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Richard D. Law

Professor of Geology

Virginia Tech

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College of Science

Department of Geosciences

Richard D. Law is currently serving as a College Of Science Professor of Geology at Virginia Tech.

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Richard D. Law

Virginia Tech

Professor of Geology

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earth science geology planetary sciences tectonics materials science structural geology geodynamics regional tectonics regional geology geomorphology engineering geology petrology plate tectonics tectonophysics stratigraphy orogeny geochronology northern scotland metamorphic petrology environmental science structural mechanics marine geology sedimentary geology moine thrust zone paleoclimatology igneous petrogenesis metamorphism deformation temperatures nw scotland south tibetan detachment metamorphic process shear zones igneous petrology eastern california channel flow tibetan plateau hillslope process crustal deformation greater himalayan slab papoose flat pluton india-asia collision planetary geology tectonic evolution continental tectonics crust-mantle interaction neotectonics crystallographic fabrics mount everest massif rock mechanics palaeogeography fluid flow igneous process fault geometries exploration geology ductile extrusion everest massif quartz c-axis fabrics mount everest structural evolution cryosphere water science rock engineering structural chemistry material research mineral engineering mineral processing systematics ore geology water-rock interaction mining science mechanical deformation high elevation india-asia collision zone mountain uplift trace elements mineral physics geological engineering deformation deformation mechanisms geological materials

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Evidence of Dislocation Mixed Climb in Quartz From the Main Central and Moine Thrusts: An Electron Tomography Study. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (2024)

Timmo WeidnerAlexandre MussiOlivier CastelnauAndreas KronenbergRichard LawPatrick Cordier

materials sciencedislocation interactionplate tectonicsgeophysical researchgeomechanicstectonophysicselectron tomography studydislocation mixed climbcrust-mantle interactioncrustal deformationgeodesyhillslope processtribologyengineering geologyearth scienceplanetary sciencestectonicsgeophysicsgeodynamicsstructural geologymoine thrusts

The Making of Mt Everest: Channel Flow and Low-Angle Normal Faults in the Compressional Himalayan Orogen. Journal of the Geological Society (2024)

Mike SearleJohn CottleMicah JessupRichard D. Law

mount everestplanetary sciencesplate tectonicstectonicsregional tectonicsfault geometriesgeographychannel flowcompressional himalayan orogengeomorphologyengineering geologylow-angle normal faultsgeodynamicsearth sciencestructural geologyregional geologyorogenygeology

Introduction to Sp519 – Volcanic Islands: From Hazard Assessment to Risk Mitigation. Geological Society London Special Publications (2023)

James S. GriffithsRichard D. Law

planetary sciencesvolcanic islandsearth sciencegeologyvolcanology

Monazite–Xenotime Thermometry: A Review of Best Practices and an Example From the Caledonides of Northern Scotland. Geological Society London Special Publications (2023)

Calvin A. MakoMark J. CaddickRichard D. LawJ. Ryan Thigpen

monazite-xenotime thermometryplanetary sciencesbest practicesearth sciencenorthern scotlandgeology

Prolonged Slip on the South Tibetan Detachment Constrains Tectonic Models for Synorogenic Extension in the Central Himalaya. Tectonics (2022)

Alexandra E. PyeKip V. HodgesC. Brenhin KellerRichard D. LawMatthijs C. van SoestBasant BhandariChristopher S. McDonald

planetary sciencesplate tectonicstectonicssouth tibetan detachmentregional tectonicscentral himalayageomorphologygeodynamicsearth sciencetectonic modelssynorogenic extension

Templates for Multifunctional Landscape Design. Landscape ecology (2022)

Sandra LavorelKarl GrigulisDaniel R. RichardsThomas R. EtheringtonRichard M. LawAlexander Herzig

land usemultifunctional landscape designenvironmental sciencelandscape ecology

An Evaluation of Erosional‐Geodynamic Thresholds for Rapid Orogenic Denudation. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (2021)

Brandon M. SpencerJ. Ryan ThigpenSean F. GallenJason M. DortchKip V. HodgesRichard D. LawCalvin A. Mako

planetary sciencestectonicsrapid orogenic denudationgeophysical researchgeophysicserosional-geodynamic thresholdsgeodynamicsearth science

A Refined Approach for Quantitative Kinematic Vorticity Number Estimation Using Microstructures. Journal of Structural Geology (2021)

Riccardo GrazianiKyle P. LarsonRichard D. LawMarc-Antoine VanierJames R. Thigpen

kinematicsstructural geologyearth sciencetectonics

Growth and Fluid-Assisted Alteration of Accessory Phases Before, During and After Rodinia Breakup: U-Pb Geochronology From the Moine Supergroup Rocks of Northern Scotland. Precambrian Research (2021)

