Exploring the Controls on Fault Generation and Spacing within Duplexes and Imbricate Fans Using Numerical and Analog Models.
David Brink-Roby, Marshall University
A conference abstract presenting research on fault generation and spacing within duplexes and imbricate fans, using numerical and analog models to explore the mechanical controls—particularly gravitational work influenced by basal glide-plane dip—governing thrust fault propagation in fold-and-thrust belts. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

The ~1.4 Ga Picuris orogeny in the central Colorado Front Range
Yvette Kuiper, Colorado School of Mines
A scholarly abstract page presenting geological research on the ~1.4 Ga Picuris orogeny in Colorado's Front Range, detailing structural, petrographic, and geochronological evidence for Mesoproterozoic deformation and metamorphism as part of the broader Pinware-Baraboo-Picuris orogenic system. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Quantifying Polyphase Lower Crustal Rheology: Constraints from Mount Hay Granulites (Central Australia)
Seth Kruckenberg, Boston College
Scientific abstract page presenting research on polyphase lower crustal rheology using Mount Hay granulites in central Australia, detailing microstructural analysis, deformation conditions, and homogenization modeling to constrain bulk viscosity in tectonic contexts. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Building community resources to promote the teaching of structural geology
Philllip Resor, Wesleyan University
A poster abstract from the 2026 On the Cutting Edge workshop proposing community-driven development of teaching resources for structural geology and tectonics, inspired by successful geomorphology models, and inviting input on key concepts, resource formats, and collaborative strategies to enhance undergraduate education in the discipline. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

What can Microstructural Analysis and the Elk Creek Earth MRI Survey tell us about Upper Crustal Deformation in SE Nebraska?
Caroline M Burberry, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Bessey Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 68588-0340, USA
This abstract page presents geoscientific research integrating microstructural analysis of basement rock cores and high-resolution geophysical data from the Elk Creek Earth MRI survey to characterize upper crustal deformation in southeastern Nebraska, focusing on the tectonic impacts of the Midcontinent Rift System and Nemaha Uplift, with implications for regional structural frameworks and deformation history since the Proterozoic. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Bayesian Balancing: Inverse Modeling of Fault-Related Folds for Seismic Hazard and Natural Resource Applications
David Oakley, University of Nebraska Omaha
Academic abstract page presenting Bayesian inverse modeling of fault-related folds using MCMC and ensemble Kalman methods to quantify uncertainty in seismic hazard and natural resource applications, with case studies from New Zealand and 3D oil field analysis. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Inferring stress directions from naturally deformed granular materials: Microstructural analysis of deformation bands near the San Andreas fault in Parkfield, California
Amberly Kroha, Carleton College
A scholarly abstract page presents microstructural analysis of deformation bands in the Etchegoin Formation near Parkfield, California, using concave-convex contacts and microfractures to infer a consistent N to NNE maximum horizontal stress direction, supporting post-folding, strike-slip kinematics related to the San Andreas fault system. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

The Uplift of the Ozark and Appalachian Foreland Cratonic Plateaus, USA
Stephen Marshak, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
This academic abstract page from the "On the Cutting Edge" geoscience education project presents research on the post-orogenic uplift mechanisms of the Ozark and Appalachian foreland cratonic plateaus, proposing flexural rebound due to differential erosion of Paleozoic fold-thrust belts as a primary driver, with potential dynamic influences in the Appalachian case, supported by Landlab modeling and tectonic analysis. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Benefits and Implementation of a Course-Embedded Undergraduate Research Experience
Heather Kirkpatrick, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
This abstract page from the "On the Cutting Edge" workshop series details the implementation and benefits of Course-Embedded Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) in geoscience education, specifically within introductory mineralogy and petrology courses, highlighting student engagement, skill development, research dissemination, and outcomes such as increased interest in undergraduate research and workforce preparation. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Exhumation and Cooling History of the Salmon River Suture Zone and Western Idaho Shear Zone
Andrea E. Richardson, Washington State University
This abstract page from the On the Cutting Edge: Teaching Structural Geology and Tectonics workshop presents geological research on the exhumation and cooling history of the Salmon River Suture Zone and Western Idaho Shear Zone, focusing on thermochronometric data to constrain accretion timing and deformation events in the North American Cordillera during the Jurassic-Paleogene. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.