Student Opportunities - Mian Liu - Department of Geological Sciences

•    Earthquakes geodynamics: To understand crustal deformation, fault mechanics, and earthquakes by integrating field observational data with computer modeling. Current projects including studies in North China, California, Central and Eastern US, the Central Andes, and the Dead Sea fault in Mideast.
•    Mountain building and continental tectonics: To understand long-term continental deformation and mountain building, their dynamic links with short-term crustal deformation, and their interplay with climate changes. Current projects includes studies in western US, the Himalayan-Tibetan Plateau, the Central Andes, and Asian tectonics.
•    Upper mantle dynamics: To understand how flow in the upper mantle interacts with and responds to lithospheric deformation by integrating seismic imaging of mantle structure with computer simulations.
•    Thermal processes in the solid Earth: To understand thermal evolution in the solid Earth and its role in various geological processes. Current projects including modeling thermal-geochemical processes in contact metamorphic aureoles.


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I am looking for motivated graduate students and postdocs to work with me on a number of research projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): • Earthquakes geodynamics: To understand crustal deformation, fault mechanics, and earthquakes by integrating field observational data with computer modeling. Current projects including studies in North China, California, Central and Eastern US, the Central Andes, and the Dead Sea fault in Mideast. • Mountain building and continental tectonics: To understand long-term continental deformation and mountain building, their dynamic links with short-term crustal deformation, and their interplay with climate changes. Current projects includes studies in western US, the Himalayan-Tibetan Plateau, the Central Andes, and Asian tectonics. • Upper mantle dynamics: To understand how flow in the upper mantle interacts with and responds to lithospheric deformation by integrating seismic imaging of mantle structure with computer simulations. • Thermal processes in the solid Earth: To understand thermal evolution in the solid Earth and its role in various geological processes. Current projects including modeling thermal-geochemical processes in contact metamorphic aureoles. TA (Teaching Assistant ) and RA (Research Assistant) support are available. My NSF-PIRE grant provides students unique opportunities for international collaboration, including training in Chinese language and culture, and traveling to China to work with Chinese students and scientists. Please contact me if you are interested or need more information.
last update: Fall 2007 credits	copyright 1999 Mian Liu and The Curators of the University of Missouri