Basin Evolution & Thermal History Analysis
Research focuses on sedimentary processes in modern and ancient basins in marine and lacustrine environments. We follow a multidisciplinary approach to understand the stratigraphic signatures of climatic and tectonic processes on crustal to lithospheric scales. Research involves a wide range of techniques that include geologic field mapping, 2D and 3D seismic imaging, facies and provenance studies, quantitative basin modeling, thermochronology, fluid inclusion microthermometry, and paleomagnetic techniques.
Faculty
 | High-resolution X-ray computed tomography, CT scanning, 3D image analysis, fission-track dating, thermochronology, thermal history inversion, structural geology, tectonics, digital morphology, trabecular bone
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 | Tectonics; the structural and geodynamical evolution of continental and oceanic rifts, as well as collisional environments; numerical techniques to model tectonic processes on crustal and lithospheric scales; deformation; subduction
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 | Sedimentary Geology, Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Geomorphology, Rivers, Deltas, Coastlines, Submarine Channels, Geohazards, Sediment-Gravity Currents, Sediment Transport, Seismic Interpretation, Basin Analysis
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Research Scientists
| Source Rock Characterization
Geochemistry (Organic, Biomarker, Gas Isotope)
Mudrock Characterization
Petrography, SEM
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 | Petrography and geochemistry of siliciclastic rocks; diagenesis; electron microbeam methods: X-ray mapping, cathodoluminescence imaging; micro-scale reservoir characterization
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