Tectonics and Structural Geology

Lauretta Kaerger

Lauretta Kaerger is a researcher at the Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany. Combining structural geology with geomorphic, remote sensing, and geophysical methods, her research focuses on active tectonics to better constrain the earthquake hazard of her research areas and investigate its tectonic deformation.

Throwback Summer – retracing student steps at the Pic Saint-Loup, France

Lauretta Kaerger September 18, 2025

The region around the Pic Saint-Loup is a popular destination for many European universities to teach mapping field courses – and there is a reason for it, even besides the great landscape, good food and nice weather. Let’s take a tour to discover why! The Pic Saint-Loup itself is indeed so impressive that some former …[Read More]

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Welcome to the blog of the Tectonics and Structural Geology (TS) Division of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). Here you can find a whole range of fun and informative posts related to tectonics and structural geology, such as interviews with established scientists, descriptions of common features in the field, as well as updates on the latest research being carried in these scientific areas. This blog is run with great enthusiasm by Hannah Davies, David Fernández-Blanco, Derya Gürer, Samuele Papeschi, Elenora van Rijsingen, Silvia Brizzi and Anne Pluymakers. Everybody is invited to contribute to the blog and submit posts to the editor-in-chief Hannah Davies.