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Costa Rica, 2009
Images from our 2009 field trip (Geology 496) to Costa Rica.


Desert SW, 2008
Images from our 2008 field trip (Geology 496) to the Basin and Range and the Colorado Plateau (AZ, CA, NV, UT).

Costa Rica, 2007

Desert SW, 2006

Costa Rica, 2005

Desert SW, 2004

Pacific Northwest

Costa Rica, 2003

Desert southwest, USA
Images from 1994 to 2002 field trips (Geology 496) to to the Basin and Range and the Colorado Plateau (AZ, CA, NV, UT).

Costa Rica, Central America
Images from 1993 to 2001 field trips (Geology 496) to Costa Rica.

Southern Appalachians, USA
Images from field trips related to Geology 451, 452, and 454.

Wyoming
Images from my recent visits to Branson Field Lab, near Lander, WY.


Quicktime Movie

Exfoliating Vermiculite

Featuring
Big Bertha

This is an 8 MB Quicktime movie. This is not streaming video; be patient.


FOLD2DEM
software

Generate DEM's of simple folds.
For Mac OS 9 and OS 10.


UTC links

UTC Home Page

Physics, Geology and Astronomy Home Page

UTC Catalogs

Lupton Library

Geologic organizations

American Geological Institute

American Geophysical Union

Geological Society of America

Southeast Section of GSA

Visit my alma maters

University of North Carolina

University of New Hampshire

APL

Yes, I still dabble in APL.

[1] APL Information Page

[2] ACM SIGAPL

[3] Vector Home Page

Miscellaneous

Thomas Page

Mount Washington

Chattanooga Free Press

Mies World Headquarters

Concept2 Rowing rankings

Jonathan W. Mies

Robert Lake Wilson
Professor of Geology

  • Structural Geology
  • Tectonics
  • Mineralogy
  • X-ray Diffraction
  • Hydrology

 


Contact information

Department of Physics, Geology and Astronomy, MC 6556
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598

Phone: 423-425-4606
Fax: 423-425-4423
E-mail: Jonathan-Mies@utc.edu
Web page: http://www.utc.edu/Faculty/Jonathan-Mies


Education

Ph.D. Geology 1990 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.S. Geology 1987 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
B.S. Geology 1981 University of New Hampshire


Teaching

Follow these links for courses that I routinely teach.

Geology 111
Physical Geology

Geology 116
Geologic Perspectives of Earth

Geology 181
Physical Geology Laboratory

Geology 199
Computer Applications in Geology

Geology 199
X-Ray Diffraction Methods (now Geology 442)

Geology 341
Mineralogy

Geology 407
The Dynamic Earth (w/links for e'quakes and volcanoes)

Geology 442
 X-Ray Diffraction Methods

Geology 445
Hydrology

Geology 451
Structural Geology

Geology 452
Field Methods in Structural Geology

Geology 454
Geologic Mapping

Geology 480
Geology Seminar

Geology 496
Geology Field Experience (SW USA or Costa Rica)

Bold face indicates present semester, Spring 2009.

Some aspects of present-semester courses are available to enrolled students through UTC's online course delivery system, Blackboard (requires UTCID and password).


Selected Publications and Recent Abstracts

Howard, C. W., and Mies, J. W., 2008, Mineralogy and structural setting of the middle Ordovician T3 bentonite at Chickamauga Dam, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. with Prog. v. 40, n. 4, p. 61.

Bodkin, T. E., and Mies, J. W., 2008, X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis of human cremains and concrete. American Academy of Forensic Science 60th Anniversary Scientific Meeting, February 18-23, 2008, Washington, DC.

Mies, J. W., 2006, Visualization of folds using custom-generated digital elevation models. Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. with Prog. v. 38, n. 3.

Mies, J. W., and Holmes, A. E., 2005, Workshop for middle school teachers of earth science in southeastern Tennessee: ingredients for success. Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. with Prog. v. 37, n. 2, p. 8.

Jackson, B. J. (student), and Mies, J. W., 2004, Structural analysis of fold-related joints in McLemore Cove, Walker Co., northwest Georgia. Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. with Prog. v. 36, n. 2, p. 103.

Mies, J. W., 2003, X-ray diffraction taught as a one-hour supplement to a traditional mineralogy course. Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. with Prog. v. 35, n. 1, p. 65.

