Vitae: Include Awards, Link to von Humboldt, Donath medal and citation
CV
Enrique photo
Insun Photo
Deformation bands pix
All pages:
Link back to home / research / teaching / Demian PSU page / G3 / PSU geosciences
(maybe using a bar at top or bottom?)
HOME PAGE:
Link to Teaching
Link to Research
Link to CV
Link back to PSU departmental page
Link to G-3 center
TEACHING PAGE
Course List
Penn State (link to each syllabus as pdf)
Geosc 452
Earth 111
Geosc 440
Geosc 542
Geosc 598
Univ of Wyoming (no links)
GEOL 4200
GEOL 5200
GEOL/ASTR 1070
GEOL 4444/5444
Link to PSU course list page
Link to ANGEL
RESEARCH PAGE:
Overview Text. Fluids in geologic processes, including gas hydrate systems, etc…
Link to Group Page
Link to G3 Center
Link to CV
SUBDUCTION ZONE TECTONICS (OR FAULT MECHANICS)
Overview Text
Pictures of: Chikyu, Cross Section, Fault core image, schematic of slip
Link to Subduction Zones Page
ROCK & SEDIMENT MECHANICS LABORATORY
Overview Text
Pictures of: Triax, Uniax, Permdata
Link to Lab Page
FLUIDS AND THE SAN ANDREAS
Overview Text
Figures: Photo of SAF, figure from SAFOD proposal, Model result from Patrick (fluids)
Link to San Andreas Page
REGIONAL HYDROGEOLOGY
Overview Text
Photos: sandstone deformation bands, CBM project
Link to Regional hydrogeology Page
GROUP PAGE:
Small Photos on left, brief description of projects on right. Name links to their pages if
they have one.
Insun Song
Patrick Fulton
Matt Ikari
Rob Skarbek
Maggie Popek
Enrique Perez
CLOSE AFFILIATES
Andy Rathbun
Brett Carpenter
FORMER MEMBERS
Glenn Spinelli (post-doc 2003)
Alex McKiernan (MSc, 2005)
Aaron Payne (MSc, 2004)
Brenda Rencher-Casey (MSc student)
Matt Hornbach (PhD, 2004; advised by Steve Holbrook, worked closely with him)
Melanie Williams
Karl Taboga (PhD student, UWY)
Shaun Sagan (UG, PSU, 2006)
SUBDUCTION ZONE PAGE:
Overview Text: large EQ’s, role of fluids, main questions about strength of faults, updip
limit, fluid flow and pressure. Picture of drilling…
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NanTroSEIZE Program (Chikyu pic, XSec, Looking at Core pic, links to NTS
site, IODP, etc…)
3D Seismic Project (Figure: sections from EOR proposal, overview, link to Greg,
Harold)
CORK (Seismic section, photos, and borehole schematics, cross section cartoon)
Pore Pressure (figures from Saffer/Bekins; Tobin/Saffer, Saffer ‘03)
Megathrust project (link to lab studies page; Xsec, depth processes)
Clay dehydration and fluid production (clay figures; cartoon cross section)
References:
Saffer, 2007
Spinelli & Saffer, 2007
Saffer, 2007
Spinelli et al., 2006
Saffer & Bekins, 2006
Saffer, 2003
Saffer & Marone, 2003
Saffer & Bekins, 2002
Moore & Saffer, 2001
ROCK & SEDIMENT MECHANICS LABORATORY STUDIES PAGE
Overview of lab and capabilities. Link to Marone pages. Basic set of problems we
explore…Perm-por figure. Photos of rigs.
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Megathrust project (Xsec, friction result; link to OJ; link to subduction zones
page)
EOR NanTroSEIZE Project (consolidation test result(s) figure, link to
NanTroSEIZE; link to subduction zone page)
SAFOD (link to San Andreas Page; link to Brett)
Permeability of reservoir rocks (deformation bands)
Triax studies (Shell Project; link to Insun)
References:
Ikari, 2007
Marone & Saffer, 2007
Saffer & Marone, 2003
McKiernan, 2005
Saffer & McKiernan, 2005
Long et al., 2008
Absracts
FLUIDS AND THE SAN ANDREAS PAGE
Overview of basic questions: fluids as a cause of weakness? Fluids as an agent of heat
transport.
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Modeling Studies: Heat: link to Patrick’s page; Maggie; heat transport results
figures: Patrick GRL figure showing std deviation; Mojave figure from Saffer)
Modeling: pressure (I & B cartoon; Patrick’s results for sources; Pressure time
series plot)
Laboratory Studies (link to lab page; SAFOD cross section)
References:
Saffer et al., 2003
Fulton, 2004
Fulton, submitted
Fulton in prep
Carpenter abstracts
Fulton abstracts
REGIONAL HYDROGEOLOGY PAGE
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CBM project overview and figures
Description of Enrique’s project