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EXPANDED CV (PDF)

Education

• 2006-2009 - Ph.D., Geology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• 2003-2005 - M.S., Geology, University of California, Davis, CA
• 1999-2003 - B.S., Geology, University of California, Davis, CA

Principal Research Interests

Lithospheric Deformation Processes

• Long-term tectonic plate evolution
• Fault and plate boundary mechanics through seismic cycle time scales
• Links between observed lithospheric deformation and global convective flow
• Multiphysics coupling between solid deformation and fluid transport
• Regularization techniques for brittle failure with adaptively refined meshes
• Novel statistical comparisons between computational and natural data sets

Computational Geodynamics

• Development of open-source community software for solid Earth deformation
• Community training and support for use and development of open-source software and High Performance Computing resources
• Development of educational resources for computational Earth Science applications.

Professional Experience

2020-Current - Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico.

2018-2020 - Assistant Research Scientist, Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis

2016-2018 - Assistant Project Scientist, Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis

2013-2015 - Postdoctoral Researcher, Geodynamics Teams, Geological Survey of Norway

2010-2013 - Postdoctoral Scholar and Lecturer, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis.

Grants

Current - Collaborative Research: Development and Application of a Framework for Integrated Geodynamic Earth Models (co-Principal Investigator), Funding Source: NSF (Frontier Research in Earth Science), New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Award Amount: $355,780, Duration: 5 years.

Current* - Linking Surface Deformation to Slab-Mantle Flow in the Cascadia Subduction Zone through 3D Dynamic Models (collaborator), Funding Source: NSF (Geoprisms). *This proposal supports a postdoctoral scholar for 2 years at UC Davis (Dr. Menno Fraters, PI), who is funded to visit NMT during the course of the project. My role as a collaborator included co-development of the proposed research framework and assistance in writing of the proposal.

In Review - From oblique rifting to transform margin (co-Principal Investigator), Funding Source: Petrobras, Requested Funding over 5 years: $420,000.

In Review* - High-Resolution 2-D modeling of the Cascadia subduction zone: testing hypotheses about the effects of slab and overriding plate structure on upper-crustal deformation and earthquake recurrence models (co-Principal Investigator). Funding Source: United States Geologic Survey. *This proposal would provide funding for a USGS Mendenhall postdoctoral fellow, who would I would help supervise remotely and during periodic visits to NMT.

2011-2013 - Postdoctoral Fellowship: 3D numerical models of the dynamic generation of outer rise faults*, NSF: Marine Geology and Geophysics, University of California at Davis. Award Amount: $179,947. *This grant was written by J.B. Naliboff, with editorial feedback from M.I. Billen, but submitted by M.I. Billen due to administrative requirements.