John R Graham - Associate Professor

Name: John R Graham

Research Area

My research deals primarily with sedimentary rocks, especially field-based studies, with particular emphasis on how interpretation of these can contribute to regional geological problems. I have a particular interest in the geology of Ireland and adjacent areas. Current work is looking at the Carboniferous sedimentary record of north and west Ireland and trying to evaluate the relative contributions of regional tectonics and global sea level changes in the development of the preserved stratigraphy. I have ongoing interests in the dynamic evolution of the Laurentian margin during the early Palaeozoic.

Contact Details

Department of Geology
Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
Email: jrgraham@tcd.ie Tel: + 353 1 8961165

Current Research and Research Opportunities

A current project designed to refine the goniatite biostratigraphy in the early Pennsylvanian of the Shannon Basin will be expanded to also look at sedimentation during rapid sea level rises.

Teaching

At Senior Freshman Level, I teach the stratigraphy part of our Palaeontology & Stratigraphy module GL2202, and part of our Petrology module GL2203.  
At Junior Sophister level, I teach the Sedimentary Petrology module GL3301, and the Ancient Environments module GL3311.
At Senior Sophister level I teach part of the Geology of Ireland module GL4404
I contribute significantly to the sophister fieldwork modules GL3310, GL4402 and GL3315

I am currently the Course advisor for Geology and Senior Proctor of the University.

Publications and Research output

A selection of recent publications is provided below:

- Articles and book chapters

 Graham, J.R.   (in press) Pre-Carboniferous history and tectonic structure  in Best, J and Wignall, P. Field guide to the Carboniferous rocks of County Clare (IAS Field Guide)

Graham, J.R. (2010) The Carboniferous geology of North Mayo. Irish Journal Earth Sciences 28, 25-46.

Graham, J.R. (2009) Ordovician of the North in Holland, C.H. & Sanders, I.S. (eds) The Geology of Ireland, 2nd  edn. 43-68

Graham, J.R. & Stillman, C.J. (2009) Ordovician of the South in Holland, C.H. & Sanders, I.S. (eds) The Geology of Ireland, 2nd  edn. 103-117

Graham, J.R. (2009)Devonian in Holland, C.H. & Sanders, I.S. (eds) The Geology of Ireland, 2nd  edn. 175-214

Graham, J.R. (2009) Variscan deformation and metamorphism in Holland, C.H. & Sanders, I.S. (eds) The Geology of Ireland, 2nd  edn. 295-310.

Graham, J.R. & Sevastopulo, G.D. (2008) Mississippian platform and basin successions from the Todhra Valley (northeastern Anti-Atlas), southern Morocco. Geological Journal 43, 361-382.

Chew, D.M., Graham, J.R., Whitehouse, M.J., (2007) U-Pb zircon geochronology of plagiogranites from the Lough Nafooey (= Midland Valley) arc in western Ireland: constraints on the onset of the Grampian orogeny, Journal of the Geological Society, 164, 747-750.