Videos
Videos are a wonderful way to document and explain science. I have had the opportunity to work with documentary film makers to communicate both my own research and other aspects of how Earth science is societally relevant. I have also worked with graduate and undergraduate students to create videos of student-led coursework. Below you can find examples of both types of work.
Research
Our research was featured in a 25-minute documentary about the faults and earthquakes in Nepal. Watch it here!
The Ratu River Expedition
Teaching - Structural Geology
This series of videos were developed by students taking my class on Structural Geology. As the crank is turned, the sandpaper moves to the right, but the sand is blocked by the wooden backstop. This causes the sand to deform. The colored layers allow you to see the details of the deformation: faults (offsets) and folds. The faults start close to the crank side and progressively propagate further out. Once a stable shape has been reached, the sandpaper slides beneath the sand without causing further internal deformation.
The overall geometry and internal deformation produced in the model mimic the deformation in convergent zones between tectonic plates, like subduction zones. These structures develop over millions of years due to plates moving at millimeters per year. Experiments like this one let us observe deformation in real time over minutes rather than millions of years, to understand the process of fault formation and deformation.
Teaching - Natural Disasters
I incorporate demonstrations into my teaching. Here are demonstrations that I developed and ran as the head teaching fellow for Harvard's class on Natural Disasters.
Watch the delivery of our Vibroseis truck, "Echo," here:
Here you can see the 1-minute trailer for the Ratu River Expedition!