MSc & PhD Positions in Geosciences, Utah State University, United States

Utah ,United States

• Posted Date: 09/27/2023
• Expires on: 01/01/2024

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• Description:Details PhD and MSc positions are available for Summer/Fall 2024 in the Department of Geosciences at Utah State University to work on problems broadly in earthquake science. The Geosciences department at USU has a growing earthquake science group and research infrastructure.Potential projects, along with the associated faculty, are listed below:
  • Experimental studies of earthquake rupture behavior in heterogenous faults (Dr. Srisharan Shreedharan, srisharan.shreedharan@usu.edu)
  • Characterizing the mechanics of shallow deformation at subduction zones by integrating laboratory friction experiments and numerical modeling (Shreedharan)
  • Exploring shallow/near-surface multi-earthquake cycle deformation along the 2023 Turkey earthquake sequence and southern San Andreas fault system (Dr. Alexis Ault, alexis.ault@usu.edu)
  • Characterizing earthquake-induced deformation along the Wasatch fault using laboratory friction experiments, microstructural analyses, and numerical modeling (Ault/Shreedharan)
  How to applyIfinterested,please contact the faculty above with your Academic CV and a short statement of research interests and academic preparation. 

• Fields
  • Geography
  • Geosciences
• Qualifications
  • Bachelor
  • Master