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Geology Department Faculty Activity Report

 

This is a listing of publications and other activities of the geology department faculty during the years of 2009 through 2011.  Pdf versions of this and other past reports are available in our Faculty Activity Report Archive.  

Published Papers

Books

Media Publications

Abstracts Published

Technical Oral Presentations

Grants

Professional Travel

Reviewing and Editorial Work

Miscellaneous Service and Special Studies

Consulting

 *Bold names are SJSU geology faculty


Published Papers

  • Johnson, P.L., and Andersen, D.W., 2009, Concurrent growth of uplifts with dissimilar orientations in the southern Green River basin, Wyoming: Implications for Paleocene-Eocene patterns of foreland shortening: Rocky Mountain Geology, v. 44, p. 1-16.
  • Gabet, E.J., and Bookter, A., 2011, Physical, chemical, and hydrological properties of Ponderosa pine ash: International Journal of Wildland Fire, v. 20, p. 443-452
  • Gabet, E.J., and Mudd, S., 2010, Bedrock erosion by root fracture and tree throw: a coupled bio-geomorphic model to explore the humped soil production function and the persistence of hillslope soils: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 115, F04005, doi:10.1029/2009JF001526.
  • Gabet, E.J., Wolff-Boenisch, D., Langner, H., Burbank, D.W., and Putkonen, J., 2010, Geomorphic and climatic controls on chemical weathering in the High Himalayas of Nepal: Geomorphology, v. 122, p. 205-210.
  • Wolff-Boenisch, D., Gabet, E.J., Burbank, D.W., Langner, H., and Putkonen, J., 2009, Spatial and temporal variations in chemical weathering and CO2 consumption in Nepalese High Himalayan catchments during the monsoon season: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 73, p. 3148-3170.
  • Gabet, E.J., and Mudd. S., 2009, A theoretical model coupling chemical weathering rates with denudation rates: Geology, v. 37, p. 151-154.
  • Hendricks, J. R., 2010, The orange pill bottle: American Paleontologist, v. 18, p. 5.
  • Hendricks, J. R., Portell, R.W., and Polites, G.L., 2009, An aberrant sinistral Conus (Neogastropoda: Conidae) from the Miocene of Florida, USA: The Nautilus, v. 123, p. 317-318.
  • Miller, C.F., Furbish, D. J., Walker, B.A., Claiborne, L.L., Koteas, G.C., Bleick, H.A., and Miller, J.S., 2011, Growth of plutons by incremental emplacement of sheets in a crystal-rich host: Evidence from Miocene intrusions of the Colorado River region, Nevada, USA: Tectonophysics, v. 500, p. 65-77.
  • Economos, R., Memeti, V., Paterson, S.R., Miller, J., Erdmann, S., and Zak, J., 2009, Causes of compositional diversity in a lobe of the Half Dome granodiorite, Tuolumne batholith, Central Sierra Nevada, CA: Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, The Sixth Hutton Symposium on the Origin of Granites and Related Rocks, v. 100, p. 1-11.
  • Gordon, S.M., Bowring, S.A., Whitney, D.L., Miller, R.B., and McLean, N., 2010,  Timescales of metamorphism, deformation, and crustal melting in a continental arc, North Cascades, USA: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 122, p. 1308–1330.
  • Gordon, S.M., Whitney, D.L., Miller, R.B., McLean, N., and Seaton, N.C.A., 2010, Metamorphism and deformation at different structural levels in a strike-slip fault zone, Ross Lake fault, North Cascades, USA: Journal of Metamorphic Geology, v. 28, p. 117–136.
  • Miller, R.B., and Snoke, A.W., 2009, The utility of crustal cross sections in the analysis of orogenic processes in contrasting tectonic settings, inMiller, R.B., and Snoke, A.W, eds., Crustal cross sections from the western North America Cordillera and elsewhere: Implications for tectonic and petrologic processes: Geological Society of America Special Paper 456, p. 1–38.
