Welcome! I'm a PhD candidate in the Oskin lab in the Earth and Planetary Science Department at the University of California, Davis. My PhD work combines field methods (geomorphic mapping, paleoseismic trenching), landscape analysis (lidar), remote sensing (differential lidar), and finite element modeling (Pylith) to address a variety of problems in earthquake and fault mechanics. My current research interests focus on understanding:
1. The timing and mechanics of multi-fault earthquakes
2. The distribution of inelastic strain during earthquakes and over multiple earthquake cycles
3. Stress-dissipation by off-fault plasticity
4. The state of stress around creeping vs seismogenic faults
5. The growth and evolution of normal faults
You can learn more about related projects here!
As an undergraduate, I worked on the recent tectonoclimatic history of the forearc of southern Peru, the source parameters and structural controls of seismicity in Eastern Canada, and the interactions between glacial and structural processes in Acadia National Park. I still pursue some of these interests as side projects or through mentoring undergraduates at UC Davis. In my free time I enjoy rock climbing, biking, and befriending dogs. Scroll down for some postcards from the field!
1. The timing and mechanics of multi-fault earthquakes
2. The distribution of inelastic strain during earthquakes and over multiple earthquake cycles
3. Stress-dissipation by off-fault plasticity
4. The state of stress around creeping vs seismogenic faults
5. The growth and evolution of normal faults
You can learn more about related projects here!
As an undergraduate, I worked on the recent tectonoclimatic history of the forearc of southern Peru, the source parameters and structural controls of seismicity in Eastern Canada, and the interactions between glacial and structural processes in Acadia National Park. I still pursue some of these interests as side projects or through mentoring undergraduates at UC Davis. In my free time I enjoy rock climbing, biking, and befriending dogs. Scroll down for some postcards from the field!
Recent HighlightsI have accepted an invitation to serve as the student representative for the American Geophysical Union's Tectonophysics section. I am looking forward to working with the other officers to keep this interdisciplinary section moving forward.
I passed my Qualifying Exam on January 12th and I am now a PhD candidate. A good start to 2021!
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Get in touchUC Davis Earth and Planetary Sciences
2119 Earth and Physical Sciences • UC Davis • One Shields Avenue • Davis, CA 95616 • Email:
arodriguezpadilla@ucdavis.edu 
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