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Aaron Johnson
Assistant Professor
Education
- Ph.D. Geological
Sciences; University of
Missouri-Columbia, 2003
- B.S. Geology (with honors); Missouri State University, 1997
Courses Taught
- General Earth Science (Lecture/Lab)
- General Geology
(Lecture/Lab)
- Historical Geology
- Geochemistry
- Structural Geology
- Economic
Geology
- Teaching Practicum in Earth Science
- Geology Field Trip
- Field Geology
of the British Isles
Academic Interests
- Geology and Genesis of Mississippi Valley-Type and
Irish-Type Base Metal Deposits
- Geochemistry of Mineralizing Fluids
- Structural Controls on Ore Mineralization
- Relationship of Continent-scale Tectonics to Ore Localization
- Geochemistry
- Geochronology and Structural Geology of the Missouri
Granite-Rhyolite Terrane
- The Evolution/Intelligent Design ‘Debate' and Effects
on Education
Scholarly Activity
- Shelton, K.L., Gregg,
J.M., and Johnson, A.W., (2009), Replacement dolomites and ore sulfides as
recorders of multiple fluids and fluid sources in the southeast Missouri
Mississippi Valley-Type district:
Halogen-87Sr/86Sr-δ18O-δ34S
systematics in the Bonneterre Dolomite: Economic Geology, v.104, no.5, p.
733-748
- Johnson, AW, Shelton, KL,
Gregg, JM, Somerville, ID, Wright, WR, and Nagy, ZsR, (2009), Regional
studies of dolomites and their included fluids: Recognizing multiple chemically distinct
fluids during the complex diagenetic history of Lower Carboniferous
(Mississippian) rocks of the Irish Zn-Pb ore field: Mineralogy
and Petrology, v.96, p. 1-18.
- Marek, E.A., Carrington,
M., Everson, D.P., Johnson, A., and Mescolotto, L.M., (2007), Why we
shouldn't 'teach the controversy' in science: Forum on Public Policy: Forum on Public Policy Online, 7pp.
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Johnson, AW, and Rohs, CR, (2010), Assessing the effect of international field
experiences on learning in the geosciences, Geological
Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v,42, n. 5, Denver, CO, October
31-Novmber 3, 2010.
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Rohs, CR, and Johnson, AW, (2010), Field
geology of the British Isles: combining
faculty and student research with course development opportunities to create an
international geology field course, Geological
Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v.42, n.5, Denver, CO, October
31-November 3, 2010.
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Hamlin, D.B, Johnson, A.W., and Rohs,
C.R., (2010) Field reconnaissance in the British Isles: An undergraduate
perspective, Geological Society of America Abstracts with
Programs Branson, MO, April 11-13, 2010
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Aldieri, M.A., and Johnson, A.W., (2010),
Petrology of the non-felsic rocks associated with the Silvermines (MO) Granite,
Geological Society of America Abstracts
with Programs Branson, MO, April 11-13, 2010
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Johnson, A.W., Shelton, K.L., Gregg, J.M.,
Somerville, I.D., Nagy, Zs.R., Wright, W.R., and Becker, S.R., (2009), Regional
and localized fluid flow in the southern Irish Midlands: A hybrid fluid-flow model for the Rathdowney
Trend, in, Smart Science for Exploration and Mining: Proceedings of
the 10th Biennial SGA Meeting, Townsville, Australia, v.1,
p. 451-453.
- Aldieri, M.A., and
Johnson, A.W., (2008), Petrology of the non-felsic rocks associated with
the Silvermines (MO) Granite, Proceedings
of the Missouri Academy of Science, Maryville, MO.
- Smith, A.D., and Johnson, A.W, (2007), Combining
remote sensing with ground monitor data to predict short-term atmospheric
distribution of fine particulate matter in southwest Virginia: Geological
Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 39, n. 6, p. 567.
Student Group Advisement
- Sigma
Gamma Epsilon, Faculty Advisor
Other Professional Experiences
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Visiting
Assistant Professor, E.B. Branson Field Laboratory, University of Missouri at
Columbia, 2011
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Visiting
Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University Field Camp, 2006
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Member
of the Geological Society of America
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Member
of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers
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Member
of the Association of Missouri Geologists
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Northwest
Missouri State University Campus Representative for the Geological Society of
America
Other
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Nodaway
County Fair Board
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Volunteer,
Friends of International Students, Northwest Missouri State University
