My research covers a range of topics in plate tectonics dealing
with the thermal and mechanical evolution of the lithosphere. These
studies use a variety of data and modeling approaches, with primary emphasis
on measurements of heat flow at the sea floor. Such heat
flow data, when combined with other geophysical observations, provide
a valuable constraint on the time-dependent
thermal structure and hence evolution
of the lithosphere. I have studied various
aspects of these processes including the
reference models for the average thermal evolution of oceanic lithosphere,
differences in regional subsidence,
midplate swells and hotspot regions, and
hydrothermal circulation in normal oceanic lithosphere.
Most recent projects include
the thermal state of 25 million year old oceanic crust near the Nicoya
Peninsula, Costa Rica (the "TicoFlux" project), heat flow differences
on the North American and Eurasian plates near Iceland,
and an analysis of heat flow near subduction zones.
RESEARCH:
Thermal Evolution of Oceanic Lithosphere
Hydrothermal Circulation in Oceanic Crust
TicoFlux Study (in the Pacific near Costa Rica)
Iceland
Subduction Zones & Hydrothermal Circulation
PUBLICATIONS, some downloadable
TEACHING: Recent classes
EaES 102- Exploring The Earth's Interior
syllabus
EaES 109- The Restless Earth
EaES 440- Structural Geology and Tectonics
EaES 444- Geophysics
syllabus
EaES 448- Plate Tectonics
EaES 543- Advanced Geophysics and Plate Tectonics
EaES 575- Advanced Hydrogeology
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Faculty of the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago
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