My research involves a combination of knowledge and techniques from the fields of seismology, fault mechanics, structural geology, and geophysics to
better understand the deformation of the Earth's surface and how that deformation is accommodated. More specifically I am interested in the mechanics of earthquakes and faulting, static and dynamic triggering, mechanics of deep fault zones, swarms, the earthquake source and how it relates to the physical properties of faults.
Amanda M. Thomas
Dept. of Geophysics
397 Panama Mall
Stanford, CA 94305