  • Miller, R.B., Paterson, S.R., and Matzel, J.P., 2009, Plutonism at different crustal levels: Insights from the ~5-40 km (paleodepth) North Cascades crustal section, Washington, inMiller, R.B., and Snoke, A.W, eds., Crustal cross sections from the western North America Cordillera and elsewhere: Implications for tectonic and petrologic processes: Geological Society of America Special Paper 456, p. 125–150.
  • Miller, R.B., Gordon, S.M., Bowring, S.A., Doran, B.A., McLean, N.M., Michels, Z.D., Shea, E.K., Whitney, D.L., Wintzer, N.E., and Mendoza, M.K., 2009, Linking deep and shallow crustal processes in an exhumed continental arc, North Cascades, Washington, in O’Connor, J.E., Dorsey, R.J., and Maddin, I.P., eds., Volcanoes to vineyards: Geologic field trips through the dynamic landscape of the Pacific Northwest: Geological Society of America Field Guide 15, p. 373-406.
  • Povinec, P.P., Burnett, W.C., Beck, A., Bokuniewicz, H., Charette, M., Conneea, M.E., Groening, M., Ishitobi, T., Kontar, E., Liong Wee Kwong, L., Marie, D.E.P., Moore, W.S., Oberdorfer, J.A., Peterson, R., Ramessur, R., Rapaglia, J., Stieflitz, T., and Top, Z., 2011, Isotpic, geophysical and biogeochemical investigation of submarine groundwater discharge: IAEA-UNESCO intercomparison exercise at Maurtitius Island: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, v. 104, p. 24-45.
  • Peach, C., deCharon, A., Scowcroft, G., Bell, P., Edelson, D., Hood, C., Manduca, C., McDonnell, J., Reed, D.L., Schoedinger, S., and Smith, G., 2011, Meeting Report on Community Meeting on a Future Vision for Centers for Ocean Sciences Education ExcE.ce Program and National Sciences Foundation Ocean Sciences Education: (http://www.cosee.net/files/coseenet/COSEECommunityMeetingReport_Final.pdf), 24 p.
  • Bangs, N. Schwartz, S, Saffer, D., and Reed, D., 2009, The next decade of the Seismogenic Zone Experiment: MARGINS Newsletter No. 22, Spring 2009, p. 5-10.
  • Hirtzel, J., Chi, W.-C.,Reed, D.L., Chen, L., Liu, C.S., and Lundberg N., 2009, Destruction of Luzon forearc basin from subduction to Taiwan arc–continent collision: Tectonophysics, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2009.01.032.
  • Sedlock, R. L., 2009, Planet Earth Lab—Revised course reader for Geology 4L, 120 p.
  • Stevens, C.H., 2010, New Early Permian colonial rugose corals from the central Cordilleran miogeocline, U.S.A.: Journal of Paleontology, v. 84, p. 529-537.
  • Stevens, C.H., 2010, Distribution of three key Early Permian fossil groups in western USA and northern Mexico and their relevance to interpretation of paleotectonic features along the southwestern margin of Laurentia: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, and Palaeoecology, v. 288, p. 103-107.
  • Stevens, C.H., and Belasky, P., 2009, Nature of Permian faunas in western North America: A key to the understanding of the history of allochthonous terranes, in Ferrare, D.M., and Guiseppi, A.R., eds., Geomorphology and Plate Tectonics: Nova Science Publications, Inc., p. 276-310.
  • Stone, P., Swanson, B.H., Stevens, C.H., Dunne, G.C., and Priest, S.S., 2009, Geologic map of the southern Inyo Mountains and vicinity, Inyo County, California: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3094, pamphlet 22 p.
  • Stevens, C.H., and Stone, P., 2009, New Permian durhaminid corals from east-central California: Journal of Paleontology, v. 83, p. 946-953.
  • Stevens, C.H., 2009, New occurrences of Permian corals from the McCloud Belt in western North America: Palaeontologia Electronica, v. 12, issue 2; 7A: 16 p.
  • Stevens, C.H., and Stone, P., 2009, New fusulinids from Lower Permian turbidites at Conglomerate Mesa, southeastern Inyo Mountains, east-central California: Journal of Paleontology, v. 83, p. 399-404.

