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The target of my research is the observable landscape. I mean this not in the aesthetic sense, but in the sense of quantifying shapes and forms at the surface of the earth as well as the mechanisms which produce them: how they grow and decay over time, what physical processes govern form, and how multiple signals are combined and convolved to make the features we experience as residents of the crust.
This interest in form and function is intrinsically interdisciplinary. I combine theoretical investigation of elastic and fluid mechanics with as many direct measurements as possible. These include, but are not limited to: precise GPS geodesy, radar interferometry, structural mapping and analysis, cosmogenic isotope age determination, digital topography statistics, and quantitative geomorphology.
I am interested in prospective graduate students who combine mathematics and computing skills with an interest in field investigation. I have current active projects in the Ethiopian Rift, northeast India, and southeast Tibet. For more information about ongoing and completed research, please click on markers on the map above.
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Rebecca Bendick
bendick@mso.umt.edu