JAMIE N. GARDNER

Earth and Environmental Sciences Division
ESS-1, MS D462
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
(505) 667-1799, (505) 667-7590 FAX (505)665-3285
e-mail: jgardner@lanl.gov

EDUCATION:


1976 Bachelor of Science in Earth Sciences; University of California,
Santa Cruz.

1985 Ph.D. in Geology, University of California, Davis; Dissertation title: Tectonic and Petrologic Evolution of the Keres Group:
Implications for the Development of the Jemez Volcanic Field, New Mexico.

EXPERIENCE:

10/1984 - present Geologist: Staff Member, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM.
1/1984 - present Lecturer: Univ. New Mexico - Los Alamos, Los Alamos, New Mexico.
4/1985 - 4/1987 Faculty: Summer of Applied Geophysical Experience, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of
California, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico.
10/1980 - 10/1984 Geologist: Graduate Research Assistant, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM.
6/1978 - 6/1979 Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA.
9/1977 - 6/1979 Teaching Assistant, Department of Geology, U.C. Davis, CA.
4/1977 - 10/1977 Field Geologist: Consultant, Atlantic Richfield Hanford Co. & Rockwell Hanford Operations, Richland, WA.
6/1976 - 12/1976 Geologist, Atlantic Richfield Hanford Co.,Richland,
WA.
3/1975 - 6/1976 Geologist, A. C. Waters Consulting Geologists,Santa Cruz, CA.

 

Fields of Expertise:

Field Geology
Petrology/Geochemistry
Volcanology
Neotectonics/Structure

 

Recent Publications and Reports


Goff, F., Gardner, J. N., Hulen, J. B., Nielson, D., Charles, R. W.,WoldeGabriel, G.,Musgrave, J., Shevenell, L., and Kennedy, B., 1992,
The Valles caldera hydrothermal system past and present; ScientificDrilling, v. 3, pp. 181-201.

Gardner, J. N., Kolbe, T., and Chang, S., 1993, Geology, drilling,and some hydrologic aspects of Seismic Hazards Program core holes, Los
Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico; Los Alamos National Laboratory Report LA-12460-MS, 19 p.

Wong, I., Hemphill-Haley, M., Kolbe, T., Green, R., Bott, J.,Kanakari, H., Kelson, K., Haraden, C., Gardner, J., House, L.,
Reneau, S., Keller, D., Silva, W., and Stark, C., 1993,Deterministic and probabilistic seismic hazard evaluation of the Los Alamos
National Laboratory; Proceedings of the Fourth Department of EnergyNatural Phenomena Hazards Mitigation Conference; Department of EnergyReport CONF-9310102, v. 1, pp. 258-267.

Goff, F., Evans, W. C., Gardner, J. N., Adams, A., Janik, C., Kennedy, B., Trujillo, P. E., and Counce, D., 1994, Interpretations
of in-situ fluid samples from geothermal wells: Example from hole VC-2B, Valles caldera, New Mexico; Geothermal Science and Technology, v. 4, pp. 97-128.

Goff, F., and Gardner, J. N., 1995, Evolution of a mineralized geothermal system, Valles caldera, New Mexico; Economic Geology, v.
89, pp. 1803-1832.

Wolff, J. A., and Gardner, J. N., 1995, Is the Valles calderaentering a new cycle of activity?; Geology, v. 23, no. 5.

Carter, K. E., and Gardner, J. N., 1995, Quaternary fault kinematics in the northwestern Espanola basis, Rio Grande rift, New Mexico: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 46, p. 97-103.

Longmire, P., Reneau, S., Watt, P., McFadden, L., Gardner, J., Duffy, C., and Ryti, R., 1995, Natural Background Geochemistry, Geomorphology, and Pedogenesis of Selected Soil Profiles and Bandelier Tuff, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 1995: Los Alamos National Laboratory Report LA-12913-MS, 176 p.

Reneau, S. L., Kolbe, T., Simpson, D., Carney, J. S., Gardner, J. N., Olig, S. S., and Vaniman, D. T., 1995, Surficial materials and structure at Pajarito Mesa: in Reneau, S. L., and Raymond, R., Jr., eds., Geological Site Characterization For the Proposed Mixed Waste Disposal Facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory: Los Alamos National Laboratory Report LA-13089-MS, pp. 31-69.

Reneau, S. L., Gardner, J. N., and Forman, S. L., 1996, New evidence for the age of the youngest eruptions in the Valles caldera, New Mexico: Geology, v. 24, p. 7-10.

