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Alba M. Rodríguez Padilla

  • EARTHQUAKE AND FAULT MECHANICS
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​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 numerical 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 INGEMMET Peru. In my free time I enjoy climbing, hiking, and befriending dogs. Scroll down for some postcards from the field!

Recent Highlights 

I will be moving to Caltech next Fall as an OK Earl Postdoctoral Fellow, where I will continue to investigate how the shallow crust deforms over different spatial and temporal scales. Please be in touch if you would like to collaborate! 
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UC 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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