Ritske S. Huismans

Position

Professor, Head of Geodynamics and Basin studies Group

Affiliation

Research groups

Research

Research interests:

  • Geodynamics of rifted passive margins
  • Orogen dynamics
  • Coupling tectonics, surface processes, and climate
  • Links between tectonics, magmatism, and fluid flow
  • 2D / 3D forward modelling and computational fluid dynamics
  • Finite element code development

Major Research Collaborations

  • Prof. Jan Inge Faleide (University of Oslo)
  • Prof. Sverre Planke (University of Oslo)
  • Prof. Dave May (Oxford University)
  • Prof. Magdalena Scheck Wenderoth (GFZ Potsdam)
  • Prof. Christian Tegner (Aarhus University)
  • Prof. Robert Gawthorpe (University of Bergen)
  • Prof. J. Braun (Rennes University)
  • Dr Delphine Rouby (Université Toulouse)
  • Prof. Josep Anton Munoz (Universidad de Barcelona)

Selected publications

  • Theunissen, T., Huismans, R.S., Lu. G., Riel, N., Relative continent/mid-ocean ridge elevation: A reference case for isostasy in geodynamics, Earth-Science Reviews, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104153
  • Wolf, S.G., Huismans, R.S., Braun, J. et al. Topography of mountain belts controlled by rheology and surface processes. Nature 606, 516–521 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04700-6 
  • Theunissen, T., Huismans, R.S. Mantle exhumation at magma-poor rifted margins controlled by frictional shear zones. Nature Communications, 13, 1634 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29058-1 
  • Vivi K. Pedersen, Åsne Rosseland Knutsen, Gustav Pallisgaard-Olesen, Jane Lund Andersen, Robert Moucha, Ritske S. Huismans; Widespread glacial erosion on the Scandinavian passive margin. Geology 2021; 49 (8): 1004–1008. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G48836.1
  • Lu, G., Huismans, R.S., Melt volume at Atlantic volcanic rifted margins controlled by depth-dependent extension and mantle temperature, Nature communications, 2021.
  • Magdalena Ellis Curry, Peter van der Beek, Ritske S. Huismans, Sebastian G. Wolf, Charlotte Fillon, Josep-Anton Muñoz; Spatio-temporal patterns of Pyrenean exhumation revealed by inverse thermo-kinematic modeling of a large thermochronologic data set. Geology 2021; 49 (6): 738–742. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G48687.1
  • G Duclaux, RS Huismans, DA May, Rotation, narrowing, and preferential reactivation of brittle structures during oblique rifting, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2020.
  • Berndt, C., Planke, S., Teagle, D., Huismans, R., Torsvik, T., Frieling, J., Jones, M. T., Jerram, D. A., Tegner, C., Faleide, J. I., Coxall, H., and Hong, W.-L.: Northeast Atlantic breakup volcanism and consequences for Paleogene climate change – MagellanPlus Workshop report, Sci. Dril., 26, 69–85, https://doi.org/10.5194/sd-26-69-2019, 2019.
  • Grool, AR,  Huismans, RS,  Ford, M.  Salt décollement and rift inheritance controls on crustal deformation in orogens. Terra Nova.  2019; 31: 562– 568. https://doi.org/10.1111/ter.12428
  • ME Curry, P van der Beek, RS Huismans, SG Wolf, Munoz, JA,  Evolving paleotopography and lithospheric flexure of the Pyrenean Orogen from 3D flexural modeling and basin analysis, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2019
  • Pedersen, V.K., Braun, J., Huismans, R.S., Eocene to mid-Pliocene landscape evolution in Scandinavia inferred from offshore sediment volumes and pre-glacial topography using inverse modeling, Geomorphology 303, 467-485
  • Cowie, P.A., Phillips, R.J., Roberts, G.P., McCaffrey, K, Zijerveld, L.J.J, Gregory, L.C., Faure Walker, J., Wedmore, L.N.J, Dunai, T.J., Binnie, S.A., Freeman, S.P.H.T., Wilcken, K., Shanks, R.P., Huismans, R.S., Papanikolaou, I., Michetti, A.M., Wilkinson, M., Orogen-scale uplift in the central Italian Apennines drives episodic behaviour of earthquake faults. Nature Sci. Rep. 7, 44858; doi: 10.1038/srep44858 (2017).
  • Pedersen, V.,K., Huismans, R.S., Moucha, R.., 2016: Isostatic and dynamic support of high topography on a North Atlantic passive margin, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 446, 1-9.
  • Huismans, R.S. Beaumont, 2014: Contrasting Characteristics of Rifted Continental Margins Explained by Depth-Dependent Lithospheric Extension: Effects of Detachment and Strong and Weak Lower Crust, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 407, 148-162.
  • Jammes, S. Huismans, R.S., Munoz, J.A., Lateral variation in structural style of mountain building: controls of rheological and rift inheritance, Terra Nova, 2013.
  • Fillon, C., Huismans, R.S., and van der Beek, P., Wedge-top sedimentation effects on the growth of fold-and-thrust belts, Geology 2013.
  • Steer, P., Huismans, R.S., Valla, P.G., Gac, S., and Herman, F., 2012: Bimodal Plio–Quaternary glacial erosion of fjords and low-relief surfaces in Scandinavia, Nature Geoscience, DOI: 10.1038/NGEO1549.
  • Huismans, R.S. Beaumont, 2011: Depth-dependent extension, two-stage breakup and cratonic underplating at rifted margins, Nature, 473, 2011. doi:10.1038/nature09988.
Teaching

