university of alberta – mountain studies: a geological and geophysical perspective

Mountain studies : A geological and geophysical perspectiveMartyn Unsworth and John Waldron, University of Alberta

• Mountains formed through plate tectonic processes at :• convergent boundaries • volcanoes • rift zones Canadian Mountain Network NCE Planning Workshop

January 12, 2016

Strengths in geology and geophysics at the University of Alberta

Tectonic processes in modern mountain belts (Claire Currie, Martyn Unsworth)

• geophysical imaging of mountain belts • Crustal flow beneath mountain belts• computer simulation of mountain building • volcanology • geothermal energy• studies include Canadian Cordillera, Andes,

Himalaya, Antarctica and elsewhere

Tectonic studies of ancient mountain belts (Waldron, Heaman, Chacko, DuFrane etc.)

• Structural geology• Isotope geochronology• Past pressure and temperature

Strengths in geology and geophysics at the University of Alberta

Waldron et al. Geology (Dec. 2014)

Strengths in geology and geophysics at the University of Alberta

Tectonic studies of ancient mountain belts (Waldron, Heaman, Chacko, DuFrane etc.)

• Structural geology• Isotope geochronology• Past pressure and temperature

Mountain studies : A geological and geophysical perspectiveMartyn Unsworth and John Waldron, University of Alberta

• Studies of mountain building relevant in many areas including tectonics, hazard reduction, volcanology etc.

• Strong research focus at the University of Alberta in mountain building