Russell W. Mapes

 

Contact Information:

University of North Carolina

Department of Geological Sciences

CB #3315, Mitchell Hall

Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3315

(919) 996-4516

mapes@email.unc.edu

http://www.unc.edu/~mapes/

 

Educational Experience:

ß       Doctor of Philosophy, in progress, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.

ß       Masters of Science in Geology, August 2002, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. 3.65 GPA. Thesis: Geochemistry and geochronology of Mid-Paleozoic plutonism in the southern Appalachians, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Advisor: Calvin F. Miller

ß       Bachelor of Science in Geosciences, Option in Geology, May 1999, California State University, Chico.  3.85 GPA

ß       Associate of Science in Geology and Associate of Arts in Liberal Studies, May 1997, Sierra College, Rocklin, CA.  3.30 GPA

 

Current Position:

Research Assistant, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Geological Sciences

 

Experience:

ExxonMobil Exploration Company, Houston, TX, Summer 2004

Geosciences Intern

Evaluated hydrocarbon potential of several previously proposed and new prospects. Duties included 3D seismic and interval attribute extraction interpretation, prospect risking, and hydrocarbon volumetric evaluation. Results contributed to company opinion of prospectivity in project area.

 

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill August 2003- May 2004

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Taught introductory geology and igneous petrology labs to undergraduate students. Also assisted in leading one-week freshman field seminar to southeastern California. Served as head teaching assistant for introductory labs during final semester of teaching responsibilities.

 

Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. August 2002-June 2003

Research Assistant

Carried out tasks necessary to keep the thermal ionization mass-spectrometry (TIMS) lab up and running. Established procedure for use of new elemental separation materials to decrease analytical time and assisted with TIMS analysis of geologic samples.

 

NSF Graduate Teaching Fellow Program, Vanderbilt University/Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, January 2002-June 2002

Graduate Teaching Fellow

Provided basic science instruction to seventh and eighth grade students. Program put graduate ≥experts≤ into public middle school environment to spur early interest in science for children who may otherwise not realize their academic abilities.

Vanderbilt University, January 2000-December 2001

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Taught introductory geology labs to undergraduate students. Designed labs and coordinated other teaching assistants as head teaching assistant for final semester.

 

Curry Group Inc., Redding, CA, July 1999-August 2000

Engineering Inspector and Technician

Supervised and inspected various types of construction projects including steel structures, highways and earth work. Duties were focused on inspection of all aspects of highway surface material production and placement. Acted as go-between for state engineers and contractors. Performed various lab duties including construction materials testing and inspection and geotechnical testing.

 

Vector Engineering, Grass Valley, CA, May 1998-June 1999

Laboratory Technician and acting Laboratory Manager

Tested materials primarily used in construction of landfills and mining waste disposal sites. Typical analyses included sample shear strength, optimum material compaction and fluid permeability. Temporarily duties included lab management, which consisted of scheduling work, data entry and interpretation, reporting results, client billing and staff scheduling.

 

Professional Certifications:  

• OSHA 40 hour HAZWOPER certification, Butte College, Durham, CA
• Nuclear Density Gauge Safety Certification

 

Academic Honors:

• Deans List, Sierra College, Rocklin, CA Fall 1994-Fall-1996
• Presidents List, Sierra College, Rocklin, CA. Spring 1997
• Deans List, California State University, Chico, 1997-1999
• Walter H. Wheeler Teaching Award, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003
• Roy L. Ingram Research Award, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003

 

Society Memberships:  

• Geological Society of America, Student Member
• Golden Key National Honor Society, Member
• Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, Student Member

 

Research Grants:

• Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research, May 2003, A battle of crustal abbreviations: testing tectonic reconstructions using detrital zircon geochronology and Hafnium isotope geochemistry, Mojave province, Southern California.
• Geological Society of America, Graduate Student Research Grant, May 2003, A battle of crustal abbreviations: testing tectonic reconstructions using detrital zircon geochronology and Hafnium isotope geochemistry, Mojave province, Southern California.
• Contributing Author, American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund, July 2004, How far how fast? The fate of zircon in a modern continent-scale fluvial system: The Amazon River. Principle Investigator- Drew S. Coleman.

Publications:

Abstracts:

• Mapes, R.W., Coleman, D.S., Nogueira, A.C.R., Housh, T.B., 2004, How far do zircons travel? Evaluating the significance of detrital zircon provenance using the modern Amazon River fluvial system. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 36, No. 4, p. 78.
• Roelofs, A.J., Mapes, R.W., and Glazner, A.F., 2004, Time-animated geochemical variation diagrams as a tool for exploring large datasets. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 36, No. 4, p. 10.
• Merschat, A.J., Hatcher, R.D. Jr, Bream, B.R., and Mapes, R.W., 2004, Middle to late Paleozoic accretion of the Carolina Terrane: Evidence from the Brindle Creek thrust sheet, Inner Piedmont, North Carolina. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol. 36, No. 2, p. 105.
• Mapes R.W., Maybin, A.H., Miller, C.F., Fullagar, P.D., 2002, Bream, B.R., Geochronology and geochemistry of mid Paleozoic granitic magmatism, central and eastern Inner Piedmont, NC & SC, Abstracts with Programs, Geological Society of America, v. 34, no. 2, pg. 92.
• Mapes, R.W., Miller, C.F., Fullagar, P.D., and Bream, B.R., 2001a, Acadian plutonism in the Inner Piedmont and eastern Blue Ridge, North Carolina and northern Georgia. Abstracts with Programs, Geological Society of America, v. 33, no. 2, pg. 30.
• Mapes R.W., Miller, C.F., Fullagar, P.D., Bream, B.R., 2001b, Nature and origin of Acadian plutonism, Piedmont Terrane, NC-GA. Abstracts with Programs, Geological Society of America, v. 33, no. 6, pg. 304.

 

Papers:

• Miller, C.F., McDowell, S.M., and Mapes, R.W., 2003, Hot and cold granites? Implications of zircon saturation temperatures and preservation of inheritance. Geology, v. 31, no. 6, pgs. 529-532.
• McDowell, S.M., Miller, C.F., Fullagar, P.D., Bream, B.R., Mapes, R.W., 2002, The Persimmon Creek Gneiss, eastern Blue Ridge, North Carolina-Georgia: Evidence for the missing Taconic arc? Southeastern Geology, v.41, no. 2, pgs. 103-117.
• Giorgis, S.D., Mapes, R.W., and Bream, B.R., 2002, The Walker Top Granite: Acadian granitoid or eastern Inner Piedmont basement?, in Hatcher, R.D., Jr., and Bream, B.R., eds., Inner Piedmont geology in the South Mountains -Blue Ridge foothills and the southwestern Brushy Mountains, central-western North Carolina: North Carolina Geological Survey, Carolina Geological Society Annual Fieldtrip Guidebook, October 19-20, 2002, pgs. 33-43.