John P. Platt
John P. Platt | |
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| Alma mater | University of California Santa Barbara |
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| Fields | structural geology, tectonics |
| Institutions | University of Southern California |
John P. Platt is a professor and structural geologist at the University of Southern California. His research centers on deformation processes within Earth's crust and lithosphere, focusing on convergent plate margins and collisional orogens through the applications of geophysical methods and mechanical modeling.