Paul Kapp, Associate Professor Structural Geology & Tectonics Department of Geosciences Gould-Simpson Bldg. #77 Tucson, AZ 85721-0077
		office: rm 310		(520) 626-8763	pkapp@email.arizona.edu
	I integrate geological mapping and structural analysis with geo/thermochronology, thermobarometry, and basin analysis to understand processes of continental lithosphere deformation. Aims of my research include understanding the (1) growth and collapse of orogens, (2) development of the Tibetan plateau, (3) metamorphism and exhumation of high-pressure rocks and basement terranes, (4) processes that act before, during, and after suturing of continents, (5) development of low-angle normal fault systems and associated basins, (6) temporal-spatial distribution of shortening, basin development, and magmatism in collisional and Cordilleran-style settings and its implications for lower crustal and mantle processes, and (7) the tectonic evolution of Asia from the Proterozoic to Present. Current projects include investigating the India-Asia collision zone, Plio-Quaternary history of wind erosion in central Asia and its tectonic and climatic implications, and the development of the central Andes. CV Faculty supervisor: Society of Earth Science Students