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Books

  • Miller, R.B., and Snoke, A.W. (editors), 2009, Crustal cross sections from the western North America Cordillera and elsewhere: Implications for tectonic and petrologic processes: Geological Society of America Special Paper 456, 286 p.
  • Speed, R.C, 2011, Geology and geomorphology of Barbados, Geological Society of America Special Paper 485, Sedlock, R.L., and Speed, C., editors.

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Media Publications

  • Reed, D.L., 2011, General Oceanography at SJSU - Online Course, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA (http://oceansjsu.com).

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Abstracts Published

  • Gabet, E.J. and Mendoza, M., 2010, Particle transport on rough hillslope surfaces: flume experiments and numerical modeling:EOS Transactions American Geophysical Union, 90(52), Fall Meeting Supplement.
  • Gabet, E. J. andMudd., 2009, S., A numerical model of bedrock erosion by tree throw: The humped soil production function as an emergent property in coupled bio-geomorphic systems: EOS Transactions American Geophysical Union 90(52), Fall Meeting Supplement.
  • Gabet, E.J., and Mudd, S., 2009. Tree throw, soil production, and disturbance ecology: A model illustrating a coupling between the geosphere and the biosphere: EOS Transactions American Geophysical Union, v. 90(22), Joint Assembly Supplement.
  • Metzger, E.P., Sedlock, R.L., and Curren, R.R., 2010, Education for sustainabilty in the K-12 curriculum: a key role for Earth System Science: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 42, no. 5, p. 590.
  • Metzger, E.P., and Sedlock, R., 2010, Earth science teacher professional development: lessons learned from two decades of the Bay Area Earth Science Institute: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 42, no. 4, p. 109.
  • Sanquini, A., Metzger, E.P., and McLaughlin, R.J.,2010, A petrographic link between the Late Cretaceous Pigeon Point Conglomerate and felsitic volcanic rocks near Pescadero, California: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 42, no. 4, p.  74.                                                                                                            
  • MacDonald, J.H. Jr.., Miller, R.B., Dragovich, J.D., Metzger, E.P., Miller, J.S., and Harper, G.D., 2010, Geology and geochemistry of the De Roux unit and possibly correlative tectonostratigraphic terranes within the Cascade Mountains, Washington: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 41, no. 7, p. 518.
  • Bavishi, D.K., Metzger, E.P., and Miller, J.S., 2010, Plagioclase textures and zoning patterns in the Miocene Dowdy Ranch Andesite, Central California Coast Ranges: Implications for open and closed system behavior in magmatic systems: American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, abstract #V43C-2390.
  • Pruett, L.E., Burrell, S., Chidester, C., and Metzger, E.P., 2010, Can skateboarding save the planet? A curricular unit on global climate change developed through the NASA LIFT-OFF Program: American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, abstract #ED43A-0666.
  • Metzger, E.P., Lenkeit-Meezan K., Schmidt, C., and Taketa, R., 2009, A modular web-based GIS for the high school science classroom: American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, abstract #ED13B-0602. 
  • Ryan, M., Miller, J., Miller, C., Bromley, S.A., Davies, G.R., and Schmitt, A.K., 2011, Mixing processes and melt sources in the Aztec Wash pluton as revealed by O and Hf isotopic analyss of zircon: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 43, no. 4, p. 58.
  • Miller, C.F., Pamukcu, A.S., Gualda, G.A.R., Colombini, L.L.S., Flanagan, D.M., Ayers, J.C., and Miller, J.S., 2010, Sphene (titanite) as tracer of processes in felsic magmas: examples from Miocene rocks of the Colorado River Extensional Corridor (CREC), NV-AZ-CA: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 42, no. 5, p. 626.
  • Burgess, S.D., Bowring, S.A., Petsche, J., Miller, R.B., and Miller, J.S., 2009, High precision U-Pb CA-TIMS geochronology for the Sentinel and Yosemite Creek Granodiorites, Sierra Nevada Batholith, CA: A history of punctuated intrusion and protracted crystallization: Eos Transactions AGU, 90(52), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract V42A-05.
  • Miller, J., Walker, B.A. Jr., Miller, C.F., Claiborne, L.L., Davies, G.R., and Wooden, J.L., 2009, Growth of the Spirit Mountain Batholith (Nevada, USA) as revealed by in situ Hf isotopes in zircon: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 41, no. 7, p. 60.
  • Kruijer, T., Fulmer, E.C., Miller, J.S., and Davies, G.R., 2009, Detailed field, geochemical, and isotopic constraints on the assembly of the Sentinel Granodiorite, Sierra Nevada batholith, USA: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 41, no. 7, p. 59.
  • Carley, T.L., Miller, C.,F., Charles A., Gualda, G.A.R., Pamukcu, A.S., Wooden, J.L., Miller, J., Gaudio, S.J., and Varga, R., 2009, Supereruption of the Peach Springs Tuff: New insights from caldera-fill and outflow pumice and accessory minerals: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 41, no. 7, p. 141.
  • Miller, C.F., Wooden, J.L., Claiborne, L.L., Colombini, L.L.S., Carley, T.L., Miller, J.S., Gualda, G.A.R., and Pamukcu, A.S., 2009, Accessory minerals in volcanic sequences: Elucidating magma chamber processes and the linkage between plutons and volcanism: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 41, no. 7, p. 707.
