John L. Isbell
Professor of Geosciences
and Research Scientist

Department of Geosciences
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Mt Isbell
John on the Nimrod Glacier,

Antarctica. 

Education

 B.A., 1981, Augustana College
M.S., 1985, Northern Illinois University
Ph.D. 1990, The Ohio State University

Postdoctorate
Research Scientist, Byrd Polar Research Center
The Ohio State University, 1990-1992.

Advisors/Mentors
B.A.-- Dr. Fred Behnken and Dr. Richard Anderson
M.S. -- Dr. Ross Powell and Dr. Hsin Yi Ling
Ph.D. -- Dr. James Collinson


University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Contact Information:

Mailing address: 
  John Isbell
Department of Geosciences
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201

Shipping address: 
Department of Geosciences
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 
3209 N. Maryland Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53201

Office: Lapham 328
Phone: 414-229-2877
FAX: 414-229-5452
Email: jisbell@uwm.edu
UWM
Clastic Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

Research Interests
Research Locations and Collaborators

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Turnabout Neve Camp, Antarctica


Allan Hills Camp, Antarctica
Quintin Bendixen

  • Sedimentology
    • Glacial Sedimentology
    • Fluvial Sedimentology
    • Tidal and Shallow Marine Sedimentology
  • Paleozoic/Mesozoic geology
    • Gondwana Geology
      • Gondwana Glaciation
      • Relationships between late Paleozoic and Mesozoic rocks of Antarctica (Transantarctic Basin), Australia, Falkland Islands, Southern  Africa (Karoo Basin), and South America (Basins in Argentina, Chile and Brazil)
      • Permian-Triassic Boundary
      • Terrestrial Biota and Paleoecology
    • Upper Cambrian and Lower Ordovician strata of Wisconsin
  • Mesozoic/Cenozoic Geology
    • Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary
    • Cenozoic Glaciation
  • Sedimentologic Basin Analysis
    • Tectonics and Sedimentation
    • Foreland basin stratigraphy
    • Sandstone Petrology
  • Mars Analogues
  • Holocene and Experimental
    • Sedimentology/Stratigraphy using Ground Penetrating Radar
    • Experimental Sedimentology -- Flume studies
  • Antarctica                                 
  • Appalachian Basin -- Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, and Ohio
  • Argentina --Calingasta-Uspallata and San Rafael Basins -- with Lindsey Henry (UWM), Carlos Oscar Limarino (Univ. of Buenos Aires), Ana Tedesco (Universidad de Buenos Aires), and Patricia (Pato) Ciccioli  (Universidad de Buenos Aires)
  • Argentina -- National  Science Foundation IRES Project: Integrated Research & Educational Training of Geoscience Students in Deep-Time Paleoclimatology, Western South America-- with Isabel Montañez (Univ. of California-Davis), Margaret Fraiser (UWM), Carlos Oscar Limarino (Univ. of Buenos Aires)Sergio Marenssi (Univ. of Buenos Aires), Lindsey Henry (UWM), Ahsley Dineen (UWM), Erik Gulbranson (UC-Davis), Ana Tedesco (Universidad de Buenos Aires), and Patricia (Pato) Ciccioli  (Universidad de Buenos Aires)
  • Falkland Islands--(Petrographic study)
  • Illinois Basin, Illinois and Iowa 
  • Mars -- Collaborator on a NASA grant to R. Aileen Yingst, (Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium, UW-GB)
  • South Africa, Karoo Basin -- with Doug Cole (Counsel of Geosciences, South Africa) and Octavian Catuneanu (University of Alberta)
  • Tasmania -- with Chris Fielding (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) and Tracy Frank (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), Margaret Fraiser (UWM),  Lindsey Henry (UWM), Catherine Reid (University of Canterbury), and Eugene Domack (Hamilton College).
  • Western Interior Basins -- Montana and North Dakota , Quintin Bendixen (UWM), Kim Wilkinson (UWM/University of Alberta), Peter Sheehan (Milwaukee Public Museum), and David Fastovsky (University of Rhode Island),  
  • Wisconsin -- Lower Paleozoic cores -- with Matt Kawa (UWM) and Mark Harris (UWM)
  • Wisconsin River, SW Wisconsin -- with Tom Bellile (UWM),  Bill Kean (UWM), Dave Hart (Wisconsin Geological Survey)  Andy Mumpy (University of Alberta),and Harry Jol (UW-Eau Claire)




Braid Bar in the Wisconsin River,

Wisconsin River Project

2008 Montana Field Party
Lori Voelker (UWM RET Program, Fritche Middle School), John  (UWM), and Quintin Bendixen (UWM) in Makoshika S.P., Montana

The 2008 Tasmania Field Party
(L to R) Chris Fielding (Univ. of Nebraska - Lincoln), Margaret Fraiser (Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Lindsey Henry (Univ. of  Wisconsin -Milwaukee),  Tracy Frank (University of Nebraska-Lincoln),  and John  (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee).



O6 team
The 2006-07 Argentina Field Party
Dr. Ana Tedesco (Universidad de Buenos Aires), Dr. Oscar Limarino
(Universidad de Buenos Aires), Dr. Patricia (Pato) Ciccioli 
(Universidad de Buenos Aires), Lindsey Henry (UWM),
and John (UWM) in the Andes.

The 2004-05 UWM Beardmore Glacier Field Party
(L  to R) Nichole Knepprath, Zelenda Koch, John,
 Tim Cully, and Pete Flaig

Mt. Bowers Camp
near the Beardmore Glacier, Antarctica


Andes from the Callingasta Uspallata Basin Field Area

 Lake Superior, Agua Bay, Canada

Maria Island, Tasmania (Australia) at Dawn

The end of an era!
(L to R) Zelenda Koch, KimWilkinson, and John on their last
field trip together at UWM.  Rock Springs, Wisconsin


Too much time in the snow!
(L to R) John, Greg Gelhar, Shaun Norman, and Gina Seegers-Szablewski. Christmas Day on the Polar Plateau near the All Blacks, Antarctica.

Former clastic sedimentology and stratigraphy students
Front row (L to R): Nichole Knepprath, Zelenda Koch. Back Row,: Andy Mumpy,  Pete Flaig, and John in Nebraska.






  Current clastic sedimentology and stratigraphy students
Front row (L to R): Kim Wilkinson, Zelenda Koch.
Quintin Bendixen, and Lindsey Henry in Utah.
The photo does not include Tom Bellile or Ashley Dineen.

Additional Information

Which one is free?
Mark Corse and John Isbell
Bodden Town, Grand Cayman, BWI, 2008.

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