James Madison University

Department of Geology & Environmental Science

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	Dr. Steven Whitmeyer, Field Course Director and Assistant Professor of Geology & Environmental Science at James Madison University, specializes in structural geology and tectonics. He received his Ph.D. in 2004 from Boston University and has been involved with the Ireland field camp since 2000. Steve's research interests range from small-scale microstructural analyses to global-scale tectonic reconstructions, with recent emphasis on 3D and 4D visualization techniques. Steve has field experience in diverse geologic settings such as western Argentina, the southwestern US, and the northern and southern Appalachians.

	Dr. L. Scott Eaton, Field Course Director and Associate Professor of Geology & Environmental Science at James Madison University, received his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in 1999. He teaches courses in Physical Geology, Geomorphology, and Hydrogeology. Scott has taken part in field geology courses in localities that include Virginia, Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico, and this summer in Ireland. Scott's research includes investigations of debris flow frequency and denudation rates of mountainous terrain in the Appalachians, and the effects of structural controls on high-yield water wells in karst topography.

	Dr. Michael Harris, Instructor in Geology and Environmental Science at James Madison University deals mainly with igneous and metamorphic rocks using geochemistry and paleomagnetic data to interpret large scale tectonic motions, such as the 1.8 Ga Trans-Hudson Orogen, 1.0 Ga Grenville Orogen, and the 100 Ma northern Cordilleran Orogen. He adds to the international flavor of the field course, being an "All Canadian" - obtaining his Ph.D. in 1998 from the University of Western Ontario and doing most of his research across that country. Along with extensive field experience, he also dabbles in GIS, environmental geology and geomorphology.

	Dr. Martin Feely, Senior Lecturer in Earth and Ocean Sciences at Galway University, has a Ph.D. from the National University of Ireland. Martin is an expert in the regional geology of Connemara. He can tell you all about the minerals, fossils, and structures in every outcrop of igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic rock in western Ireland. An award-winning teacher, Martin is also active in geological applications of Galway University's state-of-the-art digital mapping laboratory. He and the Galway staff will help you create computer visualizations of your own field mapping data.

	Dr. Kate Moore, Lecturer in Earth and Ocean Sciences at Galway University, has a 1998 Ph.D. from Bristol University. Kate has worked as a research scientist monitoring air quality at the Montserrat Volcano Observatory and currently lectures in environmental and igneous geology at Galway. Kate will introduce you to the spectacular Karst topography of the Burren, Co. Clare, Ireland. Her series of field exercises in environmental impact analysis and hydrogeology will ensure that you get wet even when it is not raining!