Structural Geology The Team Current members of the Research group: Prof. Dr. Christophe Pascal IA E4/59 E-Mail: Christophe.pascal@rub.de Christophe is a field geologist initially educated as theoretical physicist. He has more than 30 years of experience and has worked in four different countries with both academic and applied research projects. An enduring pillar of his personal research is the strong integration of geological field data with quantitative and modelling approaches. He has authored or co-authored ~50 publications including a text book on paleostress inversion techniques. More info here.: https://christophe-pascal.weebly.com. Dr. Lauretta Kaerger IA E4/055 E-Mail: lauretta.kaerger@rub.de I am interested in the area of active tectonics, working to identify signals of historic earthquakes in the landscape to gain a better understanding of the earthquake hazard and the tectonic deformation of a region. A major question is how to identify signals of discrete uplift events in a landscape mainly governed by continuous long-term evolution processes, especially in slowly deforming areas. To do so I use an interdisciplinary approach combining structural geology with geomorphic, remote-sensing and geophysical methods. Mr Oscar Daniel Zarate Velazquez (PhD student) IA E4/067 E-Mail: Oscar.ZarateVelazquez@ruhr-uni-bochum.de Bachelor's degree in Archaeology from the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí. Master of Science (Structural Geology) from the Institute of Geology of the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí. Currently pursuing a doctorate at the Institute of Geology, Mineralogy and Geophysics at the Ruhr University of Bochum. His areas of interest includes structural geology, regional geology, geology of the Gulf of Mexico, deformation analysis, geomechanics, and soil analysis. My current research focuses on the application of structural analysis along with geomechanical and soil analysis in the Ixhuatlán de Madero region of Veracruz, Mexico. The objective is to identify potential causes of geological hazards through structural dynamics, rock behavior, and soil characteristics. This is done in order to understand the dynamics of geological hazards and prevent human losses or severe damage to infrastructure. Mr Zhihan Li (PhD student) IA E4/063 E-Mail: zhihan.li@rub.de I am working on developing novel methods to reconstruct the full paleostress tensor - including all six independent components and their absolute magnitudes - in brittle continental crust. The ultimate goal is to fully resolve stress states. Research interests: Tectonic interpretation, strain analysis, rheological characterization.