Environmental Studies
Photo
of Dr. D'Allura at Eight Dollar Mountain
examining serpentine
rocks
Dr. Jad D'Allura
Email: dallura@sou.edu
Fax: (541)
552-6480
Ph.D., University of California, Davis (1977)
Dissertation Title Stratigraphy, Structure, and Regional Correlations of Metamorphosed Upper Paleozoic Volcanic Rocks in Portion of Plumas, Sierra and Nevada Counties of California
Relevant Employment
- Southern Oregon University Assistant Professor to Full Professor, 1977 to present
- State of Oregon, Department of Geology & Mineral Industries Consultant
- U.S. Forest Service Consultant
- Oregon State University, 1983-84
- Texaco, Inc., Los Angeles, California Exploration Geologist, 1975-77
- University of California, Davis Research Assistant, 1969-1970 Teaching Assistant, 1970-1972 Associate in Geology, 1973-1975 Field Camp Director, (summers) 1977, 1978
Upper division courses: optical mineralogy, igneous and metamorphic petrology and petrography, petroleum geology, advanced environmental geology, structural geology, remote sensing in geology, global positioning systems, geologic field methods.
Lower division courses: general geology, historical geology, environmental geology, volcanoes and earthquakes.
Administrative Positions Held Co-chair, geology section, Oregon Academy of Sciences Officer, Northwest Science Association Past Chair, geology department
Member AAPG, GSA, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Xi, AAPG Academic Laison Committee
Special Instrumental Skills Electron Microprobe Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometer (EDX) Scanning Electron Microscope, X-ray Fluorescence, Petrographic Microscope, Atomic Absorption/Atomic Emission, X-ray Diffractometer, Various geophysical instruments
Recent Grants
- State of Oregon Mapping Project, 1997, $5,000. Funded.
- State of Oregon Mapping Project, 1996, $5,000. Funded.
- JOVE augmentation grant, $20,000: for years 1994-95. Funded.
- M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust and Southern Oregon State College matching funds for NSF grant ($41,000). Funded.
- NASA/Joint Venture in Space Science proposal to study mafic flows in the Lava Beds National Monument Area, California through remote sensing of the earth using Thermal Infrared Multispectral Spectrometer and Thermatic Mapper Simulator data. Three years,($109,007) 1991-94. Funded.
- NSF grant USE-9151219, "Undergraduate Use of Energy Dispersive Analytical Systems and Backscatter Detection System" (NSF contribution: $28,000). Funded.
Publications
- D'Allura, Jad, 1997, Preliminary Geologic Map of the Southwest Part of the Medford 30 x 60 Minute Quadrangle, Oregon and California: Open File Report O-97-03, Map, cross-section and text.
- D'Allura, J., 1996,
Faulting in the 7.5' Siskiyou Pass Quadrangle, Southern Oregon: Proceedings
of the Oregon Academy of Sciences, abstr., v.xxxii, p. 26.
- D'Allura, J., 1994,
Interpretation of Remote Sensed Images, Lava Beds National Moument, Northern
California: Comparison of 3,000 and 10,000 year old basaltic lavas in a semi-arid
environment: Proceedings of the Oreogn Academy of Science, abstr., v.xxx,
p. 36.
- D'Allura, J., 1993, The NASA/JOVE Project: Application of Visible and Infrared Remotely Sensed Spectra to determine the composition of Lava Flows in the Lava Beds National Monument, Northern California: Proceedings of the Oregon Academy of Science, abstr., v.xxix, p. 35.
- D'Allura, J., 1991, Volcanism Within the Roxy Formation of the Western Cascade Series Near Ashland Oregon: Proceedings of hte Oregon Academy of Science, abstr. vol. xxvii, p. 58.
- D'Allura, J., 1991, Interactive
Education in an Introductory Environmental Geology Course: Journal of Geologic
Education, v. 39, n. 4, p. 279-283.
- D'Allura, J., 1990, Geologic Field Guide Along the Klamath River From Interstate 5 near Hornbrook to Seiad Valley, Siskiyou County, California: California Geology, v. 43, v. 3, p. 58-67.
- Black, G., M. Elliott, J. D'Allura, and W. Purdom, 1983, Results of a Geothermal Resource Assessment of the Ashland, Oregon Area, Jackson County: Oregon Geology, v. 43, n. 5, p. 51-55.
- D'Allura, J. and E.
Moores, 1979, Carboniferous Rocks of the Northern Sierra Nevada, California
in The Mississippian and Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) Systems in the United
States -- California, Oregon, Washington, Ed. by R. Saul and others, US Geological
Survey professional paper 1110-CC, p. CC26-CC33.
- Bond, G., M. Menzies, E. Moores with J. D'Allura, K. Buer, D. Day, L. Robinson, and C. Xenophontos, 1977, Paleozoic-Mesozoic Rocks of the Northern Sierra Nevada, California: Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section Field Trip.
- Durrell, C. and J. D'Allura, 1977, Upper Paleozoic Section of the Lakes Basin District, eastern Plumas and Sierra Counties in the Northern Sierra Nevada, California: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v.88, n. 6, p. 844-852.
- D'Allura, J., 1977, Upper Paleozoic and Mesozoic Volcanic Arcs, Northeastern Sierra Nevada, California: Geologic Society of America, abstr. v. 9, n. 4, p. 407-408.
