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Jonathan W. Mies Professor Emeritus Retired 2023 The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Structural Geology Field Methods Tectonics Mineralogy Petrology X-ray Diffraction Seismology jonwmies@icloud.com updated 02/16/2026 Teaching (Courses Routinely Taught) Geology 1110 Physical Geology Geology 3420 Petrology Geology 4070 The Dynamic Earth (plate tectonics) Geology 4420 X-ray Diffraction Methods Geology 4510 Structural Geology Geology 4520 Field Methods in Structural Geology Geology 4800 Research Design Geology 4900 Senior Research Project Geology 4960 Geology Field Experience (semester course, field trip): Northwest Highlands, Scotland, 2018, 2023, 23 students Basin & Range/Colorado Plat., 13 trips, 1994-2022, 163 stu. Pyrenees, northern Spain, 2016, 12 students Costa Rica, 11 trips, 1995-2015, 148 students Field Camp Branson Field Lab, University of Missouri, Dept of Geological Sciences, Wind River Mountains, WY, 4 to 6 weeks each summer, 2008 to 2023 Selected Publications and Abstracts Hossain, A., Wu, W., Anzalone, B., Hart, J., and Mies, J., 2026, Urban Heat Island Studies Using Satellite Imagery Coupled with Field Measurements: A Case Study from Chattanooga, TN, Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing v. 92, n. 3, doi: 10.14358/PERS.25-00110R2 Hossain, A., Stuart, W., Mies, J., and Brock-Hon, A., 2025, Investigating Urban Heat Island (UHI) Impact for the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Using GIS and Remote Sensing in Lackner, M., Sajjadi, B., and Chen, W-Y., eds., Handbook of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, 4th Edition, Springer, doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-84483-6_136 Bramblett, J., Gossett, L. (student), and Mies, J. W., 2022, Using portable document cameras and portable digital microscopes in both virtual and in-class Historical Geology and Petrology labs, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 54, n. 4, doi: 10.1130/abs/2022NC-374974. Mies, J. W. and White, Jessica (student), 2021, The arcuate geometry of Onslow Bay, North Carolina, its influence on hurricane-induced microseisms, and potential relations to coastal processes, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 53, n. 6, doi: 10.1130/abs/2021AM-365017. Mies, J. W., 2020, Preliminary analysis of hurricane Dorian's microseisms from the Little Bahama Bank through Onslow Bay, North Carolina, with comparisons to hurricanes Matthew and Florence, Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. with Prog. v. 52, No. 2, doi: 10.1130/abs/2020SE-345358. Hays, J. A. (student) and Mies, J. W., 2019, A tale of two hurricanes: the peculiar microseisms of Matthew and Florence in Onslow Bay, North Carolina, Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. with Prog. v. 51, n. 3, doi: 10.1130/abs/2019SE-327117 Adair, W. A. (student), Beitel, H. R. (student), Hamid, Z. A. (student), Hossain, A. A. K. M. and Mies, J. W., 2018, Exploring the potential of remote sensing and GIS for geological mapping of Woodall Shoals, GA-SC, Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. with Prog. v. 50, No. 3, doi: 10.1130/abs/2018SE-312634. Beitel, H. R. (student), Churnet, H. G., Hossain, A. A. K. M. and Mies, J. W., 2018, Characterization of metamorphic zones in the Tennessee Blue Ridge using GIS and digital image processing, Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. with Prog. v. 50, No. 3, doi: 10.1130/abs/2018SE-312476. Mies, J. W., 2017, Hurricane Matthew's microseismic impression on Chattanooga, Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. with Prog. v. 49, n. 3. Mies, J. W., Brock-Hon, A. L., Churnet, H. G., Holmes, A. E., and Williams, W. K., 2016, The curricular benefits of a seismometer in UTC's geology program, Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. with Prog. v. 48, n. 3. Mies, J. W., Holmes, A. E., and Churnet, H. G., 2014, The Costa Rican field experience at UTC: 20 years in the making. Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. with Prog. v. 46, n. 6, p. 47. Howard, C. W. (student), Mies, J. W., Bodkin, T. E., and Brackett, D. G., 2011, Bentonite-controlled deformation of Middle Ordovician limestone at Chickamauga Dam, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. with Prog. v. 43, n. 5, p. 99. Bodkin, T. E., and Mies, J. W., 2008, X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis of human cremains and concrete. American Academy of Forensic Science 60th Anniversary Scientific Meeting, February 18-23, 2008, Washington, DC. Mies, J. W. 1998. A geomechanical model for postorogenic fold-axis-parallel extension and its control on cross-fold joints. Geol. Soc. Am. Abs. with Prog. v. 30, n. 7, p. 62. Mies, J. W. 1996. Automated digital compilation of structural symbols. Journal of Geological Education v. 44, p. 539-548. Mies, J. W. 1995. Simple methods for rapid determination of lattice-preferred orientation in two dimensions. Journal of Geological Education v. 43, p. 6-10. Mies, J. W. 1993. Structural analysis of sheath folds in the Sylacauga Marble Group, Talladega slate belt, southern Appalachians. Journal of Structural Geology v. 15, n. 8, p. 983-993. Mies, J. W. & Steltenpohl, M. G. 1993. Microstructures and quartz crystallographic fabric in the Hollis Quartzite, Pine Mountain window, Lee County, Alabama. Alabama Geological Survey Circular 172, Tuscaloosa, 43 p. Mies, J. W. 1991. Planar dispersion of folds in ductile shear zones and kinematic interpretation of fold hinge girdles. Journal of Structural Geology v. 13, n. 3, p. 281-29.