Stimac, J., Hickmott, D., Abell, R., Larocque, A., Broxton, D., Gardner, J., Chipera, S., Wolff, J., and Gauerke, E., 1996, Redistribution of Pb and other volatile trace metals during eruption, devitrification, and vapor-phase crystallization of the Bandelier Tuff, New Mexico: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 73, pp. 245-266.

Gardner, J. N., and Goff, F., 1996, Geology of the northern Valles caldera and Toledo embayment: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 47, pp. 225-230.

Gardner, J. N., Goff, F., and Rogers, M. A., 1996, Second-day road log, Los Alamos through Valles caldera and return: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 47, pp. 41-58.

Ellisor, R., Wolff, J., and Gardner, J. N., 1996, Outline of the petrology and geochemistry of the Keres Group lavas and tuffs: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 47, pp.237-242.

Goff, F., Kues, B., Rogers, M., McFadden, L., and Gardner, J., (editors),1996, The Jemez Mountains region: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 47, 484 p; with 49 scientific papers and three road logs.

Goff, F., Reneau, S. L., Rogers, M. A., Gardner, J. N., Smith, G., Broxton, D., Longmire, P., WoldeGabriel, G., Lavine, A., and Aby, S., 1996, Third-day road log, Los Alamos through the southeastern Jemez Mountains to Cochiti Pueblo and the Rio Grande: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 47, pp. 59-97.

Kelson, K., Hemphill-Haley, M., Olig, S., Simpson, G., Gardner, J., Reneau, S., Kolbe, T., Forman, S., and Wong, I., 1996, Late Pleistocene and possibly Holocene displacement along the Rendija Canyon fault, Los Alamos County, New Mexico: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 47, pp. 153-160.

Kues, B., Rogers, M., Goff, F., Pazzaglia, F., Woodward, L., Gardner, J., and Lucas, S., 1996, First-day road log, Bernalillo to San Ysidro, southern Nacimiento Mountains, Guadaloupe Box, Jemez Springs, Valles caldera, and Los Alamos: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 47, pp. 1-39.

McDonald, E. V., Reneau, S. L., and Gardner, J. N., 1996, Soil-forming processes on the Pajarito Plateau: investigation of a soil chronosequence in Rendija Canyon: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 47, pp. 367-374.

Olig, S., Kelson, K., Gardner, J., Reneau, S., and Hemphill-Haley, M., 1996, The earthquake potential of the Pajarito fault system, New Mexico: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 47, pp. 143-151.

Reneau, S. L., McDonald, E. V., Gardner, J. N., Kolbe, T., Carney, J., Watt, P., and Longmire, P., 1996, Erosion and deposition on the Pajarito Plateau, New Mexico, and implications for geomorphic responses to late Quaternary climate changes: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 47, pp. 391-397.

Wolff, J. A., Gardner, J. N., and Reneau, S. L., 1996, Field characteristics of the El Cajete pumice deposit and associated southwestern moat rhyolites of the Valles caldera: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 47, pp. 311-316.

Wong, I., Kelson, K., Olig, S., Bott, J., Green, R., Kolbe, T., Hemphill-Haley, M., Gardner, J., Reneau, S., and Silva, W., 1996, Earthquake potential and ground shaking hazard at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico: New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 47, pp. 135-142.

Gardner, J. N., Lavine, A., WoldeGabriel, G., Vaniman, D., 1998, High-precision geologic mapping to evaluate the potential for seismic surface rupture at TA-55, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos National Laboratory Report, LA-13456-MS, 13 p.

Krier, D. J, Caporuscio, F., Lavine, A., Gardner, J. N., 1998, Stratigraphy and geologic structure at the SCC and NISC building sites, Technical Area 3, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico; Los Alamos National Laboratory Report, LA-13507-MS, 23 p.

Krier, D. J, Caporuscio, F., Lavine, A., Gardner, J. N., 1998, Stratigraphy and geologic structure at the Chemical and Metallurgy (CMR) building, Technical Area 3, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico; Los Alamos National Laboratory Report, LA-13522-MS, 32 pgs.

Gardner, J. N., Lavine, A., WoldeGabriel, G., Krier, D. J., Vaniman, D., Caporuscio, F., Lewis, C., Reneau, P., Kluk, E., and Snow, M. J., 1999, Structural geology of the northwestern portion of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Rio Grande rift, New Mexico: Implications for seismic surface rupture potential from TA-3 to TA-55; Los Alamos National Laboratory Report , LA-13589-MS, 112 p.

