Gary Calderone GCC - Professional Background

Professional Background

Prior to joining the faculty of GCC, I was employed as a research geologist with the U. S. Geological Survey, a federal agency whose formal mission is to provide Earth Science in the public service. My research focus was the application of paleomagnetism to problems in structural geology and regional tectonics; magnetic fabric studies applied to volcanology, structural geology and the acquisition of magnetic remanence; paleomagnetic analytical methods; and archaeomagnetism. My work required a familiarity with Arizona and North American geology that I draw upon quite frequently in my teaching at GCC. In the course of my work with the USGS, I have established numerous contacts and collaborate with colleagues at the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, the Arizona Geological Survey, the U. S. Geological Survey, and the Museum of Northern Arizona. Since joining the faculty at GCC, I have been actively engaged in activities relating to undergraduate geology education.

Professional Experience: Teaching

1994-present, Residential Faculty, Physical Sciences Department (Geology), Glendale Community College.
1988-1991, Northern Arizona University; guest lecturer, Intro. to Geology.
1988, Northern Arizona University, guest lecturer, Quaternary Students Association.
1985-1988, University of Arizona; substitute lecturer GEOS 424, Paleomagnetism.

Professional Experience: Research

1991-1994, Research Geologist, U. S. Geological Survey, Golden, Colorado.
1988-1991, Geologist, U. S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Arizona.
1985-1988, Geologist, U. S. Geological Survey, Tucson, Arizona.
1983-1985, Geologist, U. S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Arizona.
1981-1983, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.
1980-1983, Geologist (part-time), U. S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, Arizona.

Education

B.S. (Geology) Northern Arizona University, 1981.
M.S. (Geology) University of Arizona, 1984.
Ph.D. (Geology, major; Geophysics, minor) University of Arizona, 1988.

Dissertation title: Paleomagnetism of Miocene volcanic rocks in the Mojave-Sonora desert region, Arizona and California. Dissertation director: Prof. Robert F. Butler.

Research Interests

Educational: Geoscience Education
General: Plate tectonics and geologic processes; tectonics and geologic history of the North American Cordillera.
Specific: Application of paleomagnetism to problems in structural geology and regional tectonics; magnetic fabric studies applied to volcanology, structural geology and the acquisition of magnetic remanence; paleomagnetic analytical methods; archaeomagnetism.

Memberships

National Association of Geology Teachers, 1995- present.
American Geophysical Union, 1981-present.
National Geographic Society, 1984-present.
Geological Society of America, 1981-1994
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1987-1991.

Above: Gary Calderone (US Geological Survey) with core from Winkie Drill, Taylor Valley Antarctica, 1983-84 Field Season ©Antarctica New Zealand Pictorial Collection.

Below: Drilling core specimens for paleomagnetic studies in the Creede Caldera in southwest Colorado, circa 1985.

Publications: Manuals, Texts & Instructional Web Sites

Calderone, G. J., and W. M. Johnson, Physical Geology Lab Manual, Glendale Community College Physical Sciences Department, 1995-present.
Calderone, G. J., M. Hall-Wallace and R. F. Butler, Introduction to Geologic Maps, 2002.
DeGroat-Nelson, P., G. Calderone, and W. M. Johnson, Historical Geology Lab Manual, Glendale Community College Physical Sciences Department, 1998-present.

Publications: Peer review journal articles

Publications: Abstracts & Circulars

Calderone, G. J., G. D. Acton, and R. F. Butler, Concordant paleomagnetic directions from Miocene volcanic rocks, Colorado River Region, Arizona and California, EOS, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 67, 922, 1986.
Plescia, J. P., and G. J. Calderone, Paleomagnetic constraints on the timing and extent of rotation of the Tehachapi Mountains, California, Geol. Soc. Am. Abstr. with Programs, 18, 171, 1986.
Calderone, G. J., R. F. Butler, and G. D. Acton, Paleomagnetism of middle Miocene volcanic rocks in the Mojave-Sonora desert region, Geol. Soc. Am. Abstr. with Programs, 20, A351, 1988.
Calderone, G. J., and R. F. Butler, The effects of randomly directed noise on paleomagnetic directions, EOS, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 69, 1158-1159, 1988.
Nist, C. A., and G. J. Calderone, Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility as a preliminary indicator of flow direction of the Apache Leap Tuff, central Arizona, J. Arizona-Nevada Acad. Sci., 24, 44, 1989.
Calderone, G. J., and L. S. Beard, Paleomagnetism of Mesozoic Red Beds from the South Virgin Mountains, southern Nevada, EOS, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 72, 127, 1991.
Calderone, G. J., Peterson, D. W., Faulds, J. E., and Butler, R. F., Paleomagnetism and magnetic fabric of the Apache Leap Tuff, central Arizona, 9th V. E. McKelvey Forum, U. S. Geological Survey Circular 94-1103A, 1994.
Calderone, G. J., and L. S. Beard, New paleomagnetic results from Mesozoic red beds and Tertiary sediments in the South Virgin Mountains area, southern Nevada, Geol. Soc. Am. Abstr. with Programs, 26, 1994
Jaworowski, Cheryl, and G. J. Calderone, Paleomagnetic studies of Quaternary glacial and non-glacial deposits, Wind River Basin, Wyoming, USA, Geol. Soc. Am. Abstr. with Programs, 26, 1994.