Anant Hariharan

Anant Hariharan is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Earth Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara, specializing in structural seismology, inverse theory, and wave propagation to investigate Earth's interior from crust to lower mantle across regions including the Continental U.S., Greenland, and oceanic settings.

Education:

• PhD in Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, Brown University (2023)
• BA in Geological Sciences and Physics, Cornell University (2018), Summa Cum Laude

Hariharan's research centers on improving seismic data quality and imaging algorithms, with emphasis on surface wave analysis (Love/Rayleigh waves) and overtone interference effects. His work spans multi-scale structural investigations from upper crust to lower mantle, utilizing seismic arrays like USArray and OldORCA to address challenges in mantle anisotropy, heterogeneity, and wave propagation physics.

Publication trends reveal progression from mineral physics (2016) to advanced seismic tomography (2019-2025), with consistent focus on overtone interference mitigation. Recent work (2023-2025) produces high-resolution models of U.S. continental structure and oceanic lithosphere, while extending methodologies to planetary seismology. Key contributions include first Love wave phase velocity maps spanning the entire U.S. and frameworks for quantifying interference-induced measurement errors.

Scientific Awards:

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Hariharan collaborates with research teams utilizing USArray and OldORCA seismic arrays. Current projects include high-resolution imaging of oceanic upper mantle heterogeneity, radial anisotropy mapping beneath the continental U.S., and planetary extension of overtone interference analysis for Moon/Mars seismology.