How I Got Sucked into Subduction: Linking Upper Plate and Subduction Interface Processes in NE Japan

Dr. Christine Regalla, Boston University, will present a lecture on “How I Got Sucked into Subduction:  Linking Upper Plate and Subduction Interface Processes in NE Japan.”  Sponsored by the Geosciences Department and Class of 60’s Scholar Program.

Christine A. Regalla, Boston University, is a field geologist whose interests are centered around where, when, and how faults accommodate active deformation and seismicity.  She investigates the timing and rates of crustal deformation using field mapping, structural analyses, tectonic geomorphology, and numerical modeling.  Her work has focused on both actively deforming regions as well as ancient analogies of modern processes.  Regalla’s innovative and comprehensive analysis of upper plate deformation, forearc subsidence, and plate kinematics in northeastern Japan challenges the current paradigm for ‘tectonic erosion’ along convergent margins.