  • Miller, C.F., Furbish, D.J., Walker, B.A. Jr., Claiborne, L.L., Bleick, H.A., Koteas, G.C., and Miller, J.S., 2009, Growth of plutons by incremental emplacement of sheets in crystal-rich host: Evidence from Miocene intrusions of the Colorado River region, Nevada: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 41, no. 7, p. 60.
  • Van Dyne, A., and Miller, R.., 2011, Controls on structural patterns in the Yosemite Valley Intrusive Suite, northwestern Yosemite National Park: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 43, no. 4, p. 82.
  • Miller, R.B., and Gordon, S.M., 2010, Melt impregnation, strain localization, and deformation mechanisms in a fossil oceanic fracture zone (Ingalls ophiolite): American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Abstract T21H-05.
  • Miller, R.B., Bowring, S.A., Tepper, J.H., Umhoefer, P.J., and McLean, N., 2010, Eocene ridge subduction and termination of the North Cascades magmatic arc, Washington: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 42, no. 5, p. 577.
  • Bowring, S.A., Miller, R.B., McLean, N.M., Matzel, J., Gordon, S.M., Shea, E., and Whitney, D.L., 2010, U-Pb geochronology of the North Cascades – from Mattinson to the present: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 42, no. 5, p. 658.
  • Collins, W.J., and Miller, R., 2010, Tracking the fugitive Wrangellian arc: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 42, no. 5, p. 575.
  • Cao, W., Paterson, S.R., Whitesides, A., Memeti, V., and Miller, R.B., 2010, Late Cretaceous shear zones formed by emplacement, regional dextral slip, and strain partitioning around the Tuolumne batholith: Implications for shear zone development in arcs and Cretaceous tectonics: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 42, no. 4, p. 107.
  • Clay, P.J., and Miller, R.B., 2010, Tectonic implications of ductile shear zones in the Jurassic Keiths Dome pluton, northern Sierra Nevada batholith, California: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 42, no. 4, p. 99-100.
  • Burgess, S.D., Bowring, S.A., Petsche, J., Miller, R.B., and Miller, J.S., 2009, High precision U-Pb CA-TIMS geochronology for the Sentinel and Yosemite Creek Granodiorites, Sierra Nevada Batholith, CA: A history of punctuated intrusion and protracted crystallization: Eos Transactions AGU, 90(52), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract V42A-05
  • Miller, R.B., Gordon, S., Bowring, S.A., Doran, B., McLean, N., Shea, E., Whitney, D.L., and Wintzer, N.E., 2009, Linking deep and shallow crustal processes in an exhumed continental arc, North Cascades, Washington: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 41, no. 7, p. 353.
  • McLean, N., Bowring, S., Miller, R., and Gordon, S., 2009, Geochronological constraints on synchronous regional transtension, basin fill, metamorphism, and exhumation of high pressure gneisses in the North Cascades, WA: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 41, no. 7, p. 353.
  • MacDonald, J.H., Miller, R.B., Dragovich, J.D., Metzger, E.P.,Miller, J.S., and Harper, G.D., 2009, Geology and geochemistry of the De Roux unit and possibly correlative tectonostratigraphic terranes within the Cascade Mountains, Washington: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 41, no. 7, p. 518.
  • MacDonald, J.H., Miller, R.B., Schoonmaker, A., and Harper, G.D., 2009, Geochemistry of the Late Jurassic Quartz Mountain stock, Manastash inlier, Central Cascades, Washington: Implications for its tectonic setting: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 41, no. 7, p. 114.
  • Johnson, B., and Miller, R., 2009, Structure and construction of the El Capitan Granite and Yosemite Creek Granodiorite in Yosemite National Park: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 41, no. 5, p. 8-9.
  • Wintzer, N.E., and Miller, R.B., 2009, Structure of the northern Skagit Gneiss Complex, North Cascades, Washington: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 41, no. 5, p. 8.
  • Beers, S.R., Herkelrath, W.N., Kharaka, Y.K., Thordsen, J.T., Oberdorfer, J.A., Rauch, H.W., and Ambats, G., 2010, Hydrology and changes in shallow groundwater geochemistry as a result of CO2 injection at the ZERT Site: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 42, no. 5.
  • Reed, D.L., Moore, G.F., Bangs, N.L., and Tobin, H., 2010, Virtual research expeditions along plate margins: Examples from an online oceanography course: Eos Transactions., Fall American Geophysical Union Meeting Supplement, Abstract ED44A-07.
  • Reed, D.L., Bangs, N.L, Moore, G.F., and Tobin, H., 2009, NanTroSEIZE in 3-D: Creating a virtual research experience in undergraduate geoscience courses: Eos Transactions, American Geophysical Union Meeting, 90(52), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract ED13D-0618.
  • Chi, W.-C., Chen, Liu, C.-S., Reed, D.L., and. Lundberg, N., 2009, Evolution of Luzon arc forearc basin, offshore southern Taiwan: Eos Transactions, American Geophysical Union Meeting, 90(52), Fall Meeting, Supplement, Abstract T53F-05.
  • Goodwillie, A.M., Reed, D.L., Ryan, J. Manduca, C., Hickey-Vargas, R., Goodliffe, A., and Abers, G., 2009, Bringing NSF-MARGINS science to the undergraduate classroom: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v.41, no. 7.
  • Stevens, C.H., Stone, P., Bishop, K.M., and Blakely, R.J., 2010, A new hypothesis for the origin of the Poverty Hills, Owens Valley, California: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 42, no. 4, p. 55.