Smith, R. R. (student), Holmes, A. E., and Mies, J. W., 2003, Sedimentalogical controls on faunal changes in the Silurian Rockwood Formation, southeastern Tennessee. Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. with Prog. v. 35, n. 1, p. 25.

Ingram, C. Michelle (student), Mies, J. W. & Beene-Crowder, A. Kendall (student). 2002. Determination of groundwater flux for South Chickamauga Creek in Ringgold Gap, Catoosa County, Georgia. Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. with Prog. v. 34, n. 2.

Ponds, Dewayne. A. (student) & Mies, J. W. 2002. Deformation features in Chattanooga Shale, near Chattanooga, Tennessee. Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. with Prog. v. 34, n. 2.

Mies, J. W. 2002. Integrating powder X-ray diffraction into an undergraduate geology curriculum. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, June 16-19, 2002, Montreal, Quebec Canada.

Ponds, Dewayne. A. (student), Mies, J. W. & Schneider, Max F. (student). 2001. Reinterpretation of structures in the hanging wall of the Chattanooga fault, near Chattanooga, Tennessee. Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. with Prog. v. 33, n. 2, p. 66.

Steltenpohl, M. G., Hames, W. E., Kunk, M. J. & Mies, J. W. 2001. 40Ar/39Ar data from the western Blue Ridge and their implications for timing of metamorphism. Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. with Prog. v. 33, n. 2, p. 6.

Mies, J. W. 2000. Structural analysis of joints across the Valley and Ridge and the Cumberland Plateau, southeastern Tennessee. Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. with Prog. v 32, n. 2, p. 62.

Mies, J. W. 1998. A geomechanical model for postorogenic fold-axis-parallel extension and its control on cross-fold joints. Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. with Prog. v. 30, n. 7, p. 62.

Mies, J. W. 1996. Automated digital compilation of structural symbols. Journal of Geological Education v. 44, p. 539-548.

Mies, J. W. 1995. Simple methods for rapid determination of lattice-preferred orientation in two dimensions. Journal of Geological Education v. 43, p. 6-10.

Mies, J. W. 1993. Structural analysis of sheath folds in the Sylacauga Marble Group, Talladega slate belt, southern Appalachians. Journal of Structural Geology v.15, n. 8, p. 983-993.

Mies, J. W. & Steltenpohl, M. G. 1993. Microstructures and quartz crystallographic fabric in the Hollis Quartzite, Pine Mountain window, Lee County, Alabama. Alabama Geological Survey Circular 172, Tuscaloosa, 43 p.

Mies, J. W. 1991. Planar dispersion of folds in ductile shear zones and kinematic interpretation of fold hinge girdles. Journal of Structural Geology v. 13, n. 3, p. 281-297.

Click here for a complete list of publications.



 X-ray Diffraction

We have recently upgraded our X-ray diffractometer. The project was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF DUE-9952345) and UTC's Center of Excellence for Computer Applications (CECA).

Click here to learn more about our XRD lab.


Workshop for Middle School Teachers of Earth Science in Southeastern Tennessee

 Funded by THEC

Ann E. Holmes and Jonathan W. Mies

Click here to learn more about the workshop and for access to workshop products.



Click here to view a collection of articles and field trip guides that describe outcrops and landforms in the chattanooga area.
Includes answers to FAQ's about the geology of the Chattanooga area.



Building Stones of Downtown Chattanooga, a 63 page booklet by the late "Rock" Wilson, provides detailed descriptions of building stones at 39 downtown locations. The booklet also provides an overview of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, the stone industry, and the geology of the Chattanooga area.

Click here (or on the graphic, left) to learn more about the booklet and to download the digital version (pdf files).




FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions regarding the geology of the Chattanooga area

Click here (or on FAQ) to learn about that intriquing rectangular pattern in the sandstone, i.e. "boxwork", and much more.



Personal Interests

When I'm not at work or in the field, I enjoy baseball with my younger son, working on the house or in the yard, or tinkering with my vintage sports car ('67 Alpine). I also have a lingering interest in peculiar steam locomotives.

Minibaja

My son's Minibaja project.

This car finished 30th overall at the SAE Baja World Challenge at RIT; it placed 13th in design, and 28th in endurance. The team also received the Rookie Award for being so successful in their inaugural year.