Calvin A. MakoRichard D. LawMark J. CaddickAndrew Kylander-ClarkJ. Ryan ThigpenKyle T. AshleySarah E. MazzaJohn Cottle

materials scienceprecambrian researchplanetary sciencestectonicsgeochronologyu-pb geochronologyigneous petrogenesisrodinia breakupaccessory phasescrystal growthfluid-assisted alterationearth scienceprecambrian geologyregional geologynorthern scotlandpetrology

Interplay Between Crustal‐Scale Thrusting, High Metamorphic Heating Rates, and the Development of Inverted Thermal‐Metamorphic Gradients: Numerical Models and Examples From the Caledonides of Northern Scotland. Tectonics (2021)

J. Ryan ThigpenKyle T. AshleyCalvin MakoRichard D. LawBrandon Spencer

inverted thermal-metamorphic gradientsplanetary sciencestectonicsregional tectonicsnumerical modelscrustal-scale thrustinggeodynamicsearth sciencenorthern scotlandgeology

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Richard D. Law

Professor of Geology

Virginia Tech

Affiliations

College of Science

Department of Geosciences

Richard D. Law is currently serving as a College Of Science Professor of Geology at Virginia Tech.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Richard D. Law

Virginia Tech

Professor of Geology

You can click a keyword to filter the displayed items

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Evidence of Dislocation Mixed Climb in Quartz From the Main Central and Moine Thrusts: An Electron Tomography Study. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (2024)

Timmo WeidnerAlexandre MussiOlivier CastelnauAndreas KronenbergRichard LawPatrick Cordier

The Making of Mt Everest: Channel Flow and Low-Angle Normal Faults in the Compressional Himalayan Orogen. Journal of the Geological Society (2024)

Mike SearleJohn CottleMicah JessupRichard D. Law

Introduction to Sp519 – Volcanic Islands: From Hazard Assessment to Risk Mitigation. Geological Society London Special Publications (2023)

James S. GriffithsRichard D. Law

planetary sciencesvolcanic islandsearth sciencegeologyvolcanology

Monazite–Xenotime Thermometry: A Review of Best Practices and an Example From the Caledonides of Northern Scotland. Geological Society London Special Publications (2023)

Calvin A. MakoMark J. CaddickRichard D. LawJ. Ryan Thigpen

monazite-xenotime thermometryplanetary sciencesbest practicesearth sciencenorthern scotlandgeology

Prolonged Slip on the South Tibetan Detachment Constrains Tectonic Models for Synorogenic Extension in the Central Himalaya. Tectonics (2022)

Alexandra E. PyeKip V. HodgesC. Brenhin KellerRichard D. LawMatthijs C. van SoestBasant BhandariChristopher S. McDonald

planetary sciencesplate tectonicstectonicssouth tibetan detachmentregional tectonicscentral himalayageomorphologygeodynamicsearth sciencetectonic modelssynorogenic extension

Templates for Multifunctional Landscape Design. Landscape ecology (2022)

Sandra LavorelKarl GrigulisDaniel R. RichardsThomas R. EtheringtonRichard M. LawAlexander Herzig

land usemultifunctional landscape designenvironmental sciencelandscape ecology

An Evaluation of Erosional‐Geodynamic Thresholds for Rapid Orogenic Denudation. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (2021)

Brandon M. SpencerJ. Ryan ThigpenSean F. GallenJason M. DortchKip V. HodgesRichard D. LawCalvin A. Mako

planetary sciencestectonicsrapid orogenic denudationgeophysical researchgeophysicserosional-geodynamic thresholdsgeodynamicsearth science

A Refined Approach for Quantitative Kinematic Vorticity Number Estimation Using Microstructures. Journal of Structural Geology (2021)

Riccardo GrazianiKyle P. LarsonRichard D. LawMarc-Antoine VanierJames R. Thigpen

kinematicsstructural geologyearth sciencetectonics

Calvin A. MakoRichard D. LawMark J. CaddickAndrew Kylander-ClarkJ. Ryan ThigpenKyle T. AshleySarah E. MazzaJohn Cottle

J. Ryan ThigpenKyle T. AshleyCalvin MakoRichard D. LawBrandon Spencer

inverted thermal-metamorphic gradientsplanetary sciencestectonicsregional tectonicsnumerical modelscrustal-scale thrustinggeodynamicsearth sciencenorthern scotlandgeology

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