Fields of Study
Neotectonics and structural geology
Home Page
http://www.geo.lsa.umich.edu/~naniemi
About Nathan
Niemi
Nathan Niemi's research interests are in continental deformation, with an emphasis on actively deforming tectonic systems. Detailed field mapping, neotectonic studies, and continuous GPS geodesy are some of the methods he applies to compare how crustal deformation is accommodated during orogenesis over a wide range of timescales, from decades to tens of millions of years.
Research projects include:
- measuring paleoelevation changes across the Basin and Range using basalt paleoaltimetry
- tectonics of active orogenic systems from continuous GPS geodesy
- structural styles of transpressive deformation
- assessing the effect of landslides on basin-wide erosion rates derived from cosmogenic nuclides
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