John Chadwick

Associate Professor

Education

James Madison University
B.S. Geology, 1987

Research Interests

• High temperature geochemistry/igneous petrology
• Remote Sensing
• Planetary Science
• Tectonics
• Landslides

Courses Taught

HONS 155 Honors Geology I

HONS 156 Honors Geology II

GEOL 105 Earth History

GEOL 240 Special Topic: Volcanic Geochemistry and Tectonics

GEOL 240 Special Topic: Volcanoes in the Footsteps of Darwin (Course Abroad in Galapagos)

GEOL 256 Mineralogy and Petrology

GEOL 360 Field Studies

GEOL 442/EVSS 642 Geological Applications of Remote Sensing

Publications

Chadwick, J., Chadwick, C., & Kamenov, G., Compositional evolution of polygenetic fissure volcanic systems: Insights from the latest eruptions at Craters of the Moon Volcanic Field. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 24, e2022GC010740. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GC010740, 2023.  

Chadwick, J., Schwartz, M.*, McLane, D.*, Collins, E.*, and Kamenov, G., “Compositional heterogeneity of the 3.4 km3 Blue Dragon flow, Craters of the Moon Volcanic Field, Idaho,” Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Res., 388, Article 106690, 2019. 

Chadwick, J. and Jaume, S., editors, “Field Excursions in the Carolinas: Guides for the 2019 GSA Southeastern Section Meeting,” Geological Society of America Field Guide, Volume 53, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/fld053, 2019. 

Chadwick, J., P. McGovern, M. Simpson*, and A. Reeves*, Late Amazonian subsidence and magmatism of Olympus Mons, Mars, Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 120, 1585–1595 DOI:10.1002/2015JE004875, 2015. 

Chadwick, D.J., Keller R., Kamenov G., Yogodzinski, G., and Lupton, J., “The Cobb Hotspot: HIMU-DMM Mixing and Melting Controlled by a Progressively Thinning Lithospheric Lid,” Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 15, 8, 3107–3122, DOI: 10.1002/2014GC005334, 2014. 

Chadwick, D.J., “Integrated LiDAR and IKONOS multispectral imagery for mapping mangrove distribution and physical properties”, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32, 6765-6781, DOI 10.1080/01431161.2010.512944, 2011. 

Chadwick, D.J., Fazio, B., and Karlin, M., “Effectiveness of GPS-based Telemetry and Remote Sensing Imagery to Determine Temporal Changes in Habitat Use and Home-range Sizes of Red Wolves”, Southeastern Naturalist, 9 (2), 303–316, 2010. 

Chadwick, D.J., Perfit, M., McInnes, B., Kamenov, G., Plank, T., Jonasson, I., and Chadwick, C., “Arc lavas on both sides of a trench: slab window effects at the Solomon Islands triple junction,” Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 279, 293-302, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2009.01.001, 2009. 

Chadwick, D.J., D. Rogers, S. Payne, and T. Van Hove, “Contemporary tectonic motion of the eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho: A global positioning system study, 1995-2004,” Tectonics, 26, TC6005, doi: 10.1029/2005TC001914, 2007. 

Glenn, N., Streuker, D., Chadwick, D.J., Thackray, G., and Dorsch, S.*, “Analysis of LiDAR-derived topographic information for characterizing and differentiating landslide morphology and activity,” Geomorphology, 73, 131-148, 2006.