Angela Halfpenny

As a structural geologist and microscopist, my research interests focus on understanding how the Earth deforms across all scales by characterizing the macro and microstructures recorded in the rocks. My work focuses on the interactions of deformation processes, geochemical controls and preservation potential to improve our understanding of the evolution of the system, whether that is a fault or fold or shear zones to economic deposits and gemstones. I am particularly interested in how various deformation processes interact and how fluids can facilitate these processes. I also focus on developing new ways to prepare and analyze samples to broaden our use of existing analytical capabilities and improve coincident data collection allowing the same area to be analyzed via multiple techniques to provide a greater understanding.

Education

Masters of Earth Science, University of Liverpool, UK, Earth Science (2002)PhD, University of Liverpool, UK, Structural Geology (2007)