Research Interests:

• Analytical and numerical modeling of deformation of rocks
• Low- and high-angle normal faulting (Greece)
• Interaction between deformation and chemical reactions
• Evolution of fold-and-thrust belts (Zagros, Syrian Arc)
• Exhumation of rocks in collision orogens (Alps, Himalayas)

Current Professional Service Activities:

• Chairperson of the Austrian National Committee of Geosciences
• Vice-President of the Austrian Geological Society
• Corresponding Member of the Austrian Academy of Science
• Member of the editorial board of the Journal of the Virtual Explorer
• Member of the editorial advisory board of the Central European Journal of Geosciences
• Associate Editor GSA Bulletin

Current Projects:

2019 - 2021 OMV Exploration and Production GmbH (OMV): “Integrating Seal Analysis and geoMechanics (SeAM)”. PI: Bernhard Grasemann, Michael Kettermann

2019 - 2021 Austrian Academy of Science (ÖAW): “Lateral correlation of tectonic units in the Aegean with Greek mainland and Anatolia”. PI: Bernhard Grasemann

2018 - 2020 Glock Health, Science and Research GmbH: “UAV-assisted, (micro-)structural and petrological/geochemical investigation of the Clinoptilolite open-pit mine in Nižný Hrabovec (Slovak Republic)”. PI: Cornelius Tschegg, Bernhard Grasemann.

2017 - 2020 Austrian Science Fund (FWF): P 29539-N29 ”Rheology of eclogites: Comparison of high pressure-temperature deformation experiments and natural examples”. PI: Anna Rogowitz, Bernhard Grasemann.

2017 - 2019 Rohöl Aufsuchungs Aktiengesellschaft (RAG): “Structural styles in the frontal Alpine Fold and Thrust Belt, Upper Austria”. PI: Bernhard Grasemann, Mario Habermüller