1) Structural analysis and geochronology of complexly deformed metamorphic regions. 2) Link between microstructures and growth of accessory minerals with tectonic motions and the evolution of mountain belts and (super)continents. 3) Comparison of field structural data with numerical models that predict the formation and development of structures. 4) Development of shear zones (e.g., Superior Boundary Zone, Manitoba, Canada; southeastern New England Appalachians) and fold belts (e.g., Foxe Fold Belt, Nunavut, Canada). 5) Use of geochronologic methods to date deformation and investigate rates of deformation. 6) Structural setting of ore deposits.