J. CASEY MOORE Professor Emeritus of Earth & Planetary Sciences Structural Geology and Tectonics
		Office: EMS A116 Phone: 831-459-2574 Fax: 831-459-3074 E-mail: cmoore@es.ucsc.edu Lab: A109 x9-2762		For more information: • Website • Publications (PDF)

Research Interests

Casey Moore's research group concentrates on the structural and hydrogeologic evolution of accretionary prisms, and more generally, on fluid interactions in the diagenesis-metamorphism and structural evolution of sedimentary rocks.  The group analyzes the deformation of sedimentary basins and accretionary prisms at scales ranging from those shown on seismic reflection lines to those imaged in electron microscopes.  Moore and his students apply techniques used to study sedimentary diagenesis to structurally active environments, and therefore define the pressure-temperature-time-porosity-permeability evolution of actively deforming sediments.  Projects span for near surface deformation to rocks deforming at seismogenic depths. The group focuses on active modern marine environments (sampled by drilling and imaged by seismic reflection) and regions exposed on land with a straightforward tectonic setting.   They combine observational and laboratory studies.

Teaching Interests

Structural Geology| Reflection Seismology | Advanced Microscopy and Image Analysis | Tectonic Hydrogeology