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Technical Oral Presentations (Excluding Those with Published Abstracts)

  • Andersen, D.W., June 2010, The changing landscape of Santa Clara Valley streams, Guadalupe Coyote Resource Conservation Council (invited presentation).
  • Gabet, E.J., October 2011, UC Santa Cruz; If a tree falls in the forest, does it make a soil?, UC Santa Cruz (invited presentation).
  • Gabet, E.J., 2011, If a tree falls in the forest, does it make a soil?, San Francisco State University (invited presentation).
  • Gabet, E.J., May 2010, If a tree falls in the forest, does it make a soil?, University of Calgary (invited presentation).
  • Hendricks, J. R. February 2011, Integrating paleontological, morphological, and molecular sequence data to reconstruct the phylogenetic positions of extinct species, Department of Geology, UC Davis (invited presentation).
  • Miller, J. S.,January 2010, Winter Field Camp 2010, San Jose State University (invited presentation).
  • Miller, J. S.,September 2010, Summer Field Camp 2010, San Jose State University (invited presentation).
  • Miller, J. S., November 2010, Beneath the volcano: Miocene plutons of the Eldorado-Newberry Mountains, Nevada, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, UC Santa Cruz (invited presentation).
  • Miller, R.B., April 2011, The North Cascades and Sierra Nevada crustal sections: Insights into magmatism and deformation in the middle to lower crust, Texas Tech University (invited presentation).
  • Miller, R.B., November 2010, The North Cascades and Sierra Nevada crustal sections: Insights into magmatism and deformation in the middle to lower crust, University of Nevada – Las Vegas (invited presentation).
  • Miller, R.B., May2010, The North Cascades crustal section: Insights into magmatism and deformation in the middle to lower crust, University of Wyoming (invited presentation).
  • Miller, R.B., May 2010, Along-strike variations in Cordilleran-type magmatic arcs: Insights from the Coast Mountains and Sierra Nevada batholiths, Geological Society of America Field Forum, Samos, Greece.
  • Miller, R.B., April2010, James Cook University, Australia, Tectonic evolution of the largest North American Cordilleran Arc: Coast Mountains of Canada and United States (invited presentation).
  • Reed, D.L., March 2011, The 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami, third grade classes, Edna Maguire School, Mill Valley, CA.
  • Reed, D.L., Moore, G.F., Bangs, N.L., and Tobin H., 2010, March, 2010, Educational opportunities in marine seismology Challenges and Opportunities in Academic Marine Seismology Workshop, Incline Village, NV (invited presentation).
  • Oberdorfer, J.A., April 2011, Virtual field trips, SJSU eCampus Faculty Showcase (invited presentation).

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Grants

  • Gabet, E.J., “Eolian Erosion of Burned Mediterranean Landscapes”, National Science Foundation ($94,000; 8/2009 – 7/2012).
  • Hendricks, J. R., “Development of a Morphometrics Laboratory and Corresponding Research Experiences for Students at San Jose State University” California State University (CSU) Research Fund ($4,543, 8/2010- 9/2011).
  • Metzger, E.P. (with Ferdinand Rivera and Resa Kelly), “An Integrative Mathematics/ Science/Technology Approach to Climate Change,” Google ($21,000, awarded 9/15/11).
  • Metzger, E.P., “NASA LIFT-OFF: NASA Learning Inspires Fundamental Transformation by Opening Future Frontiers for High School Science”, NASA (via the Alameda County Office of Education) ($16,391; 5/16/2009-5/15/2012).
  • Metzger, E.P., “NASA LIFT-OFF: NASA Learning Inspires Fundamental Transformation by Opening Future Frontiers for High School Science”, NASA (via the Alameda County Office of Education) ($144,513, 5/16/2010-5/15/2011).
  • Metzger, E.P. (with E. Cordero, R. Sedlock, and G. Smith), “Improving 6th Grade Climate Literacy Using New Media and Teacher Professional Development”, NASA ($247, 308, 9/01/2011-8/31/2014).
  • Metzger, E.P., Funding for a half-day conference on May 3, 2011 at SJSU, “Educating for Sustainability - a context for improving student achievement in STEM”, Chevron ($5,000, 3/8/2011).
  • Metzger, E.P. (with R. Sedlock) to support the Bay Area Earth Science Institute
    •  Intel ($25,000, awarded 3/14/11)
    •  Chevron ($106,300, awarded 6/9/2010)
    •  Intel ($24,934, awarded 5/4/2010)
  • Miller, J.S., “Collaborative Research: Deciphering Sierran Magma Sources and Modes of Diversification Using Trace Element, O, and Hf Isotopic Analyses of Zircon”, National Science Foundation ($146,011, March 2010-February 2013).
  • Miller, J.S., “Collaborative Research: Tectonic Links, Magma Fluxes, and Single Mineral Geochemistry in Plutonic Systems From 5-30 km Depth, Cascades Core, Washington” (with R.B. Miller, SJSU), National Science Foundation ($171,532, 6/1/2010-5/31/2013).
  • Miller, J.S., “Structure and Stratigraphy of the Central and Northern Highland Range, Nevada”, U.S. Geological Survey Educational Component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (EDMAP) ($14,365, April 2010-March 2011).
  • Miller, R.B., “Collaborative Research: Tectonic Links, Magma Fluxes, and Single Mineral Geochemistry in Plutonic Systems From 5-30 km Depth, Cascades Core, Washington” (with J.S. Miller, SJSU), National Science Foundation ($171,532, 6/1/2010–5/31/2013).
  • Miller, R.B., “Structure and Emplacement of Cretaceous Plutons, Northwest Yosemite National Park, California”, U.S. Geological Survey (EDMAP) ($11,915, 6/1/2010–5/31/2011).
  • Miller, R.B., “Linking Deep and Shallow Crustal Processes, North Cascades, Washington”, National Science Foundation ($94,926, 7/05-6/30/09).
  • Miller, R.B., “Structure of Jurassic and Cretaceous Plutons, Tahoe Area, California”, U.S. Geological Survey (EDMAP) ($11,190, 6/1/2009–5/31/2010).
  • Miller, R.B., “Structure of the Northern Skagit Gneiss Complex, Diablo Lake Area, Washington”, U.S. Geological Survey (EDMAP) ($10,538, 6/2008-5/2009).
  • Reed, D.L., “SJSU Global Studies Course Development”, Monterey Defense Language Institute ($10,000, 1/1/08-12/31/11).
  • Reed, D.L., “Collaborative Research: Using MARGINS Research Data Resources in the Classroom: Developing and Testing Multidisciplinary Mini-Lessons (Supplement)”, National Science Foundation ($8,000, 7/1/2009-12/31/2009).
  • Reed, D.L., “Collaborative Research: Using MARGINS Research Data Resources in the Classroom: Developing and Testing Multidisciplinary Mini-Lessons”, National Science Foundation ($41,856, 1/1/2007-12/31/2009).

