James Brendan Murphy
Geology
Acadia University
Canada
Biography
James Brendan Murphy was born Oct. 12 1954 and is married with two children. He is currently a professor in the Department of Earth Sciences of St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, Canada. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, and Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
Research Interest
The origin and evolution of the Paleozoic Rheic Ocean: implications for the amalgamation of Pangea
Publications
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Murphy, J.B. Keppie, J.D. and Hynes, A.J., 2009. Ancient orogens and modern analogues. Geological Society of London Special Publication 327, 481p.
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Keppie, J.D., Murphy, J.B., Ortega-Gutierrez, F. and Ernst, G. 2008. Middle America terranes, potential correlatives and orogenic processes. CRC, Routledge, LEA Publishing, 397p.