ELI A. SILVER Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences Global Tectonics and Marine Geophysics
		Office: EMS A112 Phone: 831-459-2266 Fax: 831-459-3074 E-mail: esilver@es.ucsc.edu Lab: A142 x9-2830		For more information: • Website • Publications (PDF)

Education and Training

B.A., University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego

Research Interests

Eli Silver's research involves study of the active processes and mechanisms of continental margin evolution, focusing at present on subduction, ophiolite emplacement, and tectonic collisions. He studies these processes with a wide variety of techniques, including marine and subaerial geology and geophysics.

Silver is currently focusing on two problems. One is collision processes and their role in mountain building, using the Solomon Sea and Papua New Guinea as field laboratories for these processes. Work there includes marine geophysics, field work on the collision zone onshore, and GPS observations of active movements. The second problem is the question of mass balance and fluid flow in subduction zones, and he is focusing on the Pacific margin of Costa Rica. Studies there include both 2D and 3D seismic reflection, submersible diving, and future ocean drilling and acoustic ranging experiments on the sea floor.

Teaching Interests

Environmental Geophysics | Applied Geophysics | Global Tectonics | Topics in Global Tectonics | Remote Sensing Applications