Research | Tetonics
Tectonics is the study of the evolution of the continental
crust. Our research interests range from shallow-level crustal processes
to deep-crustal and upper mantle tectonics. A largely unresolved problem
in geology is the role of deeper crustal layers during orogenic events.
Much of our current efforts are aimed at deciphering the deep-crustal
composition of island and continental arcs, the tectonic processes
involved in arc buildup such as the mechanisms of crustal thickening,
and the relevance of associated magmatic processes to continental growth.
Faculty
Susan
Beck - Seismology and tectonics
Rick Bennett -
Geodesy, tectonics
Clem
Chase - Geophysics, geotectonics
Peter
DeCelles - Sedimentology, tectonics
Mihai
Ducea - Tectonics
George
Gehrels - Tectonics, geochronology
Paul
Kapp - Structure, tectonics
George
Davis - Structure, tectonics
Peter
Reiners - Geochemistry, thermochronology, applications in earth & planetary
science
George
Zandt - Geophysics, tectonics
Faculty with related interests
Roy
Johnson - Reflection seismology, crustal
and lithospheric structure
Jonathan
Patchett - Radiogenic isotopes
Jay
Quade - Soil geochemistry
Facilities, Equipment, and Resources
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