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Dr. Kennet E. Flores @drchikitoo.bsky.social · Jun 23

Sonoma Coast Field Trip @ GSA Penrose / IEC-15: What Insights Do Subduction Complexes Provide into Subduction Processes?

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Dr. Kennet E. Flores @drchikitoo.bsky.social · Jun 22

GSA Penrose/IEC-15 @California — at DoubleTree by Hilton Sonoma Wine Country.

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Dr. Kennet E. Flores @drchikitoo.bsky.social · Jun 21

Franciscan at Tiburon Peninsula - Embracing a Brighter Future for Subduction Reserach with GSA Penrose 2025 / IEC-15 ⛰️🐍🌋🫨🪨

Dr. Kennet E. Flores @drchikitoo.bsky.social · Jun 17

After two years in the making, we are heading to California 🍇 for this extraordinary meeting that we have been organizing. Approximately 100 subduction experts from around 20 countries will gather to shed light on our field and discuss the next steps. 🪨⛰️🌋🌎🫨

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Dr. Kennet E. Flores @drchikitoo.bsky.social · Apr 9

Very proud of my graduates, both award winners of our EMES research symposium and graduate excellence AY24-25 🎉🪨⚒️

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Dr. Kennet E. Flores @drchikitoo.bsky.social · Mar 30

Our #PTp latest article #EPLS Donoso-Tapia et al.. 2025 article about deserpentinization and reserpentinization in 🇪🇨 Raspas complex was feature in New Studies on Serpentinites of ⁦‪@AAPG‬⁩ CORE ELEMENTS ⁦‪@UNC‬⁩ ⁦‪@UNC_EMES‬⁩
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New Studies on Serpentinites

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Dr. Kennet E. Flores @drchikitoo.bsky.social · Mar 25

Paper Alert 📢 Serpentinites of the Guatemala Suture Zone (GSZ) 🪨💚⚒ ajsonline.org/article/129404

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Dr. Kennet E. Flores @drchikitoo.bsky.social · Mar 14

So proud of our PTp graduate Anna Strickland, who is laser💥 GSZ metamorphic minerals at @UCSB LASS #AGeS_Grad @UNC_EMES

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KinarNicholas.bsky.social @kinarnicholas.bsky.social · Jan 30

Hydrology Paper of the Day @unc-emes.bsky.social on water in areas of serpentinized mantle: the Andean Raspas Complex in Ecuador; examining the geochemistry of fluid circulation in dehydration of serpentinite occurring during metamorphism; and linking fluids, geochemistry and earthquakes.

UNC Dept of Earth, Marine & Environmental Sciences @unc-emes.bsky.social · Jan 29

New paper from the Petrology and Tectonic processes Lab at UNC!🌋

Grad student Damián Donoso-Tapia just published the second first-author paper of his PhD in Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

Find the link in the post below!

Dr. Kennet E. Flores @drchikitoo.bsky.social · Jan 18

UNC -Petrology & Tectonic processes (PTp) Lab paper alert 🚨- Record of de-serpentinization and re-serpentinization of an exhumed slab sliver: Implications for fluid circulation in subduction zones 🪨💦🌋 #UNC #Serpentinites #Subduction #Andes #Ecuador

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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UNC Dept of Earth, Marine & Environmental Sciences @unc-emes.bsky.social · Jan 23

We are thrilled for our own Dr. Kennet Flores on winning an NSF CAREER award!

With this grant, he and his lab will continue working on fluid migration and fluid-rock interactions at subduction interfaces.

@drchikitoo.bsky.social

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Dr. Kennet E. Flores @drchikitoo.bsky.social · Jan 18

UNC -Petrology & Tectonic processes (PTp) Lab paper alert 🚨- Record of de-serpentinization and re-serpentinization of an exhumed slab sliver: Implications for fluid circulation in subduction zones 🪨💦🌋 #UNC #Serpentinites #Subduction #Andes #Ecuador

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Record of de-serpentinization and re-serpentinization of an exhumed slab sliver: Implications for fluid circulation in subduction zones

Fluid release associated with serpentinite dehydration (de-serpentinization) during subduction plays a key role in fundamental geological processes su…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Dr. Kennet E. Flores @drchikitoo.bsky.social · Jan 18

Thank you 🙏🏼, so good to know Ananya Malik also got it 🎉🎉🎉

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Dr. Kennet E. Flores @drchikitoo.bsky.social · Jan 17

Thank you 🙏🏼 for your support and advice

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Dr. Kennet E. Flores @drchikitoo.bsky.social · Jan 16

Thank you 🙏🏼,

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Dr. Kennet E. Flores @drchikitoo.bsky.social · Jan 16

I am honored to announce that I am the recipient of a NSF CAREER Award for investigating subduction zone fluids, scale of fluid migration, and fluid-rock interactions. The educational component includes activities for NC Latino youth & K-12 Earth/Environmental Science teachers @unc-emes.bsky.social

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Dr. Kennet E. Flores @drchikitoo.bsky.social · Dec 21

Nicaragua 🇳🇮 to Costa Rica 🇨🇷 Pacific Coast 🌋 🪨💚🌊💚🪨 🏄 [Momotombo-Apoyeque-San Elena Península-Tempisque]

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Dr. Kennet E. Flores @drchikitoo.bsky.social · Dec 13

Very proud of UNC PTp - Damian’s first national meeting talk today #Serpentinites #dehydration #rehydration #AGU24 UNC Earth Marine and Environmental Sciences

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UNC Dept of Earth, Marine & Environmental Sciences @unc-emes.bsky.social · Dec 13

Subduction was the way to end the day! Excellent poster presentations by Anna and Damian yesterday!

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Dr. Kennet E. Flores @drchikitoo.bsky.social · Dec 13

Very proud of UNC PTp grads, busy and successful VPG Subduction poster session 🪨 🌎 🌋 #AGU24 #UNC

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Dr. Kennet E. Flores @drchikitoo.bsky.social · Dec 10

UNC petrology & geochemistry 🪨 #AGU24 @UNC_EMES @UNC

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Dr. Kennet E. Flores @drchikitoo.bsky.social · Dec 8

@unc-emes.bsky.social Check out our poster (V43B-3193) on Thursday afternoon!

Enigmatic metatrondhjemite enclosed in an exhumed, subduction-interface, serpentinite-mélange (Guatemala Suture Zone): Insights into potential fossilized slab-melts 🌋

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Dr. Kennet E. Flores @drchikitoo.bsky.social · Dec 7

Por favor, tenemos que quedar!

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Dr. Kennet E. Flores @drchikitoo.bsky.social · Nov 16

119 Ma Pillow basalts of the Nicoya plateau complex in my homeland 🏡. The Nicoya plateau is on of the few places where we can find oceanic plateaus above the sea level 💚💙❤️

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Dr. Kennet E. Flores @drchikitoo.bsky.social · Nov 13

2025 Penrose on the most beautiful, insightful, and exciting Rocks 🪨 .... ❤️Eclogites💚 and other subduction-related metamorphic rocks! #Penrose #California #Eclogite #Subduction #GSA

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