Jay Zimmerman

Department of Geology
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Teaching Interests and Responsibilities

Jay Zimmerman is responsible for teaching courses and supervising graduate research in structural geology and related sub-disciplines. He shares teaching of Tectonics and Field Geology courses with other faculty members.

Structural Geology and Related Courses

• GEOL 302-4 Fundamentals of Structural Geology I
• GEOL 454-6 Field Geology
• GEOL 462-3 Fundamentals of Structural Geology II
• GEOL 466-3 Tectonics
• GEOL 564-3 Rock Deformation and Structural Systems
• GEOL 566-3 Advanced Topics in Structural Geology
• Independent Study and Research

Graduate Theses Supervised

• Bluhm, Christopher T., 1976, The structure of the Frank alpine-type dunite-lherzolite complex, Avery County, North Carolina.

• Buthman, David B., 1982, Stratigraphy and structural style of the Mazarn, Blakely, and Womble Formations in the Ouachita Core near Norman, Arkansas.

• de Cort, Thierry M., 1982, Petrology and diagenesis of Upper Minnelusa sandstones, carbonates and evaporites, northeast Powder River Basin, Wyoming.

• Evansin, David P., 1976, Structural style of the Ouachita Core near Caddo Gap, Arkansas.

• Ford, J. Timothy, 1984, Structural and geophysical analysis of the Athens Plateau - Ouachita Core area, Arkansas.

• Herbst, Darren W., 1990, Detailed geologic mapping and structural analysis of part of the eastern Gravelly Range, Madison County, Montana.

• Merrifield, George T., Jr., 1979, Structure of the western outcrops of the Collier Shale near Mt. Ida, Arkansas.

• Roths, Pamela J., 1988, Geologic mapping and structural analysis of the Caddo Mountains in western Montgomery County, Arkansas.

• Soustek, Paul G., 1979, Structure of the Ouachita Core in a portion of the McGraw Mountain Quadrangle, Arkansas.

• Stolarz, Richard J., 1982, Structure and stratigraphy of the Blakely Sandstone in eastern Montgomery and western Garland Counties, Arkansas.

• Verseput, Timothy D., 1980, Structure of the South Mountain State Park area, Burke County, North Carolina.

• Vrona, John P., 1979, Structure of the Newdale ultramafite, Yancey County, North Carolina.

• Weaver, Sidney M., 1985, Finite strain study of the Collier Formation in the Benton Uplift of western Arkansas.

• Weber, John C., 1987, Bedrock geology and structural analysis in portions of the Cossatot Mountains, Athens Plateau and Mazarn Basin, Pike and Montgomery Counties, Arkansas.