The National Science Foundation awarded a $893,070 Project Grant to Texas A&M University under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) for the period of June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2025. The university will use physics-based numerical models in a dynamic earthquake simulator to investigate controls on slow-slip events, subduction earthquakes, and their interactions along subduction zones. Researchers will select areas along the Hikurangi Margin as case studies and reproduce observed slow-slip events and historical earthquakes to quantify factors influencing these slip behaviors and their complex relationships. Findings from the research can help assess seismic and tsunami hazards worldwide. The university will train students and further develop high-performance computing capabilities to advance natural hazards modeling and mitigation efforts.
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