Dzungarian Alatau 2016, Kazakhstan
ABOUT METectonics, structure, and thermochronology
An ever-present feature of the Earth’s surface, orogenic systems or mountain belts provide a record of the dynamic processes which have shaped the planet over the last 4.5 billion years. Understanding orogenic systems provides insights into the feedbacks among the relative contributions of plate-tectonic, rheology, and climatic processes which have shaped the Earth through geological time. To address this relationship, I investigate how and, crucially, when major structures bring rocks to the surface and form mountain belts. Here I use thermochronology, which records the time at which a rock cools through a specific temperature window corresponding to a certain depth in the Earth’s crust. Rock cooling is facilitated by the removal of overlying material via structural or erosional processes.
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RESEARCH
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If any of these topics seem interesting or adjacent to your own research interests, please reach out. I will be joining the University of Oklahoma as an assistant professor in January 2023 and will be looking for students to explore these topics and many more!
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