I am a structural geologist with a primary focus on researching the tectonics, origin, anatomy, and evolution of orogenic belts and sedimentary basins. My scholarly pursuits involve employing an integrated approach that encompasses field geology and a diverse array of earth-science disciplines, including structural geology and tectonics, fault kinematics and paleostress inversion, paleomagnetism, seismic interpretation, remote sensing utilizing satellite and airborne imagery, as well as gravity/magnetics, radar images, and bathymetric maps.

Presently, my scholarly endeavors are concentrated on comprehending plate tectonic processes associated with regional deformation, active tectonics, landscape evolution, morphotectonics, and source-to-sink analysis, primarily within the geographical domains of Southeast Asia, the Tethys realm, South America, and the Gulf of Mexico.

Furthermore, I am actively engaged in quantifying the rates of tectonic processes occurring across diverse temporal scales. For instance, in the Banda Sea region, these processes have manifested over the last 15-12 million years, whereas in the eastern Mediterranean region, analogous tectonic phenomena span an extensive timeframe, reaching back to the Early Cretaceous. Notwithstanding the temporal disparities, both regions exhibit comparable tectonic evolution, characterized by syn-convergent extension, transcurrent tectonics, and thrusting.