I am a tectonic geomorphologist interested in how mountain ranges evolve through time and space. My research focsuses on:

1.  Quantifying how interactions between different forcings like tectonics and climate shape topography

2. Understanding the rates and mechanics of surface processes

3. Linkages between mountain building and the carbon cycle

4. Evaluating environmental hazards (e.g., landslides, debris flows, wildfire, floods) to people and infrastructure

To this end, I employ a combination of field, laboratory, and computational approaches to investigate both tectonically active and tectonically quiescent mountain ranges around the world. 

Contact:
email: joel [dot] leonard [at] nmt [dot] edu

Assistant Professor
Earth and Environmental Sciences Department
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

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