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SUMMARY:Exploring the controls on earthquakes and tectonics\; from the pla
 ins of India to the greatest mountain range on Earth - Dr Alex Copley (Uni
 versity of Cambridge)
DTSTART:20141013T160000Z
DTEND:20141013T170000Z
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CONTACT:Jack Wright
DESCRIPTION:The India-Asia collision zone is a classic example of a contin
 ental collision. In this talk I will describe a variety of studies\, using
  a wide range of techniques\, that my colleagues and I have used to gain a
  greater understanding of this region (and continental tectonics in genera
 l). I will describe the results of earthquakes studies and fieldwork in pe
 ninsular India\, seismological results from the Tibetan Plateau\, and nume
 rical modelling of deformation and temperatures. By combining the results 
 of these disparate methods into a coherent overall view of the tectonics o
 f Asia\, I will discuss the progress we have been able to make in understa
 nding what controls the characteristics of earthquakes and the evolution a
 nd deformation of mountain ranges.\n\nBiography: Undergrad in Earth Scienc
 es in Oxford (2000-2004)\, PhD in Cambridge (2004-2008\, with Jackson and 
 McKenzie)\, postdoc in Caltech (2008-2010)\, Research Fellowship (2010-201
 2) and then Lectureship (2012 - ) in Cambridge.
LOCATION:Harker Room 1\, Department of Earth Sciences
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