Category Archives: Research

The continental rift initiation research of the Drs. Laó-Dávila, Atekwana, and Ivey from Oklahoma State University were highlighted today in the main newspaper portal from Puerto Rico. Read more about it (in Spanish) in the following link: http://www.elnuevodia.com/ciencia/ciencia/nota/geologoboricuaestudiaraseparaciondeplacastectonicasenafrica-2058732/

Sam Dawson is a new graduate student of the Tectonics and Geophysics Group that will investigate the asymmetrical uplift history of the crust around the Malawi Rift. He will use remote sensing techniques to reconstruct the uplift evolution of streams around the rift system.