Office Hours: MWF 8-9 am and 1-2 pm, T 1-2pm, and by appointment.

Teaching Schedule or Courses Taught: Structural geology, Petrology, Tectonics, Field Geology, Geological Hazards

Title: Professor of Geology, 2006

Education: Ph. D. Geology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) 1993  
M.A. Geology, Temple University 1988  
B. A. Geology, Temple University 1986

Area(s) of Specialty: Hard-rock geology, Structure, Tectonics

Research Interests: Tectonic evolution of the Proterozoic Adirondacks and Hudson Highlands, and the Paleozoic mid-Atlantic Piedmont

Publications: 

Papers

Valentino, D. W., Peavy, S. T. and Valentino, R. W., 2004.  Alleghanian orogenic-float on the Martic thrust during dextral transpression, central Appalachian Piedmont, Journal of Geodynamics, v. 37, p. 613-631.

Gates, A. E., Valentino, D. W., Chiarenzelli, J. R., Solar, G. S. and Hamilton, M., 2004.  Exhumed Himalayan-type syntaxis in the Grenville orogen of northeastern Laurentia, Journal of Geodynamics, v. 37, p. 337-359.

Valentino, D. W. and Gates, A. E., 2001. Asynchronous Extensional Collapse of a Transpressional Orogen:  The Alleghanian central Appalachian Piedmont, U.S.A., Journal of Geodynamics, v. 31, p. 145-167.

Valentino, D. W., 1999. Late Paleozoic dextral transpression in the crystalline core of the Pennsylvania reentrant, in (eds.:  Valentino, D. W. and Gates , A. E.), The Mid-Atlantic Piedmont:  Tectonic Missing Link of the Appalachians, Geological Society of America, Special Paper 330, Chapter 2, p. 57-70.

Valentino, D. W., Valentino, R. W. and Lamport, B. J., 1999, Interaction between Paleozoic strike-slip and thrust shear zones in the Philadelphia structural block, central Appalachian Piedmont, in (eds.:  Valentino, D. W. and Gates, A. E.), The Mid-Atlantic Piedmont:  Tectonic Missing Link of the Appalachians, Geological Society of America, Special Paper 330, Chapter 4, p. 27-38.

Valentino, D. W., Valentino, R. W., and Hill, M. L., 1995.  Paleozoic transcurrent conjugate shear zones in the central Appalachian Piedmont of southeastern Pennsylvania, The Journal of Geodynamics, v. 19, no. 3/4, p. 303-324.

Valentino, D. W. and Gates, A. E., 1995.  Iapetan rift related turbidite-fan deposits from the central Appalachian Piedmont, American Journal of Science, v 295, p. 78-97.

Valentino, D. W., Gates, A. E. and Glover, L. G., III, 1994. Late Paleozoic transcurrent tectonic assembly of the central Appalachians, Tectonics, v. 13, p. 110-126.

Gates, A. E. and Valentino, D. W., 1991.  Late Proterozoic rift control on the shape of the Appalachians:  The Pennsylvania reentrant, Journal of Geology, v. 99, p. 863-872.

Field Guides 

Chiarenzelli, J. R. and Valentino, D. W., 2008.  The geology of Chimney Mountain, central Adirondack Highlands, Friends of the Grenville field trip held in conjunction with the 80^thNew York State Geological Association field conference.

Valentino, D. W., Chiarenzelli, J. R., Piaschyk, D., Williams, L. and Peterson, R., 2008.  The southern Adirondck sinistral transpressive shear system, Friends of the Grenville field trip held in conjunction with the 80^th New York State Geological Association field conference.

Gates, A. E., Valentino, D. W., Gorring, M. L., Thern, E. R. and Chiarenzelli, J. R., 2006.  Rodinian collision and escape tectonics in the Hudson Highlands, New York, Field trip guide, Geological Society of America.

Piaschyk, D., Valentino, D. W., and Solar, G. S., 2005.  Variation in L- and L-S tectonites across the northern boundary of the Piseco Lake shear zone.  Field Guide for the New York Geological Association 77^th Field Conference, Oswego, New York.

Stilwell, S. M., Valentino, J. D., Gawron, J. and Valentino, D. W., 2005.  Evidence for late sinistral shearing in the Paleozoic rocks of northern Oswego County, NY. Field Guide for the New York Geological Association 77^th Field Conference, Oswego, New York.

Valentino, D. W., Solar, G. S. and Chiarenzelli, J. R., 2004.  Distribution of L-S teconite in the central Adirondack transpressive shear system.  Field Guide for theNew York Geological Association 76^th Field Conference, Potsdam, New York.

Gorring, M, Valentino, D., Solar, G. and Gates, A., 2003.  Connections between Late Proterozoic igneous activity and dextral transpression in the Hudson Highlands.  Field Guide for the New York Geological Association 75^th Field Conference, Oneonta, New York.