Basil Tikoff
Expert on Structural Geology and Tectonics; Geology of Western United States
Professor, Geology College of Letters and Science Work: 608-262-4678 — Home and cell phones available upon request basil@geology.wisc.edu Home page
Topics
- How did the Rocky Mountains form? How does the San Andreas fault system work?
- How do geology and cognitive science interact to allow scientific progress? What goes on in the geologists mind while doing research?
- How do rocks bend and break? How do rocks deform in the Earth's mantle (the layer below the Earth's crust)?
Achievements
- Author of over 100 scientific articles, one structural geology textbook, and a series of essays on "Places that influenced the geological mind".
- Worked with cognitive scientists to improve teaching in Geology.
- Co-developed with the StraboSpot digital datasystem, so that geologists can share their data and work as a community.