Development of a CSUN GeoAnalytical Center for Research, Teaching, and Outreach in Earth Systems Science

This project will create a “GeoAnalytical Center” within the Department of Geological Sciences (DGS) at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) with the goal of expanding STEM research and educational opportunities in laboratory and computational settings. The GeoAnalytical Center will consolidate existing CSUN DGS research facilities with the requested instrumentation to create an exce...

Using Dynamic Rupture Simulations to Explore Fault Segmentation and Rupture Length on the Sierra Madre Fault Zone

The Sierra Madre Fault Zone (SMFZ) is a 125 km-long, north to northeast-dipping thrust fault which arcs along the southern edge of the San Gabriel and Santa Susana Mountains in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, southern California. Based on its length alone, it is capable of producing a ~M7.7 earthquake, but its discontinuous geometry may lead to it rupturing in multiple smalle...