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THANK YOU, Michelle ****** Michelle Judith Markley Clare Booth Luce Assistant Professor of Geology Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Ph.D. in Geology, 1998 University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand Fulbright Scholar, 1996 Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH B.A. in Geology, 1990 PERSONAL STATEMENT I like rocks. TEACHING Physical Geology. From earthquakes to landscapes, this course introduces the surficial and internal processes of the earth. Topics are plate tectonics, minerals and rocks, volcanoes, rivers, glaciers, oceans, geologic time, energy resources, and landscape evolution. Labs focus on plate tectonics, rocks and minerals, maps, and field trips. Grades depend on weekly labs, four homework/class discussion assignments, and two in-class exams. Structural Geology. This course covers the basic techniques of field geology, structural analysis, and multidisciplinary approaches to the geology of mountain belts and mountain building (orogenesis). Lectures concentrate on field techniques, stress, strain, faulting, folding, rock rheology, the relation between rock deformation and metamorphism, isotopic systems and the thermal histories of rocks, and associations of large scale structures, tectonics, and igneous activity at plate boundaries. Of ten labs, five are field trips that involve collection of original data. Short problem sets emphasize quantitative skills. During the final three weeks of the semester, students work in groups to research the structure, tectonics, and metamorphic history of the Southern Alps of New Zealand. Seminar: Tectonics. Tectonic theory represents one of the most recent paradigm shifts in the physical sciences because it gained widespread acceptance only 30 years ago. We will critically examine the evolution of this theory and explore topics such as the growth of continents, the creation and destruction of oceanic crust, the Pacific "Rim of Fire," mountain building in the Himalayas, movement on the San Andreas Fault, the role of the mantle in tectonic activity, rifting in the Red Sea, and possible interactions between global climate change and tectonic processes. This course emphasizes creativity and critical skills in science; one research paper and one presentation required. Seminar: Northern Appalachian Geology This course is a seminar focusing on the tectonics of the northern Appalachian mountains. In weekly seminars, we will discuss readings on the sedimentary, structural, igneous, and metamorphic processes associated with the growth of this great Paleozoic mountain belt. Participation in field trips of the New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference (NEIGC) is required: from Friday October 8--Sunday October 10 in northern Vermont and adjacent Quebec (we will camp outdoors for three nights). A ten page research paper and participation in a community-based learning project at South Hadley Middle School are required. RESEARCH In collaboration with Mount Holyoke College students, I am launching a new field-oriented research project on the structural style and tectonic significance of the Mount Waldo Pluton in Maine. My other research area is South Island, New Zealand, where I have been combining geomorphology and active tectonics in order to understand the geodynamic significance of block uplifts and crustal anisotropy. PUBLICATIONS Markley, M. J. and B. Tikoff: Matchsticks on parade; physical models of vertical axis rotation during transtension and transpression: in GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 31, no. 7, October 1999. Markley, M., C. Teyssier, and R. Caby, 1999: Re-examining Argand's view of the Siviez-Mischabel Nappe. Journal of Structural Geology (21) p. 1119-1124. Markley, M., and R. Norris, 1999: Structure and neotectonics of the Blackstone Hill Antiform, Central Otago, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics (42) p. 205-218. Markley, M., C. Teyssier, M. Cosca, R. Caby, M. Sartori, and J. C. Hunziker, 1998: Alpine deformation in the Siviez-Mischabel Nappe, western Pennine Alps, Switzerland: 40Ar/39Ar results from synkinematic white micas. Tectonics (17) 407-425. Markley, M., and S. Wojtal, 1996: Mesoscopic structure, strain, and volume loss in folded cover strata, Valley and Ridge Province, MD. American Journal of Science (296) 23-57. Teyssier, C., B. Tikoff, and M. Markley, 1995: Oblique plate motion and continental tectonics. Geology (23) 447-450. CONTACT INFORMATION phone: 413-538-2814 email: mmarkley@mtholyoke.edu ************* Michelle J. Markley work: Department of Geology Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA 01075 413-538-2814 mmarkley@mtholyoke.edu