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Professional Travel

  • Hendricks, J.R., June-August, 2011, Research at Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York.
  • Hendricks, J.R., November 2010, Geological Society of American Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado.
  • Hendricks, J.R. June-August 2010, Research at Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York.
  • Metzger, E.P., December, 2010, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California.
  • Metzger, E.P., October, 2010, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado.
  • Metzger, E.P., May 2010, Geological Society of America Cordilleran Section Meeting, Anaheim, California.
  • Metzger, E.P., December, 2009, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California.
  • Miller, J. S., July-August 2011, Field research, North Cascades, Washington with 1 M.S. student and colleague R.B. Miller.
  • Miller, J. S., May 2011, Geological Society of America Cordilleran Section Meeting, Logan, Utah.
  • Miller, J. S., April 2011, Field research, Black Mountains, Arizona with 1 M.S. student.
  • Miller, J. S., March 2011: Field research, Black Mountains, Arizona with 1 M.S. student.
  • Miller, J. S., December 2010: American Geophysical Union Meeting, San Francisco, California.
  • Miller, J. S., August 2010, Field research, North Cascades, Washington with 1 M.S. student and colleague R.B. Miller.
  • Miller, J. S., August 2010, Lab research, UCLA.
  • Miller, J. S., July 2010, Field research, Yosemite National Park with M.S. students from Vrije University, Amsterdam.
  • Miller, R.B., July-August 2011, Field research, North Cascades, Washington with 1 M.S. student, 1B.S. student, and colleague J.S. Miller.
  • Miller, R.B., July 2011, Field research in Sierra Nevada Mountains with 2 M.S. students.
  • Miller, R.B., June 2011, Taught SJSU field camp (Geology 129, Part II) for entire month in eastern Nevada.
  • Miller, R.B., March 2011, Taught SJSU field course (Geology 129, Part I) for 10 days in Mojave Desert.
  • Miller, R.B., December 2010, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California.
  • Miller, R.B., October 2010, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado.
  • Miller, R.B., June, July-August 2010, Field research, North Cascades, Washington with 2 M.S. students and colleague J.S. Miller.
  • Miller, R.B., July, August 2010, Field research in Sierra Nevada Mountains with 1 M.S. student.
  • Miller, R.B., May 2010, Geological Society of America Field Forum on “Significance of along-strike variations for the 3-D architecture of orogens: The Hellenides and Anatolides in the eastern Mediterranean”,Samos Island, Greece and SW Turkey.
  • Miller, R.B., March-April 2010 (1 month total), Visiting scholar at James Cook University, Australia.
  • Miller, R.B., December 2009, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California.
  • Miller, R.B., December 2009, Research with colleague at Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington.
  • Miller, R.B., October 2009, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon. Participated in post-meeting field trip on: “Mesozoic sedimentation, magmatism, and tectonics in the Blue Mountains Province, northeastern Oregon.”
  • Miller, R.B., September-October 2009, Visiting scholar (1 month total) at MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • Miller, R.B., July-September 2009, Field research in Sierra Nevada Mountains with 2 M.S. students.
  • Miller, R.B., June-August 2009, Field research in North Cascades Mountains with 1 M.S. student.
  • Miller, R.B., January 2009, Field research (2 weeks) in Oman.
  • Reed, D.L., April 2011, The 2011 Council on Ocean Affairs, Science and Technology (COAST) Annual Meeting, Office of CSU Chancellor, Long Beach, California.
  • Reed, D.L., March 2011, Deep Earth Academy Review Panel Meeting, Consortium for Ocean Leadership Office, Washington D.C.
  • Reed, D.L., December 2010, Fall American Geophysical Union Meeting, San Francisco, California.
  • Reed, D.L., November 2010, Community Meeting on a Future Vision for Centers for Ocean Sciences Education ExcE.ce Program and National Sciences Foundation Ocean Sciences Education, Washington, DC.
  • Reed, D.L., September 2010, California and the World Ocean Conference 2010, San Francisco, California.
  • Reed, D.L., June 2010, The 2010 Council on Ocean Affairs, Science and Technology (COAST) Annual Meeting, Office of CSU Chancellor, Long Beach, California.
  • Reed, D.L., March 2010, Challenges and Opportunities in Academic Marine Seismology Workshop, Incline Village, Nevada.
  • Reed, D.L., February 2010, NSF-MARGINS Successor Planning Workshop, San Antonio, Texas.
  • Reed, D.L., December 2009, Fall American Geophysical Union Meeting, San Francisco, California.
  • Reed, D.L., October 2009, Education and Outreach for a NSF-MARGINS Successor Program Workshop, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota.
  • Reed, D.L., May 2009, The 2009 Council on Ocean Affairs, Science and Technology (COAST) Annual Meeting, Office of CSU Chancellor, Long Beach, California.

