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Overview

Oscar M. Lovera is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States, with a research focus primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including Geophysics and Artificial Intelligence, reflecting a multi-disciplinary approach to geological studies.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics, mainly centered on:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-Pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

Lovera has authored or co-authored multiple research papers published in established scientific venues. Noteworthy recent publications include:

  • "High-Resolution P-T-Time Paths Across Himalayan Faults Exposed Along the Bhagirathi Transect NW India: Implications for the Construction of the Himalayan Orogen and Ongoing Deformation" (2020), published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "Zircon age spectra to quantify magma evolution" (2023), published in Geosphere
  • "Zircon as a recorder of contrasting magma recharge and eruptive recurrence patterns" (2021), published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "A common magma source for plutonic and volcanic rocks of The Geysers geothermal field, California: Volume and intrusive history derived from zircon" (2023), published in Chemical Geology
  • "RegIonally Extensive 85-70 Ma Cooling of the Southern Sierra Nevada and Northwest Mojave Desert Batholith: Implications for the Initiation of Shallow Subduction" (2020), published in Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Lovera include:

  • Axel K. Schmitt
  • Carlos A. Angeles-De La Torre
  • Axel Gerdes
  • Elizabeth J. Catlos
  • Theresa J. Perez

These collaborations correspond with publications across a variety of high-profile geological and geophysical journals, reflecting contributions to the dissemination and analysis of geochemical data, tectonic deformation patterns, and magma evolution narratives.

Lovera's research input has contributed to the understanding of fault systems, magma recharge and eruptive behaviors, as well as thermal histories within significant geological terrains such as the Himalayas and Californian geothermal fields. The integration of geophysical methods and geological analysis is central to their body of work, with applications in high-pressure material studies and geochemical mapping.

Best Publications

  • The 40Ar/39Ar thermochronometry for slowly cooled samples having a distribution of diffusion domain sizes

    Oscar M. Lovera;Frank M. Richter;T. Mark Harrison

  • Activation of the Nyainqentanghla Shear Zone: Implications for uplift of the southern Tibetan Plateau

    T. Mark Harrison;Peter Copeland;W. S. F. Kidd;Oscar M. Lovera

  • Direct dating of left‐lateral deformation along the Red River shear zone, China and Vietnam

    Lisa D. Gilley;T. Mark Harrison;P. H. Leloup;F. J. Ryerson

  • A Late Miocene-Pliocene origin for the Central Himalayan inverted metamorphism

    T. Mark Harrison;F.J. Ryerson;P. Le Fort;An Yin

  • Origin and Episodic Emplacement of the Manaslu Intrusive Complex, Central Himalaya

    Mark T. Harrison;Marty Grove;Kevin D. Mckeegan;C. D. Coath

  • A model for the origin of Himalayan anatexis and inverted metamorphism

    T. Mark Harrison;Marty Grove;Oscar M. Lovera;E. J. Catlos

  • New insights into the origin of two contrasting Himalayan granite belts

    T. Mark Harrison;Oscar M. Lovera;Marty Grove

  • Early (≥ 4.5 Ga) formation of terrestrial crust: Lu–Hf, δ18O, and Ti thermometry results for Hadean zircons

    T. Mark Harrison;T. Mark Harrison;Axel K. Schmitt;Malcolm T. McCulloch;Oscar M. Lovera

  • Thermal evolution and slip history of the Renbu Zedong Thrust, southeastern Tibet

    Xavier Quidelleur;Marty Grove;Oscar M. Lovera;T. Mark Harrison

  • Diffusion Domains Determined by 39Ar Released During Step Heating

    Oscar M. Lovera;Frank M. Richter;T. Mark Harrison

  • The Zedong Window: A record of superposed Tertiary convergence in southeastern Tibet

    T. Mark Harrison;An Yin;Marty Grove;Oscar M. Lovera

  • Systematic analysis of K-feldspar step heating results: I. Significance of activation energy determinations

    Oscar M. Lovera;Marty Grove;T. Mark Harrison;K.I. Mahon

  • Nyainqentanglha Shan: A window into the tectonic, thermal, and geochemical evolution of the Lhasa block, southern Tibet

    Jessica L.D.Andrea Kapp;T. Mark Harrison;T. Mark Harrison;Paul Kapp;Marty Grove

  • Ridge-trench interactions and the Neogene tectonic evolution of the Magdalena shelf and southern Gulf of California: Insights from detrital zircon U-Pb ages from the Magdalena fan and adjacent areas

    John M. Fletcher;Marty Grove;David Kimbrough;Oscar Lovera

  • Early Paleozoic Tectonic and Thermomechanical Evolution of Ultrahigh-Pressure (UHP) Metamorphic Rocks in the Northern Tibetan Plateau, Northwest China

    An Yin;An Yin;Craig E. Manning;Oscar Lovera;Carrie A. Menold

  • A model for wave propagation in a porous medium saturated by a two‐phase fluid

    Juan E. Santos;Jim Douglas;Jaime Corberó;Oscar M. Lovera

  • The Geysers - Cobb Mountain Magma System, California (Part 1): U-Pb zircon ages of volcanic rocks, conditions of zircon crystallization and magma residence times

    Axel K Schmitt;Marty Grove;T.Mark Harrison;T.Mark Harrison;Oscar Lovera

  • Systematic analysis of K-feldspar 40 Ar/ 39 Ar step heating results II: relevance of laboratory argon diffusion properties to nature

    Oscar M. Lovera;Marty Grove;T.Mark Harrison;T.Mark Harrison

  • Supra-canonical 26Al/27Al and the residence time of CAIs in the solar protoplanetary disk.

    Edward D. Young;Justin I. Simon;Albert Galy;Sara S. Russell

  • A chlorine disinfectant for excess argon released from K-felsspar during step heating

    T. Mark Harrison;Matthew T. Heizler;Oscar M. Lovera;Chen Wenji

Frequent Co-Authors

Marty Grove
Marty Grove Stanford University
T. Mark Harrison
T. Mark Harrison University of California, Los Angeles
Axel K. Schmitt
Axel K. Schmitt Curtin University
An Yin
An Yin University of California, Los Angeles
Daniel F. Stockli
Daniel F. Stockli The University of Texas at Austin
George E. Gehrels
George E. Gehrels University of Arizona
David L. Kimbrough
David L. Kimbrough San Diego State University
Stephan A. Graham
Stephan A. Graham Stanford University
Matt Heizler
Matt Heizler New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Frank M. Richter
Frank M. Richter University of Chicago

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