David Stone
Biographical Sketch:
Present Research Interests:
- Behaviour of the Geomagnetic field based on paleomagnetic measurements
- Paleomagnetism and the tectonic development of the north Pacific and Arctic regions, with special emphasis on mainland Alaska, Siberia and the paleogeography of their often far-traveled Terranes.
- Tectonic setting of Alaska today
- General application of geophysical techniques to geologic and tectonic problems
- The geomagnetic field and Animal Navigation
Professional Memberships and Awards:
- Fellow, Royal Astronomical Society
- Fellow, Geological Society of America
- Member, American Geophysical Union
- Member, Alaska Geological Society
- Member, European Union of Geosciences
Positions Held:
- Senior Demonstrator, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, 1962-1966
- Associate Professor of Geophysics, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, 1966-1976
- Head, Geology/Geophysics Program, 1976-1981
- Professor of Geophysics, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, 1977-1997.
- Professor Emeritus (Geophysics), University of Alaska, 1997-Present
- Visiting Fellow, Australian National University, October 1974-May 1975
- Visiting Research Scientist, Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organization, Minerals Research Laboratories, Sydney, Australia, May 1975-July 1975
- Consultant to BP (Alaska) on oilwell navigation problems, 1973-1974
- Consultant on Paleomagnetism to Woodward Clyde Assoc., San Francisco, 1977
- Member of Board of Directors, Alaska Geol. Soc., 1978
- Fairbanks Representative, Alaska Geol. Soc., 1978-1981
- Geophysics Editor, Ocean Science and Engineering, Marcel Dekker Inc., 1981
- Consultant and Visiting Scientist with Woodward Clyde Assoc., San Francisco, 1982
- Assistant Director (Solid Earth) Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, 1983-1986
- Editorial Board, Geology, 1986-1989
- Member, Committee on Arctic Solid Earth Sciences, Polar Research Board, National Research Council, Jan. 1987-1991
- Wilson Visiting Professor, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, 1998-2001
Selected Publications:
- Packer, D.R. and D.B. Stone, An Alaskan Jurassic paleomagnetic pole and the Alaskan orocline, Nature Phys. Sci., 237, pp. 25-26, 1972.
- Stone D.B., Bering Sea - Aleutian Arc, Alaska. In: Ocean Basins and Margins, Pacific vol. 7B, eds., Nairn A., Stehli F., and Uyeda S., Pub. Plenum Press, New York, p. 1-84, 1988.
- Stone, D.B., Minyuk, P., Kolosev, E., New Paleomagnetic latitudes for the Omulevka terrane of northeast Russia: a comparison with the Omolon terrane and the eastern Siberian platform. Tectonophysics, V.377, p55-82, 2003.
- Stone, D. B.; Layer, P. W., Paleosecular variation and GAD studies of 0–2 Ma flow sequences from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska (Canada) Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., Vol. 7, Q04H22, DOI 10.1029/2005GC001007 19 April 2006
- Jolly, A.D., Moran, S.C., McNutt , S.R., and D. B. Stone, Three-dimensional P-wave velocity structure derived from local earthquakes at the Katmai group of volcanoes, Alaska. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Vol.159. p326-342, 2007.
- Johnson C.L., Constable, C.G., Tauxe, L., Barendregt, R., Brown, L.L., Coe, R., Gans, P., Layer, P., Mejia., V., Opdyke, N.D., Singer, B., Staudigel, H., Stone, D.B. Recent Investigations of the 0-5 Ma Geomagnetic Field Recorded by Lava Flows. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 9, Q04032, doi:10.1029/2007GC001696, 2008.
- Krutikov, L., Stone, D., Minyuk, P., New Paleomagnetic data from the Central Aleutian Island Arc: Implications for Block Rotations. In: Eds. Freymueller, J.T., Haeussler, P.J., Wesson, R.L., Ekstrom, G., Active Tectonics and Seismic Potential in Alaska, AGU Geophysical Monograph 179, 135-149, 2008.
- Minyuk, P.S., Stone, D.B., Paleomangetic Determination of Paleolatitude and Rotation of Bering Island (Komandorski Islands) Russia: Comparison with Rotations in the Aleutian Islands and Kamchatka. In: Geophysics, Geology and Tectonics of Northeast Russia: A Tribute to Leonid Parfenov. Eds: D.B.Stone, Fujita, K., Layer, P.W., Miller, E.L., Prokopiev, A. V., Toro, J., Stephan Mueller Spec. Publ. Ser., 4, 329-348, 2009.
- Stone, D.B., Layer, P.W., Raikevich, M.I., Age and Paleomagnetism of the Okhotsk-Chukotka Volcanic Belt near Lake El’gygytgyn, Chukotka, Russia. In: Geophysics, Geology and Tectonics of Northeast Russia: A Tribute to Leonid Parfenov. Eds: D.B.Stone, Fujita, K., Layer, P.W., Miller, E.L., Prokopiev, A. V., Toro, J., Stephan Mueller Spec. Publ. Ser., 4, p243-260, 2009.
- Stone, D.B., Fujita, K., Layer, P.W., Miller, E.L., Prokopiev, A. V., Toro, J., (editors) Geology, geophysics and tectonics of Northeastern Russia: A tribute to Leonid Parfeonov. Stephan Mueller Special Publication Series, Vol.4., pp348. 2009.
