Cornell Morocco Project

The Cornell Morocco project has been an ongoing collaborative effort between Cornell University and institutions in Morocco and Spain to improve the understanding of the geodynamics of the western Mediterranean (Alboran) region and the intracontinental development of the Atlas system, using geophysical and geological methods. On these pages you will find information about the research conducted including absrtacts and figures from recent investigations.

Research has been supported by grants from the Petroleum Research Fund (ACS-PRF #29505-AC2) and the National Science Foundation (EAR 9627806 and EAR 9627855).

• Office National de Recherches et d'Exploitations Petrolieres (ONAREP), Rabat, Morocco
• Moroccan Geological Survey,Ministere de l'Energie et des Mines Direction de la Geologie, Rabat, Morocco
• Universite Mohammed V, Institute Scientifique, Rabat, Morocco
• Ecole Mohammadia de Ingenieurs, Rabat, Morocco
• Centre National de Coordination et de Planification de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique, Rabat, Morocco
• Instituto Andaluz Geofisica, Granada, Spain
• Instituto Geografico Nacional, Madrid, Spain
• Earth Resources Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• GPS measurements of plate interactions in the western Mediterranean (collaborative research with MIT)

Past Research Projects:

• Geodynamics of the Alboran Sea and Rif - Betic Mountains (completed 1999)
• Late Cenozoic and Neotectonics in the Middle Atlas (completed 1999)
• Tectonic Evolution of the Atlas Mountains, North Africa (completed 1997)