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Eric M. Dunham is a Professor of Geophysics at Stanford University, where he also serves as Director of the SDSS Center for Computation and is a member of the Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering. His research focuses on physics-based computational simulations to understand earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic phenomena through identifying fundamental mechanical processes, developing numerical models, validating with observations, and predicting system behavior.
- Department of Geophysics, Stanford University
- Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering
- SDSS Center for Computation (Director)
His research spans earthquake rupture dynamics, tsunami generation, volcano seismology, ice stream stick-slip events, and numerical methods for wave propagation. Dunham's work emphasizes coupling between mechanical processes, fluid flow, and thermal effects, particularly in fault zones where these interactions govern earthquake nucleation and propagation. He develops high-order accurate numerical methods, including summation-by-parts finite difference techniques, for simulating complex wave propagation problems in geophysical systems.
Dunham's recent publications reveal strong trends in computational earthquake source modeling, fluid-driven seismicity, volcanic processes, and numerical method development. His work increasingly focuses on the coupling between fluid flow, poroelastic effects, and fault mechanics, with applications to both natural earthquake systems and induced seismicity. His research group has made significant contributions to understanding slow slip events, caldera collapse earthquakes, and wave propagation in complex media.
Dunham actively mentors a large research group including numerous postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates. His students have gone on to positions at universities, national laboratories, and industry. The SDSS Center for Computation under his direction supports computational research across multiple geophysical disciplines.
His laboratory develops and maintains several computational codes including FDMAP (2D earthquake rupture dynamics), WaveQLab3D (3D earthquake rupture dynamics), Scycle (2D earthquake cycle code), and specialized codes for modeling wave propagation in fluid-filled cracks and volcanic systems.
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