Peter Flemings Research Overview:
My research couples observation with theoretical analysis to study crustal fluid flow at human and geologic timescales. We ask classical questions such as:
1) what is the relationship between faulting, pressure,
and stress?
2) what is the shallow crust's permeability and how does it vary with
pore pressure?
3) how is continental margin morphology controlled by fluid flow?
4) how do hydrocarbons move at both geological and production time scales?
Research Interests:
» Poromechanics
» Slope Stability
» Basinal fluid flow
Current Projects:
» Study of
fluid pressure in the Nankai Accretionary Prism
» Analysis
and modeling of hydrate systems on southern
Hydrate Ridge
» Study of slope stability on
continental margins
» Development
of a pore pressure penetrometer for ocean drilling
Inspirations:
»
My wife Ann and I are blessed with a fine young son, Nicholas Benjamin
Flemings. Nick greets every day with a joy and enthusiasm that is contagious.
We sometimes wish that Nick would greet the day a little bit later.
» When I was younger, my passion was to climb and live and work in the mountains. Today, I escape when I can for a hike or run through the local hills.
» I get up early most days and enjoy a morning cappuccino while trying to write the latest paper.
» I love to go to sea. It reminds me of climbing. Out there, all that matters is the job at hand and doing it as well as you possibly can.
» I’m the son of a professor. When I was young, I didn’t like it. Today, it is a great joy to share my latest research challenge with my Dad.
Where You'll Find Me When I'm Not Working:
» At Tussey
Mountain, running with the ‘noon runners’ (see nvrun.com
for more local running information)
» Hanging out at the Park with
Nick
» If I’m really lucky, on
a date with Ann
What I Love About Penn State:
» I met Ann
here
» The hills are nearby
» My son Nick, Ann, and I get
to walk to school together everyday
» I go to work and am surrounded
by smart, generous, and driven people
Contact Peter:
814.865.2309 | flemings@geosc.psu.edu
