Research Assistant Professor

Chas Bolton has a dual appointment at UTIG and the Bureau of Economic Geology.

Chas’s research interests lie at the intersection of experimental rock mechanics and observational seismology. In general, he is interested in unraveling the physical processes that modulate changes in seismicity during the pre-, co-, and post-seismic stages of the seismic cycle. He is also interested in understanding the connection between pore-fluids and earthquake rupture. Furthermore, he is interested in developing techniques that enable laboratory measurements of fault zone processes and seismic activity to be scaled up to tectonic fault zones. Chas is the lead P.I. of the earthquake rupture laboratory at UTIG which houses a large ~ 1-meter direct shear machine and is designed to study how earthquake start, propagate, and arrest.

INTERESTS

Fault mechanics, earthquake rupture, foreshock properties, rock deformation, ultrasonics, machine learning, and induced seismicity.

ACADEMICS

Ph.D., Geoscience, Pennsylvania State University
B.S., Geology (Minor in Chemistry), University of Texas at Arlington

CONTACTS AND LINKS

chas.bolton@beg.utexas.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Publications
Bureau of Economic Geology (profile)