My research focuses primarily on understanding temperature and pressure change in the Earth (and what causes them). To conduct this work, I integrate theoretical and numerical approaches with experimental data. I apply this work to address a broad range of (mostly) societally relevant earth science problems that include basin evolution, fluid/pressure/heat transport, sediment strength and slope stability, geothermal energy potential, and induced seismicity. My research group answers questions like

How is heat transferred through the Earth and what causes observed spatial and temporal changes?

How mechanically stable are continental margins and where/why might submarine slides occur?

What role does methane hydrates play in the carbon cycle and continental margin evolution?

How does subsurface fluid injection impact regional stress and seismicity?

At what depths do/did hydrocarbons form in basins?

Where and when will ground liquefaction occur?

What can subsurface temperature measurements tell us about future snow pack in the Rocky Mountains and permafrost in the Arctic?