Did you know that the ground beneath your feet is constantly shaking, even when there isn’t an earthquake? These subtle vibrations, known as microseisms, are caused mostly by ocean storms. They’re far too faint for humans to feel, but highly sensitive instruments called seismometers can detect them. For many seismologists who study earthquakes, these signals are considered “noise.” But for me, they’re valuable signals that can tell a lot about our changing climate. Curious about what these faint tremors can tell us? Visit my Research page to find out.

Beyond microseisms, I have also analyzed two decades of seismicity from Columbia Glacier to better understand what these signals reveal about the glacier’s dynamics. 

In August 2025, a massive landslide in Alaska's Tracy Arm fjord triggered the second-largest tsunami ever recorded, sending water 481 meters up the opposite fjord wall. We also studied two weeks of unusually energetic, highly repeating precursors before this slide. The broader research question is what these signals are and whether we can leverage these signals to predict such events in the future.

Beyond my PhD research, I have also dedicated substantial time to addressing various operational seismology challenges in collaboration with the Alaska Earthquake Center (AEC) and Instrumental Software Technologies, Inc. (ISTI).

I'm currently a postdoc at Rice University, building real-time processing pipelines for Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) that keep pace with its massive data volumes, freeing us to focus on what matters most: the signals hidden within.