About us
Research in the General Geology group, led by Tenure-Track Professor Nevena Andrić Tomašević, focuses on how tectonics, magmatism, climate and surface processes interact to influence sedimentary basins and their associate mountain ranges. In particular we are interested in:
- The influence of geodynamic processes on location, timing and rates of sediment accumulation.
- Source to sink relations in sedimentary basins associated with hydrothermal systems.
- Disentangling and quantifying tectonic and climatic controls on erosion, transport and deposition.
To investigate these topics, we use a range of tools and techniques including field observations, analytical measurements, basin analysis and numerical models.
Our research has broad implications on the sustainable use of sedimentary basins for underground resources like drinking water, raw materials and pore-space to produce and store energy.
For more information, check out our ongoing projects and open positions.
TT. Prof. Dr. Nevena Tomašević, head of the General Geology Research Group at KIT, has been featured as a role model for women in science. Her journey highlights the challenges of balancing career and family, a barrier many #Frauen (women) face in #Wissenschaft (science).
To promote #Chancengleichheit (equal opportunity), KIT’s tenure-track professorship offers predictable, transparent career paths for young scientists. Dr. Tomašević is paving the way on this path, inspiring others to pursue leadership in STEM.
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Nevena Inspires Women in Science Leadership
Lucas Eskens successfully defended his PhD thesis on 12.02.2025 and is now Dr. Eskens. Congratualtions! Lucas's PhD thesis focused on the "Along-strike variable pro-foreland basins: a case study of the Alps-Molasse Basin system".
PhD Defense of Lucas Eskens
We are pleased to announce that a new article entitled "Spatiotemporal Growth of Seismic-Scale Syn-FlexuralNormal Faults in the German Molasse Basin" is published from our group in journal Basin Research.
This work is a collaboration between Lucas and Nevena from our group and A. Kumar (GFZ Potsdam), M. Scheck-Wenderoth (GFZ Potsdam).
We are pleased to let you know that our article Topography Response to Horizontal Slab Tearing and Oblique Continental Collision: Insights From 3D Thermomechanical Modeling (doi:10.1029/2024JB029385) is now available online.
This work is a collaboration between Giridas, Paul and Nevena from our group and A. Koptev (GFZ Potsdam), T. Gerya (ETH Zurich), and S. Crosetto (GFZ Potsdam).
Robert attended the GeoSaxonia 2024 conference in Dresden in September 2024 to present (poster session) his PhD work Reconstructing the evolution of the Miocene Sinj Basin through U-Pb zircon geochronology (Dinarides Lake System, Croatia)
This work is a collaboration between Robert and Nevena from our group, O. Mandic (Natural History Museum Vienna), K. Mužek (Croatian Geological Survey), A. Zeh (AGW, KIT) and D. Pavelić (University of Zagreb).
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We are pleased to let you know that our article Mineralogy, chemistry, and distribution of selected trace elements in coal and shale from the Ibar Basin (South Serbia) (doi:10.2298/TSCI240405143N) is now available online.
This work is a collaboration between Nevena from our group and Z. Novković (MMI Bor), M. Suárez (Univ. Salamanca), E. García-Romero (Univ. Madrid, IGEO), N. Nikolić, V. Gajić, V. Simić and D. Životić (Univ. of Belgrade).