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Stuart Hardy is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and focuses their research primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences, as well as related interdisciplinary fields. Their work spans the domains of Physics and Astronomy and Environmental Science, reflecting a broad interest in both planetary and terrestrial processes.

Hardy's main subfields of study include Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Science, and aspects of Management, Monitoring, Policy, and Law. These subfields align with the topics covered in their publications and indicate a multifaceted approach to scientific investigation.

The primary research topics addressed by Hardy encompass:

  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Landslides and Related Hazards
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Hardy has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications, presenting research that frequently involves discrete element modelling in geological and planetary contexts. Selected recent papers include:

  • Discrete Element Modelling of Sedimentation and Tectonics: Implications for the Growth of Thrust Faults and Thrust Wedges in Space and Time, and the Interpretation of Syn-Tectonic (Growth) Strata (2021, Frontiers in Earth Science)
  • Discrete Element Modelling of Pit Crater Formation on Mars (2021, Geosciences)
  • Discrete Element Modelling of Pit Crater Formation on Mars (2021, Preprints.org)
  • cdem: A macOS program for discrete element modeling of tectonic structures (2023, Geosphere)

Hardy frequently collaborates with other researchers, notably Néstor Cardozo, with whom they have co-authored multiple works.

Their research has appeared in journals such as Frontiers in Earth Science, Geosciences, Preprints.org, and Geosphere, reflecting a consistent presence in venues dedicated to earth science, planetary science, and geophysical research.

Best Publications

  • Numerical modeling of trishear fault propagation folding

    Stuart Hardy;Mary Ford

  • Geometric and numerical model of progressive limb rotation in detachment folds

    Stuart Hardy;Josep Poblet

  • Progressive evolution of a fault-related fold pair from growth strata geometries, Sant Llorenç de Morunys, SE Pyrenees

    Mary Ford;Edward A. Williams;Andrea Artoni;Jaume Vergés

  • Discrete element modelling of contractional fault-propagation folding above rigid basement fault blocks

    Emma Finch;Stuart Hardy;Rob Gawthorpe

  • Kinematic modelling of extensional fault-propagation folding

    Stuart Hardy;Ken McClay

  • Discrete‐element modelling of extensional fault‐propagation folding above rigid basement fault blocks

    Emma Finch;Stuart Hardy;Rob Gawthorpe

  • Discrete element modelling of the influence of cover strength on basement-involved fault-propagation folding

    Stuart Hardy;Emma Finch

  • Growth and linkage of a segmented normal fault zone; the Late Jurassic Murchison Statfjord North Fault, northern North Sea

    Mike J Young;Mike J Young;Rob L Gawthorpe;Stuart Hardy

  • Discrete-element modelling of detachment folding

    Stuart Hardy;Emma Finch

  • From mechanical modeling to seismic imaging of faults: A synthetic workflow to study the impact of faults on seismic

    Charlotte Botter;Nestor Cardozo;Stuart Hardy;Isabelle Lecomte

  • Deformation and fault activity in space and time in high-resolution numerical models of doubly vergent thrust wedges

    Stuart Hardy;Ken McClay;Josep Anton Muñoz

  • Minimum work, fault activity and the growth of critical wedges in fold and thrust belts

    Stuart Hardy;Chris Duncan;Jeff Masek;Dennis Brown

  • The velocity description of deformation. paper 2: sediment geometries associated with fault-bend and fault-propagation folds

    Stuart Hardy;Josep Poblet

  • Mechanical stratigraphy and the transition from trishear to kink-band fault-propagation fold forms above blind basement thrust faults: A discrete-element study

    Stuart Hardy;Emma Finch

  • Architecture and depositional sequences of tertiary fault-block carbonate platforms; an analysis from outcrop (Miocene, Gulf of Suez) and computer modelling

    Dan Bosence;Nigel Cross;Stuart Hardy

  • Mathematical modelling of growth strata associated with fault-related fold structures

    Stuart Hardy;Josep Poblet;Ken McClay;Dave Waltham

  • Numerical modelling of depositional sequences in half‐graben rift basins

    Rob L. Gawthorpe;Stuart Hardy;Bryan Ritchie

  • Structural evolution of calderas: Insights from two-dimensional discrete element simulations

    Stuart Hardy

  • Effects of variations in fault slip rate on sequence stratigraphy in fan deltas: Insights from numerical modeling

    Stuart Hardy;Rob L. Gawthorpe

  • Extensional fault-propagation folding and base-level change as controls on growth-strata geometries

    Rob Gawthorpe;Stuart Hardy

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert L. Gawthorpe
Robert L. Gawthorpe University of Bergen
Josep Anton Muñoz
Josep Anton Muñoz University of Barcelona
Ken McClay
Ken McClay Royal Holloway University of London
Mary Ford
Mary Ford University of Lorraine
Mark G. Rowan
Mark G. Rowan University of Colorado Boulder
Gabor Tari
Gabor Tari OMV (Austria)
Jaume Vergés
Jaume Vergés Spanish National Research Council
John Suppe
John Suppe University of Houston
Eduard Roca
Eduard Roca University of Barcelona
Hemin Koyi
Hemin Koyi Uppsala University

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