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Overview

Alan P. Morris is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research spans several domains within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with a particular focus on geophysics and mechanics of materials.

The main fields of study covered in their body of work include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Engineering

Within these fields, the subfields of study they have contributed to are:

  • Geophysics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Geology
  • Earth-Surface Processes

Their research topics encompass a range of areas related to geological and tectonic processes, including:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Geological formations and processes

Some of their recent papers are:

  • The fold-thrust belt stress cycle: Superposition of normal, strike-slip, and thrust faulting deformation regimes, 2021, Journal of Structural Geology
  • Pore Pressure Threshold and Fault Slip Potential for Induced Earthquakes in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area of North Central Texas, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Resolved stress analysis, failure mode, and fault-controlled fluid conduits, 2020, Solid Earth
  • Fault zone processes and fluid history in Austin Chalk, southwest Texas, 2020, AAPG Bulletin
  • Stability of basement-rooted faults in the Delaware Basin of Texas and New Mexico, USA, 2021, Journal of Structural Geology

They have published frequently in the following venues:

  • Journal of Structural Geology
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • AAPG Bulletin
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Frequent coauthors collaborating on their research include:

  • David A. Ferrill
  • Kevin J. Smart
  • Adam J. Cawood
  • Peter Hennings
  • Ronald N. McGinnis

Best Publications

  • Slip-tendency analysis and fault reactivation

    Alan Morris;David A. Ferrill;D.Brent Brent Henderson

  • Calcite twin morphology: a low-temperature deformation geothermometer

    David A. Ferrill;Alan P. Morris;Mark A. Evans;Martin Burkhard

  • Dilational normal faults

    David A. Ferrill;Alan P. Morris

  • Fault zone deformation controlled by carbonate mechanical stratigraphy, Balcones fault system, Texas

    David A. Ferrill;Alan P. Morris

  • Distribution, morphology, and origins of Martian pit crater chains

    Danielle Wyrick;David A. Ferrill;Alan P. Morris;Shannon L. Colton

  • Physical analog modeling of pull-apart basin evolution

    Bret Rahe;David A. Ferrill;Alan P. Morris

  • Mechanical stratigraphy and normal faulting

    David A. Ferrill;Alan P. Morris;Ronald N. McGinnis;Kevin J. Smart

  • Displacement gradient and deformation in normal fault systems

    David A. Ferrill;Alan P. Morris

  • Control of mechanical stratigraphy on bed-restricted jointing and normal faulting: Eagle Ford Formation, south-central Texas

    David A. Ferrill;Ronald N. McGinnis;Alan P. Morris;Kevin J. Smart

  • Mechanical stratigraphic controls on natural fracture spacing and penetration

    Ronald N. McGinnis;David A. Ferrill;Alan P. Morris;Kevin J. Smart

  • Impact of interlayer slip on fracture prediction from geomechanical models of fault-related folds

    Kevin J. Smart;David A. Ferrill;Alan P. Morris

  • Sequential updating of multimodal hydrogeologic parameter fields using localization and clustering techniques

    Alexander Y. Sun;Alan P. Morris;Sitakanta Mohanty

  • Structural framework of the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone in south-central Texas

    David A. Ferrill;Darrell W. Sims;Deborah J. Waiting;Alan P. Morris

  • Dilational fault slip and pit chain formation on Mars

    David A. Ferrill;Danielle Y. Wyrick;Alan P. Morris;Darrell W. Sims

  • Geomechanical modeling of stress and strain evolution during contractional fault-related folding

    Kevin J. Smart;David A. Ferrill;Alan P. Morris;Ronald N. McGinnis

  • Crossing conjugate normal faults

    David A. Ferrill;Alan P. Morris;John A. Stamatakos;Darrell W. Sims

  • Comparison of deterministic ensemble Kalman filters for assimilating hydrogeological data

    Alexander Y. Sun;Alan Morris;Sitakanta Mohanty

  • Extensional fault-propagation folding in mechanically layered rocks: The case against the frictional drag mechanism

    David A. Ferrill;Alan P. Morris;Ronald N. McGinnis

  • Geomechanical modeling of hydraulic fracturing: Why mechanical stratigraphy, stress state, and pre-existing structure matter

    Kevin J. Smart;Goodluck I. Ofoegbu;Alan P. Morris;Ronald N. McGinnis

  • Fault zone deformation and displacement partitioning in mechanically layered carbonates: The Hidden Valley fault, central Texas

    David A. Ferrill;Alan P. Morris;Ronald N. McGinnis;Kevin J. Smart

  • Hybrid failure: Field evidence and influence on fault refraction

    David A. Ferrill;Ronald N. McGinnis;Alan P. Morris;Kevin J. Smart

  • Dilational fault slip and pit chain formation on Mars, David A. Ferrill et al., GSA Today, v. 14, no. 10, p. 4–12.

    David A. Ferrill;Alan P. Morris;Danielle Y. Wyrick;Darrell W. Sims

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Ferrill
David A. Ferrill Southwest Research Institute
Daniel J. Lehrmann
Daniel J. Lehrmann Trinity University
Alexander Y. Sun
Alexander Y. Sun The University of Texas at Austin
Robert T. Pappalardo
Robert T. Pappalardo California Institute of Technology
Heather R. DeShon
Heather R. DeShon Southern Methodist University
Brian P. Wernicke
Brian P. Wernicke California Institute of Technology
Jay J. Ague
Jay J. Ague Yale University
Brian S. Currie
Brian S. Currie Miami University
Jean-Philippe Nicot
Jean-Philippe Nicot The University of Texas at Austin
Alex N. Halliday
Alex N. Halliday Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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