Graduate student opportunities

Thank you for your interest in my program in structure/tectonics/tectonophysics at the University of Michigan.  I will be looking for new graduate students starting next Fall, so I encourage you to consider our graduate program.  Currently I am particularly interested in rock fabric, fault gouge and pseudotachylyte studies in exhumed and drilled rocks, but am always open to suggestions for new (field-oriented) research projects.  Several other colleagues are active in the general realm of tectonics, so you will find a vibrant and engaging research environment at Michigan. 

Admission with full financial support is based on your record, but most importantly on having common research interests and goals.  The department invites each successful applicant for a campus visit in Feb/March, at which time we would have a chance to talk in person and to explore common interests.  We'd typically talk by phone after your application has been evaluated and prior to deciding on a visit.  Our graduate application staffer, Anne Hudon (ahudon@umich.edu), can arrange for application materials and answer any programmatic questions you may have. 

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