Jordan, Teresa Eileen
J. Preston Levis Professor
Terry Jordan is a geologist, in the discipline of stratigraphy, who studies sedimentary rocks in order to deduce past environmental conditions, information with which to reconstruct paleogeography and paleoclimate. Her research objectives are often to determine the context of the sedimentary rocks, in order to investigate basic questions such as the mechanical properties of the lithosphere, the tectonic history of the Andes Mountains, and the history of past climate conditions. Some of her research applies knowledge of Earth history and sedimentary rock properties to questions of supplies of and sustainable use of resources, such as assessing ground water resources, and the potential for geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide. She completed her B.S. degree at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1974 and her Ph.D. at Stanford in 1979. From 2003-2008, she has served as Chair of the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
research
primary investigator of
- COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MIOCENE CLIMATE CHANGE WEST OF THE CENTRAL ANDES: CAUSE OR CONSEQUENCE OF UPLIFT? | Research Grant
- COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SURFACE UPLIFT AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE SOUTHERN ALTIPLANO: EVALUATING MECHANISMS FOR SURFACE RISE AND THE EFFECTS OF TECTONICS ON CLIMATE | Research Grant
research areas
- surface processes, sedimentary basins, & paleontology | research concentration area (EAS)
international geographic focus
- Argentina | country
- Chile | country
- South America | continent
affiliations
head of
- Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) | Cornell department
faculty appointment in
- Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) | Cornell department
member of graduate field
- Geological Sciences | graduate field
- Latin American Studies | minor graduate field
other Cornell affiliations
- Institute for the Study of the Continents (INSTOC) | research institute
teaching
teaches
- EAS 3010 - Evolution of the Earth System (MWF 11:15:AM-12:05:PM) | fall 2009 class
- EAS 7010 - Thesis Research in Geological Sciences (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- EAS 7710 - Advanced Topics in Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- EAS 7930 - Andes-Himalaya Seminar (F 03:00:PM-04:00:PM) | fall 2009 class
- EAS 7710 - Advanced Topics in Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (TBA -) | spring 2009 class
- EAS 3010 - Evolution of the Earth System (MWF 11:15:AM-12:05:PM) | fall 2008 class
- EAS 4780 - Advanced Stratigraphy (MWF 09:05:AM-09:55:AM) | fall 2008 class
- EAS 7930 - Andes-Himalaya Seminar (F 03:00:PM-04:00:PM) | fall 2008 class
- ENGRG 1050 - Engineering Seminar (R 01:25:PM-02:15:PM) | fall 2008 class
background
educational background
- Ph.D. - Stanford University - 1979
- B.S. - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - 1974
awards and distinctions
- Lawrence Sloss Award of the Sedimentary Geology Division of the Geological Society of America, 2005
- Asociación Geológica Argentina, Honorary Corresponding member, 1997
- NSF award to Women Faculty in Science and Engineering, 1991-1996
publications
selected publications (listing in progress)
- Jordan, T.E., Isacks, B.L., Allmendinger, R.W., Brewer, J.A., Ramos, V.A., and Ando, C.J., 1983, Andean tectonics related to geometry of subducted Nazca plate: GSA Bulletin, v. 94, p. 341-361.
- Nester, P.L., Gayo, E.M., Latorre, C., Jordan, T.E., and Blanco, N., Perennial stream discharge in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of northern Chile during the latest Pleistocene: Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, v. 104, p. 19724-19729 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0705373104
- Hoke, G.D, Isacks, B.L., Jordan, T.E., and Yu, J.S., 2004, Evolution of mountain-scale landforms during progression from an arid to hyper-arid state, northern Chile: Geology, v. 32, p. 605-608.
- G?mez, E.,Jordan, T.E., Allmendinger, R. W., Hegarty, K., Kelley, S., Heizler, M., 2003, Controls on architecture of the Late Cretaceous to Cenozoic southern Middle Magdalena Valley Basin, Colombia: Geological Society America Bulletin, v. 115, p. 131-147.
- Jordan, T.E., Mu?oz, N., Hein, M., Lowenstein, T., Godfrey, L., and Yu, J., 2002, Active faulting and folding without topographic expression in an evaporite basin, Chile: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 114, p. 1406-1421.
- Jordan, T.E., Schlunegger, F., and Cardozo, N., 2001, Unsteady and spatially variable evolution of the Neogene Andean Bermejo foreland basin, Argentina: Journal South American Earth Sciences, v. 14, p. 775-798.
- Jordan, T.E. Burns, W.M., Veiga, R., P?ngaro, F., Copeland, P., Kelley, S., Mpodozis, C., 2001, Extension and basin formation in the southern Andes caused by increased convergence rate: a mid-Cenozoic trigger for the Andes: Tectonics, v. 20, p. 308-324.
- Jordan, T.E., 1995, Retroarc Foreland and Related Basins, chapter in C. Busby and R. Ingersoll, eds., Tectonics of Sedimentary Basins: Blackwell Scientific Publications, p. 331-362.
- Jordan, T.E., Allmendinger, R.W., Damanti, J.F., and Drake, R.E., 1993, Chronology of Motion in a Complete Thrust Belt: the Precordillera, 30-31?S, Andes Mountains: Journal of Geology (Centennial issue), v. 101, p. 135-156.
- Jordan, T.E., and Flemings, P.B., 1991, Large-scale stratigraphic architecture, eustatic variation, and unsteady tectonism: a theoretical evaluation: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 96, p. 6681-6699.
- Jordan, T.E., 1981, Thrust loads and foreland basin evolution, Cretaceous, western United States: AAPG Bulletin, v. 65, p. 2506-2520