Guy Simpson

Guy Simpson is a Lecturer in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Geneva, affiliated with the Section of Earth and Environmental Sciences under the Faculty of Science. He holds a PhD from ETH Zurich (1998) and completed postdoctoral research at the Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris) and ETH Zurich before joining the University of Geneva in 2007. His research focuses on crustal faulting, earthquake mechanics, fluid dynamics in porous media, and landscape evolution, primarily leveraging numerical modeling techniques. Simpson has authored a textbook on finite element methods in Earth science and pioneered computational models like the anti-diffusive non-oscillatory central (adNOC) scheme for geophysical fluid dynamics.

Education: PhD in Earth Sciences from ETH Zurich (1998), postdoctoral training at ENS Paris and ETH Zurich.

Research interests include:

• Dynamic rupture processes and earthquake cycles
• Fluid-rock interactions in crustal deformation
• Volcanic magma systems and eruption dynamics
• Lake tsunami generation mechanisms
• Experimental and numerical sediment transport modeling

Publications span seismology, tectonics, and computational geoscience, emphasizing coupled fluid-mechanical systems and crustal processes. His work bridges theoretical modeling with field observations to advance understanding of Earth's dynamic systems.

Advising and grants: No specific students or grants listed, though his textbook and computational methods suggest extensive academic engagement. Active in developing numerical tools for geoscience applications.

Labs/Teams: Involved in University of Geneva's Earth and Environmental Sciences research groups, though specific lab affiliations not detailed in text.