Crustal Strain & Deformation Processes

Thorsten Becker

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

Kenneth S Befus

Volcanology, igneous petrology, mineralogy, gemology

Elizabeth J Catlos

tectonics, Geochronology, petrology, earthquakes, Geohazards, Critical minerals

Brian K Horton

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

Shujuan Mao

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

Craig Martin

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

Demian M Saffer

Active tectonics, fault/sediment mechanics, geohydrology.

Danny Stockli

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

Nicola Tisato

Rock Physics, rock mechanics, reservoir characterization

Taiyi Wang

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

James A Austin, Jr

Nathan L Bangs

processing, inversion, tectonics, Stratigraphy, and modeling

David C Bolton

Earthquakes,Fault Mechanics, Rock Deformation, Ultrasonic Monitoring

Xuesong Ding

Basin stratigraphic modeling; Landscape evolution modeling; Tectonic geomorphology;

Brent Elliott

Andras Fall

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

Peter H Hennings

structural geology, geomechanics, reservoir characterization, Fluid flow, induced seismicity

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

Seismology, Geophysics, earthquakes, induced seismicity, modeling, data acquisition

Laura Wallace

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

Mark A Helper

Metamorphic petrology, structural geology, tectonics, Antarctica, curriculum

Sharon Mosher

Structural petrology, field-oriented structural geology, strain analysis, deformation mechanisms, petrology, structural geology

Frederick W Taylor, Jr

tectonic geomorphology, Stratigraphy, Paleoclimate

Duyi Li

Chase J. Shyu

Athma R Bhandari

Experimental rock mechanics, Geotechnical laboratory testing, Digital-image-based deformation measurements, numerical modeling

Kitty L Milliken

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