MRI: Acquisition of a Field Emission Gun Scanning Electron Microscope for Cal State Northridge Scanning Electron Microscopy Lab

The purpose of this proposal is to acquire a field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) that offers nano-scale resolution and state-of the art analytical capabilities, including: 1) high speed and high angular resolution electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), 2) energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis, and 3) wavelength-filtered cathodoluminescence (CL)...

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: STRAIN LOCALIZATION, SHEAR ZONE CONNECTIVITY, AND MAGMA-DEFORMATION INTERACTIONS BY DEPTH WITHIN A 65 KM THICKTRANSPRESSIONAL CONTINENTAL ARC

It is poorly understood how deformation becomes localized into high-strain shear zones and how deformation is achieved and sustained deep within the roots of continental arcs during episodes of shortening, magmatism, metamorphism, and anatexis. This problem is important to investigate, not only for determining how different weakenin...

Rheological investigation of deep crustal mylonites, San Gabriel Mountains, California

A critical new research objective in the SCEC5 program is the development of the Community Rheologic Model (CRM), whereby key research priorities include building a provisional rheology model around a geologic framework for Southern California. The geologic framework of the CRM is referred to as the Lithotectonic Block Model, where distinct blocks of crust are enclosed between significant faults of the San Andr...