Dr. Jan M. Vermilye

	Jan M. Vermilye Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Whittier College Whittier, CA 90608 office: (562) 907-4913 fax: (562) 693-6117 e-mail: jvermilye@whittier.edu

Education: Ph.D., Geology, 1996, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
Dissertation title: The growth of natural fracture systems: A fracture mechanics approach, (C. H. Scholz, advisor)
M.S., Geology, 1992, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
Thesis title: Fracture length and aperture: A general relationship (C. H. Scholz, advisor)
B.A., Geology, 1989, State University College of New York at New Paltz

Professional Experience: Assistant Professor, Whittier College
Research Associate, University of Southern California, 1997-1999
Research Associate, Vassar College, 1997-1998
Visiting Assistant Professor of Geology, Vassar College, 1996-1997
Faculty Fellow, Department of Geological Sciences, Columbia University, 1990-1996
Laboratory analyst & field assistant, Columbia University, 1988-1989

Professional Societies: Geological Society of America
American Geophysical Union
Association for Women Geoscientists
Sigma Xi

Research Interests & Expertise: I am a fault geologist. My continued interest is in the study of fracture growth and fracture systems, including both extensional fractures and faults. My expertise is in fracture mechanics and structural analysis of natural systems from the microscopic to the field scale.

Honors, Awards & Research Grants: 2000, SCEC Research Grant, title TBA
1997, SCEC Postdoctoral Fellowship, "Examination of pressure solution strain associated with faults"
1997, SCEC Research Grant, "Estimation of the Contribution of Aseismic Deformation" ($35,000)
1995, Heezen Award, Department of Geological Sciences/Lamont-Doherty, Columbia University
1995, Selected to participate in Penrose Conference on Fine-grained Fault Rocks
1994, NSF Research Grant, "Fault Process Zones" major contributing author ($107,000)
1994, Geologic Society of America Research Grant, "Process Zones" ($1,300)
1989, B. A. summa cum laude, SUNY New Paltz
1987 & 1989, Heyl Award, SUNY New Paltz

Field Experience: 1996-1999: Western Transverse Ranges, California; Field observations and sample collection for investigation of the contribution of aseismic deformation to regional strain accommodation.
1993-1995: Shawangunk Ridge, New York; San Rafael Swell, Utah; Sober Island, Nova Scotia; Reconnaissance and data collection for process zone study.
1991-1992: Florence Lake, California; Culpeper Quarry, Virginia; South Hero island, Vermont; Ganister Quarry, Pennsylvania; Ship Rock, New Mexico; Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec; Data collection for vein geometry study.
1989: Sawtooth Range, Montana; Field assistant to Steve Boyer and Peter Geiser mapping large out-of-sequence thrust structures.
1988: Newbury, Massachusetts; Field assistant to Martitia Tuttle for prehistoric earthquake study including trenching for identification and examination of clastic structures related to the 1727 earthquake.

Publications: Vermilye, J.M. & Scholz, C.H., 1999, Fault propagation and segmentation: insight from the microstructural examination of a small fault, Journal of Structural Geology, 21, 1623-1636.
Vermilye, J.M. & Seeber, L., 1999. Pressure solution in the San Cayetano fault zone: implications for strain accommodation and seismic risk, Geol. Soc. Am. Abstr. Programs, 30, A376.
Vermilye, J.M., Seeber, L.& Duebendorfer, E.M., 1998. Pressure solution strain analysis for the San Cayetano fault: aseismic deformation associated with a seismogenic fault, Geol. Soc. Am. Abstr. Programs, 30, A325.
Vermilye, J.M. & Scholz, C.H., 1998, The process zone: A microstructural view of fault growth, Journal of
Geophysical Research, 103, B6, 12,223-12,237.
Duebendorfer, E.M., Vermilye, J.M., Geiser, P.A. & Davis, T.L., 1998, Evidence for Aseismic Deformation in the western Transverse Ranges, southern California: Implications for seismic risk assessment, Geology, 26, 3, 271-274.
Vermilye, J.M. & Scholz, C.H., 1997, Fault propagation and
segmentation: Insight from the microstructural examination of a fault tip, Geol. Soc. Am. Abstr. Programs, 29, A198.
Vermilye, J.M. & Scholz, C.H., 1996, The process zone:
Microstructural evidence of fault growth processes, Faulting, Fault Sealingand Fluid Flow in Hydrocarbon Reservoirs, conference abstract volume, University of Leeds, 13.
Vermilye, J.M. & Scholz, C.H., 1995, The process zone: A fracture mechanics Interpretation, EOS, Trans. of the Am. Geophys.Un., 76, 46, F565.
Vermilye, J.M. & Scholz, C.H., 1995, Relation between vein length and aperture, Journal of Structural Geology, 17, 3, 423-434.
Vermilye, J.M. & Scholz, C.H., 1994, The process zone: An analysis of naturally formed fault zones, Geol. Soc. Am. Abstr. Programs, 26, A267.
Vermilye, J. M. & Scholz C.H., 1992, Fracture geometry: Implications for the growth of fractures and fracture systems, Geol. Soc. Am. Abstr. Programs, 24, A156.
Vermilye, J.M. & Scholz, C.H. 1991. Fracture length and aperture, a general relationship. Proc. 13th Annual PL/DARPA Seismic Research Symposium, 69.

Dr. Jan Vermilye
Assistant Professor
Department of Earth and Environmental Science
Whittier College
Whittier, CA 90608

Phone (562) 907-4913
Fax (562) 693-6117
e-mail: jvermilye@whittier.edu

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