Colin Amos

Associate Professor, Department of Geology

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    About

    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.

    Contact Information

    Department of Geology
    ES 441, ES 107 (Lab)
    Western Washington University

    Office Phone: 360-650-3587

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    Education/Academic qualification

    Department of Geological Sciences, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

    … → 2007

    Department of Geology, B.S., University of California, Davis

    … → 2002

    Research Interests

    • Tectonic Geomorphology
    • Structural Geology

    Disciplines

    • Earth Sciences
    • Geology