Teresa Jordan Explained

Teresa Eileen Jordan
Birth Date:April 14, 1953[1]
Birth Place:Dunkirk, New York[2]
Workplaces:Cornell University
Alma Mater:Stanford University
Thesis Title:Evolution of the late Pennsylvanian - early Permian, western Oquirrh basin, Utah
Thesis Url:https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/787349
Thesis Year:1979
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Teresa (Terry) Jordan is a sedimentary geologist known for her research on the geology and hydrology of the Atacama Desert and the use of water and geothermal heat from sedimentary rocks.

Education and career

Jordan has a B.S. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1974) and earned a Ph.D. from Stanford University (1979).[3] Following her Ph.D. she moved to Cornell University initially in a research position, and then she joined the faculty in 1984 where she was named the J. Preston Levis Professor of Engineering in 2005.[4]

In 2014, Jordan was named a fellow of the American Geophysical Union, and the citation was "for integration of geodynamic principles and stratigraphic data that has led to understanding of the coupling of continental basins to mountain belts."[5]

Research

Jordan's research spans geology and engineering. In Chile, she works on the climate and hydrology of the Atacama Desert,[6] [7] with a particular focus on the impact of large rainfall events on the region.[8] She also examines the tectonic history of the Central Andes Plateau.[9] More locally, Cornell University is working to use geothermal heat as an energy source, and Jordan is co-investigator on the effort to drill a research borehole to inform the project about the region's geologic conditions.[10] [11]

Selected publications

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gates, Alexander E.. A to Z of earth scientists. 2003. Facts on File. 978-1-4381-0919-0. New York. 234234247. 132–134.
  2. Book: Gates, Alexander E.. A to Z of earth scientists. 2003. Facts on File. 978-1-4381-0919-0. New York. 234234247. 132–134.
  3. Jordan . Teresa Eileen . Evolution of the late Pennsylvanian - early Permian, western Oquirrh basin, Utah . 1979 .
  4. Web site: Teresa Eileen Jordan Cornell Engineering . www.engineering.cornell.edu . 30 July 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Jordan . Honors Program . 30 July 2021.
  6. Web site: August 20, 2015. Architecture of aquifers: Chile's Atacama Desert. 2021-08-01. ScienceDaily. en.
  7. Jordan. Teresa. Lameli. Christian Herrera. Kirk-Lawlor. Naomi. Godfrey. Linda. 2015-10-01. Architecture of the aquifers of the Calama Basin, Loa catchment basin, northern Chile. Geosphere. 11. 5. 1438–1474. 10.1130/GES01176.1. 2015Geosp..11.1438J. 1553-040X. free.
  8. Jordan . Teresa E. . Lohman . Rowena B. . Tapia . Lorenzo . Pfeiffer . Marco . Scott . Chelsea P. . Amundson . Ronald . Godfrey . Linda . Riquelme . Rodrigo . Surface materials and landforms as controls on InSAR permanent and transient responses to precipitation events in a hyperarid desert, Chile . Remote Sensing of Environment . February 2020 . 237 . 111544 . 10.1016/j.rse.2019.111544. 2020RSEnv.23711544J . 214173663 .
  9. Cosentino. Nicolás J.. Jordan. Teresa E.. 2017. 87 Sr/ 86 Sr of calcium sulfate in ancient soils of hyperarid settings as a paleoaltitude proxy: Pliocene to Quaternary constraints for northern Chile (19.5–21.7°S). Tectonics. en. 36. 1. 137–162. 10.1002/2016TC004185. 2017Tecto..36..137C. 0278-7407. free.
  10. Teresa. Jordan. Patrick. Fulton. Jefferson. Tester. Hiroshi. Asanuma. David. Bruhn. September 10, 2020. Exploring by Boring: Geothermal Wells as Research Tools. 2021-08-01. Eos. 101. en-US. 10.1029/2020eo148771. 225200034. free.
  11. Web site: August 6, 2020. $7.2M grant funds exploratory research into Earth Source Heat. 2021-08-01. Cornell Chronicle. en.
  12. Web site: GSA Fellowship . www.geosociety.org . 30 July 2021.
  13. Web site: Laurence L. Sloss Award - Sedimentary Geology Division. 2021-08-01. community.geosociety.org.
  14. Web site: Jordan. 30 July 2021. Honors Program.
  15. Web site: 2021 SEPM Science Awards Winners. 2021-07-30. www.sepm.org.

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