Our Historical Geology class took a weekend field trip to camp at the Grand Canyon and visit its wonderful geology! The trip was co-led by instructors Dr.Jess Kapp and Dr.Jonny Wu….Continue Reading Student field trip to Grand Canyon
Our Tectonophysics journal special issue with 18 articles on Dynamic processes of the Southeast (SE) Asia convergent system is now online here. The special issue was led by Lead Guest Editor Weiwei Ding (Key Laboratory of Submarine Geoscience & Second Institute of Oceanography, China). Other guest editors were:…Continue Reading Tectonophysics special issue on SE Asia convergent margin
Our article entitled “Linking Pacific Plate Motions to Metamorphism and Magmatism in Japan During Cretaceous to Paleogene Times” was published in the April 2024 issue of Elements magazine. The article was led by Jonny Wu (Arizona). Co-authors are Tsung-Jui Wu (University of Nevada Reno) and Ken Yamaha (Geological Survey of Japan AIST)….Continue Reading New Elements article on the Sanbagawa metamorphic belt, Japan
The University of Arizona media team highlighted our new paper in an article entitled “Geologists rewind the clock to reveal secrets about Earth’s mysterious mantle“. The new paper is entitled “Philippine Sea plate and surrounding magmatism reveal the Antarctic-Zealandia, Pacific, and Indian mantle domain boundaries” and was published in Nature Communications Earth and Environment. The…Continue Reading UA media highlights new paper on Philippine Sea magmatism and mantle domains