TRACY L. VALLIER

Education:

B.S., Geology, Iowa State University, Ames, 1962

Ph.D., Geology and Oceanography, Oregon State University,

Corvallis, 1967

Professional Experience:

Assistant and Associate Professor of Geology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, 1966-1972

Research Geologist, Deep Sea Drilling Project, Scripps

Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, CA, 1972-1975

Research Geologist, Branch of Pacific Marine Geology, U.S.

Geological Survey (USGS), Menlo Park, CA 1975-1995

Associate Regional Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, October, 1995-January, 1997

Affiliate Professor, Iowa State University, 1993-Present

Professor of Geology, Whitman College, 1998

Adjunct Professor of Geology, Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, 1995-Present

Major USGS Responsibilities and Experience

Management responsibilities

Project Chief: Bering Sea Envir. Studies, 1975-1979

Research Group Leader: Alaska and Arctic, 1980-1982

Project Chief: Aleutian Island Arc, 1985-1989

Project Chief: Island Arcs and Back-Arc Basins of the

Pacific Ocean, 1989-1994

Associate Regional Geologist: 1995-January, 1997

Oceanographic research experience

Chief Scientist on 10 marine geological and geophysical research cruises in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, including the deep sea drilling vessel, DV GLOMAR CHALLENGER, Leg 62.

Participating marine geologist and geophysicist on 9 other cruises, including DV GLOMAR CHALLENGER and DV RESOLUTION

Geologic field research experience

Hells Canyon and Blue Mountains Region of Oregon and

Idaho, about 30 months total, 1963-Present

Aleutian, Marianas, and Tonga Islands, 1977-1994

Alaska Peninsula, 1991

Publishing and Editing Experience

Reports: Author and co-author of more than 150 journal articles and other reports

Abstracts: Author and co-author of more than 100 abstracts

Book Author: Islands and Rapids: A Geologic Story of Hells Canyon

Editor and co-editor: Eight books

Video Scientific Advisor: Exotic Terrane and Exotic Canyon

Research Interests

Island arcs, accreted terranes of the Pacific Northwest,

Seismic stratigraphy, marine hazards, igneous petrology, sedimentology, paleoclimates.

Membership in Professional Societies

Geological Society of America (Fellow)

American Geophysical Union (Member)

Major Honors

Teacher of the year, Indiana State University, 1969-1970

United States Representative to the United Nations, Oceanology

Conference on the Indian Ocean, Madagascar, 1987

Deputy Chairman, Circum-Pacific Energy and Minerals

Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1990

Meritorious Service Award, Department of Interior, 1994

Edward F. Arnold Visiting Professor, Whitman College, 1998

Alumni Achievement Award, Iowa State University, 1998

Future Plans

Oceanographic research in coastal regions

Writing scientific articles on the geology of Hells Canyon and the Blue Mountains region of Oregon and Idaho. Educating students and the general public through books, videos, brochures, college courses, and lectures about geology and oceanography and about Hells Canyon and the Pacific Northwest.