Muller, Veleda
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Muller, Veleda
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Veleda A. Paiva Muller
Veleda Astarte Paiva Muller
Veleda Astarte Paiva Muller
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I’m a postdoctoral research associate at the Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, mainly interested on the evolution of mountain systems and the interaction between the deep Earth and surface processes. This includes plate tectonics and mantle dynamic controlling the formation of mountain belts and associated basins; and how climate and biodiversity interact with these geological environments through time.
My career initiated in South America in the UFPR and Lamir Institute (Brazil), using structural geology, petrology, and geochronology to reconstruct basin inversion and fold-and-thrust belt development of the Southern Patagonian Andes (Chile) and the Southern Ribeira Belt (Brazil).
During my PhD in Europe (Italy and France), I realized how much mountain belts are also modulated by climate and erosion, and my research gained new meanings using Geodynamic numerical models and low-temperature thermochronology to unravel how erosion and isostatic adjustment interact with fluxes at the deep Earth.
During my postdoc, I am focusing on the tectonic and climate evolution of the Central Andes using field-work, low-temperature thermochronology, and Geodynamic models to understand the mechanisms of crustal thickening and rock exhumation.
As a new field of my research as a postdoctoral fellow, I am interested on the effects of mountain building and the topographic control on biodiversity evolution.
In resume, I like to integrate field work and numerical modeling analysis to understand the different spheres of the Earth, from the mantle to the surface.
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