Juan Carlos Laya

TAMU Carbonate research group


About me

I am an assistant professor in carbonate sedimentology. My research interests are broadly in the field of carbonate sedimentology with a strong focus on the evolution of carbonate platforms. Carbonate diagenesis and dolomitization are also key focuses of my research; using a broad array of methods including field studies and laboratory experiments. I have worked on carbonate facies analysis and paleogeographic reconstructions of Permian carbonates, especially in South America and the Permian Basin. Recently, I am looking into fundamental problems in carbonate sedimentation and diagenesis using multi-scale approaches in the Middle East, Caribbean, and West Texas. I am also interested in Miocene carbonate platform evolution using ocean drilling material (IODP cores data).


Contact Information

Juan Carlos Laya

Assistant Professor

Department of Geology and Geophysics, Texas A&M University

MS 3115 College Station, TX 77840

Office 263 email: layajc@geos.tamu.edu

Phone: 9798457279

TAMU Carbonate Research Group News

Juan Carlos Laya CVTexas A&M_2022_Tenure_Annotated_May_31_For Webpage.docx