Mark Handy
Tectonics and Sedimentary Systems
Free University of Berlin
Germany
Biography
Education & Qualifications B.A. Amherst College, U.S.A. (1976-1980) Postgraduate ETH-Zürich, Switzerland (1980-1981) Dr. phil. nat. Universität Basel, Switzerland (1981-1986) Postdoctorate Imperial College, London (1986-1988) Habilitation Universität Bern, Switzerland (1988-1991) Professional background Research Associate Universität Bern, Switzerland (1991-1994) Professor of Geology Justus-Liebig Univ., Giessen, Germany (1994-2000) Professor of Geology Freie Universität Berlin, Germany (2000-present)
Research Interest
Current Research Interests Plate kinematics in Tethys and the Mediterranean Indenter tectonics in Alpine-Himalayan mountain belts Evolution of Tethyan continental margins Microstructure and rheology of fault rocks and anatectites Radiometric dating of deformed rocks
Publications
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Handy, M.R., Schmid, S.M., Bousquet, R., Kissling, E., Bernoulli, D. (2010): Reconciling plate-tectonic reconstructions with the geological-geophysical record of spreading and subduction in the Alps. Earth Science Reviews, 102, 121-158.
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Handy, M.R., Rosenberg, C.L. (2011): From embryonic tectonics and geosynclines to modern concepts of rifting, spreading and Alpine orogenesis. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 100, 5, 895-897, DOI 10.1007/s00531-011-0647-1.
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Handy, M.R., Ustaszewski, K., Kissling, E. (2014): Reconstructing the Alps–Carpathians–Dinarides as a key to understanding switches in subduction polarity, slab gaps and surface motion. International Journal of Earth Sciences. DOI: 10.1007/s00531-014-1060-3. PDF Appendix
