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Brennan T. Jordan

Brennan Jordan
Associate Professor
Earth Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences
UAK Akeley-Lawrence Science Center 309
Phone: 605-677-6143
Teaching Interests:
Mineralogy, Petrology, Structural Geology, Meteorology
Research Interests:
Igneous Petrology, Tectonics
Education:
  • Ph D, Geology, Oregon State University, 2002
  • MS, Geology, Idaho State University, 1994
  • BA, Geology, Hofstra University, 1990
  • Northern Arizona University, 1990
Grants:
  • The Hrafnfjorder Central Volcano, Northwestern Iceland, Keck Geology Consortium (NSF-REU funded organization), (2011 - 2012)
Presentations:
  • Jordan, B. (2011, November). Afield in the Land of Fire and Ice: Science and Experiences of Four Undergraduate Research Expeditions to Iceland. Presented at the Sigma Xi , Vermillion, SD.
  • Jordan, B., Terry, M. P. (2010, December). Petrotectonic interpretation of the Yates unit of the Poorman Formation (DUSEL bedrock) in the context of other northern Black Hills meta-basalts. Presented at the Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
  • Jordan, B. (2010, November). Golf balls and glass: An investigation of magmatic processes in a waning rift in Iceland. Presented at the Stout Lecture Series - University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.
  • Jordan, B., Terry, M. P. (2010, April). Geochemistry and tectonics of the Yates unit of the Poorman Formation (DUSEL Bedrock) in the context of other Northern Black Hills amphibolite. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Section, Rapid City, SD.
  • Jordan, B. (2010, February). The Plume Controversy--Getting Students Engaged with Science and the Conduct of Science . Presented at the Understanding Deep Earth, Webinar.