Curriculum Vitae
MICHAEL JAMES VALENTINE
Education:
Ph.D., 1990, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Geology
Dissertation: Cenozoic tectonic rotation of the Mojave Desert, California as indicated by paleomagnetic studies
M.S., 1985, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Geology
Thesis: Structure and tectonics of the southern Gebel Duwi area, Eastern Desert of Egypt
B.S., 1975, SUNY at Albany, New York, Geology, Magna Cum Laude
Positions:
Associate Professor, University of Puget Sound, 1994-present
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Puget Sound, 1991-1994
NASA/ASEE Summer Fellow, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, Summer 1991
Visiting Assistant Professor of Geology, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, 1990-1991
NASA/JPL Graduate Student Researcher,Paleomagnetism and tectonics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 1887-1990
Consulting Editor, High school science text books, National Evaluation Systems, Amherst, MA, 1987
Geology Consultant, Structural geology and geochemical sampling of low-angle normal faults in Nevada, Dr. S. Losh, Department Adjunct, University of Massachusetts, Department of Geology and Geography, Summer 1986
Grants and Awards:
Martin Nelson Junior Sabbatical Fellowship, University of Puget Sound,Fall 1998
Murdock Summer Faculty Research Stipend, University of Puget Sound, Summers 1997, 1998, and 1999
Martin Nelson Summer Research Grant, University of Puget Sound, Summer 1998
NSF-ILI Grant: Paleomagnetic Laboratory Development for Use in Undergraduate Education, July 1, 1996-June 30, 1998
NASA/ASEE Summer Fellowship, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 1991
NASA Graduate Student Fellowship, 1987-1990
NSF Support for M.S. Thesis through Earth Sciences and Research Institute, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 1981-1985
Standard Oil of Ohio Scholarship, 1971-1975
New York State Regents Scholarship, 1971-1975
Research Interests:
Tectonics, paleomagnetism, structural geology, brittle fracture analysis
Memberships:
Northwest Geological Society
American Geophysical Union
Geological Society of America
Publications and Presentations:
Wise, D. U., Greene, D., Valentine, M., Schamel, S., Perry, S., and Abu Zied, H., 1983,
Tectonic trends, timing and mechanics of the Egyptian edge of the Red Sea and Gulf of Suez (abs.): American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v.67, p. 571.
Valentine, M. J., 1985, Structure and tectonics of the southern Gebel Duwi area,
Eastern Desert of Egypt: Contribution No. 53, Department of Geology and
Geography, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 141 p.
Valentine, M. J., 1990, Cenozoic tectonic rotation of the Mojave Desert, California as indicated by paleomagnetic studies: Ph.D. Dissertation, University of
Massachusetts at Amherst, 230 p.
Valentine, M. J., Brown, L., and Golombek, M. P., 1987, Tectonic rotation of the Barstow area, central Mojave Desert, California, inferred from paleomagnetic evidence (abs.): Transactions, American Geophysical Union, v. 68, p. 1264.
Valentine, M. J., Brown, L., and Golombek, M. P., 1988, Counterclockwise Cenozoic rotations of the Mojave Desert (abs.): Cordilleran Section, Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 20, p. 239.
Valentine, M. J., Brown, L., and Golombek, M. P., 1988, Constraints on timing of block rotations in the western Mojave Desert (abs.): Transactions, American Geophysical Union, v. 69, p.1164.
Valentine, M. J., Potts, S. S., Brown, L. L., and Golombek , M. P., 1989, Cenozoic block rotations in the Mojave Desert (abs.): Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 21, p. A321-A322.
Valentine, M.J., Brown, L.L., and Golombek, M.P., 1991, Mechanisms for Cenozoic crustal rotations of the Mojave Desert inferred from paleomagnetic studies (abs.):Transactions, American Geophysical Union, v. 72, p. 127.
Valentine, M.J., Brown, L.L., and Golombek, M.P., 1993, Cenozoic crustal rotations in the Mojave Desert from paleomagnetic studies around Barstow, California: Tectonics, v. 12, no. 3, p. 666-677.
Valentine, M.J., 1995, Geological and Environmental Catastrophes and Public Policy (abs.): Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 27, p. A350.
