@ErkanGun
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Our new paper is out!
Geological Society of America Publications
@GSAPublications20 Aug 2025
Slab break-off & subduction polarity reversal can happen fast—in under 6 million years! New #Geology study by @UTSC & @UofT @ErkanGun compares global data & models, revealing a major timing mismatch. doi.org/10.1130/G52507.1 #tectonics #geoscience #GSAPubs
Earth map showing locations of slab break-off and subduction polarity reversal examples, with schematic panels illustrating both mechanisms.

ALT Earth map showing locations of slab break-off and subduction polarity reversal examples, with schematic panels illustrating both mechanisms.

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Interested in supercontinents, subduction, plumes, and mass extinctions? Well, we've got an article for you to read over your morning coffee. Check out our magazine article in @geoscientistmag , written for a broad audience! geoscientist.online/sections…

From ocean subduction to ocean island - GEOSCIENTIST

Our planet has experienced several supercontinent configurations during its history. In tandem with supercontinent formation, the geological archive also preserves a record of mass outpourings of...

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Erkan Gün retweeted
IFLScience
@IFLScience8 Feb 2024
Pacific Plate May Be Tearing At Its Core, Redefining Current Theories iflscience.com/pacific-plate…

Pacific Plate May Be Tearing At Its Core, Redefining Current Theories

The Pacific plate's center seems to be riddled with large undersea faults, which goes against our current understanding

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Erkan Gün retweeted
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@physorg_com7 Feb 2024
Geoscientists find #PacificPlate is scored by large undersea faults that are pulling it apart phys.org/news/2024-02-geosci…

Geoscientists find Pacific plate is scored by large undersea faults that are pulling it apart

A team of geoscientists from the University of Toronto is shedding new light on the century-old model of plate tectonics, which suggests the plates covering the ocean floors are rigid as they move...

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Oceanic plateaux from the Pacific reveal that oceanic plates may not be as strong as they were thought to be. Check out our article "Syn-Drift Plate Tectonics" published in Geophysical Research Letters. doi.org/10.1029/2023GL105452 @UofT @UofTEarthSci @UTSC_DPES @itu_aybe @NSERC_CRSNG
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New research by a team of #UofT geoscientists is refining the century-old model of plate tectonics that holds that the plates covering the ocean floors are rigid as they move across the Earth’s mantle. 🌎 #UTSC utsc.utoronto.ca/news-events…
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#UofT geoscientists shed new light on plate tectonics 🌎 uoft.me/aaE
Russell Pysklywec on the south slope of Mount Tongariro in New Zealand

ALT Russell Pysklywec on the south slope of Mount Tongariro in New Zealand

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Erkan just delivered some new work on timings of slab breakoff and subduction polarity reversal. He also did a great impression of Mary Poppins with his umbrella pointer @ErkanGun @dpes
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Thanks @philipheron !
Philip Heron@philipheron27 Apr 2023
A great talk from @ErkanGun on extension in oceanic plateaux... A fine mix of geological data and numerical modelling. #EGU23
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Quite an enjoyable evening chatting to @ErkanGun and @BBCAmos on all things science communication, including the use of language and the better way to lay out a poster Extraordinary insight! #EGU23
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New paper alert 🌍🌎🌏 A great little collaboration between @DurUniEarthSci @UTSC_DPES @McMasterSEES and @UofTEarthSci on the Nain Province in 🇨🇦 Have a read in Geology. @k_mccaffrey @alpeacegeo pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa…
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This coming Monday (9th Jan) I'll be chatting about my favourite subject - supercontinents! I may or may not be wearing a "I♥️Pangea" t-shirt. Sign up to this excellent seminar series to find out!
Sascha Brune@sasbrune4 Jan 2023
How do supercontinents break up? Find out in our next #RiftAndRiftedMarginsSeminar with @philipheron, Renata Schmitt, @TMGernon Monday, Jan 9th 16:00 CET Register: uni-potsdam.zoom.us/meeting/… Past talks: youtube.com/channel/UCEStgtt… @GeoFizz_DK, @fracturedfola, @IGCP648
Topic: Breakup of Supercontinents Time: 9th January, 16:00 CET 16:00 Phil Heron (University of Toronto, Canada) “Supercontinents, subduction, superplumes, and sutures: the difficult break-up” 16:20 Renata Schmitt (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) “Gondwana tectonic terranes controlling South Atlantic rifting ” 16:40 Tom Gernon (University of Southampton, United Kingdom) "Rifting controls on environmental change"

ALT Topic: Breakup of Supercontinents Time: 9th January, 16:00 CET 16:00 Phil Heron (University of Toronto, Canada) “Supercontinents, subduction, superplumes, and sutures: the difficult break-up” 16:20 Renata Schmitt (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) “Gondwana tectonic terranes controlling South Atlantic rifting ” 16:40 Tom Gernon (University of Southampton, United Kingdom) "Rifting controls on environmental change"

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As our students' trips come to a close, what's a better way to spend it than exploring a sunken city destroyed by an earthquake and was submerged through tectonic processes? #Kekova #Turkey #fieldwork #fieldtrip #geoscience #UofT #uoftearthsci
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Congrats Erkan! And I'm excited to work with you as a post-doc in @UTSC_DPES* *this is not a picture of UTSC... haha @ErkanGun
UofT Earth Sciences@UofTEarthSci15 Nov 2022
Our very own Dr. Erkan Gün wasn't able to attend his convocation last week... ...so his students brought the convocation to him! Congratulations, Dr. Gün! #UofT #convocation #uoftgrad22 #earthsciences #PhD #PhDone
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Our very own Dr. Erkan Gün wasn't able to attend his convocation last week... ...so his students brought the convocation to him! Congratulations, Dr. Gün! #UofT #convocation #uoftgrad22 #earthsciences #PhD #PhDone
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The 🌍🌏🌎 is our laboratory! Check out these rockin' photos of our undergraduate students led by Dr. Erkan Gün and Dr. Russ Pysklywec as they explore the geology of Turkey! 🇹🇷 #uoft #earthsciences #geology #geosciences #geoscienceeducation #fieldtrip #fieldwork
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Hey #Geoscience Twitter, it’s nearly getting to that time of year - grad applications! I'm looking to train interested in #MSc and #PhD students in geodynamic modelling and science communication. If living in #Toronto excites you, email/DM and we can talk about an application!
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I am visiting @durham_uni as the recipient of the Globalink Research Award of @MitacsCanada and @UKRI_News to conduct research on the enigmatic plate movement direction change of the Pacific plate. Meanwhile, enjoying lovely Durham! @uoft @UofTEarthSci @DurUniEarthSci
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'A Hidden Deformation Episode: Pre-Collisional Terrane Extension' You can freely access our online poster via agu2021fallmeeting-agu.ipost… I will be ready to answer your questions today at 16-18 pm (UTC -6) or 17-19 pm Toronto time. #AGU21 #uoft
Our latest #research that uses computer models to explain complex plate tectonic events such as oceanic plateau subduction/accretion has been published in Gondwana Research doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2021.09… @UofTEarthSci @UofT @UofTArtSci @researchuoft @NSERC_CRSNG @Tubitak @itu1773en
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