Gardner, J. N., Reneau, S. L., Krier, D. J., Lavine, A., Lewis, C., WoldeGabriel, G., and Guthrie, G., (in press), Geology of the Pajarito fault zone in the vicinity of S-site (TA-16), southwestern portion of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Rio Grande rift, New Mexico; Los Alamos National Laboratory Report.


Recent Abstracts


Carter, K. E., and Gardner, J. N., 1993, Quaternary fault kinematics in the northern Espanola Basin, Rio Grande rift, New Mexico:
Implications for early rift development; EOS, Trans. American
Geophysical Union, v. 74, n. 43, p. 611.

Kelson, K. I., Hemphill-Haley, M. A., Wong, I. G., Gardner, J. N.,and Reneau, S. L., 1993, Paleoseismic investigations of the Pajarito
fault system, western margin of the Rio Grande rift near Los Alamos;Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 25, n. 5.
pp 61-62.

Reneau, S. L., Gardner, J. N., Kelson, K. I., and Hemphill-Haley, M.A., 1993, Holocene stream aggradation and degradation, Pajarito
Plateau, northern New Mexico; Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 25, n. 5, p. 138.

Gardner, J. N., and House, L., 1994, Surprisingly high intensities from two small earthquakes, northern Rio Grande rift, New Mexico;EOS,
Trans. American Geophysical Union, v. 75, n. 16. p. 128.

Wolff, J. A., and Gardner, J. N., 1994, Is a new cycle of activity beginning in the Valles caldera?; EOS, Trans. American Geophysical
Union, v. 75, n. 44, pp. 750-751.

Wong, I., Kelson, K., Olig, S., Bott, J., Kolbe, T., Hemphill-Haley, M., Sawyer, J., Green, R., Kanakari, H., Gardner, J., Reneau, S., House, L., Silva, W., Stark, C., 1995, A seismic hazard evaluation of the northern Rio Grande rift, New Mexico: Seismological Research Letters, v. 66, p.50.

Lavine, A., Gardner, J. N., Vaniman, D., and WoldeGabriel, G., 1997, Southward splaying and termination of the Rendija Canyon fault, Pajarito Plateau, New Mexico; Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 29, n. 6, p. A-259.

House, L. S., and Gardner, J. N., 1997, Shallow microearthquakes in the Rio Grande rift, north-central New Mexico; EOS, Trans. American Geophysical Union, v. 78, n. 46, p. F444.

Ellisor, R., Wolff, J. A., and Gardner, J. N., 1997, Magma-crust interaction during the early history of the Jemez Mountains volcanic field, New Mexico: Geochemistry of mafic lavas from the Keres Group and implications for the petrogenesis of the Bandelier Tuff; EOS, Trans. American Geophysical Union, v. 78, n. 46, p. F795.

Gardner, J. N., Lavine, A., WoldeGabriel, G., Krier, D. J., Vaniman, D., McCalpin, J., 1998, Evolution of the western boundary of the Rio Grande rift, northern New Mexico: EOS, Trans. American Geophysical Union, v. 79, n. 45, p. F614.

Krier, D. J., Gardner, J. N, Lavine, A., Caporuscio, F., 1998, Drilling to assess seismic hazards in urbanized areas of Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico; EOS, Trans. American Geophysical Union, v. 79, n. 45, p. F614.

Lavine, A., Gardner, J. N., Reneau, S. L., WoldeGabriel, G., Vaniman, D, and Carney, J., 1998, High-precision geologic mapping to evaluate the potential for seismic surface rupture at Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico: EOS, Trans. American Geophysical Union, v., 79, n. 45, p. F614.

Lavine, A., Gardner, J.N., and Reneau, S.L., 1999, High-Precision geologic mapping using a Total Station: A tool for detailed fault mapping; Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 31, n. 7, p. A-192.

Gardner. J. N., and House, L. S., 1999, High Modified Mercalli Intensities from small shallow earthquakes, northern Rio Grande rift, New Mexico USA; EOS, Trans. American Geophysical Union, v. 80, n. 46, p. F710.

Krier, D. J., Gardner, J. N., Lavine, A., Lewis, C. J., 2000, Drilling investigations of surface rupture potential at Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM; Association of Engineering Geologists National Meeting, San Jose, CA.