Nicholas Institute Faculty Advisory Committee

Lincoln Pratson Associate Professor of Sedimentary Geology Earth and Ocean Sciences Division
Dr. Pratson's research revolves around the role of sedimentary processes in shaping continental margins. Specific research interests include the dynamics of both current- and gravity-driven sediment transport, submarine canyon formation and seafloor evolution, the causes and consequences of submarine slope failure, and the interplay between marine sedimentation and tectonics. He conducts this research using a variety of methods. These range from seafloor mapping using multibeam bathymetry, side-scan sonar imagery, and shallow cores, to sequence stratigraphy based on seismic reflection profiles and borehole data constrained in some instances by gravity measurements. Dr. Pratson also uses numerical and experimental models of sedimentary processes for testing ideas about their dynamics and predicting their contribution to and imprint on the morphology and stratigraphy of continental margins.
Lincoln.pratson@duke.edu