Valentine, M.J., and Czarnecki, J., 1997, Paleomagnetism of Basalts From Ascension Island (abs): Transactions, American Geophysical Union, v. 78, p. S118.
Valentine, M.J., Eggers, A.E., and Preiss, R.W., 1997, Science and Policy: Geosciences in Decision-Making (abs): Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 29, p. A452.
Valentine, M.J., 1998, Basalt of Outlet Falls: A Record of the Matuyama-Brunhes Reversal? (abs): Transactions, American Geophysical Union, v. 79, p. S62.
Hargrave, E.V., Valentine, M.J., Goldstein, B.S., 1996, Paleomagnetism of the Chinle Formation at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico: Age Constraints for "Coelophysis bauri" (abs): Transactions, American Geophysical Union, v. 77, p. F164.
Normand, A.E., and Valentine, M., 1998, Magnetostratigraphy of the Crescent Basalts: Olympic Mountains, Washington (abs): Cordilleran Section, Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 30, p. A56.
Nyberg, E., and Valentine, M., 1998, Magnetostratigraphy of the Crescent Basalts: Olympic Mountains, Washington (abs): Cordilleran Section, Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 30, p. A57.
Valentine, M.J.,1999, Transitional VGPs from the Basalt of Outlet Falls, Yakama Indian Reservation, Washington(abs): Transactions, American Geophysical Union, v. 80, p. S89.
McKenzie-Johnson, A., Schmitt, K., and Valentine, M.J.,1999, Transitional magnetic fields recorded by the Boring Lavas, Portland area, Oregon): Transactions, American Geophysical Union, v. 80, p. S89.
Valentine, M.J., 1999, Transitional VGP's from the Basalt of Outlet Falls, Yakima Indian Reservation, Washington(abs): Transactions, American Geophysical Union, v. 80, p. S89
Lightfoot, C., and Valentine, M.J. 1999, Paleomagnetic analysis of basalt flows of the Crescent Formation, Olympic Peninsula, Washington: Geeological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, V. 31, p. A-267
Valentine, M.J., Lowther, S.L., Field, S., Normand, A.E., and Nyberg, E., 2001, Alteration of magnetic mineralogy in basalts of the Crescent Formation, Olympivc Peninsula, Washington (abs): Cordilleran Section, Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 33, p. A-45.
Caruthers, A.,Valentine, M.J.,and Miller, A., 2002, Paleosecular Variation Recorded in Pleistocene Volcanic Rocks of Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean (abs):Transactions, American Geophysical Union, v. 83, p. 320.
Burke, A., Singer, B., Caruthers, A., Jicha, B.,Valentine, M.J.,Field, S., and Allison, M.L., 2002, Paleosecular Variation, Geochronology, and Magnetic Mineralogy of Pleistocene Igneous Rocks of Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean (abs):Transactions, American Geophysical Union, v. 83, p. F421.
Easterly, H., Clark, K., and Valentine M. J.,accetped 2003, Geologic mapping of the Crescent formation of the southwest Olympic Mountains, Washington State (abs):submitted to Cordilleran GSA 2003 meeting, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, April 1-3.
Hargrave, E.V., Goldstein, B. , and Valentine, M.J., in press, Paleomagnetism of the Chinle Formation at Ghost Ranch , New Mexico: Age constraints for Coelophysis bauri : in Special Publication "Advances in Paleontology and Geology of the Ghost Ranch Area, Northern New Mexico", accepted for publication as a Special Publication of the Museum of Northern Arizona.
Book Reviews:
Valentine, M.J., 2000, Whole Earth Geophysics: Journal of College Science Teaching, v. 29, p. 288.
Valentine, M.J., 1997, Naked Earth: The New Geophysics: Journal of College Science Teaching, v. 27, p. 223-224.
Valentine, M.J., 1997, Natural Disasters: Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 46, p. 202-203.
Invited Presentations:
Earthquakes and Volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest, presented at the Parkland/Spanaway Public Library, 11/2/02
Faculty/Undergraduate Student research at U.P.S. and Geomagnetic Reversals, presented at the University of Western Washington Geology Seminar, 4/6/99
Investigations of Transitional Geomagnetic Fields at the U.P.S. Paleomagnetics Laboratory, presented at U.P.S. Physics Seminar Series, 4/9/99
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