This event is in the past.It took place on May 7, 2026 at 1100 North University Building.
Watch cutting-edge earthquake science unfold in real time. Peng Zhai's dissertation defense explores how fault zones evolve through seismic cycles, using dynamic models that reveal why earthquakes start where they do and how tectonic damage accumulates over millennia.
PhD dissertation defense
Earth sciences research
Academic presentation
Seismic cycle modeling
Tips
đopen to the public, no geology background needed
đQ&A follows, great chance to ask questions
â±ïžone hour with coffee available nearby
Peng Zhai Dissertation Defense
Burns Park
Watch cutting-edge earthquake science unfold in real time. Peng Zhai's dissertation defense explores how fault zones evolve through seismic cycles, using dynamic models that reveal why earthquakes start where they do and how tectonic damage accumulates over millennia.
PhD dissertation defense
Earth sciences research
Academic presentation
Seismic cycle modeling
Tips
đopen to the public, no geology background needed
đQ&A follows, great chance to ask questions
â±ïžone hour with coffee available nearby
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