David J. Waters

David J. Waters studies metamorphic rocks—rocks that have been transformed by heat and pressure deep within mountain belts and continental collision zones—to reconstruct how the Earth's crust and upper mantle are buried, heated, and later exhumed (brought back to the surface). His work draws on field studies and mineral chemistry (such as garnet zoning and thermobarometry) in regions including the Himalaya, Greece, Oman, Myanmar, and Scotland to determine the timing, temperature, and pressure history of these processes.

Publication output rose to a peak around 2019 but has generally declined and leveled off at a lower rate (about 2 papers/year) in the most recent years.

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