Welcome to our study area!

The Neotectonics Research Group

Department of Geological Sciences

University of Oregon

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The research group is headed by Dr. Ray J. Weldon II. His current students, and their areas of interest, are:

• Reina Foxx: Neotectonics, Ground Penetrating Radar and Paleoseismology
• Kate Scharer:

Also associated with our group (currently or formerly) are:

• Mark Hemphill-Haley: Paleoseismology and Western US tectonics (now at Humbolt State University);
• Miles Kenney: Southern California tectonics and seismology;
• Robert M. Langridge: Extensional Neotectonics and Tephrachronology in central Oregon and Mexico;
• Sue Perry:  Ground motion variability; Loss estimation
• Gordon G. Seitz: Paleoseismology and neotectonics of southern California;
• Robert Witter: Coastal neotectonics and stratigraphy;
• Judith M. Sheridan: Seismology; currently at GeoMechanics International.
• John P. Stimac: currently a Courtesy Research Associate, University of Oregon. Paleomagnetics, geomorphology, and tectonics;
• Elise (LiLi) Mezger Weldon: currently a Courtesy Research Assistant, University of Oregon. Quaternary geology;
• Silvio Pezzopane - currently with the USGS working on the Yucca Mountain Project;
• Tom Powers - Paleoseismology of Southern California;
• Glenn P. Biasi - currently at the University of Nevada, Reno;
• Clifton Mitchell;
• Janet Boley.

If we have set up individual home pages, then they are linked to our names. Otherwise, you will get general contact information or email addresses.

Seismic Hazard Research

Mitigation of earthquake hazard is an essential, ongoing component of study in this group.

We have a separate page detailing our seismic hazard research in Oregon.

Outside links that we are associated with or work with:

• Active Tectonics Home Page
• Continental Scientific Drilling Program Home Page
• Ken Dueker: Western United States tectonics, seismology
• Craig H. Jones: Paleomagnetics, Western United States tectonics

In the United States we are currently involved in projects in Oregon, Idaho, and California. Overall, the Western United States (4.3 MB image!) is an area of interest for our entire group as well other members of this department. (Note that these images are from Ray Sterner's work at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory).

Outside the United States we are involved in projects in Mexico, China, and Kyrgystan with additional interests in Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos.

Last updated 13 April 1998

john@newberry.uoregon.edu