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Professor Alex Copley specializes in Tectonics and focuses on observing and understanding the deformation and evolution of the Earth's crust and upper mantle. His research spans various phenomena including earthquakes and ductile deformation, addressing length-scales from individual crystals to entire deformation belts, and timescales from seconds to billions of years. He employs a combination of field observations, seismology, geodesy, remote sensing, and numerical modeling. Professor Copley is particularly interested in understanding the controls and characteristics of earthquake locations and sizes, the origins and forces driving tectonics, and the material properties of the crust and upper mantle. His work takes a global view, addressing topics from various regions including Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and South America, with societal impacts focused on building resilience against earthquake hazards through collaboration with local stakeholders and global organizations. Additionally, he is involved in understanding large-scale tectonic controls related to critical mineral distributions.
Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.