I am structural geologist with research experience in a range of topics, from engineering rock mechanics to tectonics. Much of my research involves combining detailed field studies of exhumed, deformed rocks from the crust and mantle lithosphere, with detailed microscopic and textural analysis. I study localisation in faults and shear zones throughout Earth’s lithosphere; rheology of geological materials; SW Pacific tectonic plate motions; paleoseismology and landscape evolution, and geo-resource sustainability.
I think that well-constrained natural examples, such as New Zealand’s Alpine Fault zone, have much to offer us in understanding earth deformation, and am particularly keen to work on links from the field to the laboratory.