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Prof. Leigh H Royden
Cecil and Ida Green Professor in Earth and Planetary Sciences
Chair, Program in Geology and Geochemistry (PGG)
Director, Experimental Study Group (ESG)
Primary DLC
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
MIT Room:
54-1026
(617) 253-1292
lhroyden@mit.edu
https://eaps-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/people/faculty/leigh-royden/
Assistant
Wahida Abed
(617) 253-5935
wabed@mit.edu
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Regional Geology and Geophysics
Plate Tectonics and Thermal Effects of Continental Deformation
Mechanics of Large-Scale Continental Deformation
Lithospheric Flexure
Continental Extensions and Sedimentary Basin Formation
Uplift and Erosion in Mountain Belts (Scandinavia and Idaho)
Marine Geology and Geophysics
Geology and Geochemistry
Recent Work
Related Faculty
Prof. Daniel H Rothman
Professor of Geophysics
Prof. B Clark Burchfiel
Professor of Geology, Emeritus
Prof. Matej Pec
Associate Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences