Colin Amos

I am a field geologist specializing in active tectonics and geomorphology. I am broadly interested in linkages between crustal deformation and surface processes. I use a variety of research tools in the field and laboratory, including geologic and structural mapping, topographic surveying, lidar, paleoseismic trenching, geodesy, GIS, and geochronology. My current work follows three general research threads: 1) understanding the evolution of permanent strain and topography in subduction zone forearcs, 2) characterizing the rates and kinematics of active faulting in the Cascadia backarc, and 3) reconstructing paleoearthquake records within deforming continental interiors. My work is also regionally focused, with continuing projects in the eastern Sierra Nevada of California, the Pacific Northwest, and New Zealand.

Department of Geology

ES 441, ES 107 (Lab)

Western Washington University

Office Phone: 360-650-3587