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The Center for Tectonophysics has twelve active
faculty associates that work together effectively and
exhibit a strong esprit de corps. Over the past 35 years,
140 graduate degrees have been awarded to students
affiliated with the Center.
The faculty, post-doctoral scientists and
graduate students affiliated with the Center have earned
both national and international recognition because of the
success in combining theoretical, laboratory, and field
studies of rock deformation.
The John W. Handin Laboratory for Experimental
Rock Deformation is the centerpiece of the research program
and has a broad variety of experimental systems allowing
studies of deformation and transport behavior of rock at
physical and chemical states simulating surface to upper
mantle conditions.
Over the past three years, the faculty associates
and graduate students have successfully acquired $1.4
million in research funding from a diversity of funding
sources including federal (NSF, DOE, NRC, USGS), state
(TAMU, OUR, ARP/ATP), and industrial (ExxonMobil Production
Research, ExxonMobil Upstream Technology, Japan National Oil
Corp, Marathon Oil, Mobil, Phillips, Shell, and Westbay
Instruments) sources.
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