Assistant Professor, Geosciences
My research interests are in the general area of mineral and rock physics applied to solving problems related to the physical and chemical evolution of the Earth’s crust and mantle. In particular, my focus is on identifying and characterizing the grain-scale processes which contribute to our understanding of larger scale processes, such as convection of the Earth’s mantle, and controls on plate tectonics. I use a variety of data, such as flow strengths, microstructures and phase arrangements in single and polyphase aggregates deformed over a wide range of conditions, to determine the processes and rheology of solid-state flow of rocks. My overall goal is to use a combination of detailed structural and mechanical analysis of naturally and experimentally deformed rocks to understand how composition, strength and strain partitioning in the crust and upper mantle evolve during large-scale tectonic events.
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About Caleb Holyoke
My research interests are in the general area of mineral and rock physics applied to solving problems related to the physical and chemical evolution of the Earth’s crust and mantle. In particular, my focus is on identifying and characterizing the grain-scale processes which contribute to our understanding of larger scale processes, such as convection of the Earth’s mantle, and controls on plate tectonics. I use a variety of data, such as flow strengths, microstructures and phase arrangements in single and polyphase aggregates deformed over a wide range of conditions, to determine the processes and rheology of solid-state flow of rocks. My overall goal is to use a combination of detailed structural and mechanical analysis of naturally and experimentally deformed rocks to understand how composition, strength and strain partitioning in the crust and upper mantle evolve during large-scale tectonic events.
| Present | Assistant Professor, Geosciences, The University of Akron | |
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