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Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Earthquake Physics

Affiliated Faculty

photo of Göran Ekström
photo of Göran Ekström
Full-Time Faculty

Göran Ekström

Newberry Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Research Interest

Geophysics
Earthquake Physics
Environmental Geology
Geodynamics
Geomorphology
Seismology
Solid Earth Geophysics
Structural Geology
Tectonophysics
Volcanology
photo of Folarin Kolawole
photo of Folarin Kolawole
Full-Time Faculty

Folarin Kolawole

Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Research Interest

Structural Geology
Tectonophysics
Geomorphology
Earthquake Physics
Rock Mechanics and Ore Deposits
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photo of Christine McCarthy
Affiliated Faculty

Christine McCarthy

Lamont Associate Research Professor in the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Research Interest

Geophysics
Cryosphere
Earthquake Physics
Geodynamics
Mineralogy
Solid Earth Geophysics

Affiliated Graduate Students

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Charlotte Bate

PhD Student

Research Interest

Geology
Geophysics
Modern and Future Climate
Arctic Studies
Cryosphere
Earthquake Physics
Glaciology
Polar Studies
Solid Earth Geophysics
Structural Geology
Tectonophysics
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Andry Ramarolahy

PhD Student

Research Interest

Geophysics
Earthquake Physics
Seismology
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Maheenuz Zaman

PhD Student

Research Interest

Geophysics
Cryosphere
Earthquake Physics
Geodynamics
Tectonophysics
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