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Tshering Lama Sherpa

Tshering Lama Sherpa is a 4th year Ph.D. candidate at the University of Arizona. She grew up in Kathmandu, Nepal and Kalimpong, India surrounded by the Himalaya which sparked her initial curiosity in Geosciences. Her current research broadly focuses on understanding the tectonics of the Himalayan fold-thrust belt by combining field mapping, regional structural geology, accessory mineral geochronology, petrochronology and thermochronology, and thermal history modeling. Tshering is also passionate about outreach and service activities and strongly believes in creating an inclusive space in the geosciences and STEM in general.

Revisiting Sagarmatha: Reflections on Fieldwork in the Eastern Nepal Himalaya

and March 20, 2024
Revisiting Sagarmatha: Reflections on Fieldwork in the Eastern Nepal Himalaya
Tshering Lama Sherpa (author) and Dr. Pete DeCelles (University of Arizona), mapping and contemplating Himalayan geology at Kala Patthar, with Pumori (7161m) in the background. (Credit: Author)

“The mountains are calling.” This week, we are embarking on an adventure to the highest mountain in the world – Sagarmatha (also known as Mt. Everest). We will join Tshering Lama Sherpa, from the University of Arizona, as she unveils the exciting world of geological fieldwork amidst the majestic Himalayas in her post.  In October of 2023, I set out on my fourth geological fieldwo ...[Read More]