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Research

Colorado Plateau

Seismic investigation of the crust and upper mantle structure beneath the Colorado Plateau using surface wave and receiver function data computed primarily from USArray data.

    Collaborators: Meghan S. Miller, Alan Levander and Kaijian Liu

Analysis of Seismic Strain using Focal Mechanism Data

Using focal mechanism data to investigate characteristics of crustal deformation and quantify fault heterogeneity.

    Collaborators: Yehuda Ben-Zion, Thorsten W. Becker, Matthias Holschneider and Lisa Alpert

Numerical modeling of Seismicity on a Single Fault

Using models of discrete slip patches embedded in an elastic halfspace with approximated frictional behavior, we investigate statistical properties of seismicity that are affected by fault heterogeneity.

    Collaborators: Yehuda Ben-Zion and Matthias Holschneider



Education

Ph.D. Geophysics, August 2009, University of Southern California

BSc (Hons.) Geophysics, July 2002, University of Edinburgh



Updated: October 16th, 2011.