Erick Prince

IA5/165

+49-234-32-18457

erick.princegutierrez "at" ruhr-uni-bochum.de

"My general research interests involve studying the tectonic processes involved in mountain building, as well as the deformation and transformation of rocks across various scales. In previous projects, I examined the microfabric development of shear zone eclogites from Norway (LMU Munich). During my PhD at FSU Jena, I investigated the last seismic activity of the Periadriatic Fault System in the Eastern Alps using electron spin resonance (ESR) and optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) in minerals from fault gouges.

Currently, I focus on applying Quaternary dating techniques to study geological hazards. Specifically, I am interested in developing new applications of ESR dating within the field of thermochronology."

Publication list:

Prince, E., Tsukamoto, S., Grützner, C., Bülhoff, M. & Ustaszewski, K. (accepted): Deciphering Pleistocene Fault Activity in the Eastern Alps: dating fault gouges with Electron Spin Resonance and Optically Stimulated Luminescence. Tectonics, https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.173046886.66067782/v1External link (preprint).

Tsukamoto, S., Guralnik, B., Prince, E., Oohashi, K., & Otsubo, M. (2024): Recurrent partial resetting of quartz OSL signal by earthquakes: a thermochronological study on fault gouges from the Atotsugawa Fault, Japan. Earth, Planets and Space, 76:117, doi: 10.1186/s40623-024-02061-0External link.

Prince, E., Tsukamoto, S., Grützner, C., Vrabec. M. & Ustaszewski, K. (2024): Not too old to rock: ESR and OSL dating methods reveal Quaternary activity of the Periadriatic Fault. Earth, Planets and Space 76:85, doi: 10.1186/s40623-024-02015-6External link.