Howell Bosbyshell

Howell Bosbyshell
  • Associate Professor
  • Department Chairperson
  • Department: Earth and Space Sciences
  • Research Cluster: Biological & Environmental Sciences
  • Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
  • Email: HBosbyshell@wcupa.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., 2001, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA. Dissertation: Thermal evolution of a convergent orogen: Pressure–Temperature–Deformation–Time paths in the central Appalachian Piedmont of Pennsylvania and Delaware. B.Sc., summa cum laude, Chemistry-Geology, 1992, West Chester University, West Chester, PA.

Research Interests

Field GeologyGeophysicsStructural Geology

Opportunities

Work Study Positions Available: No

Grant Funded Positions Available: No

Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No

Volunteer Research Positions Available: No

Open to Faculty Mentoring: Yes

Biography

Dr. Bosbyshell's research is concerned with the tectonic and thermal evolution of mountain belts, with an emphasis on developing a modern tectonic interpretation for the Central Appalachians. By combining detailed mapping with structural and petrographic analysis, he is developing an integrated thermal, baric, and kinematic record of orogenic evolution, building from the thin section through regional scales. An important component of this work is collaborative research to establish the absolute timing of deformation and metamorphism through in situ dating of monazite using the electron microprobe.

Contact Information

Phone: 610-436-2805

List of Publications

  • Martin, A and Bosbyshell, H., 2019, Further detrital zircon evidence for peri-Gondwanan blocks in the central Appalachian Piedmont Province, USA: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 56, p. 1061-1076, https://doi.org/10.1139/cjes-2018-0253.
  • Bosbyshell, H., Srogi, L., Blackmer, G.C., Schenck, W.S., and Kerrigan, R., 2017, The Piedmont: Old Rocks, New Understandings, in, Bosbyshell, H., ed., The Piedmont: Old Rocks, New Understandings, 2017 Conference Proceedings for the 34th Annual Meeting of the Geological Association of New Jersey, p. 77-88, http://ganj.org/PDF%20Proceedings/2017_GANJ_XXXIV.pdf.
  • Bosbyshell, H., Srogi, L., and Blackmer, G.C., 2016, Monazite age constraints on the tectono-thermal evolution of the central Appalachian Piedmont: American Mineralogist, v. 101 p. 1820-1838.
  • Bosbyshell, H., Srogi, L., Blackmer, G.C., Schenck, W.S., Mathur, R., and Valencia, V., 2015, The tectono-thermal evolution of the central Appalachian Orogen: Accretion of a peri-Gondwanan(?) Ordovician arc, in Brezinski, D.K., Halka, J.P., and Ortt, R.A., Jr., eds., Tripping from the Fall Line: Field Excursions for the GSA Annual Meeting, Baltimore, 2015: Geological Society of America Field Guide 40, p. 35–59, doi:10.1130/2015.0040(03).
  • Lemen, D., Lindline, J., and Bosbyshell, H., 2015, The Gallinas Canyon Gneiss: A Window into the Nature and Timing of Paleoproterozoic Events in Northern New Mexico, in Lindline, J., Petronis, M., and Zebrowski, J., eds., New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, 66th Field Conference, Geology of the Meadowlands, Las Vegas Region, p. 185–192.

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