Robert Holder

Pronunciation: RAH-bert HOHL-der

In our research group, we study the fundamental processes of subduction, continental collision, and crustal melting as well as how Earth’s system of plate tectonics has evolved through time to create the planet we live on today. We do this using the metamorphic and igneous rocks that are left behind from Earth’s ancient mountain belts. We also operate a laser-ablation inductively-coupled-plasma mass-spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) laboratory for U–Pb geochronology and trace-element analysis of rocks, minerals, and other solid materials.