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As Chief Scientist and PI on cruises SR2303, SR2502, and SR2602, I collected and analyzed high-resolution multibeam bathymetry, CHIRP sub-bottom data, and seafloor sediment coring. These datasets were used to identify buried geological features and quantify deep-sea structures.
My research contributes to improved models of sedimentary and tectonic processes along active continental margins and supports offshore geohazard assessment, coastal resilience, and risk mitigation.
Postdoctoral Researcher at San Diego State University
PhD in Geophysics at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
I investigate submarine mass wasting, offshore fault activity, and related geohazards in the California Continental Borderland, a tectonically complex region offshore Southern California that accommodates a component of Pacific–North American plate motion.
My research combines high-resolution marine geophysics, core physical-property analysis, and sediment-core geochemistry to reconstruct the history, recurrence, and mechanisms of submarine slope failure and fault rupture. A central goal of my work is to identify and characterize previously undetected mass transport deposits (MTDs), including thin, fine-grained events, and to refine offshore seismic stratigraphy and fault geometry.
Research objectives
Research objectives
My current project focuses on:
Constrain offshore earthquake history, recurrence, and potential rupture scenarios to improve submarine paleoseismicity reconstructions;
Quantify triggers and preconditioning factors, frequency and spatial distribution of MTDs across multiple basins;
Integrate ground motion and sediment shear strength to assess the earthquake magnitude required to trigger slope failure;
Improve understanding of slope failure mechanisms and tsunami potential, particularly under multi-basin rupture scenarios.
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