I am always interested in hearing from qualified applicants for graduate or post-doctoral study. I look primarily for breadth of training and skill in the geologic fundamentals of stratigraphy, geomorphology and geochronology.

In Geology at Caltech we have one department-wide post-doctoral position each year. The Division also offers two endowed post-doctoral positions each year.

Applications for graduate school can be accessed through the Caltech Grad Office.

I am also interested in summer work with Caltech undergraduate students in geology and certain other fields. See the SURF web page for more information.

Please e-mail me if you are interested in any of these opportunities.

Ph.D. Students:

Bruce Shyu, 2005, Neotectonic and Paleoseismologic Studies in Taiwan
Thesis: A neotectonic model of Taiwan, with a focus on the Longitudinal Valley suture.

Aron Meltzner, earthquake cycles and fault behavior

Jing Liu, 2003, Slip Behavior of the San Andreas Fault through many Earthquake Cycles
Thesis: Part I. Slip behavior of the San Andreas Fault through several earthquake cycles
Part II. A structural interpretation of the aftershock "Cloud" of the 1992 Mw 7.3 Landers earthquake

Danny Natawidjaja, 2003, Active Tectonics of Sumatra, Indonesia
Thesis: Neotectonics of the Sumatran fault and paleogeodesy of the Sumatran subduction zone

Mike Oskin, 2002,
Thesis: Part II. Active folding and seismic hazard in central Los Angeles, California

James Spotila, 1999, The Neotectonics of the San Bernardino Mountains and Adjacent San Andreas Fault: A Case Study of Uplift associated with Strike-slip Fault Systems

Judith Zachariasen, 1998, Paleoseismology and Paleogeodesy of the Sumatran Subduction Zone: A Study of Vertical Deformation Using Coral Microatolls

Lisa Grant, 1993, Characterization of Large Earthquakes on the San Andreas fault in the Carrizo Plain: Implications for Earthquake Mechanics and Seismic Hazard

Sally McGill, 1991, Active Tectonics of the Garlock fault

Kenneth Hudnut, 1989, (Columbia University) Active Tectonics of the Salton Trough, Southern California

Carol Prentice, 1989, Earthquake Geology of the Northern San Andreas Fault near Point Arena, California

Patrick Williams, 1989, (Columbia University) Aspects of the Earthquake Geology and Seismotectonics of the Southern San Andreas Fault and Related Faults, Southern California

Stephen Salyards, 1989, Dating and Characterizing Late Holocene Earthquakes Using Paleomagnetics

Marcus Bursik, 1988, Late Quaternary Volcano-tectonic Evolution of the Mono Basin, Eastern California

Ray Weldon, 1986, The Late Cenozoic Geology of Cajon Pass: Implications for Tectonics and Sedimentation Along the San Andreas Fault

 

Post-Doctoral Research Fellows:

Mohamed Chlieh,

Rich Briggs, 2005 -

Mike Taylor, 2004 - 2005

Eric Cowgill, 2001 - 2003

Yann Klinger, 1999 - 2001

J. Douglas Yule, 1995 - 1999

James Dolan, 1991 - 1994

Kenneth Hudnut, 1988 - 1992

Steven Wesnousky, 1984 -1987