Seismological Laboratory

Graduate Alumni

Space Geodetic Constraints on Plate Motion, Fault Creep, and Megathrust Coupling

Liu, Yuan-Kai ・ PhD ・ 2026

Advisor: Simons, Mark; Ross, Zachary E.

I. Dynamics of Subduction Initiation and II. Constraining Sedimentary Basin Structure with Seismic Ambient Noise

Li, Yida ・ PhD ・ 2024

Advisor: Gurnis, Michael C.; Clayton, Robert W.

Probing Water Below the Surface: Insights from Seismic Interferometry with Conventional and DAS Array

Shen, Zhichao ・ PhD ・ 2022

Advisor: Zhan, Zhongwen

Seismic Waveform Modeling of Natural Hazards and Sharp Structural Boundaries

Lai, Voon Hui ・ PhD ・ 2020

Advisor: Helmberger, Donald V.; Zhan, Zhongwen

Tectonics of Central and Eastern California, Late Cretaceous to Modern

Sousa, Francis Joseph ・ PhD ・ 2016

Advisor: Saleeby, Jason B.; Farley, Kenneth A.

Inversion of Body-Wave Seismograms for Upper Mantle Structure

Given, Jeffrey Wayne ・ PhD ・ 1984

Advisor: Harkrider, David G.

A Numerical Boundary Integral Equation Method for Transient Motions

Cole, David Martin ・ PhD ・ 1980

Advisor: Harkrider, David G.; Minster, Jean-Bernard H.

Seismological Studies Using Observed and Synthetic Waveforms

Butler, Rhett Giffen ・ PhD ・ 1979

Advisor: Helmberger, Donald V.; Anderson, Donald L.; Kanamori, Hiroo

Generalized Ray Models of Strong Ground Motion

Heaton, Thomas Harrison ・ PhD ・ 1979

Advisor: Helmberger, Donald V.

I. CEDAR - An Approach to the Computer Automation of Short Period Local Seismic Networks. II. Seismotectonics of the Imperial Valley of Southern California

Johnson, Carl Edward ・ PhD ・ 1979

Advisor: Anderson, Donald L.

I. The Caracas, Venezuela Earthquake of 1967: A Multiple Source Event. II. Seismic Waves at the Epicenter’s Antipode

Rial M., José Antonio ・ PhD ・ 1979

Advisor: Helmberger, Donald V.

Geophysical Investigations of the Structure and Tectonics of Southern California

Hadley, David Milton ・ PhD ・ 1978

Advisor: Kanamori, Hiroo; Silver, Leon T.

Part I: A Contribution to the Study of the Seismicity of Southern California. Part II: Inversion of Phase Times for Hypocenters and Shallow Crustal Velocities

Hileman, James Alan ・ PhD ・ 1978

Advisor: Allen, Clarence R.; Minster, Jean-Bernard H.

I. Application of Normal Mode Theory to Seismic Source and Structure Problems. II. Seismic Investigations of Upper Mantle Lateral Heterogeneity

Okal, Emile André ・ PhD ・ 1978

Advisor: Harkrider, David G.

I. Regional Variations in Upper Mantle Compressional Velocities beneath Southern California. II. Post-Shock Temperatures: Their Experimental Determination, Calculation, and Implications

Raikes, Susan Ann ・ PhD ・ 1978

Advisor: Kanamori, Hiroo; Ahrens, Thomas J.