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Nanograins make for a seismic shift
MIT News features work by ERL/EAPS Prof. Matêj Peč and student Hongyu Sun. Nanograins make for a seismic shift A new study finds curious properties of tiny crystals hold clues to earthquake formation. From MIT News, November 22, 2021 In Earth’s crust, tectonic blocks slide and grind past each other like enormous ships loosed from…
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Dr. Niels Grobbe to Receive SEG Karcher Award
ERL is thrilled to share the news that a former member of our lab, Dr. Niels Grobbe, will receive this year’s prestigious Karcher award from the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. Niels was a Postdoctoral Associate in ERL and the MIT Department of Mathematics from 2016-2017, before joining the faculty of the University of Hawai‘i at…
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Congratulations Dr. Harry Matchette-Downes
On August 18, 2021, Harry succesfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “Some studies on the computation and interpretation of seismic interface waves and modes in Earth’s mantle.” His advisor was Prof. Robert van der Hilst of ERL and the MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Studies.
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Congratulations Dr. Eric Beaucé
On August 17, 2021, Eric succesfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “Analyzing the Collective Behavior of Earthquakes to Better Understand Fault Mechanisms.” His advisor was Prof. Robert van der Hilst of ERL and the MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Studies.