Projects, theses, fellowships:
- Tektonics
- stRainLab | Climate-tectonics interaction
- Triaxial tectonics (CSC, PHD J. Liu, 2025)
- Extension gradient (CSC, PHD Secondment, G. Yang, Nanjing/CHN, 2025)
- Passive rifting (A. Koptey/GFZ, 2024)
- Rift-lineament interaction (GFZ-Discovery fellowship, F. Zwaan/GFZ, 2023)
- Transpression (DAAD, Prof. M. Cooke/UMass, 2022)
- Restraining bends (UMass, H. Elston/UMass, 2022)
- Fold deflection (PHD Secondment M. Maleco, U Soran/IRQ, 2019)
- Fault networks under pure shear (H2020 SUBITOP, Y. Creton, 2019)
- Extension with inheritence (Erasmus/DEEP, E.E. Osagiede, U Bergen/NOR, 2019)
- Trench-trench-transforms (DAAD, Prof. A. Nicol, U Canterbury/NZ, 2018)
- Work budget of tectonic faulting (PHD M. Ritter, FU Berlin, 2017)
- Kinematic complexity in sandbox experiments (PHD T. Santimano, FU Berlin, 2015)
- Subduction erosion (PHD F. Albert, FU Berlin, 2014)
- Bivergent wedges (BSC S. Teuber, U Hamburg, 2014)
- Thermomechanical model of subduction orogeny (Humboldt Fellowship D. Boutelier 2013)
- Indenter tectonis (Diploma K. Reiter, U Freiberg, 2010)
- Fault propagation (Diploma A. Clauß, U Jena, 2010)
- Rifting and extension (PHD T. Lohr, FU Berlin, 2008)
- Plateau formation (PHD K. Schemmann, FU Berlin, 2008)
- Syntectonic sedimentation (Diploma M. Soyka, FU Berlin, 2007)
- Oblique convergence (PHD A. Kellner, U Potsdam, 2007)
- Subduction accretion vs. erosion (Diploma A. Rechlin, U Hamburg, 2006)
- Retrowedge kinematics (Diploma U. Schönrock, U Potsdam, 2006)
- Continental collision zones (PHD S. Hoth, FU Berlin, 2006)
- Makran accretionary wedge (PHD K. Huhn, FU Berlin, 2002)
- Subduction accretion vs. erosion (PHD J. Lohrmann, FU Berlin, 2002)
- Earthquakes and seismic cycles
- EQ triggering in subduction zones (PHD Secondment G. Mastella, Univ. Roma Tre/IT 2022)
- Short- to long-term deformation signals from a laboratory subduction zone (H2020 SUBITOPPHD E. Kosari, 2022)
- Strike-slip earthquakes (Univ. Paris-Cergy, S. Visage, 2021)
- Machine learning based analog earthquake prediction (DAAD PRIME, Dr. Fabio Corbi/IT, 2019-2020)
- Analog strike-slip earthquakes (PHD M. Rudolf, FU Berlin, 2019)
- Megathrust seismic cycle (PHD S. Li, FU Berlin, 2016)
- Rate-state friction model vs. experiment (PHD Secondment Z. Amirzada, U Utrecht/NL 2016)
- Numerics of rate-state friction (PHD E. Pipping, FU Berlin, 2015)
- Analog vs. numerical megathrust earthquakes (Diploma R. Nerlich, FU Berlin, 2009)
- Gravitational mass movements
- Volcano flank collapse (MSC J. Knüppel, Geomar, 2025)
- Suspension flows (DFG-Math+ Dr M.H. Farshbaf Shaker2022)
- Dynamic rock fragmentation (PHD O. Haug, FU Berlin, 2015)
- Seismological monitoring of landslides (MSC Z. Amirzada, FU Berlin, 2015)
- Submarine landslides (Diploma A. Reiprich, FU Berlin, 2009)
- Material properties
- Effect of sieving height on granular material properties (EPOS TNA, MSC T. Schmid, U Bern/CHE, 2019)
- Material properties benchmark (PHD Secondment M. Klinkmüller, U Bern/CH, 2011)
- Material properties impact on wedging (BSC F. Hofmann, LMU Munich, 2010)
- Monitoring methods
- Surface deformation quantification in rifting experiments (EPOS TNA, MSC T. Schmid, U Bern/CHE, 2019)
- Laboratory seismic imaging (PHD M. Buddensiek, FU Berlin, 2009)
- Volcanotectonics
- Topographic control on normal faulting (PHD secondment, M. Hurley/GFZ, 2025)
- Volcano flank collapse (MSC J. Knüppel, Geomar, 2025)
- Syntectonic intrusion under compression (Dr. Antonella Galetto, Salta/ARG, 2019)
- Syntectonic intrusion under strike-slip and transtension (PHD Secondment M. Michail, U Ferrara/IT 2017)
- Magma emplacement in the crust (PHD S. Burchardt, U Göttingen, 2009)
- Elongated calderas (Diploma K. Müller, U Jena, 2008)
- Salttectonics and reservoir geology
- Critical vs. unstable progradational wedges (EPOS TNA, Dr. Z. Ge, U Bergen/NOR, 2019)
- Progressive vs. instant tilting (EPOS TNA, Dr. Z. Ge, U Bergen/NOR, 2019)
- Translational domain destruction (E.ON Stipendienfond, Dr. Z. Ge, U Bergen/NOR, 2018)
- Salt flow and pillow growth (PHD Secondment M. Warsitzka, U Jena, 2017)
- Fracking (MSC R. Gentzmann, FU Berlin, 2016)
- Salt diapirism (Diploma M. Warsitzka, U Jena, 2010)
- EPOS-IP TCS MSL (EPOS-IP H2020, Dr. M. Warsitzka, 2018)
- Meteoric Impacts
- Impact crater relaxation (MSC S. Teuber, U Hamburg, 2016)
- Overprinting of impact structures (Diploma F. Kiebach, HU Berlin, 2009)