Projects

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	Geodynamics of the Australian/Pacific plate boundary which is responsible for the formation of the Southern Alps, New Zealand.		Indentor corners, a colloborative research projected looking at the geodynamics of the two Himalayan Syntaxes.
	ST Elias Erosion/tectonics Project (STEEP), a colloborative project aimed at investigating coupling between tectonics and surface processes in an extremely active region.		The Appalachian orogen formed by prolonged accretion of arcs and micro-continental fragments. We are interested in its geodynamic evolution.
	A collaborative project with Karl Mueller aimed at quatifying the relationships between tectonics and erosion in the Puli Embayment, Taiwan.		A collaborative project with researchers from the University of Postdam aimed at quatifying the relationships between tectonics and erosion in the Sutlej Valley, NW India.
	Numerical experiments looking at localization of deformation within a material which is undergoing progressive melting.		Gradients in differential stress and strain rate across the margins of weak and strong minerals cause the strong minerals to fracture, leading to connected zones of plastic flow and the establishment of stable zones of weakness.
	Hikurangi subduction margin, North Island, New Zealand.		Magma chamber processes.
	Pluton emplacement.		Tectonic evolution of the Peninsular Ranges Batholith, Baja California.