Dr. Warner Cribb

Professor of Geology

Dr. Warner Cribb
(615) 898-5751
Room 237, Davis Science Building (DSB)
MTSU Box 9, Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Degree Information

  • PHD, Ohio State University (1993)
  • MS, George Washington University (1986)
  • BS, Vanderbilt University (1983)

Areas of Expertise

Geochemistry
Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Mineralogy

Biography

Professional Experience: 

Professor of Geology - Middle Tennessee State University (2002-present)

Chairperson, Dept. of Geosciences - Middle Tennessee State University (2013-2019)

Interim Chairperson, Dept. of Geosciences -  Middle Tennessee State University (2011-2013)

Associate Professor of Geology - Middle Tennessee State University (1997 - 2002) 

Assistant Professor of Geology -  Middle Tennessee State University (1993 - 1997)

Environmental Scientist -  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1985 - 1987)

Publications

Iron encapsulated carbon nanotube composites embedded in alumina with enhanced magnetic properties; Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2021.110455


Enhanced magnetic properties of aluminum...

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Iron encapsulated carbon nanotube composites embedded in alumina with enhanced magnetic properties; Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2021.110455


Enhanced magnetic properties of aluminum oxide nanopowder reinforced with carbon nanotubes; Journal of Nanoparticle Research 
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-020-04896-6


Quantitative determination of magnetite and maghemite in iron oxide nanoparticles using Mössbauer spectroscopy; Springer Nature Applied Sciences
DOI: 10.1007/s42452-019-1699-2


Granites, dynamic magma chamber processes and pluton construction: the Aztec Wash pluton, Eldorado Mountains, Nevada, USA; Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
DOI: 10.1017/s0263593300001073


Significance of crustal and source region processes on the evolution of compositionally similar calc-alkaline lavas, Mt. Hood, Oregon; Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
DOI: 10.1016/s0377-0273(96)00077-7


Geochemical effects of decoupled fractional crystallization and crustal assimilation; Lithos
DOI: 10.1016/0024-937(95)00027-5






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Presentations

Geochemical Indicators of Non-Native Inputs in Surface Waters and Sediments of the Cumberland River Watershed, Tennessee; Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 2026 
DOI: 10.1130/abs/2026se-12722


Understanding past glacier flow patterns in Arena ...

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Geochemical Indicators of Non-Native Inputs in Surface Waters and Sediments of the Cumberland River Watershed, Tennessee; Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 2026 
DOI: 10.1130/abs/2026se-12722


Understanding past glacier flow patterns in Arena Valley, Antarctica using the provenance of glacial tills AGU Fall Meeting 2023
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PETROLOGIC INVESTIGATION OF METAMORPHIC ROCKS AT GLADE GAP, CHUNKY GAL MOUNTAIN IN THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 2022
DOI: 10.1130/abs/2022am-382188


VERY STICKY STUFF: RHEOLOGICAL ADVENTURES WITHIN THE MOUNT HOOD VOLCANO MAGMATIC PLUMBING SYSTEM
Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 2021
DOI: 10.1130/abs/2021am-367041


GEOCHEMICAL AND PETROGRAPHIC ATTRIBUTES OF LAVAS ERUPTED AT SMALL VOLCANIC CENTERS IN NORTHERN OREGON; IMPLICATIONS FOR MAGMA FORMATION WITHIN AN INTRA-VOLCANIC ARC GRABEN
Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs 2019
DOI: 10.1130/abs/2019am-339282




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Awards

Middle Tennessee State University: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, US
2018 | Bob Womack Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teaching (MTSU Student Government Association)Distinction

The Ohio State University: Columbus, Ohio, US
1992 | Presidential Fellow (Earth Sciences)



Research / Scholarly Activity

Current and Recent Research Interests:

- Development of new XRF and ICPMS analytical methods for analysis of naturally occurring solids
- Application of XRF, ICPMS, and XRD to the identification and study of critical minerals.
- Geologic history of the lavas of the northern Oregon Cascade Range volcanoes
- Effects of mixing of discrete magma bodies on the mineralogy and chemistry of volcanic rocks
- Relationships between magma density, viscosity, crystallinity, ...

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Current and Recent Research Interests:

- Development of new XRF and ICPMS analytical methods for analysis of naturally occurring solids
- Application of XRF, ICPMS, and XRD to the identification and study of critical minerals.
- Geologic history of the lavas of the northern Oregon Cascade Range volcanoes
- Effects of mixing of discrete magma bodies on the mineralogy and chemistry of volcanic rocks
- Relationships between magma density, viscosity, crystallinity, and volcanic eruptions
- Petrogenesis of intra-graben near-primary basalts in the northern Oregon Cascade Range
- Petrogenetic history of high-pressure and high-temperature metamorphic rocks in the southern Blue Ridge geologic province.

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Courses

GEOL 1030/1031  - Earth Science (lecture and online formats)
GEOL 1040/1041 Physical Geology + Lab
GEOL 3000 - Mineralogy
GEOL 3401 - Geology Field Course
GEOL 4000 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
GEOL 4090 - Problems in Geology
GEOL 4140 - Inorganic Geochemistry