TAYLOR, Edward Morgan
Oregon State University
Science
GEOSCIENCES
Corvallis , Oregon 97331 USA

Phone: (541) 737-1232
Fax: (541) 737 1200
E-Mail: taylore@geo.oregonstate.edu

Position: Professor Emeritus

Initial Appointment: 1967; appt. to Professor, 1996

Qualifications:

B.S., Geology, Oregon State University, 1957;

M.S., Geology, Oregon State University, 1960;

Ph.D., Geology, Washington State University, 1967

Membership:

American Physical Society;

Sigma Xi;

Geological Society of America;

American Geophysical Union

Expertise:

My primary research concerns:

Magmatism, tectonics, volcanic petrology and field geology of the Cascade Range, western United States, especially that part located in Oregon; and

Field geology and volcanic history of Tertiary rocks of central Oregon.

Other Expertise:

Academic Experience:

Recipient of Boedtker Award for excellence in advising, College of Science, Oregon State University

Recipient of Carter Award for excellence in teaching, College of Science, Oregon State University

Business Experience:

Author of several nationally-distributed programs of instructional software for use in mineralogy teaching and research.

Language:

reading, writing, speaking; scale: 1 (basic) to 3 (fluent):

German: 1, 1, 1;

French: 1, -, -

Funding:

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Publications:

Edward M. Taylor, 1990, Volcanic history and tectonic development of the central High Cascade Range, Oregon: Jour. Geophys. Res., Vol. 95, No. B12, p. 19611-19622;

Taylor, E.M., N.S. MacLeod, D.R. Sherrod, and G.W. Walker, 1987, Geologic Map of the Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon: U.S. Geol. Survey Map MF-1952;

Taylor, E.M., 1987, Field geology of the NW quarter of Broken Top 15-minute quadrangle, Oregon: Ore. Dept. Geol. Min. Ind., special Paper 21, p. 1-20 (with map);

Smith, G.A., Snee, L.W., and Taylor, E.M., 1987, Stratigraphic, Sedimentologic, and Petrologic Record of Late Miocene Subsidence of the Central Oregon Cascades: Geology, Vol. 15, p. 389-392;

Hughes, S.S., and E.M. Taylor, 1986, Geochemistry, petrogenesis and tectonic implications of central High Cascade Music Platform lavas: Geol. Soc. America Bulletin, Vol. 97, p. 1024-1036

Description:

Volcanology; Geology; Mineralogy

Keywords:

volcanology; cascade range geology; petrology; Oregon field geology

Industrial Relevance:

geothermal energy exploration