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Stanford UniversityEarthquake SeismologySchool of Earth Sciences

Ana Aguiar

Title:Graduate Student, Department of Geophysics
Primary Affiliation:Department of Geophysics
Office Location:Mitchell Bldg  453B
Research Group:Earthquake Seismology
Alternative Website:My Website
Phone:650-725-1331
E-mail:acaguiar@stanford.edu

Research

  • Tectonic tremor and slow slip events in subduction zones
  • Tremor triggered by the passing of surface waves from distant teleseisms
  • Detection and location of tremor and Low frequency earthquakes

Education

    • 2008 | MA, Geology, Central Washington University
    • 2005 | BA, Physics, Universidad de Costa Rica

Professional Experience

    • 2008 – Present | Research Assitant, Stanford University
    • 2006 | Teaching Assistant, Intro to Geology Lab, Central Washington University
    • 2005 – 2007 | Research Assitant, Central Washington University
    • 2004 – 2005 | Teaching Assistant, General Physics Lab, Universidad de Costa Rica
    • 2001 – 2005 | Research Assitant, CICANUM, Universidad de Costa Rica

Honors & Awards

    • 2007 | Outstading thesis award, Central Washinton University
    • 2007 | Outstanding student paper award, AGU Fall Meeting 2007

Professional Activities

    • 2010 | Invited talk, CalPoly Pomona, Geology Department ADVANCE seminar series
    • 2009 | Invited Talk, Moment release rate of Cascadia tremor constraint by GPS, USGS Menlo Park Earthquake Science Center Seminar Series, May 2009.
    • 2006 – Present | Seismological Society of America Member

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