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GEOLOGY & Environmental Science

FACULTY

Faculty Member

STEVEN J. WHITMEYER

Professional Information

• Title: Assistant Professor, Structural Geology and Tectonics
  
  
• Educational Background:
  • BS University of New Hampshire, 1999
  • PhD Boston University, 2004
• CV (pdf)

Contact Information

• Office: Memorial Hall 7105B
• Office Phone: 540.568.7119
• E-Mail: whitmesj_at_jmu.edu (replace _at_ with @)
• Website: http://www.jmu.edu/geology/people/whitmesj.html

Teaching

GEOL110: Physical Geology
GEOL167: Philosophy of the Geosciences
GEOL365: Structural Geology
GEOL399: Field Geology in Ireland
GEOL415: Evolution of North America
GEOL467: Stratigraphy, Structure & Tectonics
GSCI104: Earth Laboratory

Research Interests

Current research projects:
1) Development of digital mapping techniques and 3D and 4D visualizations, and their incorporation into field geology curricula (funded by NSF EAR/IF)

2) Bedrock mapping of the Blue Ridge - Valley and Ridge transition, with special focus on the Stanley fault in Page Valley (funded by EDMAP and STATEMAP)

3) Estimating the growth rate of continental crust, including compilation of a new basement map of North America