Welcome
I am an Associate Professor in the Energy and Earth Resources (Geology) Department at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown in Johnstown, PA.I am an educator and petrologist and my interests include field geology, mineralogy, economic geology, igneous and metamorphic petrology, tectonics, and structural geology.
My main research interests are, but are not limited to:
- the hydrothermal alteration of ultramafic rocks
- the geologic history and provenance of ultramafic bodies
- Appalachian geology - petrology, structure, and tectonics
- the thermodynamics and kinetics of water/rock interactions during hydrothermal alteration
- the conditions for the development of various mineral habits and rock textures
- relating lab-based thermodynamic and kinetic experiments with field observations
- the thermodynamics and kinetics of reactions of CO2-rich fluids with mafic minerals with application to carbon sequestration
- the pedagogy of effectively training scientists and exposing non-geologists to the wonders of our Earth