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Jimmy F. Diehl

Emeritus Professor of Geophysics
Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295

Office: (906) 487-2665
Home: (906) 482-1654
Fax: (906) 487-3371
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  • North American Apparent Polar Wander (APW) during the Late Cretaceous/Early Tertiary into the mid-Tertiary.
  • Keweenawan paleomagnetism: tectonic and geomagnetic field implications.
  • Paleosecular variation as recorded in Plio-Pleistocene volcanic rocks from low and high latitudes.
  • Environmental magnetism and climate records from cave sediments from Moravian Karst, Czech Republic.
  • Magnetic properties of Lake Superior sediments.
  • Application of seismic refraction, resistivity, and gravity methods to ground water exploration and geological engineering problems.
  • Research publications

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