Tectonics

Our expertise in tectonic problems extends from using satellite geodesy for understanding large scale plate motions to extracting the tectonic implications of small-scale fold and fracture features. Seismic imaging to depths of 700km in active tectonic provinces and sedimentary basins adds a third dimension to these studies.

Tectonics Faculty

David Barbeau

Associate Professor, SEOE. Clastic sedimentology, tectonics and sedimentation, basin analysis, thermochronology, sediment provenance, and tectonics of the southern Andes and Antarctica.

Besim Dragovic

Timescales of convergent tectonics; fluid-rock interaction in the crust/mantle; metamorphic petrology; high-temperature radiogenic and stable isotope geochemistry

Andrew Leier

Clastic sedimentology, stratigraphy, sediment provenance, basin analysis, tectonics and sedimentation, stable isotopes, paleoelevation, paleoclimate, petroleum geology, reservoir architecture and characterization.

Dan Frost

I use seismic waves to investigate the structure of the Earth's interior to understand how the Earth has evolved since its formation. My focus is on pushing the resolution limit of our observations of Earth's structure so that we can better understand the dynamic processes operating inside. My recent research topics include: the fate of the slab subducting under Alaska, the pattern of mantle convection indicated by seismic tracers, layering in the outer core, and the growth history of the inner core.

Scott White

Most of the Earth's surface is hidden underwater, from the deep seafloor to wetland environments. Revealing the patterns and processes in these marine environments is the overarching theme of Scott's research group in marine geology and geophysics.

Gene Yogodzinski

Professor, SEOE. My research combines geological field work with geochemical studies that focus primarily on the use of trace element and isotope geochemistry to understand igneous processes. I am particularly interested in understanding how the geochemistry of subduction-related magma is controlled by tectonics in different subduction settings.