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, landscape analysis, remote sensing, and finite element modeling to address a variety of problems in earthquake and fault mechanics. My current research interests focus on understanding:
1. The frequency 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 and seismogenic faults
5. The growth and evolution of normal faults
You can learn more about related projects here!
Undergrads at UC Davis and through the SCEC internship program have collaborated in some of this projects. You can read more about it 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. In my free time I enjoy rock climbing, biking, and befriending dogs. Scroll down for some postcards from the field!
1. The frequency 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 and seismogenic faults
5. The growth and evolution of normal faults
You can learn more about related projects here!
Undergrads at UC Davis and through the SCEC internship program have collaborated in some of this projects. You can read more about it 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. In my free time I enjoy rock climbing, biking, and befriending dogs. Scroll down for some postcards from the field!
Recent HighlightsI recently gave a talk on my work on the distribution of inelastic deformation during the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence at the SSA Annual Meeting. You can check it out here:
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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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