University
of Minnesota-Minneapolis, B.S.;
University of Wisconsin, Madison, M.S., Ph.D.
C.V.
Professor Bjornerud takes particular interest
in the internal 'architecture' of mountain belts and how large- and
small-scale deformational features in rocks can be used to understand how
mountains grow. She has carried out field studies in areas of the Norwegian
and Canadian high Arctic, as well as Ontario and northern Wisconsin. Her
research integrates field observations with quantitative analysis and computer
modeling. Marcia has led students on field trips to destinations including a
meteorite impact crater in Indiana, the central Appalachians, and classic
geologic localities in the British Isles. She has also written a
nontraditional introductory geology textbook based on the premise that all
students, as Earthlings, should know how their planet works.
http://www.lawrence.edu/fac/bjornerm/
Interests:
structural geology, tectonics, rock mechanics, earth history
E-mail:
Marcia.Bjornerud@lawrence.edu
