Sharon Mosher

Professor and William Stamps Farish Chair
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana, 1978

Fields of Study:

My research involves both structural petrology and field-oriented structural geology. My primary research interests are in the evolution of complexly deformed terranes, strain analysis, deformation mechanisms, and the interaction between chemical and physical processes during deformation.

Current & Recent Research Projects

• Mesoproterozoic evolution of the southern margin of Laurentia

• Evolution of the Pacific-Australian plate boundary, the Macquarie Ridge Complex south of New Zealand

• Strain partitioning in shear zones

Student Research

Classes

• GEO 302E: Earth, Wind & Fire

• GEO 380C: Advanced Structural Geology

• GEO 381C: Structural Petrology

• GEO 391: Tectonics I

Professional Activities

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