATS6/GEOS3 SST Data and the OSU (1986) Geopotential Coefficient Model.
• Weir, W.G., 1988, Electrical Resistivity Survey of Sandy Hook, San Salvador, Bahamas.
• Hennessy, T.L., 1988, Gravity Survey of a portion of the Cuyahoga River Valley near Brecksville, OH.

Selected Publications

• Kunze, A.W.G. and Quick, T.J., 1994, Tidal water level fluctuations in water wells on San Salvador Island, Bahamas: Bulletin of the Association of Engineering Geologists, v. 31, p. 75-89.

• Kunze, A.W.G. and Mylroie, J.E., 1991,Use of gravity techniques to detect shallow caves on San Salvador Island, Bahamas: in Bain, R.J., (ed) Proceedings of the Fifth Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas, Bahamian Field Station, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, p. 139-149.
  

• Kunze, A.W.G., Quick, T.J., and Gross, G.D.,, 1991, Measurements of tidal water table fluctuations in well field north of Cockburn Town, San Salvador, Bahamas: in Bain, R.J., (ed) Proceedings of the Fifth Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas, Bahamian Field Station, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, p. 151-161.

• Gross, G.D. and Kunze, A.W.G., 1991, Electrical resistivity survey of freshwater lens in well field north of Cockburn Town, San Salvador, Bahamas: in Bain, R.J., (ed) Proceedings of the Fifth Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas, Bahamian Field Station, Ft. Lauderdale, FL., p. 91-101.

• Kunze, A.W.G. and Alexander, S.S., 1989, Seismicity of the Great Lakes region: AGU Transactions, v. 70. p. 104-105.

• Kunze, A.W.G., Sauter, A.K., and Weir, W.G., 1989, Geoelectrical survey of the Columbus Landings I region of San Salvador, Bahamas: in Mylroie, J. (ed) Proceedings of the 4th Symposium on the Geology of the Bahamas, p. 191-202.

• Weir, W.G. and Kunze, A.W.G., 1988, Geoelectrical properties of selected rock and water samples from San Salvador Island, Bahamas: Bulletin of the Association of Engineering Geologists, v. 25, p. 255-261.