Structural geology/petrology lab at KOPRI
We are currently studying...
Deformation behavior of ice in nature and laboratory
Deformation history of mantle peridotites from northern Victoria Land, Antarctica
Microstructural investigations of high-pressure minerals related to the subduction zone
Deformational behaviors of glaucophane, lawsonite, and epidote in naturally and experimentally deformed blueschists
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), and electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD)
Numerical modeling: CPO development and seismic anisotropy
Solid-medium (Griggs-type) apparatus
Growth and metamorphic history of garnet
And more...
Ice
Deformation features of naturally and experimentally deformed ice
Luts et al. (2022)
Still et al. (2022)
Kim et al. (2020)
Thomas et al. (2022)
Craw et al. (2018)
Mantle peridotite
Deformation behaviors of mantle peridotites and its seismic properties
Qi et al. (2021)
Kim et al. (2021)
Intrusive rocks
Geochronology and geochemical properties of intrusive rocks in the Terra Nova Bay Area, northern Victoria Land, Antarctica
Kim et al. (2021)
Eclogite
Microstructures of eclogites and tectonics in subduction zone
Kim et al. (2018)
Kim et al. (2016)
Blueschist
Microstructures of naturally and experimentally deformed blueschist and tectonic implications in subduction zone
Kim et al. (2013a)
Kim et al. (2013b)
Kim et al. (2015)