Interested in learning more about the past and present research conducted in the Structural Geology & Tectonics group at Boston College? If so, this is your first stop as inside you will find details about current research and student opportunities, publications, facilities, and the people the have made our group special.
Seth C Kruckenberg
Associate Professor, Boston College
Research
SEM Lab
The workhorse of the BC structural geology & tectonics group is undoubtedly our state-of-the-art Tescan field emission SEM, which is equipped with a variety of analytical detectors aiding in the imaging and physical & chemical characterization of geological materials. Click to learn more!
Teaching
I teach a variety of courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Topics range from introductory courses in Earth Materials to advanced courses in Structural Geology and Tectonics. For more information about past course offerings and field excursions follow these links.
Blog Posts & Updates
Featured Publications
Coupled deformation and melt-migration events recording subduction initiation, Dun Mountain ophiolite, New Zealand
Book Chapter
Geological Society, London, Memoirs January 2019, 49 (1), 93-117, doi: 10.1144/M49.5.
Publication year: 2019
Low viscosity of mantle rocks linked to phase boundary sliding
Journal Article
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 517, pp. 83-94, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2019.04.019
Publication year: 2019
Recent Tweets
2 years ago
Happy Valentine’s Day to all the rock and mineral lovers out there! https://t.co/55CDGY7g0d
Happy Valentine’s Day to all the rock and mineral lovers out there! https://t.co/55CDGY7g0d
micROCKScopica
@micROCKScopica
Heart of Stone
Glomerocryst of Pyroxene, Plagioclase and ? in the 105 ka cordierite-bearing dacite of the Pulera lava flow (Lipari, Italy)
#geology #rocks #minerals #STEM #ValentinesDay #ScienceValentinesDay #sciencevalentine https://t.co/6LfWfGzRdJ
Heart of Stone
Glomerocryst of Pyroxene, Plagioclase and ? in the 105 ka cordierite-bearing dacite of the Pulera lava flow (Lipari, Italy)
#geology #rocks #minerals #STEM #ValentinesDay #ScienceValentinesDay #sciencevalentine https://t.co/6LfWfGzRdJ
2 years ago
Out today! Our new paper in Geosphere, entitled “From intracrystalline distortion to plate motion: Unifying structural, kinematic, and textural analysis in heterogeneous shear zones through crystallographic orientation-dispersion methods” https://t.co/5bIfnwXChO https://t.co/QWsF3vwJ5D
Out today! Our new paper in Geosphere, entitled “From intracrystalline distortion to plate motion: Unifying structural, kinematic, and textural analysis in heterogeneous shear zones through crystallographic orientation-dispersion methods” https://t.co/5bIfnwXChO https://t.co/QWsF3vwJ5D
2 years ago
Our new paper in the Journal of Structural Geology, entitled "Using incremental elongation and shearing to unravel the kinematics of a complex transpressional zone", is now available online! https://t.co/tqSWxbG8Up https://t.co/hQ9aAEO7z4
Our new paper in the Journal of Structural Geology, entitled "Using incremental elongation and shearing to unravel the kinematics of a complex transpressional zone", is now available online! https://t.co/tqSWxbG8Up https://t.co/hQ9aAEO7z4
3 years ago
With our new @OxInst Symmetry #EBSD detector up and running, my students wanted to make sure we didn’t forget to commemorate our now departed NordlysMax2. #replacedbutneverforgotten #ihavethebeststudents https://t.co/QYlBcyfX3Y
With our new @OxInst Symmetry #EBSD detector up and running, my students wanted to make sure we didn’t forget to commemorate our now departed NordlysMax2. #replacedbutneverforgotten #ihavethebeststudents https://t.co/QYlBcyfX3Y
3 years ago
Our new @OxInst Symmetry #EBSD detector is up an running, and it is completely blowing me away! Currently indexing olivine and pyroxene at >1000 hz with no compromise in data quality; in fact, it’s better!!! This is a total game changer for microstructural analysis. #swoon https://t.co/IQIXLQPsFS
Our new @OxInst Symmetry #EBSD detector is up an running, and it is completely blowing me away! Currently indexing olivine and pyroxene at >1000 hz with no compromise in data quality; in fact, it’s better!!! This is a total game changer for microstructural analysis. #swoon https://t.co/IQIXLQPsFS