Drew A. Levy, Ph.D.
structural geology . petrochronology . tectonics
Welcome!
Welcome!
I am a structural geologist who conducts field-based research to study how feedbacks between deformation and metamorphism modulate crustal rheology. I have used this approach to study mechanisms of orogenic collapse in the North American Cordillera. My current and future research is directing this approach towards understanding the rheology of (paleo)seismogenic fault systems and the feedbacks that control the mechanics and seismic slip modes of the deep seismogenic zone. I am currently an Assistant Professor of Practice at UT Austin where I teach Structural Geology and GIS. My research at UT focuses on developing workflows for directly dating ductile deformation using deformed accessory phase minerals, as well as using accessory phase petrochronology to track chemical-mechanical feedbacks in paleoseismogenic fault systems. I really enjoy studying tectonic processes from the plate scale to the grain scale, and learning how micro-scale processes influence crustal-scale phenomena.
I am a structural geologist who conducts field-based research to study how feedbacks between deformation and metamorphism modulate crustal rheology. I have used this approach to study mechanisms of orogenic collapse in the North American Cordillera. My current and future research is directing this approach towards understanding the rheology of (paleo)seismogenic fault systems and the feedbacks that control the mechanics and seismic slip modes of the deep seismogenic zone. I am currently an Assistant Professor of Practice at UT Austin where I teach Structural Geology and GIS. My research at UT focuses on developing workflows for directly dating ductile deformation using deformed accessory phase minerals, as well as using accessory phase petrochronology to track chemical-mechanical feedbacks in paleoseismogenic fault systems. I really enjoy studying tectonic processes from the plate scale to the grain scale, and learning how micro-scale processes influence crustal-scale phenomena.
Education
Ph.D. (Geology) University of Nevada, Reno, 2017-May 2022
B.S. (Geology) University of California, Los Angeles, 2016