Fault/Fracture Mechanics, Structural Diagenesis & Earthquakes

Faculty

	Thorsten Becker mantle convection; plate tectonics; structural seismology; numerical modeling; earthquakes; fluid dynamics
	Elizabeth J Catlos Please see https://catloslab.org/
	Luc L Lavier 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
	Demian M Saffer Active tectonics, fault/sediment mechanics, geohydrology.
	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.

Emeritus

Sharon Mosher Structural petrology, field-oriented structural geology, the evolution of complexly deformed terranes, strain analysis, deformation mechanisms, the interaction between chemical and physical processes during deformation

Postdocs

Duyi Li

Research Scientists

Alejandro Cardona A well-rounded energy transition requires fundamental and applied research that addresses geomechanical and petrophysical behavior of geological porous materials. My current research has explored rocks and sediments (i) under extreme conditions (high pressure and stresses), (ii) saturated and interacting with complex fluids (hydrates), and (iii) subjected to localizations of all ...

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

Research Staff

	Sara Elliott
	Robert M Reed Microstructural analysis of rocks, particularly small-scale deformation structures and pores in mudrocks.
	Yujiang Xie Geophysics, Seismology, Applied Mathematics
	Christopher K Zahm Reservoir characterization, flow modeling in fractured reservoirs, porosity-permeability evolution