Announcements

A global review of earthquake rupture parameters reveals that deep earthquakes have larger fracture energies and may have different rupture mechanisms than shallower seismic events, according to work by ERL/EAPS Postdoc Dr. Piero Poli and Visiting Assistant Prof. Germán Prieto featured on earth and space science news website EOS.  Full article: https://eos.org/research-spotlights/probing-the-source-properties-of-deep-earthquakes

ERL Research Scientist Dr Stephen Brown reflects on what he saw, and what he didn’t see, in his early experiences with rocks and nature in this essay written for 52 Things You Should Know About Rock Physics, published this year by Agile Libre.  The book also includes essays by ERL Deputy Director Dr. Michael Fehler,…

If you are attending the American Geophysical Union’s Fall Meeting in San Francisco 12/12-12/16, check out these presentations and posters with ERL-affiliated authors or co-authors: Monday, December 12 Douglas MillerGround Motion Analysis of Co-Located DAS and Seismometer Sensors(Poster, S11D-2480 08:00 – 12:20 Moscone South Poster Hall) Yusuke MukuhiraPropagation speed of pore pressure throughout permeable fracture during…

On December 8, 2016, Lucas Bram Willemsen successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “Problems with a Localized Nature in Exploration Seismology”.  He will be moving on to a research job at ExxonMobil.  He is shown here with his advisor, Prof. Alison Malcolm.