Andreas Kronenberg
Professor
Department of Geology and Geophysics
Texas A and M University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Andreas Kronenberg is Professor at Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, USA. Dr.Andreas Kronenberg has done his PhD, Brown University, 1983
Research Interest
Dr. Kronenberg's expertise spans topics in structural geology, tectonophysics, and mineral physics with emphasis on the mechanical properties of Earth materials and the deformation mechanisms that govern rheology. His research addresses the plasticity, creep, and failure of minerals and rocks, examining the roles of crystalline defects, grain boundaries, interfaces, and fluids in determining macroscopic behavior of the Earth's lithosphere. Taking an experimental approach, investigations have explored (1) water weakening of quartz and feldspar and chemical influences of fluids on mechanical properties of silicates, (2) crystal plasticity of layer silicates and anisotropic mechanical properties of foliated and layered rocks, (3) the high temperature creep mechanisms of silicates (quartz, feldspars, pyroxenes, micas, and clays) and carbonates (calcite, dolomite, and magnesite), and (4) the roles of hydrous species adsorbed at mineral-fluid interfaces in crack growth and crack healing. Kronenberg is President of the DEFORM consortium, and is an active member of AGU's Mineral and Rock Physics (MRP) community and its Focus Group on Physical Properties of Earth Materials (PPEM).
Publications
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Holyoke, C.W. III, Kronenberg, A.K., Newman, J., and C. Ulrich (2014) Rheology of magnesite, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 119, doi: 10.1002/2013JB010541.
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Kilian, R., Heilbronner, R., Holyoke C.W. III, Kronenberg, A.K., and Stünitz, H. (2016) Dislocation creep of dry quartz, J. Geophys. Res., 121, 3278–3299, doi: 10.1002/2015JB012771.
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Kronenberg, A., Hirth, G., Lapusta, N., Chester, J., Freed, A., Marone, C., and Tullis, T. (2016) Laboratory sharing to improve rock deformation research, EOS, 97, doi:10.1029/2016EO063465.
