Asenath Kwagalakwe, PhD

I recently completed my PhD in Geophysics at Virginia Tech, and I am excited to share that I started my postdoctoral researcher position at California State University, Northridge. I am now working with Dr. Eileen L. Evans on the project Linking Fault Slip and Near-Surface Deformation on the Southern San Andreas Fault at Mecca Hills, California.

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My research interests focus on understanding how and why the Earth's lithosphere deforms in specific zones, such as fault zones and rift systems, across a broad range of spatial and temporal scales. I use precise measurements of ground motion (geodesy) alongside computational models of the Earth's interior (geodynamics) to investigate these localized deformation processes.