Dr. Raphael Gottardi


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Professional Background

    Dr. Gottardi has been an term assistant professor  with UAA since August, 2012.  Dr. Gottardi recieved his B.S. in “Earth, Universe, Environment” from the Université Joseph Fourier – Grenoble I (France) in 2006. and in 2008 he recieved his M.S. in structural geology from Université de Lausanne (Switzerland).  In 2012 Dr. Gottardi recieved his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in Structural Geology.

Undergraduate Classes Taught at UAA

  • Structural Geology
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  • Physical Geology (lab and Lecture)

Research Interests

    Dr. Gottardi's research interests include, but are not limited to, the use of structural geology and stable isotopes geochemistry to understand the rheology and deformation within detachement shears zones.

Selected Publications, Talks, Posters

  • Peer reviewed publication
    • R. Gottardi, C. Teyssier, A. Mulch, T.W. Vennemann, and M.L. Wells (2011). Preservation of an extreme transient geotherm in the Raft River detachment shear zone, Geology, July 1, 2011G31834.1, first published on July 1, 2011, doi:10.1130/G31834.1.
     
    • R. Gottardi, C. Teyssier (submitted). Stress, strain rate and kinematics constraints on the evolution of a detachment shear zone: Raft River metamorphic core complex, NW Utah.
     
    • R. Gottardi, P.-H. Kao, M. O. Saar, and C. Teyssier (in preparation). Effects of fault and crust permeabilities on fluid, heat, and oxygen isotope transport and fluid-rock exchange during extensional tectonics.
     
    • R. Gottardi, W. O. Nachlas, C. Teyssier, J. W. Valley, A. Quilichini, T. W. Vennemann (in preparation). Fluid flow, heat transfer, and oxygen isotope exchange within the Raft River metamorphic core complex, NW Utah.
     
  • Non-peer reviewed publication
    • Isotope exchange, fluid-rock interaction and thermomechanics of detachments: Raft River, NW Utah. Raphaël Gottardi, Christian Teyssier, John W. Valley, Mike Spicuzza, William Nachlas, Antoine Quilichini, Torsten Vennemann. 2011 AGU fall meeting.
     
    • Thermomechanics of a metamorphic core complex: Raft River Mountains (NW Utah) Raphaël Gottardi, Christian Teyssier, Nick Seaton. 2011 Minneapolis GSA Annual meeting.
     
    • Fluid flow, heat transfer, and oxygen isotope exchange within metamorphic core complexes: Implications for interpreting oxygen isotope data. Raphaël Gottardi, Po-Hao Kao, Christian Teyssier, Martin O. Saar. 2011 Minneapolis GSA Annual meeting.
     
    • Flow stress history of a detachment system: combining recrystallized grain size, quartz CPO and deformation lamellae, Raft River (NW Utah). Raphaël Gottardi1, Christian Teyssier1, Nick Seaton. 18th Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics 2011, Oviedo (Spain).
     
    • Fluid-rock interaction and thermomechanics of detachments: Raft River, NW Utah. Raphaël Gottardi, Christian Teyssier, Antoine Quilichini, Torsten Vennemann, Andreas Mulch. 2011 Cordilleran Section and Rocky Mountain Section Joint Meeting, Logan.
     
    • Deformed kyanite: origin and significance in the Raft River core complex, Utah. Ryan, Nathaniel, Whithney, Donna, Teyssier, Christian, Gottardi, Raphaël, and Seaton, Nicholas, 2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting.
     
    • Fluid-rock interaction, kinematic vorticity, and thermomechanics of detachments: Raft River, NW Utah. Raphaël Gottardi, Christian Teyssier, Nick Seaton, Torsten Vennemann, Andreas Mulch. 17th Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics 2009, Liverpool.
     
    • Fluid-rock interaction, kinematic vorticity, and thermomechanics of detachments: Raft River, NW Utah. Gottardi, Raphaël; Teyssier, Christian; Seaton, Nick; Vennemann, Torsten; Mulch, Andreas. EarthScope National meeting, Boise (Idaho), May 2009.
     
    • Crustal Thinning, Fluid Flow, and the Preservation of a High Transient Geotherm in the Raft River Detachment, NW Utah. Gottardi, Raphaël; Teyssier, Christian; Mulch, Andreas; Seaton, Nicholas, 2008 Houston GSA Annual Meeting.
     
    • Deformation and fluid flow in the Raft River ductile detachment, NW Utah. Gottardi, Raphaël; Teyssier, Christian; Mulch, Andreas; Heilbronner, Renee; Putlitz, Benita, 2008 Cordilleran Section and Rocky Mountain Section Joint Meeting, Las Vegas.
     
    • Rhéologie et Perméabilité des zones de détachement, Raft River Metamorphic core complex, NW Utah, USA. Gottardi, Raphaël, MS Thesis, University of Lausanne (Switzerland), 2008.
     

Curriculum Vitae

Link to Raphael Gottardi's CV