Research
The Geodesy Lab research focuses on measuring and modeling Earth surface deformation
using geodetic and remote sensing methods. Current research areas include earthquakes,
plate motion, sea level rise, subsidence, and seafloor geodesy.
EARTHQUAKES
Strain accumulation & release on subduction zone faults
See more
TECHNIQUES AND MODELING
GPS, satellite InSAR, ground-based radar, UAV and lidar, & deformation modeling
See more
SEA LEVEL RISE
Vertical land motion at the margins of Greenland, Iceland & Svalbard
See more
PLATE MOTION
Present-day plate velocities & Andean mountain building
See more
SUBSIDENCE
Urban & coastal subsidence from groundwater withdrawal & soil oxidation
See more
SEAFLOOR GEODESY
SUBGEO: shallow underwater buoys for measuring offshore megathrust strain
See more
UAV-LiDAR data partially from Van Alphen et al. (2026, in revision); USACE-funded.
Data from "Slow slip events in the early earthquake cycle, Voss et al., 2017
10-m DEM from "High-resolution DEM generation from spaceborne and terrestrial remote
sensing data for improved volcano hazard assessment - a case study at Nevado del Ruiz,
Colombia , Deng et al., 2019".
Python scripts developed to merge multiple DEM point clouds in "High-resolution DEM
generation from spaceborne and terrestrial remote sensing data for improved volcano
hazard assessment - a case study at Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia , Deng et al., 2019
Jupyter notebook for fault slip modeling based on InSAR data for Monte Cristo Range
earthquake as well as Hypo-relocated aftershocks. , Sadeghi Chorsi et al., 2021
VIDEO
Slow Slip and Tsunami Forecasts
VIDEO
Improving Tsunami Forecasts
VIDEO
Structure from Motion 3D Point Cloud
VIDEO
USF SUBGEO Drone Footage
VIDEO
Kilauea Volcano Monitoring with GPRI