GEOV254: Geodynamics and basin modelling

GEOV251: Advanced structural geology

GEOV350: Geodynamics and plate tectonic processes

Post docs and researchers (former in italic)

  • Thomas Theunissen
  • Gang Lu
  • Sebastian Wolf
  • Leonardo Muniz Pichel
  • Anneleen Geurts
  • Nicolas Riel
  • Lorenz Wolf
  • Vivi Pedersen
  • Zoltan Erdos
  • Maggie Currie (co-supervision)
  • Guillaume Duclaux
  • Romain Beucher
  • Hongliang Wang
  • Philippe Steer
  • Cecric Thieulot
  • Suzon Jammes
  • Sebastian Gac

PhD students (former in italic)

  • Sebastian Wolf
  • Claudio Salazar Mora
  • Arjan Grool (co-supervision)
  • Zoltan Erdos
  • Charlotte Fillon
  • Vaneeda Allken
  • Mohammed Gouiza (co-supervision)

 

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Masters thesis

See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.

Publications 2021-2022:

Wolf, S., Huismans, R.S., Braun, J., Yuang, X., Topography of mountain belts controlled by rheology and surface processes, Nature 606, 516–521 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04700-6.

Theunissen, T., Huismans, R.S., Lu. G., Riel, N., Relative continent/mid-ocean ridge elevation: A reference case for isostasy in geodynamics, Earth-Science Reviews, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104153

Pichel, L. M., Huismans, R. S., Gawthorpe, R., Faleide, J. I., & Theunissen, T. (2022).  Late-syn- to post-rift salt tectonics on wide rifted margins—Insights from geodynamic modeling. Tectonics, 41, e2021TC007158. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021TC00715

Erdős, Z., Huismans, R. S., & Faccenna, C. (2022). Wide versus narrow back-arc rifting: Control of subduction velocity and convective back-arc thinning. Tectonics, 41, e2021TC007086. https:// doi.org/10.1029/2021TC007086. 

Theunissen, T., Huismans, R.S. Mantle exhumation at magma-poor rifted margins controlled by frictional shear zones. Nat Commun 13, 1634 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29058-1

Lu, G., & Huismans, R. S. (2022). Magmatism at passive margins: Effects of depth-dependent wide rifting and lithospheric counterflow. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 127, e2021JB023046. https://doi. org/10.1029/2021JB023046 

Wolf, L., Huismans, R. S., Rouby, D., Gawthorpe, R. L., & Wolf, S. G. (2022). Links between faulting, topography, and sediment production during continental rifting: Insights from coupled surface process, thermomechanical modeling. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 127, e2021JB023490. https://doi. org/10.1029/2021JB023490 

Zoltan Erdos, Ritske S. Huismans, Claudio Faccenna, Sebastian G. Wolf, The Role of Subduction Interface and Upper Plate Strength on Back-Arc Extension: Application to Mediterranean Back-Arc Basins, Tectonics, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021TC006795

Pedersen, Vivi K., Rosseland Knutsen, Åsne, Pallisgaard-Olesen, Gustav, Andersen, Jane Lund, Moucha, Robert, Huismans, Ritske S.; Widespread glacial erosion on the Scandinavian passive margin. Geology2021; 49 (8): 1004–1008. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G48836.1

Lu, G., Huismans, Ritske S., Melt volume at Atlantic volcanic rifted margins controlled by depth-dependent extension and mantle temperature, Nature communications, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23981-5

Magdalena Ellis Curry, Peter van der Beek, Ritske S. Huismans, Sebastian G. Wolf, Charlotte Fillon, Josep Anton Munoz,  Spatio-temporal patterns of Pyrenean exhumation revealed by inverse thermo-kinematic modeling of a large thermochronologic data set, Geology, 2021 DOI:10.1130/G48687.1. 

