Dr. Montesi is a professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, department of Geology. His research addresses how magma migrates through the lithosphere of the Earth and other planets and, of particular interest of the SCEC community, how tectonic deformation localizes on ductile shear zones and brittle faults. His expertise is in modeling, using both analytical and numerical methods. He formulates rheological descriptions of rocks based on their microstructures, but aimed at capturing their lithospheric-scale behavior.
SCEC Participation
Current Roles
SCEC Proposal Review Committee, Member (2024 - Present)
Past Roles
SCEC Science Planning Committee, Group Co-Leader (2019 - 2023)
Perry, M., & Montesi, L. G. (2024, 09). Brittle-ductile Transition Depth and Depth of Seismicity in Southern California: Agreement in Active Regions but Discrepancy Elsewhere. Poster Presentation at 2024 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 13523
Montesi, L. G. (2023, 09). Rheological Heterogeneity of the Southern California Lithosphere. Poster Presentation at 2023 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 12900
Allison, K. L., & Montesi, L. G. (2021, 08). Very long timescale of grain size and shear zone evolution in a continental strike-slip setting. Poster Presentation at 2021 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 11139
Allison, K. L., & Montesi, L. G. (2020, 07). Three definitions of ductile shear zones resulting from grain-size evolution below a frictional fault. Poster Presentation at 2020 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 10222
Montesi, L. G., & Leete, W. (2018, 08). RHEOL_GUI: A Matlab-based graphical user interface for the interactive investigation of strength profiles. Poster Presentation at 2018 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 8500
