Deformation processes in a mid-crustal strike-slip shear zone: Insights from the Archean Quetico Shear Zone, Superior Province, Canada
Hanna Tiitto, Lakehead University
This webpage is an academic abstract detailing structural geology research on deformation mechanisms in the Archean Quetico Shear Zone, Superior Province, Canada, focusing on kinematics, metamorphic conditions, microstructures, and geochronology to understand mid-crustal strike-slip tectonics and their relation to paleo-earthquake activity. 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.

Rheology of the Lithosphere Across Scales: From Field Observations and Physical Experiments to Numerical Models
P. Io Ioannidi, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
This abstract page presents research on lithospheric rheology across scales, integrating field observations, physical experiments, and numerical models to understand rock deformation in tectonic settings like fault zones and subduction shear zones, emphasizing the mechanical behavior of rocks under varying depth and stress conditions. 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.

Damage Zones in Ultramafic Rocks: Grain Size Reduction through Hydration Over Cataclasis
Montserrat De Allende Silva, University of Southern California
This academic webpage presents an abstract from a geoscience conference session on "Deformation in the upper crust," detailing research on damage zones in ultramafic rocks, focusing on how hydration processes—rather than cataclasis—dominate grain size reduction, particularly within the serpentinized margins of the Twin Sisters Complex, with implications for fluid transport in tectonic settings. 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 Science Communication Collaboration: Bridging Science and Illustration in the classroom
Kimberly Moss, Science Visualization and Illustration program, Iowa State University, Iowa, USA
A conference abstract page detailing an interdisciplinary pedagogical collaboration between science and illustration courses at Iowa State University, describing a structured framework where graduate STEM students partner with undergraduate illustrators to co-create infographics for public audiences, emphasizing skill integration, cross-disciplinary communication, and real-world workflow training in scientific visualization. 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.

Can Deformation Bands Indicate Paleostress Orientations?
Carter Mayland, Iowa State University
Scientific abstract page from the "On the Cutting Edge" geoscience education project presenting research on whether deformation bands in porous sandstones, specifically within the Greybull Formation in Wyoming's Bighorn Basin, can reliably indicate paleostress orientations associated with the Laramide Orogeny, using field measurements of band and bedding orientations corrected for structural tilt, fracture analysis analogs, and microstructural examination via optical microscopy to assess porosity, grain characteristics, and deformation mechanisms. 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.

Force Quantification Methods in Cohesive Photoelastic Granular Experiments
Holly Hilbrant, Iowa State University
A research abstract detailing experimental methods to quantify force distribution and chain orientation in cohesive photoelastic granular materials under varying cementation and fluid saturation conditions, using photoelastic fringe analysis and network-based spatial mapping. 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.

Dichotomous Damage Zones: Lithologic Controls on Fracture Densities Surrounding Late Faults at the Lac Des Iles Mine, ON, Canada
Noah Phillips, University of Southern California
A conference abstract page presenting geological research on how host rock lithology—specifically mafic gabbronorites versus felsic tonalites—affects fracture density and damage zone architecture in reverse faults at the Lac Des Iles Mine, Canada, using field data, chlorite geothermometry, and structural analysis to demonstrate lithologically controlled fracture behavior in upper crustal deformation. 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.

Midcontinent Rift extension ceased and the rift inverted due to the Grenvillian orogeny
Nicholas Swanson-Hysell, University of Minnesota
Academic abstract page presenting geological research on the Midcontinent Rift, detailing how Grenvillian orogeny-induced compression halted rifting and triggered rift inversion, supported by chronostratigraphic and paleomagnetic evidence from Laurentian sedimentary and volcanic records. 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.

Timing, kinematics, and conditions of deformation of the Towaliga Fault Zone (Alabama)
Ben Clarke, Auburn University
A geoscience abstract page presenting structural geology research on the Towaliga Fault Zone in Alabama, detailing its deformation timing, kinematics, and metamorphic conditions during Appalachian orogenesis, part of a 2026 NAGT Structural Geology and Tectonics Forum. 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.