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Two new faculty members have arrived in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Kentucky: Dr. Shelley Kenner and Dr. Ed Woolery. With their arrival a new emphasis will be placed on geophysical research within the department. Consequently, we are currently looking for graduate students who want to participate in these new and exciting developments. In addition to Drs. Kenner and Woolery, the Kentucky Geological Survey, also located on the University of Kentucky campus, has personnel that are eager to collaborate in future research projects.
Current areas of strength in geophysics include:
- Geodetic methods
- Mechanical modeling of crustal deformation and other tectonic processes
- Mechanical interactions between faults in complex, multiple fault systems
- Time-dependent deformation during earthquake cycles
- Near-surface geophysical methods
- Dynamic soil property characterization
- Strong-motion seismology
- Neotectonics
Studies are currently
underway which address the geophysics and neotectonics of:
- The New Madrid Seismic Zone in the south-central United States
- The San Andreas Fault System in northern California
- The Basin and Range Province in the western United States
- The Wabash Valley Fault Zone in southern Indiana
- The Fluorspar Area Fault Complex in western Kentucky
Available instrumentation
resources include:
- The Kentucky Strong-Motion and Seismic
Network
- 24- and 48-channel engineering seismographs
- P- /SH-wave Vibroseis energy source
- Ground Penetrating Radar
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