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Michael received Bachelor degree in Solid Earth Geophysics from McGill University in 1990, and Ph.D in Earth and Planetary Sciences from Harvard University in 1994. Following a two year term as a Miller Fellow with the Miller Institute with Basic Research in Science at UC Berkeley, Michael moved to the University of Oregon in Eugene. In 2001 he returned to UC Berkeley. Michael studies geological processes involving fluids, including problems in physical volcanology, geodynamics, hydrogeology, and geomorphology. Though the range of topics may appear diverse, the common theme is an attempt to develop a better quantitative understanding of physical processes operating in the Earth and other planets. Depending on the nature of the problem, Michael's research has used some combination of theoretical, numerical and experimental approaches. Because the goal is to understand natural systems, integrating observations and field data (both of active processes and recorded in the geologic record) with theoretical and model results is also an essential component of this research. Often the fluid mechanics that needs to be understand has not yet been studied. Consequently, this research sometimes involves new contributions in applied mechanics. Recent contributions include studies of convection, the properties and dynamics of suspensions, flow and transport in porous materials, percolation theory, and high pressure mineral physics. |
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