Robert Stern, Ph.D. School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Professor of Geosciences
Dr. Stern conducts tectonic, chemical and isotopic studies to chart the evolution of continental crust, both modern and ancient, and study how these inform our understanding of plate tectonics.
With the help of his graduate students and colleagues at UT Dallas and around the world, he is trying to determine the age, composition, and origin of continental crust in the region surrounding the Red Sea known as the Arabian-Nubian Shield.
His research currently focuses on Egypt and Arabia, but past projects have included locations in Ethiopia, Sudan, Israel and Jordan. His studies of modern continental crust formation focus on the Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc system in the Western Pacific.
Stern’s recent efforts to understand how the Gulf of Mexico formed use these understandings to assist hydrodcarbon exploration, a linchpin of the Texas economy. He received his Ph.D. in earth sciences from the University of California at San Diego.
News Coverage
UT Dallas Geoscientist to Help Lead International Field Conference in Egypt
Researcher Discusses Continental Shelf Formation
Geoscientist Finds Surprise Hidden in the Pacific
Geoscientist to Give a History Lesson on Dallas
UT Dallas Quake Experts Watching Events in Japan, Aftermath
Updated: March 11, 2011
