Our research group works at all crustal levels, utilizing field data, geophysical methods, microstructural methods, and physical and numerical models to investigate the deformation of rocks and large-scale tectonics around the world.
Current research projects include:
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Deformation / Rheology of Lower Crustal Rocks
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Australia
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Deformation / Rheology of Upper Crustal Rocks
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Sierra Nevada, California
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Ontario, Canada
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Effects of Cement on Deformation of Granular Porous Media
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Various Locales
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Fault-Zone Deformation and Fluid-Fault Interactions
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Hosgri-San Grigorio Fault Zone, California
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Bandelier Tuff, New Mexico
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Granite Emplacement and Magmatic Arc Processes
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Sierra Nevada, California
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Idaho Batholith
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Neotectonics
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San Andreas Fault, California
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Jamaica
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Honduras / El Salvador
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Potential future research projects include:
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Deformation / Rheology of Ultramafic Rocks
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New Caledonia
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New Zealand
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Geologic Evolution of Tight Gas Systems
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Wyoming
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Mechanical Stratigraphy and Fault Zone Development
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Wyoming
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Utah
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Mechanics of Low Angle Normal Shear Systems
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Arizona
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Relative Impacts of Hydrologic versus Mechanical Heterogeneity in Fracture Formation
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New Mexico
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