Jason B. Barnes
CV

Dept. of Geography
Durham University
South Road
Durham DH1 3LE, UK
+44 191 33 43502

jason.barnes at durham.ac.uk


EDUCATION

2008        PhD Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
                        Dissertation: Deformation and erosion of the central Andean fold-thrust belt and plateau.
                        Research interests: Tectonics, climate, and erosion dynamics in mountain and plateau evolution.
                        Advisor: Todd Ehlers. Classwork & Teaching.

2002        MS Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
                        Thesis: Variable denudation in the evolution of the Bolivian Andes. Classwork & Teaching.

1998        BA Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT.
                        Research: Magnetic anisotropy (AMS) of the Jurassic Holyoke flood basalt. Classwork.
                        Penn-YBRA Geologic Field Methods Course, Red Lodge, MT.

1996-97        International Honors Program: Global Ecology
                        Locations: England, Turkey, India, Thailand, Mexico, and Washington DC.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2008-       NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Geography, Durham University, Durham, UK.
                       Deformation and topographic evolution of actively growing folds in the frontal NW Himalaya, India.

2008         Postdoctoral Researcher, Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
                       Deformation, erosion, and climate dynamics in the Bolivian Andes and Spanish Pyrenees.

2003-08   Research/Teaching Assistant, Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
                       Courses: Geology of the Rockies GS116 (Summers 2003 & 2004) at Camp Davis in Jackson Hole, WY.,
                       Introductory Geology GS117 (Winter 2004), and Earth Surface Processes & Soils GS442 (Fall 2004 & 2006).

2006         Intern, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX.

2000-02   Research/Teaching Assistant, Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
                      Courses: Intro to Geomorphology Lab GEOS 450/550 (Fall 2000 & 2001), Introduction to Oceanography GEOS 212 (Spring 2002),
                      and Environmental History of the Southwest GEOS 220 (Fall 2002).

2002        Geologist/GIS Specialist, Arizona Geological Survey, Tucson, AZ.

1999-00   Geologist/GIS Specialist, USGS, Earth Surface Processes, Menlo Park, CA.

1998-99   Research Assistant, Wesleyan University and Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa.

1997        Intern, Friends of the Earth, Seattle, WA.


FIELDWORK

2000-01, 05-06      Andean plateau and fold-thrust belt, Bolivia & southern Peru.
2004                       Pyrenean fold-thrust belt, central-eastern Spanish Pyrenees.
2003                       Catalan Coast Range, Horta de San Juan, northeastern coast of Spain.
1999-00                  Napa/Sonoma Counties, Bay Area, CA.
1998                       Connecticut Valley, central CT and MA.

PUBLICATIONS
In Press
In Print

GEOLOGIC MAPS

ABSTRACTS


GRANTS
2004-07         Scott Turner Award in the Earth Sciences, Geological Sciences, University of Michigan.
2006              Sokol International Summer Research Fellowship in the Sciences, University of Michigan.
2006              Rackham Graduate School International Travel Grant, University of Michigan.
2004-07         When did the Altiplano form? A coupled thermochronometer and numerical model test, National Science Foundation.
2002              GSA Graduate Student Research Grant, Outstanding Mention.

AWARDS
2008              Phi Kappa Phi, Honor Society, University of Michigan Chapter.
2007-08         Predoctoral Fellow, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan.
2006              Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor, Geological Sciences, University of Michigan.
2003-04         First-year Fellowship, Geological Sciences, University of Michigan.
2002              Women's Auxiliary to the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers Scholarship.
2002              Geomorphology/Quaternary Geology 1st place, Geosciences, University of Arizona, Geodaze Symposium.
2001-02         Chevron/Amoco Summer Research Support, Geosciences, University of Arizona.
2000-01         Graduate Registration Scholarship, Geosciences, University of Arizona.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Geological Society of America
American Geophysical Union
Mineralogical Society of America
American Association of Petroleum Geologists

COMPUTER SKILLS
LINUX/WINDOWS/MAC Environments.
GIS: ArcGIS, ARC/INFO, AML
Structural Geology and Kinematics: 2D/3DMove
Image Software: Geomatica/PCI, ENVI, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator
DEM Analysis: RiverTools.
Thermochronology: BinomFit, AFTSolve, HeFTy, PopShare, Trackkey
Languages: HTML, Python, Matlab

INTERESTS