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| Education: |
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- Ph.D., 1967, University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
- MS 1963, University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
- AB, 1961, Washington University (St. Louis)
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| Research Areas: |
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- Petrology-Tectonic Settings of Igneous Rocks
- U-Pb Geochronology
- Characterization of Archaeological Lithic Materials
- Characterization of rock chemistry by X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
- Virtual Field Trips as Teaching Tools
- Forensic Geology
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| Courses: |
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- GEO 103: Understanding the Earth
- GEO 120: Geology of U.S. National Parks
- GEO 320: Earth Materials
- GEO 530: Petrogenetic Igneous Processes
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| Selected Publications: |
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- Hermes, O. D., Gromet, L.P., and Murray, D. P., 1994, Bedrock geologic map of Rhode Island: Rhode Island Map Series No. 1, University of Rhode Island, Kingston. Scale = 1;100,000.
- Hermes, O.D., and Ritchie, D., 1997, Application of petrographic and geochemical methods to sourcing felsitic archaeological materials in southeastern New England: Geoarchaeology, V. 12, P. 1-30.
- Hermes, O.D., Luedke, B.E., and Ritchie, D., 2001, Melrose green rhyolite: Its geologic setting and petrographic and geochemical characteristics: Journal of Archaeological Science.
- Maria, A. and Hermes, O.D., 2001, Volcanic rocks in the Narragansett basin, southeastern New England: Petrology and significant to early basin formation: American Journal of Science, v.301, p. 286-312.
- Thompson, M.D., and Hermes, O.D., 2003, Early Rifting in the Narragansett Basin, Massachusetts-Rhode Island: Evidence from Late Devonian Bimodal Volcanic Rocks: Journal of Geology, v. 111, p. 597-604.
- Fastovsky, D.E., Hermes, O.D., Strater, N.H., Clark, J.M., Montellano, M., Hernandez R, R, 2005, Pre-Late Jurassic fossil-bearing volcanic and sedimentary red beds of Huizachal Canyon, Tamaulipas, Mexico: Geological Society of America Special Paper 393, p. 401-426.
- Hermes, O.D., Luedke, B.E., and Ritchie, D., 2001, Melrose green rhyolite: Its geologic setting and petrographic and geochemical characteristics: Journal of Archaeological Science.
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| Professional Organizations: |
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- Geological Society of America
- American Geophysical Union
- National Association of Geoscience Teachers
- American Association of University Teachers
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