Prof Tim Bell ~ Adjunct Professor

I arrived at JCU on July 16, 1973, 5 days after submitting my PhD thesis at Adelaide Uinversity. I became a Reader in 1984 and was very privileged to be offered a Personal  Chair in 1996 that one could not apply for. I set out from the start to establish a world class Structural Geology/Metamorphism research group with the help of 66 PhD students from around the world (the first graduated in 1981 and the last in 2014) plus 10 research fellows. A major aim was to work on mountain belts everywhere that that contained porphyrobblasts and ore deposits (believe it or not they can have similar origins).

I theoretically retired in 2011 at a superb (in every way possible) conference in Granada, Spain, and have been using the resulting freedom to write papers that demonstrate the promise I made in 1989 that "Porphyroblast inclusion trails are the key to orogenesis". I hope to get 2 more submitted in 2024 and have much amazing data to write about after that, which I am determined to do..

Other

• 2013 - Tectonophysics V. 587 honouring my contribution.
• 2012 - Journal of Metamorphic Geology V. 30, N. 7 honouring my contribution.
• 2011 - Retirement conference in Granada, Spain involving talks, field trips, prosciutto, wine, and glorious food.
• 1996 to 2011 - Personal Chair for international research reputation

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Bell T, Sanislav I and Sapkota J (2018) The control of deformation partitioning and strain localization on porphyroblast behaviour in rocks and experiments. Geosciences Journal, 22 (1). pp. 65-77
• Bell T and Fay C (2016) Holistic microstructural techniques reveal synchronous to alternating development of andalusite and staurolite during 3 tectonic events resulted from shifting partitioning of growth vs deformation. Lithos, 262. pp. 699-712
• Aerden D, Bell T, Puga E, Sayab M, Lozano J and Diaz de Federico A (2013) Multi-stage mountain building vs. relative plate motions in the Betic Cordillera deduced from integrated microstructural and petrological analysis of porphyroblast inclusion trails. Tectonophysics, 587. pp. 188-206
• Bell T, Rieuwers M, Cihan M, Evans T, Ham A and Welch P (2013) Inter-relationships between deformation partitioning, metamorphism and tectonism. Tectonophysics, 587. pp. 119-132
• Bell T and Sapkota J (2012) Episodic gravitational collapse and migration of the mountain chain during orogenic roll-on in the Himalayas. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 30 (7). pp. 651-666
• Shah A and Bell T (2012) Ninety million years of orogenesis, 250 million years of quiescence and further orogenesis with no change in PT: significance for the role of deformation in porphyroblast growth. Journal of Earth System Science, 121 (6). pp. 1365-1399
• Abu Sharib A and Bell T (2011) Radical changes in bulk shortening directions during orogenesis: significance for progressive development of regional folds and thrusts. Precambrian Research, 188 (1-4). pp. 1-20
• Bell T and Sanislav I (2011) A deformation partitioning approach to resolving the sequence of fold events and the orientations in which they formed across multiply deformed large-scale regions. Journal of Structural Geology, 33 (7). pp. 1206-1217
• Sanislav I and Bell T (2011) The inter-relationships between long-lived metamorphism, pluton emplacement and changes in the direction of bulk shortening during orogenesis. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 29 (5). pp. 513-536
• Shah A and Bell T (2011) Isograd migration with time during orogenesis: multiple episodic growth of same phase porphyroblasts during prograde metamorphism. Journal of the Virtual Explorer, 37. pp. 1-33
• Bell T and Hobbs B (2010) Foliations and shear sense: a modern approach to an old problem. Journal of the Geological Society of India, 75 (1). pp. 137-151

Book Chapters

• Bell T (2010) Deformation partitioning, foliation successions and their significance for orogenesis: hiding lengthy deformation histories in mylonites. In: Continental Tectonics and Mountain Building: The Legacy of Peach and Horne. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 335. Geological Society of London, Piccadilly, London, UK, pp. 275-292

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 28+ research outputs authored by Prof Tim Bell from 1998 onwards.