Understanding fault behavior across scales.
My work in earth sciences and geophysics connects seismology, rock mechanics and earthquake physics to study active faults and seismic hazard.
From earthquake catalogs and seismic imaging to laboratory friction experiments and numerical models, I study how fault structure and material properties influence earthquake source processes. The research spans observational seismology, seismotectonics, quantitative geophysics, fault mechanics, rock physics, earthquake cycles and seismic hazard.
SEISMOLOGY & SEISMOTECTONICS
Earthquake observations, fault geometry, seismicity, rupture behavior and deformation.
ROCK MECHANICS & FAULT PROPERTIES
Experiments on natural fault rocks investigate lithology, mineralogy, temperature, normal stress, fluids and frictional stability.
PHYSICS-BASED EARTHQUAKE CYCLES
Laboratory and geological constraints inform simulations of segmentation, rupture propagation, recurrence, creep, slow slip and stress evolution.
SEISMIC HAZARD
Physically plausible rupture populations and ground-motion calculations reveal spatial and temporal variations in hazard.
