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. Distributed fault rupture hazard
You can learn more about related projects and funding sources here!
I am also passionate about mentoring undergraduates in research and have done so through UC Davis, the McNair program, and the SCEC SOURCES program. You can read more about it here. As an undergraduate, I worked on the recent tectonoclimatic history of the forearc of southern Peru and still continue collaborating with folks at INGEMMET Peru. In my free time I enjoy rock climbing, biking, and befriending dogs. Scroll down for some postcards from the field!
Recent HighlightsI have received a NASA FINESST fellowship for my project "Testing constitutive laws for the evolution of off-fault deformation over the earthquake cycle". I will be analyzing and modeling permanent deformation associated with seismogenic and creeping faults spanning a variety of strain rates and lithologies. This fellowship will fund the remainder of my doctorate work.
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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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