Dr. Shukrani Manya, University of Dar-es-Salaam, hefts a large mantle xenolith at the Labait tuff cone, Tanzania.

We invite students interested in working in tectonics to contact us for more information.

• Undergraduates: There are many prospects for undergraduate research in tectonics at the University of Maryland. Numerous professors routinely employ undergraduate students, both geology majors and non-majors, to aid their research efforts. Additionally, the tectonics faculty collectively advises 2-4 senior theses per year. Past projects have ranged from lab-based studies of exhumation of the lower crust to field-based studies of jointing.
• Graduates: There are numerous opportunities to work with University of Maryland professors in the areas listed on the current research page. Additionally, we encourage students to develop their own research projects whenever possible. We find that collaborative work that incorporates multiple tools and perspectives is particularly rewarding and we recommend this way of working.