Crustal Strain & Deformation Processes

Faculty

Thorsten Becker

Thorsten Becker

mantle convection; plate tectonics; structural seismology; numerical modeling; earthquakes; fluid dynamics
Kenneth S Befus

Kenneth S Befus

Volcanology, igneous petrology, mineralogy, gemology
Elizabeth J Catlos

Elizabeth J Catlos

Tectonics, geochronology, petrology, and metamorphic geology. Garnet and accessory-mineral (zircon, monazite) geochronology and pressure-temperature (P-T) paths. Himalayan lineaments, the Main Central Thrust, and earthquake geohazards in Nepal. Extension, transfer zones, and Hellenic arc subduction in western Anatolia (Turkey). Western Carpathian exhumation and critical minerals (Slovakia). Detrital zircon U-Pb dating of ...
Brian K Horton

Brian K Horton

Tectonics of sedimentary basins, evolution of orogenic systems, sediment provenance and routing systems, nonmarine depositional processes.
Shujuan  Mao

Shujuan Mao

Environmental seismology, Hydrogeophysics, Geothermal energy, Carbon sequestration, Critical-zone processes, Time-lapse imaging, Ambient seismic field, 4D seismology
Craig  Martin

Craig Martin

Field-based Structural Geology; Paleomagnetism; Plate Reconstruction; U-Pb Zircon Geochronology; Orogenic Systems; Planetary Geology
Demian M Saffer

Demian M Saffer

Active tectonics, fault/sediment mechanics, geohydrology.
Danny  Stockli

Danny Stockli

Thermo-/Geochronology, Tectonics and Structural Geology, Isotopic Provenance Analysis, Archeometry, Geothermal Exploration, and Thermal Maturation
Nicola  Tisato

Nicola Tisato

Experimental rock physics and rock mechanics. Digital Rock Physics. Speleology. Seismic wave attenuation, Physical properties of rocks, Wave-Induced-Phenomena, Genesis of caves and speleothems, Reservoir characterization, Nuclear waste management.
Taiyi  Wang

Taiyi Wang

Fault mechanics, seismic source theory, caldera collapse, volcano geodesy

Research Faculty

James A Austin

James A Austin

Stratigraphic evolution of a wide range of marine and lacustrine environments around the world
Nathan L Bangs

Nathan L Bangs

Structural development and tectonic processes along convergent margins; MCS methods to acquire 3-D images of structure and stratigraphy within subduction zones; processing, inversion, and modeling of seismic reflection data

David C Bolton

Earthquakes,Fault Mechanics, Rock Deformation, Ultrasonic Monitoring

Xuesong Ding

Basin stratigraphic modeling; Landscape evolution modeling; Tectonic geomorphology;

Brent Elliott

Andras  Fall

Andras Fall

Fluids in diagenetic and hydrothermal systems, Fluid inclusions, Fractures, Structural diagenesis
Peter H Hennings

Peter H Hennings

My expertise is applied structural geology and geomechanics for which his interests are broad spanning structural systems analysis, subsurface interpretation, fault system characterization, fractured reservoir characterization, reservoir geomechanics, and subsurface fluid flow. Dr. Hennings is known as an integrator which is vital for the study of induced seismicity for which ...
Michael R Hudec

Michael R Hudec

Salt tectonics, 3-D computer modeling, kinematic models for evolution and growth of salt structures, structural geology, cross-section restoration and balancing, seismic interpretation

Alexandros Savvaidis

Manager of the Texas Seismological Network and Seismology Research (TexNet). Extensive 30 years experience in Seismology and Applied Geophysics both through my research position as a Senior Researcher and collaboration with Industrial partners in multidisciplinary European and US funded projects. I currently manage the seismic network of Texas with 210 seismic stations ...

Laura Wallace

Crustal deformation, GPS/Geodesy, active plate boundary processes, subduction tectonics, geohazards

Emeritus

Mark A Helper

Mark A Helper

Dr. Helper is a field geologist, a generalist whose interests span igneous and metamorphic petrology, structural geology, tectonics, mineralogy and planetary field geology. His previous research explored geochemical and isotopic similarities of Proterozoic and Archean crust in East Antarctica and the southwestern U.S., the Precambrian geology of Texas, the ...

Postdocs

Duyi  Li

Duyi Li

Chase J.  Shyu

Chase J. Shyu

Shuo Zhang


Research Scientists

Athma R Bhandari

Athma R Bhandari

Experimental rock mechanics Geotechnical laboratory testing Measurement of porosity and permeability in gas and oil shales Digital-image-based deformation measurements Microstructure characterization of soils and rocks Constitutive and numerical modeling of soils and rocks
Kitty L Milliken

Kitty L Milliken

Petrography and geochemistry of siliciclastic rocks; diagenesis; electron microbeam methods: X-ray mapping, cathodoluminescence imaging; micro-scale reservoir characterization