Dr. Brennan Trew Jordan

Educational Background

 

Ph.D. Geology, Oregon State University, 2002, Dissertation: Basaltic volcanism and tectonics of the High Lava Plains, southeastern Oregon. Advisors: Anita Grunder and Dave Graham

M.S., Geology, Idaho State University, 1994, Thesis: Emplacement and exhumation of the southeastern Atlanta lobe of the Idaho batholith, south-central Idaho. Advisor: Dave Rodgers.

Geology Field Camp, Northern Arizona University, 1990, Director: Karl Karlstrom.

B.A., Geology, Hofstra University, New York, 1990, Outstanding Senior Geology Major
 

Experience

Associate Professor

2009               University of South Dakota, courses: Earth Materials I: Mineralogy, Earth Materials II: Petrology; Principles of Earth Science I, Meteorology, Earth Structures, Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Isles of Greece.

Assistant Professor

2006-2009     University of South Dakota

Visiting Assistant Professor

2005-2006     Whitman College, courses: Mineralogy, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Environmental Geology,

& 2002-2003 The Physical Earth, Environmental Studies Special Topics: The "Not in My Back Yard" Perspective, Regional Geology, History of the Earth, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems.

2003-2005     The College of Wooster, courses: Mineralogy, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, and Geology of Natural Hazards.

Instructor

2001-2002     Oregon State University, courses: Earth Materials I: Mineralogy,

&1999            Earth Materials II: Petrology, Physical Geology, and Earth System Science.

1999-2001     Southern Oregon University, courses: Crystallography, Mineralogy, Lithology, and Advanced General Geology; labs: Physical Geology and General Chemistry.

1992-1993     Idaho State University, courses: General Geology and Physical Geography.

Teaching Assistant

1994-1998     Oregon State University, courses: Metamorphic Petrology, Lithology, Mineralogy, Optical Mineralogy, Environmental geology, and General Earth Science.

1990-1992     Idaho State University, courses: Igneous Petrology, Optical Mineralogy, Geomorphology, General Geology and Physical Geography.

Field Instruction

2008               South Dakota School of Mines Geology Field Camp, Instructor.

2001&2002   Oregon State University Geology Field Camp, Instructor.

2000               Idaho Geology Field Camp, Idaho State University, Instructor: (volcanology and igneous petrology specialist).

1996               Oregon State University Geology Field Camp, Teaching Assistant:

1992&1993   Idaho Geology Field Camp, Idaho State University, Teaching Assistant.

Research Assistant

1997-1999     Oregon State University, field work, sample preparation, Ar/Ar lab work, ICP-MS lab work, and data reduction for project: Origin of basaltic magmatism in the tectonically enigmatic High Lava Plains of southeastern Oregon.

1995               Oregon State University, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences; laser-ablation ICP-MS analysis of obsidian from the Newberry Volcano area for geoarchaeological sourcing investigations (summer).

1990&1991   Idaho Geological Survey; geologic mapping and sample collection in the Smoky Mountains, Idaho (summers).

 

Additional Professional Development

• GSA Short Course: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Using ArcGIS9 for Geological Applications, 2005, Salt Lake City, Utah

• AGU Chapman Conference: The Great Plume Debate, 2005, Fort William, Scotland

• Wilderness First Aid Certification, 2004

• RIDGE Iceland Summer School, Plume-Ridge Interactions, 2000, Lake Myvatn, Iceland

• GSA Short Course: Thermochronology, 1991, San Diego, California

Research Funding

• USD  New Faculty Development Grant, 2008, Origin of the DUSEL Bedrock: Petrology and Geochemistry of the Yates Unit of the Poorman Formation: $7,019

• Keck Geology Consortium, 2007-2008, The Arnes central volcano, Northwestern Iceland: $37,890

• Keck Geology Consortium, 2006-2007, Geology of the Hangay Mountains, central Mongolia (co-director with Bob Carson, Whitman College): $59,000

• Keck Geology Consortium, 2004-2005, The Hrafnfjördur central volcano, Northwestern Iceland: $36,000

• Keck Geology Consortium, 2003-2004, Geology of an abandoned oceanic rift: The Skagi area north-central Iceland.: $54,000