Sebastian G. Wolf, Ritske S. Huismans, Josep Anton Munoz, Magdalena Ellis Curry, Peter van der Beek, Growth of collisional orogens from small and cold to large and hot ‐ inferences from geodynamic models, J. Geophysical Research, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JB021168

 

Selected publications 2011-2020

G Duclaux, RS Huismans, DA May, Rotation, narrowing, and preferential reactivation of brittle structures during oblique riftingEarth and Planetary Science Letters, 2020. 

Berndt, Christian, Planke, Sverre, Teagle, Damon, Huismans, Ritske, Torsvik, Trond, Frieling, Joost, Jones, Morgan T., Jerram, Dougal A., Tegner, Christian, Faleide, Jan Inge, Coxall, Helen and Hong, Wei-Li (2019) Northeast Atlantic breakup volcanism and consequences for Paleogene climate change - MagellanPlus Workshop report Scientific Drilling, 26 . pp. 69-85. DOI 10.5194/sd-26-69-2019.

Cowie, P.A., Phillips, R.J., Roberts, G.P., McCaffrey, K, Zijerveld, L.J.J, Gregory, L.C., Faure Walker, J., Wedmore, L.N.J, Dunai, T.J., Binnie, S.A., Freeman, S.P.H.T., Wilcken, K., Shanks, R.P., Huismans, R.S., Papanikolaou, I., Michetti, A.M., Wilkinson, M., Orogen-scale uplift in the central Italian Apennines drives episodic behaviour of earthquake faults. Nature Sci. Rep. 7, 44858; doi: 10.1038/srep44858 (2017).

Pedersen, V.K., Huismans, R.S., Moucha, R., Isostatic and dynamic support of high topography on a North Atlantic passive margin, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 446, 1-9, 2016.

Fillon, C., Huismans, R.S., and van der Beek, P., Wedge-top sedimentation effects on the growth of fold-and-thrust belts, Geology 2013.

Steer, P., Huismans, R.S., Valla, P.G., Gac, S., and Herman, F., Bimodal Plio–Quaternary glacial erosion of fjords and low-relief surfaces in Scandinavia, Nature Geoscience, DOI: 10.1038/NGEO1549 2014

Huismans, R.S. Beaumont, Depth-dependent extension, two-stage breakup and cratonic underplating at rifted margins, Nature, 473, 2011. doi:10.1038/nature09988.

Projects

Main recent funded and initiated projects:

  • 22 million NOK, NFR KPN, Co investigator, PALMAR- Paleogene Basin Development on the Vøring and Møre Margins, employs 1 PhD, 1 Post doc, 1 Researcher, 2023-2026.
  • 150 million NOK, International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP), Main project leader, IODP drilling Mid-Norwegian Continental Margin Magmatism. Large international expedition involving researchers from Norway, France, Germany, Denmark, USA, Japan, India, China, scheduled August – September 2021.
  • 4.25 million NOK, Akademia, Main project leader, Rift-passive margin formation along the Brazilian margin: linking Santos and Campos margin segments, , employs 1 post doctoral fellow, 2020-2023.
  • 4.25 million NOK, Akademia, Co-PI, High displacement normal fault evolution, employs 1 post doctoral fellow, 2020-2023.
  • 80 million NOK, Total-France, Main project leader, COLORS, coupling lithosphere deformation, surface processes and stratigraphy, employs 8 post docs and PhD’s. Collaborators from GFZ Potsdam, Grenoble University, Toulouse University, Rennes University, Barcelona University. 2016 – 2021.
  • 600 KNOK, SIU Collaboration in higher education, UiB – Rio de Janeiro State University. Participants, Profs Fossen, Gawthorpe (UiB), Heilbron, Trindade Brazil. 2018-2020.