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TS Tectonics and Structural Geology Division on Tectonics and Structural Geology

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Division on Tectonics and Structural Geology
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Division on Tectonics and Structural Geology

President: Paola Vannucchi (Emailts@egu.eu)
Deputy President: João C. Duarte (Email)
ECS Representative: Sascha Zertani (Emailecs-ts@egu.eu)

The Division on Tectonics and Structural Geology (TS) investigates rock deformation at all scales with the aim to decipher its complex relationships with Earth dynamics. We use natural observations, including mapping, remote sensing and seismics, and experimental methods. The division is highly interdisciplinary, with strong ties with other EGU divisions including GD, EMRP, SM, SSP, GM, G, and GMPV.

Latest posts from the TS blog

TS Must Read – 3D seismic analysis of the structure and evolution of a salt-influenced normal fault zone: a test of competing fault growth models, Jackson & Rotevatn (2013)

In this Must Read paper “3D seismic analysis of the structure and evolution of a salt-influenced normal fault zone: a test of competing fault growth models (2013)”, by Christopher A-L. Jackson and Atle Rotevatn used detailed 3D seismic reflection data from the Suez Rift, Egypt, to gain a better understanding of the structural evolution of normal faults. Specifically, the paper shows that isolated and coherent fault growth models occur simultaneously during the growth and linkage of normal fault segments across …

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Geology Bites: Podcast conversations about geology with researchers making key contributions to our understanding of the Earth and the Solar System

As readers of this blog know, geology is an awe-inspiring subject, dealing as it does with immensely powerful forces operating on time scales, pressures, and temperatures we can barely fathom. It is geological processes that are responsible for the continents, oceans, mountain ranges, indeed for all the landscapes we see around us. Even though many of these processes operate over deep time and deep within the Earth, ingenious researchers have been able to discover a great deal about them. We …

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Inverted River Channels in Alcaniz: Insights into Mars’ Fluvial History

This edition of ‘Features from the field’ is brought to you by Faris Beg, a masters student on the EU Erasmus Mundus program. He will be talking about exhumed river channels in Alcaniz, Spain. Did you know one of the most striking pieces of evidence for the existence of water on ancient Mars comes from certain geological features cropped out from underneath the Earth surface as a result of erosion? We call them exhumed or inverted river bodies. In planetary …

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TS Must-Read – Peron-Pinvidic et al. (2013) Structural comparison of archetypal Atlantic rifted margins: A review of observations and concepts

Rifted margins are regions at the transition from oceanic to continental crust, formed by the stretching and thinning of the Earth’s lithosphere before the creation of new ocean basins. The study focused on three key transects across Atlantic rifted margins. In their 2013 article in Marine and Petroleum Geology, Peron-Pinvidic et al. present a comparative analysis of the architecture of various rifted margins. The authors highlight key structural features, tectonic processes, and conceptual models, with the aim to elucidate the …

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Recent awardees

Yann Klinger

Yann Klinger

  • 2024
  • Stephan Mueller Medal

The 2024 Stephan Mueller Medal is awarded to Yann Klinger for his exceptional interdisciplinary contribution to the fields of seismology and palaeo-seismology, in particular, for his groundbreaking development of space seismology.

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Richard G. Gordon

Richard G. Gordon

  • 2023
  • Stephan Mueller Medal

The 2023 Stephan Mueller Medal is awarded to Richard G. Gordon in recognition for his outstanding and innovative contribution to global tectonics, in particular, for his leadership of the NUVEL (Northwest University Velocity) and MORVEL (Mid-Ocean Ridge Velocity) global plate motion projects.

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Afonso Gomes

Afonso Gomes

  • 2023
  • Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award

The 2023 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to Afonso Gomes 2D numerical modelling of Tethyan-type ophiolite emplacement: The role of overriding plate age, serpentinization, and OCT width.

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Caroline Haslebacher

Caroline Haslebacher

  • 2023
  • Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award

The 2023 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to Caroline Haslebacher Mapping linear surface features on Europa using a deep learning framework

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Jessica McBeck

Jessica McBeck

  • 2023
  • Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists

The 2023 Arne Richter Award for Outstanding Early Career Scientists is awarded to Jessica McBeck for developing a new and unique understanding of strain localization mechanisms that control failure across scales, with the application of novel investigation techniques and modelling tools.

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Current issue of the EGU newsletter

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In our September Issue, find out about a new study on Projections and uncertainties of winter windstorm damage in Europe in a changing climate, get insights into how researchers can connect with the public through art, dialogue, storytelling, and education.with winner of the EGU Geoscience Day Award Fergus McAuliffe, and learn about how to write a knowledge synthesis for policy impact in this month's GeoPolicy blog post!

Now is your chance to apply to join the EGU's Education Committee or Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and there's just a couple of weeks left to submit your EGU25 session proposal, which includes Union-wide sessions like the Union Symposia and Great Debates.

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