• GSA Student Research Grant, 1997, Basaltic Volcanism of the Oregon High Lava Plains: $1,400

Professional and Institutional Service

• NSF Geoscience Education Merit Review Panel

• NSF Peer Reviews

• Textbook Reviews: John Wiley & Sons, Prentice Hall, McGraw-Hill, Holt

• County Coordinator (Clay, Union, and Yankton) for the CoCoRaHS precipitation monitoring network

• University Senate 2009-

• Nominations Committee 2009-

• General Activity Fee Committee 2007-

• Chair, 2009 & 2010 IdeaFest and Graduate Forum

• Student Response Systems Taskforce 2008

• Foundations for Excellence in the First College Year 2006-2007

• College of Arts and Sciences Library Committee 2006-2009

 

Undergraduate Research Supervision

• Jake Tielke, University of South Dakota, 2007, Tertiary basalts of the Hangay Mountains, central Mongolia

• Shannon Othus, Whitman College, 2006, Interbeds of the Columbia River Basalt Group related to the initiation of the Big Sink landslide, northeastern Oregon

• Charlene Adzima, The College of Wooster, 2005, Petrology and origin of the Strjugsskard andesite, north-central Iceland

• Josh Michaels, The College of Wooster, 2005, Geophysical study of northern Cyclone Canyon Graben in Canyonlands National Park, Utah: Sediment depth and implications for a cross-sectional model

• Amanda Trenton, The College of Wooster, 2005, Geophysical studies of southern Cyclone Canyon Graben, Canyonlands, National Park, Utah

• Deanne Rider, The College of Wooster, 2004, Volcaniclastic stratigraphy of northern Vididalsfjall, Iceland

• Cooper Brossy, Whitman College, 2003, A geographic information systems approach to cinder cone reconstruction at Craters of the Moon National Monument

• Soren Klingsporn, Whitman College, 2003, Geographic information systems analysis of time-space patterns of faulting in southeastern Oregon

Professional Affiliations

• Geological Society of America (Structure and Tectonics Division)

• American Geophysical Union

• National Association of Geoscience Teachers

• Council for Undergraduate Research

Publications

 

* denotes undergraduate student coauthor

Graham, D.W., Reid, M.R., Jordan, B.T., Grunder, A.L., and Leeman, W.P. and Lupton, J.E., 2009, Mantle source provinces in the Pacific Northwest revealed by helium isotope variations in basalts: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.12.004.

Meigs, A., Scarberry, K., Grunder, A., Carlson, R., Ford, M., Fouch, M., Grove, T., Hart, B., Iademarco, M., Jordan, B., Milliard, J., Streck, M., Trench, D., and Weldon, R., 2009, Geological and geophysical perspectives on the magmatic and tectonic development, High Lava Plains and northwest Basin and Range, in O’Connor, J.E., Dorsey, R.J., and Madin, 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. 451–486, doi: 10.1130/2009.fl d015(21).

Jordan, B.T., 2007, The mantle plume debate in undergraduate geoscience education: Overview, history, and recommendations, in, Foulger G.R., and Jurdy, D.M., eds., Plates, plumes, and planetary processes: Geological Society of America Special Paper 430, p. 933–944, doi: 10.1130/2007.2430(43).

*Brossy, C.C., Jordan, B.T., and Champion, D.,  2007, Reconstructing a breached cinder cone at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve: A geographic information systems approach, in Hughes, S., Orr, B., Freiberg, D., and Boyak, D., eds.:  Proceedings of the Great Rift Science Symposium, Idaho Museum of Natural History, p. 67-72.

*Hinderliter, J.M., Carson, R.J., and Jordan, B.T., 2006, The Big Sink: A large landslide in Oregon's Blue Mountains:  Eastern Oregon Science Journal, v. 19, p. 52-60.

Jordan, B.T., 2005, Age-progressive volcanism of the Oregon High Lava Plains: Overview and evaluation of tectonic models, in Foulger, G.R., Natland, J.H., Presnall, D.C., and Anderson, D.L., Plates, Plumes, and Paradigms: Geological Society of America Memoir 388, p. 503-515. 

