# overview
The investigation of the rheology, deformation processes, and deformation conditions (e.g., pressure, temperature, stress, strain-rate) in crustal and upper mantle environments through field, microstructural and geochemical studies.

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Montague Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) Scholar

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The Petrological and Geochemical Evolution of Early Forearc Mantle Lithosphere: an Example from the Red Hills Ultramafic Massif, New Zealand

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Mylonitic deformation in upper mantle peridotites of the North Pyrenean Zone (France): implications for strength and strain localization in the lithosphere

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The influence of grain size and grain size distribution on methods for estimating paleostresses from twinning in carbonates

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Microstructural evolution during strain localization in dolomite aggregates

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Mantle strength of the San Andreas fault system and the role of mantle-crust feedbacks

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Shear zones in the upper mantle: evidence from alpine- and ophiolite-type peridotite massifs

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StraboSpot data system for structural geology

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Plasticity and diffusion creep of dolomite

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Big data in microstructure analysis: Building a universal orientation system for thin sections

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Strain localization associated with channelized melt migration in upper mantle lithosphere: Insights from the Twin Sisters ultramafic complex, Washington, USA

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Control of shear zone location and thickness by initial grain size variations in upper mantle peridotites

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Olivine enigma: Why alteration controls the seismic properties of oceanic gabbros

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reaction-softening by an H2O-deficient, continuous net transfer reaction

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Deformation processes in a peridotite shear zone

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Lateral variations in mylonite zone thickness as influenced by fluid-rock interactions, Linville falls fault, North Carolina

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Dislocation creep of polycrystalline dolomite

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On the role of melt-rock reaction in mantle shear zone formation in the Othris Peridotite Massif (Greece)

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Fluids and structures in fold and thrust belts with recognition of the work of David Wiltschko

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Field-based constraints on finite strain and rheology of the lithospheric mantle, Twin Sisters, Washington

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Coupled deformation and melt-migration events recording subduction initiation, Dun Mountain ophiolite, New Zealand

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Grain growth kinetics of dolomite, magnesite and calcite: a comparative study

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A perspective on the emergence of modern structural geology: Celebrating the feedbacks between historical-based and process-based approaches

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The Role of Pyroxenites in Formation of Shear Instabilities in the Mantle: Evidence from an Ultramafic Ultramylonite, Twin Sisters Massif, Washington

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FLUID-INFLUENCED DEFORMATION AND RECRYSTALLIZATION OF DOLOMITE AT LOW-TEMPERATURES ALONG A NATURAL FAULT ZONE, MOUNTAIN CITY WINDOW, TENNESSEE

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Fabric development in cm-scale shear zones in ultramafic rocks, Red Hills, New Zealand

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Fabric superposition in upper mantle peridotite, Red Hills, New Zealand

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Collaborative Research:  Geoinformatics: Development of Structural Geology and Tectonics Data System with Field and Lab Interface

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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EarthCube Data Infrastructure: Collaborative Proposal: A unified experimental-natural digital data system for analysis of rock microstructures

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Collaborative Research: Broadening Community Use and Adoption of StraboSpot

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Collaborative Research: Effects of Structural and Compositional H Eterogencity On Upper Mantle Deformation and Rheology

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Texas A&M University; Geology; 3115 TAMU