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Paul Kapp, Assistant Professor Structural Geology & Tectonics Department of Geosciences Gould-Simpson Bldg. #77 Tucson, AZ 85721-0077 |
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office: rm 310 |
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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. Faculty supervisor: Society of Earth Science Students
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