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Reviewing and Editorial Work

  • Gabet, EJ., 2011, Associate Editor for Journal of Geophysical Research (handled 9 manuscripts)
  • Gabet, EJ., 2010 – 2011, served on three 3-day NSF grant review committees, reviewed 75 proposals
  • Miller, J. S., Journal reviewer for:
    • Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2)
    • Journal of Petrology (2)
    • Geology (2)
    • Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (2)
    • Geosphere
    • Geological Society of America Bulletin
    • Geological Society of America Books Series
  • Miller, J. S., Peer review of National Science Foundation Proposals (6)
  • Miller, R.B., Geology Editorial Board – 2010-Present
  • Miller, R.B., 2004-2011, Associate Editor – Tectonics (handled 10-15 manuscripts per year)
  • Miller, R.B., Journal reviewer for:
    • Tectonophysics
    • Journal of Metamorphic Geology
    • International Journal of Earth Science
    • Geology
    • Tectonics
    • Geological Society of America Books Series
    • Geological Society of America Field Trip Guide.
    • Journal of Structural Geology
  • Miller, R.B., 2009-2011, Peer reviewer for National Science Foundation proposals (4).
  • Oberdorfer, J.A., 2009, Peer review of National Science Foundation proposal.
  • Reed, D.L., Peer reviewer of National Science Foundation proposals (2).
  • Stevens, C.H., 2009-2010, Peer reviewer of National Science Foundation proposals.
  • Stevens, C.H., 2009-2010, Peer review for Journal of Paleontology.

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Miscellaneous service and Special Studies