- D'Allura, J., E. Moores, L. Robinson, 1977, Paleozoic Rocks of the Northern Sierra Nevada, California: Their Structural and Paleogeographic Significance : in Paleogeography of the Western United States, Pacific Section, Society of Economic Paleontologist and Mineralogists, Symposium Volume 1, p. 385-408.
- D'Allura, Jad A., 2004, A Portion of the Volcanic Oligocene Roxy Formation, Western Cascades Volcanic Group, in the Siskiyou Pass 7.5' Quadrangle, Southwestern Oregon: Proceedings of the Oregon Academy of Science, Volume XL, p.37.
- D'Allura, Jad A., 2005, Use of 0.50-0.94 µm Hyperspectral Data to Identify Volcaniclastic and Flow Rocks, Siskiyou Pass Area, Southern Oregon: Proceedings of the Oregon Academy of Science, Volume XLI, p. 43.
- D'Allura, Jad A., 2006, Oblique-Slip Movement Along a Portion of the Siskiyou Summit Fault, Southern Oregon: Proceedings of the Oregon Academy of Science, Volume XLI, p.33.
- D'Allura, Jad A., 2007, Use of LiDAR data in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Southern Oregon: Detection of Slope Failures in Volcanic Rocks: Proceedings of the Oregon Academy of Science, Volume XLII, p.32.
- Student presentations, D'Allura as mentor:
- Lilligren, Sandra, 1987, Unusual Landslide Features, Cascade Geologic Province, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California: Proceedings of the Oregon Academy of Science. Robert Ruhl Fellowship.
- Rodoni, Dan, 1990, Fossil Rock Glacier on Ash Creek Butte, Southern Cascade Range, Shasta-Trinity national Forest, Siskiyou County, California: Proceedings of the Oregon Academy of Science. Robert Ruhl Fellowship.
- Whitebread, Jennifer, 1991, A Comparisonof Drillers' Water Well Logs and Field Mapping in the Stratigraphic Analysis of the Southern Part of Bear Creek Valley, Ashland, Oregon: Proceedings of the Oregon Academy of Science. Robert Ruhl Fellowship.
- Rhode, Katherine and Jad D'Allura, 2004, Assessment of Geologic, Climatic, and Historical land Use Parameters and Their Influence on Area Stability, Southern Jackson County, Oregon: Proceedings of the Oregon Academy of Science, Volume XL, p.39.
- Walke, Zach, Pamela Stewart, and Jad D'Allura, 2004, Evidence of Sinstral Translation Along the Emigrant Lake Fault Supported by Kinematic Analysis of Dacite Dikes in Southwestern Oregon: Proceedings of the Oregon Academy of Science, Volume XL, p.40.
- Wolde, Kyle, Bill Hicks, and Jad D'Allura, 2004, Physical and Geological Characteristics of Debris Flows in the Hamilton Creek Drainage and Ashland Pluton, Southwestern Oregon: Proceedings of the Oregon Academy of Science, Volume XL, p.41.
- McCaslin, Glenn, Travis Kelly, Jad D'Allura, and Juan de la Fuente, 2005, Tree Mold Site Within Basaltic Lava, North Flank of Medicine Lake Volcano: Proceedings of the Oregon Academy of Science, Volume XLI, p.47.
- Nelson, Peder, Eric Pfaff, and Thomas Sabol, 2005, Vegetation Characterization of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Using High Resolution Remote Sensing and LIDAR: Proceedings of the Oregon Academy of Science, Volume XLI, p.2.
- Hutchins, Dana L, Elizabeth Carrington, Julie Locke, 2007, Formational Contacts and Structural Lineations in Western Cascade Volcanic Rocks of Southwestern Oregon: Interpretation of Remote Sensed Images: Proceedings of the Oregon Academy of Science, Volume XLII, p.27.
- Ficke, Jim, Toni Smith, and Jad D'Allura, 2007, Geochemical, Petrographic, and Depositional Observations in Early Tuffaceous Deposits of the Western Cascades Volcanic Group in Southern Oregon: Proceedings of the Oregon Academy of Science, Volume XII, p.27.
- Unpublished Student presentations (some done for in-house US Forest Service)
- DeBunce, Holly, and Jerry Bryan, 1981, Petrology of Selected Volcanic Rocks in the Mud Springs Cinder Pit, Butte Falls District, Rogue River National Forest: report prepared for US Forest Service.
- Jones, Patricia, 1994, A Qualitative Study of Grass Success Rates as Compared to Slope, Slope Aspect, and Soil Type on Managed Lands in Southwestern Oregon: Robert Ruhl Fellowship.
- Weiland, Steve, Stephen Burns, Mark Henkes, and Vaughn Adamson, 1997, Integration of Remote Sensing of Earth Images and GIS. Student Presentation, Friday Science Seminar.
- Gerking, Erik and Joe Lorenz, 2000, Soils Engineering Practicuum with GeoWest Geotechnical Services: soils study with local geotech group.
- Rose, Danielle, 2000,
Stratigraphy of Mare Nubium: Integrating Past and Present Lunar Observations:
Student Presentation, Friday Science Seminar.
Current research projects: (1) Analysis of Mafic Volcanic Rocks Using Remote Sensing Tools and the SEM-EDX system, (see recent funded proposals above); (2) Petrography, petrology, geochemistry and structure of portions of the Oligocene Roxy Formation, Western Cascades Volcanic Series, near Pilot Rock, Jackson County, Oregon; (3) Geologic Maps of the Ashland and Siskiyou Pass Quadrangles, Oregon.
