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| Professor. Earth and Planetary Sciences. Magma Dynamics, Properties of Magmas, Physical Processes in the Hadean, Porous Media Flow | |||
| Studies focus on applying the methods of fluid dynamics and transport phenomena to study the generation, ascent and eruption of magma including interactions between fluids and rocks. Work includes laboratory studies of the viscometric properties of magma as well as studies of the geochemical evolution of magmatic centers. Recent work employs the method of Molecular Dynamics to understand the connection between the structure and properties of molten silicates and glasses of significance to petrologic processes. | |||
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(805) 893-4880 | (805) 893-8102 | |
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(805) 893-2314 | Webb Hall 2118 | |
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spera@geol.ucsb.edu | ||
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http://magma.geol.ucsb.edu | ||
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| Professor. Seismology, Earth Structure | |||
| Seismic tomography research into large-scale motion of the Earth's interior. Work involves analysis of global digital seismograph network data, which requires developing a database and computer models of stored data, as well as developing new analysis techniques. Immediate interest in understanding the underlying structure of hot spots and how they relate to mantle-wide circulation. | |||
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(805) 893-8375 | (805) 893-3471 | |
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(805) 893-2314 | Webb Hall 2112A-2114 | |
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toshiro@geol.ucsb.edu | ||
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http://www.geol.ucsb.edu/faculty/toshiro | ||
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| Professor. Angiosperm Paleo- and Neocarpology, Angiosperm Paleobiogeography, Paleobiology and Evolution of Land Plants, Plant-Animal Interactions in the Fossil Record | |||
| Research combines classical descriptive systematics, based on anatomy and morphology, with broader, more speculative enquiries. Systematic specialty involves a tradition of detailed comparative studies of fossil fruits and seeds of angiosperms. Information accumulated in these studies has led to explorations of increasingly greater scope, including patterns of phytogeography, plant-animal interactions and broad scale evolution. | |||
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(805) 893-2959 | (805) 893-3471 | |
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(805) 893-2314 | Webb Hall 1120 | |
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tiffney@geol.ucsb.edu | ||
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http://www.geol.ucsb.edu/faculty/tiffney | ||
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| Associate Professor. Marine Sediment Geochemistry, Biogeochemistry, and Geomicrobiology | |||
| Biogeochemical cycling of organic material, methane, and hydrogen in microbially-dominated environments. We employ modern chemical and biological tools in a variety of field, laboratory, and theoretical studies with the goal of understanding the microbially-mediated transformations of energy and organic matter in marine environments. | |||
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(805) 893-2973 | (805) 893-3471 | |
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(805) 893-2314 | ||
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valentine@geol.ucsb.edu | ||
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| Professor. Vertebrate Paleontology, Mammalian Systematics | |||
| Phylogenetic analysis and the application of mammalian paleontology to geological problems. Recent systematic work focuses on the evolutionary relathioships between major groups of mammalian carnivores, extinct South American "hoofed" mammals, and rodents. Geologic interests center on several questions in the Andean Main Range of central Chile. | |||
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(805) 893-8628 | (805) 893-5449 | |
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(805) 893-2314 | Webb Hall 1112 | |
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wyss@geol.ucsb.edu | ||
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