News:

• New high-perfomance cluster "Mogon" was installed at JGU. Press coverage.
• Group modelled the formation of the Zagros mountains. press coverage.
• Marcel Thielmann received an Outstanding Student Poster award for his work on subduction initiation at the 2011 EGU assembly.
• Boris received the Arne Richter Young Scientist Award at the 2011 EGU assembly.
• Boris received an ERC Starting Grant.

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Our latest 4 publications:

• Given the correct parameters, shear heating results in lithospheric-scale shear zones. But does this result in a subduction zone? Read more...
• Fold and thrust-belts have a large variety of deformation styles. We show that this might be caused by thin weak layers. Read more...
• On Earth, all lithospheric plates move westwards (relative to the lower mantle). But why?
• Under which conditions can we use 'sticky-air' to model a free surface?

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Kontakt:

Prof. Dr. Boris Kaus
Leiter AG Geophysik
Raum 00-285
Tel: 06131-39-24527

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Adresse:

Institut für Geowissenschaften
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
J.-J.-Becher-Weg 21
D-55099 Mainz

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Postadresse:

JGU Mainz
55099 Mainz 

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