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Graham Baird

Visiting Assistant Professor
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Education

B.S., St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York, 1998
M.A., State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York, 2001
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2006

Courses

Structural Geology
Environmental Geology

Research Interests/Current Projects

General

My research interests are broad but focus on the structural geology of high-grade metamorphic terranes and the tectonics which led to their deformation and metamorphism. Field work is an important part of my research and I augment it with detailed structural analysis, strain modeling, metamorphic petrology, and geochronology. Recently I have been studying the meso-scale ductile shear zones in the northwest Adirondacks of New York (part of the Grenville Province) and in the Caledonides of northern Sweden.

Monazite

Thermochronometers are an exceedingly useful tool for making both paleo- and neotectonic interpretations. Monazite, a rare-earth phosphate, is similar to apatite (Ca-phosphate) which is a widely used as fission track thermochronometer. It is the goal of A. Fayon and myself to develop monazite as a fission track thermochronometer as well. Preliminary results suggest that the annealing temperature of monazite is close to that of apatite.

Publications

In Print:

Baird, G. B., 2005. On the Bedrock Geology of the Tarfala Valley: Preliminary results of 2003 and 2004 fieldwork. in Jansson, P., ed. Tarfala Research Station Annual Report, 2003-2004, 2B(1): 1-5.

Baird, G. B., and MacDonald, W. D., 2004. Deformation of the Diana Syenite and Carthage-Colton Mylonite Zone: implications for timing of the Adirondack Lowlands deformation. in Tollo, R. P., Corriveau, L., McLelland, J., and Bartholomew, M. J., eds., Proterozoic Tectonic Evolution of the Grenville Orogen in North America: Geological Society of America Memoir, 197: 285-297.

Submitted:

Baird, G. B., in review. Mylonitic fabrics and ductile shear zones in the Diana Syenite of the northwest Adirondacks: connecting structures and kinematics to inferred displacements across the Carthage-Colton Mylonite Zone. Geological Society of America Bulletin.

Baird, G. B., Bhattacharyya, P., Whitney, D. L., and Hudleston, P. J., in review. Chlorine-bearing fluid flow, deformation, and metamorphism in ductile shear zones of the Seve Nappe, northern Swedish Caledonides. American Journal of Science.

Baird, G. B., and Hudleston, P. J., in review. Modeling meso-scale monoclinic transpressive ductile shear zones: exploring strain, volume loss, geometry, and space compatibility. Journal of Structural Geology.

Presentations:

Baird, G. B., and Hudleston, P. J., 2006. Strain, volume loss, and strain compatibility in meso-scale ductile shear zones. Geol. Soc. Am., Abst. with Prog.

Baird, G. B., 2006. Oblique-reverse kinematics of the mylonitic fabrics within the Carthage-Colton Mylonite Zone, Northwest Adirondacks. GAC-MAC Annual Meeting.

Baird, G. B., Bhattacharyya, P., Whitney, D. L., and Hudleston, P. J., 2005. High-Cl aqueous fluid infiltration and strain localization in a garnet amphibolite from the Seve Nappe in the northern Swedish Caledonides. Geol. Soc. Am., Abst. with Prog., 37(7): 465.

Fayon, A. K., and Baird, G., 2005. No nukes: Determining fission track ages from electron microprobe analysis. Geol. Soc. Am., Abst. with Prog., 37(7): 199.

Baird, G. B., 2005. Chemistry variations and volume loss in meso-scale ductile shear zones: example from the northwest Adirondacks, New York. Geol. Soc. Am., Abst. with Prog., 37(5): 5.

Baird, G. B., 2004. Strain in meso-scale ductile shear zones: examples from the northwest Adirondacks, New York. Geol. Soc. Am., Abst. with Prog., 36(5): 254.

Baird, G., and MacDonald, W. D., 2001. Multiple foliations in Diana Syenite, Carthage-Colton Mylonite Zone, Adirondacks: magnetofabric and petrofabric evidence and implications. Geol. Soc. Am., Abst. with Prog., 33(6): 293.

Baird, G. B., and MacDonald, W. D., 2001. A method of producing accurately oriented thin-sections, based on AMS, applied to the multiple fabrics of the Diana Syenite, Northwest Adirondacks. Geol. Soc. Am., Abst. with Prog., 33(1): 31.

Baird, G. B., and MacDonald, W. D., 2000. Fabric study of the Diana Syenite within the Carthage-Colton Mylonite Zone, Northwest Adirondacks, New York. Geol. Soc. Am., Abst. with Prog., 32(7): 99.

Baird, G., and Willemin, J. H., 1998. Off-center rivers and tectonic tilting on the Oregon coast: testing an improved measurement method for drainage basin asymmetry. Geol. Soc. Am., Abst. with Prog., 30(7): 142.