Jordan, B.T., Grunder, A.L., Duncan, R.A., and Deino, A.L., 2004, Geochronology of age-progressive volcanism of the Oregon High Lava Plains: Implications for the plume interpretation of Yellowstone: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 109, B10202, doi:10.1029/2003JB002776.

Jordan, B.T., Streck, M.J., and Grunder, A.L., 2002, Bimodal volcanism and tectonism of the High Lava Plains, Oregon, in Moore, G., ed. Field guide to geologic processes in Cascadia: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries Special Paper, p. 23-46.

Manuscripts Submitted or in Preparation

 

Jordan, B.T., submitted, A unique composite lava and diverse associations in the Tertiary of Iceland: Products of injection of an ultraphyric basaltic magma into a zoned silicic magma chamber, submitted to Bulletin of Volcanology

Jordan, B.T., *Tielke, J.A., *Ekstrand, A.,  Kastl, B.D.,Wegmann, K.W., Carson, R.J., and Bayasgalan, A., in prep, Basaltic volcanism of the central Hangay Mountains, Mongolia: for submission to Lithos.

Jordan, B.T., Grunder, A.L., Graham, D.W., and Nelson, B.K., in prep., Basaltic volcanism of the Oregon High Lava Plains: for submission to Geological Society of America Bulletin.

Presentation Abstracts

 

* denotes undergraduate student coauthor

 

Jordan, B.T., 2009, Geochemistry and Tectonic Setting of the Yates Unit of the Poorman Formation (DUSEL Bedrock) and other Northern Black Hills Amphibolites:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 41.

Jordan, B.T., and Olin, P.H., 2008, Voluminous intermediates at three Tertiary central volcanoes in northwestern Iceland: Implications for crustal magmatic processes during tectonic evolution of Iceland: EOS Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v. 89. Fall Meeting Supplement.

Grunder, A., Streck, M., and Jordan, B., 2008, Bimodal volcanism in the High Lava Plains. Oregon, USA; an example of intracontinental growth of basaltic crust: IAVCEI 2008 Abstracts.

*Hadley, D.R., and Jordan, B.T., 2008, Silicic volcanism at Reykjarfjordur, northwestern Iceland: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 40, n. 5, p. 27.

*Perlman, C., Harpp, K., and Jordan, B., 2008, A Declining Tertiary rift zone: Norðurfjörður, Iceland: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 40, n. 2.

*Bernstien, M.J., Jordan, B.T., and Cheney, J.T., 2008, Rhyolite petrogenesis at the Arnes central volcano, northwestern Iceland: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 40, n. 2.

Jordan, B.T., 2007, Why aren't we doing this? The value of circular polarization in petrography and photomicroscopy:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 39, n. 6, p. 555.

*Brossy, C., Jordan, B.T., Champion, D.E., 2007, A GIS approach to reconstruction a breached cinder cone, Craters of the Moon lava field, Idaho:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 39, n. 6, p. 124.

*Ekstrand, A.L., Jordan, B.T., Rougvie, J.R., 2007, Petrogenesis of Quaternary basalts in the southern Hangay Mountains, central Mongolia: Mantle source and magmatic evolution:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 39, n. 6, p. 387.

Graham, D.W., Reid, M.R., Jordan, B.T., Grunder, A.L., Leeman, W.P., and Lupton, J.E., 2007, Mantle source provinces beneath the Nacific Northwest revealed by helium isotope variations in basaltic lavas:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 39, n. 6, p. 455.

*Tielke, J.A., *Kastl, B.C., and Jordan, B.T., 2007, Origin and evolution of Tertiary Lavas of the Hangay Mountains, central Mongolia:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 39, n. 6, p. 387.

Jordan, B.T., 2006, Mixing and mingling in Iceland: The origin of a diverse suite of Tertiary lavas: EOS Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v. 87. Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract V11A-0568.

Graham, D.W., Reid, M.R., Jordan, B.T., Grunder, A.L., Leeman, W.P., and Lupton, J.E., 2006, A helium isotope perspective on mantle sources for basaltic volcanism in the Northwestern US:  EOS Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v. 87. Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract V43D-02.

