MetamOrphism Structure and Isotope Chronology

The MO.S.A.I.C group at Louisiana State University is focused in the structural, metamorphic and geochronological processes of the lithosphere (from rifting to subduction) and their impact on natural hazards and the plate tectonic cycle.

Using a wide range of field-based techniques including geochronologic and geochemical analyses, field mapping, (micro)structural observations, thermodynamic modeling, oxygen isotopic analyses, and SEM (EBSD/EDS) analyses, the research of the group is centered around the understanding of the nature of the fluid-rock interactions and the metamorphic and structural behavior of the lithosphere. These observations serve as crucial benchmarks for geophysical images, and inputs for geodynamic models, and carry implications for seismogenic potential in active tectonic boundaries.