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Professor
William Carlson
Professor and Peter T. Flawn Centennial Chair
in Geology
Ph.D., University of California
at Los Angeles, 1980
Field of Study:
Metamorphic Petrology
Short Biography:
Dr. Carlson's present focus is quantitative
analysis of textures in metamorphic rocks, as a means of understanding
the atomic-scale processes that govern metamorphic recrystallization.
The greatest novelty in this work is the use of high-resolution computed
X-ray tomography (HR X-ray CT), a new technique for obtaining digital
3-D images of the interiors of opaque objects. HR X-ray CT yields data
on the sizes, shapes and disposition of crystals in a rock that can be
compared to numerical models simulating different possible crystallization
processes.
Contact Information:
Office: 6.108
Phone: 512-471-4770
FAX: 512-471-9425
Email: wcarlson@mail.utexas.edu
Office Hours:
M, W, F: 9:00 - 10:00
Mailing
Address:
The University
of Texas at Austin
Geol Science Dept
1 University Station C1100
Austin, TX 78712-0254
