| Present | Associate Professor, University of South Florida ‐ School of Geosciences | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Dynamics of the lithosphere, Collection, analysis and modeling of geodetic data to study the deformation of the lithosphere, Analysis of surface deformation to understand earthquake cycle and volcanic deformation, Numerical modeling of lithospheric dynamics to link and interpret related geological, geomorphologic and geophysical datasets, and Effects of rheological properties of the lithosphere on the surface deformation
Grants
| 2017 - 2020 | Building integrated seismic and volcanic hazard models in active arcs: an example from the Managua Graben, Nicaragua |
| NASA-NNH | |
| Role: PI | |
| $257,349 | |
| 2016 - 2020 | Continental Shelf Geodesy: Development of Low Cost, High Precision Sea Floor Geodetic Systems Based on GPS for Use on Continental Shelves and Shallow Seas |
| NSF OTIC | |
| Role: co-PI | |
| $822,128 | |
| 2014 - 2018 | Dynamic Statistical Models to Improve Long-term Volcanic Hazard Assessments |
| NSF | |
| Role: co-PI | |
| $229,116 | |
| 2015 - 2016 | Collaborative Research RAPID: Nevado del Ruiz Volcano, Colombia Ehnhancing geodetic observations and digital elevation models in response to recent activity |
| NSF | |
| Role: co-PI | |
| $29,450 | |
| 2013 - 2014 | TOPAZ: Volcanic hazard and tectonic uplift assessment, Japan |
| Obayashi Corporation, Nuclear Facilities Division | |
| Role: PI | |
| $51,039 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2019 - Present | Member, Graduate Counci, University of South Florida | 2017 - 2019 | Chair, College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Development Committee, University of South Florida |
| 2002 | Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University | |
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| 1996 | B.S., University of Bologna | |
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Contact Information
Office: SCA 218
Phone: (813) 974-1593
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