Paul Kapp, Assistant 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 in general, (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. Most recently, I have initiated projects investigating wind erosion in central Asia and its tectonic and climatic implications, Neoproterozoic gneiss domes in the Eastern Desert of Egypt, and the growth of the central Andes.

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Teaching

Research Projects

Geological Maps, Tibet

Faculty supervisor: Society of Earth Science Students