Tectonophysics ...

 
 .. or "lithospheric geodynamics", whatever you wish to call it, we are trying to understand mantle and lithospheric processes. Our approach is to combine quantitative study (in particular: numerical simulations) with geological and geophysical observations.
 
 

Active plate boundaries and STEPs in the Mediterranean region (from Govers and Wortel, 2005). Understanding the behavior of plate boundaries is one of our prime research targets.