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I am interested in using seismology, combined with mineral physics
and geodynamical modeling, to understand the mantle's physical
properties, flow, and interaction with the crust. Topics to
interest to me are hotspots, mantle plumes, and convective rolls;
lithospheric strength boundaries and their role in strain partitioning;
the mantle's role in past and present western U.S. tectonics and
deformation; and the effect of petrological variations on the dynamical
origin of mantle structure.
To see what we are working on right now, check our our
wiki. If any of this sounds fun, we are often on the
look out for a few good students.
Here's a picture of our work on the temperature of the Yellowstone
Plume.
