Research Interests

  • Metamorphic phase equilibria
  • Local-Equilibrium Thermodynamics in Earth Systems
  • Diffusion and transport phenomena in geomaterials
  • Numerical modeling of rock deformation and fluid flow
  • The interplay between deformation and phase equilibria
  • Fluid flow and solitary waves in the earth
  • Metamorphic geology of high-grade terranes
  • Tectonics and Geodynamics of mountain belts
  • Geodynamic Evolution of the Alpine-Himalayan belt
  • Thermo-mechanical modeling with geological applications
  • Transient temperature and pressure variations in the crust and lithosphere