  • Andersen, D.W., June 2011, Mammoth Discovery teacher institute at the Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose.
  • Hendricks, J.R., March 2009, May 2010, October 2010, and March 2011. Participated in four Bay Area Earth Science Institute (BAESI) workshops.
  • Hendricks, J.R., May 2010, Earth Sciences Judge: 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, San Jose, CA.
  • Metzger, E.P., August 2011, Attended a 3-day Google Faculty Institute at Google’s Mountain View campus and was named a “Google Faculty Fellow.”
  • Metzger, E.P. (with R. L. Sedlock), 1990-Present, Co-Director of the Bay Area Earth Science Institute (BAESI), a professional development program for teachers of grades 4-12.
  • Metzger, E.P. (with Eugene Cordero and Patrick Brown, SJSU Meteorology and Genvieve Dorsey, Herman Intermediate School), July 26-28, 2011, "Earth Science, Sustainability and Society” workshop for 25 middle and high school teachers.
  • Metzger, E.P. (with Sandra Yellenburg, Santa Clara County Office of Education), July 11-15, 2011,"Earth’s Changing Climate” workshop for 25 middle and high school teachers.
  • Metzger, E.P. (with R. Sedlock), July 5-7, 2011, “California Geology and Geologic Hazards” workshop for 30 teachers.
  • Metzger, E.P., May 2011, Organized and secured funding for a half-day conference, “Educating for Sustainability - a context for improving student achievement in STEM”, which brought guest speaker Susan Santone form Creative Change Educational Solutions and more than 50 Bay Area educators to the SJSU campus.
  • Metzger, E.P. (with R. Sedlock), July, 2010, “California’s Resources” - 3-day workshop for ~ 25 teachers.
  • Metzger, E.P. (with R. Sedlock), June, 2010, “California’s Plate-Tectonics History/Transform Faults” – 3-day workshop for ~ 25 teachers.
  • Metzger, E.P. (with R. Sedlock and other instructors from SJSU and Chevron), September 2009-May 2011: the Bay Area Earth Science Institute presented 17 full-day Saturday workshops; each workshop enrolled 20-30 teachers.
  • Miller, R.B., External thesis committee member:
    • MIT (Ph.D., 2005-Present): 2 students
    • Oregon State University (M.S., 2010-Present)
    • Western Washington University (M.S., 2011-Present).
  • Miller, R.B., October 2009, Led 3-day field trip entitled “Linking deep and shallow crustal processes in an exhumed continental arc, North Cascades, Washington” for Geological Society of America National Meeting (Portland, OR).
  • Oberdorfer, J.A., 2005 to Present, Expert support to the U.S. Department of Justice in the Antelope Valley, CA Groundwater Adjudication cases.
  • Reed, D.L.,2011, Online teaching, General Oceanography, Summer Session, 83 students (fee proceeds to university: $78,435).
  • Reed, D.L.,2011, Online teaching, General Oceanography, Winter Intersession 2011, 66 students (fee proceeds to university: $52,470)
  • Reed, D.L., 2011, One of SJSU representatives to CSU Council on Ocean Affairs, Science and Technology (COAST), 2008-2011.
  • Reed, D.L., 2010, Session Chair of Symposium, New Resources, Approaches, and Technologies for Teaching About the Deep Earth and Plate Margins II, at 2010 Fall Meeting of American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California.
  • Reed, D.L.,2010, Online teaching, Introduction to Global Studies 1B, 2010 Fall Special Session, 6 students (fee proceeds to university: $6,345).
  • Reed, D.L.,2010, Online teaching, General Oceanography, Summer Session, 85 students (fee proceeds to university: $70,000).
  • Reed, D.L.,2010, Online teaching, General Oceanography, Winter Intersession 2010, 66 students (fee proceeds to university: $49,500).
  • Reed, D.L., December 2010, Best Student Paper Judge, NSF-MARGINS-GeoPRISMs, 2010 Fall Meeting of American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California.
  • Reed, D.L., 2010, Member of Workshop Steering Committee, Community Meeting on a Future Vision for Centers for Ocean Sciences Education ExcE.ce Program and National Sciences Foundation Ocean Sciences Education.
  • Reed, D.L., 2009, Session Chair of Symposium, Using Digital Information Resources and Findings From Major Research Initiatives to Transform Undergraduate Instruction II, at 2009 Fall Meeting of American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California.
  • Reed, D.L.,2009, Online teaching, General Oceanography, Fall Special Session 2009, 38 students (fee proceeds to university: $23,940)
  • Reed, D.L.,2009, Online teaching, General Oceanography, 2 sections, state-supported Summer Session 2009, 71 students.
  • Reed, D.L.,2009, Online teaching, General Oceanography, Winter Intersession 2009, 47 students (fee proceeds to university: $29,610).
  • Reed, D.L., December 2009, Best Student Paper Judge, NSF-MARGINS, Fall 2009 Meeting of American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA.
  • Reed, D.L., December 2009, Session Chair of Symposium, New Resources, Approaches, and Technologies for Teaching About the Deep Earth and Plate Margins II, Fall Meeting of American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA.
  • Sedlock, R.L. (with Metzger, E.P.), 2000-Present, Co-Director of the Bay Area Earth Science Institute (BAESI), a professional development program for middle- and high-school teachers.
  • Sedlock, R. L., 2010-2011, Wrote and recorded set of 18 climate-based instructional modules for online use by pre-college teachers; funded by NASA and Chevron.
  • Sedlock, R.L. (with Metzger, E.P), July 2011, co-leader of week-long workshop for 30 middle- and high-school teachers, including two field trips; funded by Chevron.
  • Sedlock, R.L., Fall 2009–Spring 2011, leader of five Saturday workshops and/or field trips for local middle- and high-school teachers; funded by Chevron.
  • Sedlock, R.L., November 2010, Invited presentation at retreat for SJSU’s Office of International and Extended Studies.
  • Sedlock, R.L., October 2010, Presentation to alumni at SJSU’s Homecoming “Classes Without Quizzes.”
  • Sedlock, R.L. (with Metzger, E.P), summer 2010, co-leader of two three-day workshops for 25 middle- and high-school teachers, including field trips; funded by Intel and Chevron.
  • Sedlock, R.L. May 2010, Judge for science fair at Horace Mann elementary school, San José.
  • Sedlock, R.L., October 2009, Presentation to alumni at SJSU’s Homecoming “Classes Without Quizzes.”

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Consulting

  • Oberdorfer, J.A., 2009 – present, Multiple projects related to environmental clean-up at groundwater contamination sites, including groundwater modeling, AECOM, San Jose/Oakland, California.
  • Oberdorfer, J.A., 2009-2010, Multiple projects related to soil and groundwater contamination as sources of air emissions, Envirocomp, Fremont, CA.
  • Oberdorfer, J.A., 2009, Investigations of groundwater resources as part of land development, TRC Solutions, Mountain View, CA.

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