Lauren A. Ward

Department of Earth Sciences, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa

PhD Candidate, Earth and Planetary Sciences

laward@hawaii.edu

Department of Earth Sciences

School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology

University of Hawai'i at Mānoa

1680 East-West Road, POST

Honolulu, HI 96822

Research Interests:

  • Data Analysis

  • Geodesy

  • Geophysical Modeling

  • Natural Hazards

  • Crustal Deformation

  • San Andreas Fault System

Highly motivated geophysics graduate with a strong interest in data science. 6+ years of experience in data management and analysis of large geodetic datasets. Knowledge in analytical and numerical modeling, statistical analysis, and several programing languages.


Research Topic: Refining 4D simulations of the deformation response to the earthquake cycle for the San Andreas Fault System and Kīlauea, HI. This work aims to advance next-generation seismic hazard estimates for complex fault systems. All research is completed through computational analysis of geodetic data, primarily using MATLAB, Python, Unix C-Shell, and FORTRAN languages.