Semechah Lui - Assistant Professor
Postdoctoral fellow - University of Toronto
Ph.D. in Geophysics - California Institute of Technology
B.Sc. in Geological Sciences - University of Michigan

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Hoi Leung Pun - Ph.D. candidate
B.Sc. in Earth Sciences - University of Toronto Mississauga (2022)
Hoi Leung has been part of our group since 2020 when he joined our group as an undergraduate researcher. His research focused on earthquake triggering mechanisms, with a particular interest in foreshock-mainshock interactions.

Awards: NSERC-D scholarship, Ontario Graduate Scholarship, CSEG Foundation Scholarship, KEGS Award, Mitacs Globalink Research Award

Masooma Hasnain - Ph.D. candidate
B.Sc. in Geophysics - University of California Los Angeles (2024)
Masooma's research interests include characterizing the rupture and source properties and modeling ground motion of induced earthquakes.

Awards: NSERC-D scholarship

Dana Adhis - Ph.D. student (co-supervised with Prof. Giovanni Grasselli)
B.Sc. in Astronomy - University of Toronto Mississauga (2024)
M.Sc. in Earth Sciences - University of Toronto (2025)
Dana's study focuses on understanding the behaviour and the underlying physics of earthquake swarms through numerical simulations and laboratory experiments. 

Awards: Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology

Dominic Millet - Undergraduate research assistant (NSERC USRA)
Research topic: Statistical Patterns in Earthquake Occurrence and Implications for Seismic Hazard

Kathy Pham - Undergraduate research assistant (ROP)
Research topic: Statistical Patterns in Earthquake Occurrence and Implications for Seismic Hazard