Jordan, B.T., *Adzima, C.M., *Meganck, A.C., *Kapelanczyk, L.N., *Schuyler, L.J., *Baldwin, E.A., and *Ackerly, K.C., 2005, Consequences of injection of an ultraphyric basaltic magma into a zoned silicic magma chamber: A diverse suite of Tertiary lavas in north-central Iceland: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, n. 7, p. 289.

*Randall, J.B., *Johnson, S., *Styger, S., Jordan, B.T., Rougvie, J., 2005, Petrogenesis of early volcanism of the Skagi-Snaefellsnes Rift, Westfjords, Iceland:  Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 37, n. 7, p. 289.

*Baldwin, E.A., Jordan, B.T., and Noblett, J.B., 2005, Petrology of mafic, intermediate, and silicic lavas in an abandoned rift zone, Laxárdalsfjöll, Iceland: EOS Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v. 86, Joint Assembly Supplement, Abstract V13A-3.

Jordan, B.T., 2004, Do processes of rhyolite genesis change as Icelandic rifts drift off of the plume?: EOS Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v. 85. Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract V34B-07.

Jordan, B.T., and Duncan, R.A., 2004, Rift abandonment in Iceland: The waning phase of the northern Snaefellsnes rift: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 36. n. 5, p. 221.

Jordan, B.T., and Grunder, A.L., 2004, On the relationship between the Oregon High Lava Plains and Yellowstone-Snake River Plain system: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, n.4, p. 96.

*Rider, D.E., and Jordan, B.T., 2004, Volcaniclastic stratigraphy of northern Vididalsfjall: An abandoned Icelandic rift: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, n. 4, p. 40.

*Bissel, A., Jordan, B.T., 2004, Diverse intrusive and volcanic rocks in the axis of the abandoned Snaefellsnes rift, North-central Iceland: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 36, n. 4, p 89-90.

*Klingsporn, S., and Jordan, B.T., 2003, GIS analysis of evolution of the Brothers Fault Zone, High Lava Plains, Oregon: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v.35, n. 6, p. 551.

Jordan, B.T., Grunder, A.L., and Nelson, B.K., 2002, Basaltic volcanism of the Oregon High Lava Plains: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 34, n. 5, p. 37.

Jordan, B.T., 2001, Reconciling the misfit between the Yellowstone plume trace and global plate motion models: Channelized and pancake plume flow on basal lithospheric topography: EOS Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v. 82, Fall Meeting Supplement, p. 1218.

Jordan, B.T., Graham, D.W., and Grunder, A.L., 2000, Do helium isotopes in basalts of the Oregon High Lava Plains implicate a Yellowstone plume component?: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 32, n. 7, p. 150.

Jordan, B.T., Graham, D.W., and Grunder, A.L., 1999, Helium isotope composition of basalts of the Oregon High Lava Plains: Testing the relationship to Snake River Plain magmatism: EOS Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting Supplement, v. 80, Abstract V52B-15.

Grunder, A.L., Jordan, B.T., and Dieno, A., 1999, Oregon High Lava Plains: Relevance to the Yellowstone-Snake River Plain problem: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 31, n. 4, p. 15.

Jordan, B.T., Grunder, A.L., and Graham, D.W., 1998, Variations in primitive basalts of the Oregon High Lava Plains: a province of migrating silicic volcanism: EOS Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v. 79, Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract V21D-03.

Grunder, A., Streck, M., Maclean, J., Johnson, J., and Jordan, B., 1998, Bimodal volcanism on the High Lava Plains, Oregon, USA, and the roles of basalt in crustal magmatism: GSA Penrose Conference, "Processes of Crustal Differentiation: Crust-Mantle Interactions, Melting, and Granite Migration Through the Crust", Verbania, Italy.

Jordan, B.T., and Rodgers, D.W., 1994, Systematic variation of emplacement pressure of the southeastern Atlanta lobe, Idaho batholith: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 26, n. 6, p. 21.

Jordan, B.T., Rodgers, D.W., and Dokka, R.K., 1993, Emplacement, exhumation and tilting of the southeastern Idaho batholith and outlying stocks: EOS Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v. 74, Spring Meeting Supplement, p. 123.