- Michael Hamburger's major research interests are in seismotectonics, dynamics of earthquake and volcanic processes, and application of satellite geodetic measurements to geodynamic problems. He currently has active research programs in the subduction zone environment of the Philippine island arc, as well as in zones of continental extension in the Long Valley Caldera region of California and the intraplate environment of the central U.S.
Major field research projects include:
- Analysis of earthquake distribution, focal mechanisms, and deformation patterns associated with subduction and intra-arc deformation in the Philippines;
- Study of crustal deformation using Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements near Taal volcano, Luzon, Philippines;
- Studies of seismicity and crustal deformation in the U.S. midcontinent (Wabash Valley seismic zone of southern Indiana and Illinois);
- Application of GPS measurements to study coupled tectonic and volcanic processes in the Long Valley Caldera of eastern California.
Research:
Earthquakes; Natural disasters; Seismology; Tectonics
Research Area:
Research Interests:
- seismotectonics; volcanology; interplate deformation; earth science education
