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Juan Carlos Laya is an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University, specializing in carbonate sedimentology. His research interests encompass the roles of climate and ocean circulation in the evolution of carbonate platforms. He focuses on diagenesis and dolomitization while employing observational and experimental methods to advance the understanding of these processes. Dr. Laya also works on carbonate facies analysis and paleogeography reconstruction, particularly within the context of the Permian Basin in South America. His research aims to tackle fundamental problems associated with carbonate sedimentation and diagenesis through multi-scale approaches, with interests spanning from the Middle East to the Caribbean and West Texas. In addition, he investigates Miocene carbonate platform evolution utilizing ocean drilling material such as Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) data.
Department: Department of Communication and Journalism. Ph.D. program only currently admitting. GRE is test-optional.