current Projects



Central Virginia Seismic Zone and Surrounding Region, Mid-Atlantic Coast, U.S.



Project: Paleoliquefaction studies in the (northern) central Virginia seismic zone

Funding: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Photo: Mattaponi River, VA



Puerto Rico and Antilles Subduction Zones, Northeastern Caribbean



Project: Learning from Hurricane Irma, differentiating tsunami from hurricane deposits, and re-evaluating possible tsunami deposits on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Funding: National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program managed by U.S. Geological Survey

Photo: Cabrita Pond, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands



Recent Projects



Central Virginia Seismic Zone, Mid-Atlantic Coast U.S.



Project 1: Earthquake potential of the CVSZ (click for report)

Project 2: Paleoliquefaction study in the CVSZ (click for report)

Funding: National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program managed by U.S. Geological Survey Photo: Rivanna River, VA



Marianna Source Area, Central U.S.



Project: Paleoliquefaction study in the Marianna area southwest of the New Madrid seismic zone (click for report)

Funding: National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program managed by U.S. Geological Survey

Photo: Large sand blow, Marianna, AR



New Madrid Seismic Zone and Surrounding Region, Central U.S.



Project: Paleoliquefaction studies in moderate seismicity regions with a history of large events (click for report)

Funding: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Photo: Aerial view of large sand blows near Blytheville, AR



New Madrid Seismic Zone - Wabash Valley Seismic Zone, Central U.S.



Project: Filling the gap in the paleoearthquake record between the New Madrid and Wabash Valley seismic zones (click for report)

Funding: National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program managed by U.S. Geological Survey

Photo: Skillet Fork, Illinois



Puerto Rico and Antilles Subduction zones, northeastern caribbean



Project: Paleotsunami record of large offshore earthquakes north of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (click for report)

Funding: National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program managed by U.S. Geological Survey

Photo: Coastal pond on Saba Islet, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands



Canterbury REgion, New Zealand



Project: Evidence for paleoliquefaction in moderate-low seismicity parts of New Zealand

Agreement: Lincoln University, New Zealand

Photo: Compound sand blows that formed during 2010, M 7.1, Darfield and 2011, M 6.2, Canterbury earthquakes



Passamaquoddy Bay Seismic Zone, Southwestern New Brunswick & Southeastern Maine



Project: Paleoseismology project in the region of the Point Lepreau generating station

Funding: New Brunswick Power Nuclear Corporation, Canada

Photo: Coastal bog, Campobello, New Brunswick



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