Research
Active Research Projects
Magmatic and Structural Evolution of the Snake River Plain, Idaho
Mesozoic Tectonic Evolution of the Peninsular Ranges Batholith, Southern and Baja California
Quantitative Strain Analyses and Primary Fabric Corrections
Mass Transfer Processes active during Pluton Emplacement
Magmatic Distillation Processes to form Continental Crust
Active Faulting and Volcanism in Nicaragua
Active Faulting in Baja California
Quantifying Relationships Between Populations of Faults and Volcanoes
Crustal Dynamics Group
Petrology, Geochemistry and Planetary Science Group
Collaborators
Helge Alsleben: Texas Christian University
Scott S. Hughes: Idaho State University
John Fletcher, Centro de Investigacion Cientifica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada
Keegan L. Schmidt: Lewis and Clark College
Charles Connor: University of South Florida
Geoff Pignotta: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Scott E. Johnson: University of Maine
Erwin Melis: University of Maine
Kurtis Burmeister: University of the Pacific
Mihai Ducea: University of Arizona
George Gehrels: University of Arizona
P. Johnathan Patchet: University of Arizona
Sarah Kruse: University of South Florida
Jeff Ryan: University of South Florida
Laura Connor: University of South Florida
Student Advisees
Jeff Beeson (undergraduate research)
William Boyko (undergraduate research)
Sean Callihan (M.S. Primary advisor)
Michelle Caplinger (M.S. Primary advisor)
Mikel Diaz (Ph.D. committee member: Graduated 2008)
Heather Lehto (Ph.D. committee member)
Koji Kiyosugi (Ph.D. committee member)
Amanda (Mandie) Leonard-Hintz (M.S. committee member: Graduated 2008)
Armondo Saballos (Ph.D. committee member)
Ciprian (Cosmin) Stremtan (Ph.D. Primary Advisor)
Adam Springer (M.S. Primary advisor)
Fatin Tutak (M.S. Primary advisor: Graduated 2008)
Alain Volentik (Ph.D. committee member)