Projects List

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks TALENTS will train 12 Doctoral researchers (DRs) to better understand the processes leading to continental rifting and break-up, using key natural laboratories, characterising rift initiation (East African Rift - EAR), basin formation (Gulf of Corinth and the Central European Rifts), and continental break-up (West Iberian margin). They will be trained with the interdisciplinary skills in research and society to guarantee for future generations that Europe leads the world towards a thriving society and economy, while transitioning to a low carbon future where risks related to the use of subsurface resources are correctly assessed.

We focus on the following key themes in rifted-margin research: (1) the evolution of crustal rheology, (2) orogenic inheritance, (3) dynamics of faulting, (4) stratigraphic architecture, (5) kinematic framework, (6) the lithosphere mantle, and (7) fluid flow (e.g., magma, CO2, H2, CH4, and hydrothermal fluids). Below is a list of projects related to these themes.

Please note that your application must meet the European Commission eligibility criteria, which you can find Here

DC project	Host Institution	Supervisors	Application status	Expected end date	Details
Tina Neumann-DC1: Analysing rift failure mechanisms to understand rift success	GFZ Potsdam, Germany	Dr. Susanne Buiter Dr. Sascha Brune Dr. Christopher Jackson	Closed	October 2027	→
Alan Yu - DC2: Thermo-mechanical stability of the Rhine Graben: geodynamic effects on fault criticallity in a geothermally prospective rift system	GFZ Potsdam, Germany	Dr. Sascha Brune Dr. Judith Both Dr. Eric Calais Dr. Jean-Arthur Olive	Closed	October 2027	→
Reha Chandresh - DC3: Fault evolution and slip rates in magma-rich rifts using quantitative geomorphology and volcanic stratigraphy	UNIFI, Italy	Dr. Derek Boswell Keir Dr. Giacomo Corti Dr. Rebecca Bell Dr. Alex Whittaker	Closed	December 2027	→
Chloé Castagne - DC4: Mantle inheritance impact on rift evolution and rifted margin formation	NTNU, Norway	Dr. Gwenn Peron-Pinvidic Dr. Gianreto Manatschal	Closed	October 2027	→
Conor Farrell - DC5: Localisation and along-rift linkage of extension and implications for geothermal potential in Main Ethiopian Rift	UNIFI, Italy	Dr. Derek Boswell Keir Dr. Giacomo Corti Dr. Judith Bott	Closed	December 2027	→
Amélie Viger - DC6: Bridging spatial and temporal scales of tectonic activity in active rift environments	NKUA, Greece	Dr. Haralambos Kranis Dr. Athanassios Ganas Dr. Alex Whittaker	Closed	October 2027	→
Lawrencia Mensah - DC7: Evolution of seismicity thoughout the lifecycle of rifting	UU, Netherlands	Dr. André Niemeijer Dr. Elmer Ruigrok	Closed	October 2027	→
Iván Navarrete - DC8: Current strain distribution in active rifts from space geodetic measurements	ENS, France	Dr. Jean-Arthur Olive Dr. Eric Calais Dr. Derek Keir	Closed	December 2027	→
Francesca Dimasi - DC9: Iron redox state of serpentinized mantle rocks through a Wilson cycle: implications for serpentinization-sourced hydrogen systems	CNRS Strasbourg, France	Dr. Gianreto Manatschal Dr. Marc Ulrich Dr. Tim Reston	Closed	October 2027	→
Wael Nazha - DC10: Processes controlling concentrations of elements in fluids associated to magmatic segments along the East African Rift and implications for co-production on geothermal systems (i.e., He, H, Li)	CNRS Lorraine, France	Dr. Raphaël Pik Dr. David Bekaert Dr. Nicolas Bellahsen Dr. Isabelle Moretti	Closed	October 2027	→
Kingshuk Kapuri - DC11: Rift-initiation in the lower to middle crust	UBERN, Switzerland	Dr. Marco Herwegh Dr. Daniela Rubatto Dr. Sascha Brune	Closed	October 2027	→
James Wood - DC12: Reconciling records of fault initiation, growth and interaction from geomorphic and sub-surface data sets: impacts on sediment sourcing and seismic hazard	Imperial College, United Kingdom	Dr. Rebecca Bell Dr. Alex Whittaker Dr. Haralambos Kranis	Closed	October 2027	→