Pacific Northwest Paleomagnetism Laboratory
Information for Prospective Students
We are always looking for good students to do MS projects. Here
is a list of projects that we are working on. If these sound
interesting, and you want more details, please contact us.
Application of paleomagnetism and rock magnetism to study deformed
rocks and tectonic evolution:
- Paleomagnetism of the Ghost Rocks, Kodiak Islands: implications for N. America - Pacific Basin tectonics
- Paleomagnetism and magnetostratigraphy of the Salton Trough, San Jacinto Fault Zone
- Block rotation and strain gradients in areas adjacent to the San Andreas Fault, CA.
- Translation of Cordilleran terranes
- Continental tectonics of North America
- Evaluation of inclination error in sedimentary rocks
Diagenesis of Fe sulfides and oxides in marine sediment.
- Gas Hydrates and Fe-sulfides
- Magnetotactic Bacteria and Remanence Lock-in
Magnetic fabrics in plutons and shear zones.
Applications of Ground Penetrating Radar to near-surface geological problems
Student Participation in Ocean Drilling Program/Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
- Beth Novak, Shipboard Scientist, IODP Exp 332, Nankai Trough
- Lisa Hawkins, Undergraduate Trainee, IODP Exp 301, Juan de Fuca Ridge
- Allison Dean, Shipboard Scientist, ODP Leg 190, Nankai Trough
Seismicity for fun and profit
- with the help of the computer-savvy Burmesters, WWU
has one of the only real-time Java displays of seismicity. Click here
to see the Earth move beneath my office! http://benioff.geol.wwu.edu/seismolet.html
Courses Taught from Bernie Housen:
- Intro to Geology (101 and 211)
- Structural Geology (318)
- Marine Geology (340)
- Geophysics (352)
- Field Camp (410)
- Applied Geophysics (452/552)
- Practical Paleomagnetism (457/557)
- Magnetic Fabrics (454/554)
- Paleomagnetism Seminar (558)
Contact Us
- Office location: Environmental Studies Building, Rooms 429/429A
- Telephone: 360-650-3304
- Departmental Fax: 360-650-7302
- Email: bernieh(at)wwu.edu
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Page Updated 09.23.2011
Page Updated 09.23.2011
Student Projects:
Beth Novak: Investigating the Effects of Compaction on Magnetic Inclination in the Nankai Trough.Zack McGuire: Paleomagnetism and detrital provenance the Nanaimo Formation, San Juan Islands, Washington.
Jennifer Zycynski: Triassic Paleogeography of Volcanoclastic Rocks in the San Juan Islands, Cascades, and BC Coast Ranges.
Chis DeBoer: Magnetostratigraphy and tectonic rotation in the Salton Trough, California.
Ben Baugh: Origin and timing of orogenic curvature and carbonate remagnetization of the Helena Salient, southwestern Montana. Completed 2010.
Sadie Belica completed a senior thesis project on magnetic leaves.
Contact Info
Bernie Housen
Environmental Studies Building
Rooms 429 and 429A
Office phone:
360-650-6573
Lab phone: 360-650-3304
Fax: 360-650-7302
