| We aim to understand
evolution of the Earth´s crust through the study of long-term tectonic,
petrological and sedimentary processes occurring at or near convergent
plate margins. Our questions address the geometries and natural histories
of structures, the relationships between forces in the Earth´s crust
and the upper Earth´s mantle, and the tectonic nature and evolution
of the structures found in today´s continental interiors.
We approach these problems
by
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investigating the roles
of sediment accretion and sediment subduction at modern convergent
plate margins
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studying the processes
and their driving forces leading to rock uplift and exhumation in
forearcs, backarcs and continental collision zones
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studying mechanisms of
melt generation, segregation and transport
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reconstructing three-dimensional
tectonic structures by kinematic forward and reverse modelling
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