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Research Interests
Petrotectonics - application of mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, electron microscopy, geochronology and field mapping to elucidation of the origin of mountain belts and critical mineral systems.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University Of Michigan-Ann Arbor
1988
Master of Science, University Of Wisconsin-Madison
1984
Bachelor of Science, University Of Wisconsin-Madison
1979
Keywords
- QE Geology
- Mineralogy, Petrology, Geochronology, Tectonics
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Collaborative Research: GEO-CM Critical Mineral Provenance of Southeastern U.S. Clastic Systems - Focus on Detrital Monazite
Moecher, D. (PI), Massey, M. (CoI) & Thigpen, J. (CoPI)
8/1/24 → 7/31/26
Project: Research project
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RII Track-1: Climate Resilience through Multidisciplinary Big Data Learning, Prediction & Building Response Systems (CLIMBS)
Andrews, R. (PI), Blandford, B. (CoI), Brown, S. (CoI), Bryson, L. (CoI), Carpenter, S. (CoI), Chen, M. (CoI), Crawford, M. (CoI), Crofcheck, C. (CoI), Dortch, J. (CoI), Erhardt, A. (CoI), Felima, C. (CoI), Fox, J. (CoI), Imran, A.-A.-Z. (CoI), McGlue, M. (CoI), Moecher, D. (CoI), Swallom, M. (CoI), Thigpen, J. (CoI), Wang, Z. (CoI), Woolery, E. (CoI), Zhu, J. (CoI), Tobin, B. (Former CoI) & Yeager, K. (Former CoI)
7/1/24 → 6/30/29
Project: Research project
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Hislop: Bedrock Geologic Map of part of the Joshua Tree South 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, Southern California
Moecher, D. (PI)
8/1/16 → 7/31/17
Project: Research project
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Collaborative Research: "Double-Double Dating" of Detrital Monazite and Detrital Zircon: Quantifying Sediment Recycling in Tectonic Studies
Moecher, D. (PI)
8/1/16 → 4/30/22
Project: Research project
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Acquisition of a Scanning Electron Microscope for Earth Science Research and Training of the Next Generation of Geoscientists
Moecher, D. (PI)
3/15/16 → 12/31/18
Project: Research project
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Detrital zircon U-Pb provenance analysis of Precambrian and Paleozoic strata from southwestern Brazil: Assessment of potential Grenvillian sediment input and Amazonian-Laurentian tectonic interaction
Harris, F. R., Moecher, D. P. & Tohver, E., Jan 2023, In: Gondwana Research. 113, p. 14-30 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Scopus citations -
Paleoenvironmental and tectonic implications of an Upper Devonian glaciogenic succession from east-central West Virginia, USA
Ettensohn, F. R., Seckinger, D. C., Moecher, D. P. & Eble, C. F., 2023, In: GSA Field Guides. 66, p. 1-27 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Potential terrane relationships between Laurentia and Amazonia during the Grenville orogenic cycle: A synthesis of the U-Pb zircon and Pb isotope records
Moecher, D. P., Tohver, E. & Samson, S. D., 2023, Memoir of the Geological Society of America. p. 251-268 18 p. (Memoir of the Geological Society of America; vol. 220).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
3 Scopus citations -
THE CRITICAL ROLE OF RECYCLING OF POST-GRENVILLIAN, NEOPROTEROZOIC SEDIMENTS FOR PHANEROZOIC LAURENTIAN CLASTIC SYSTEMS: EVIDENCE FROM DETRITAL-ZIRCON AND -MONAZITE GEOCHRONOLOGY AND TEXTURES
Moecher, D. P., Zotto, S. C. & Samson, S. D., Feb 2023, In: Journal of Sedimentary Research. 93, 2, p. 118-144 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Scopus citations -
Beyond zircon: Incorporating detrital feldspar pb isotope analysis into the multiproxy toolbox for sedimentary provenance analysis—an example from a long-lived eastern laurentian clastic system
Moecher, D. P., Badenszki, E., Daly, J. S. & Chew, D., Nov 2022, In: Journal of Geology. 130, 6, p. 429-445 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations