Postdoctoral Scholar
Geoscience
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The University of Washington Seattle WA, 98195 |
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| adunham@uw.edu |
Dept. Earth and Space Sciences University of Washington 4000 15th Avenue NE Seattle, WA 98195 |
My research focuses on quantifying primary and cascading seismic hazards using large scale ground motion simulations. I am interested in understanding how different aspects of the earthquake source, earth structure, and earth surface (topography) impact ground motions felt at the surface and how these cascade into additional hazards such as landslides, sediment gravity flows (turbidites), and tsunamis.
I am currently a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Washington working with the Cascadia Coastlines and Peoples Hazards Research Hub (CoPes Hub) performing ground motion simulations of potential Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquakes with a focus on quantifying hazard for coastal communities in the Pacific Northwest.
I am very passionate about increasing diversity in geoscience and STEM through outreach in the department, university, and community levels. I founded and ran the Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) Southern Arizona Chapter in 2018, helping to jumpstart an undergraduate mentoring program as well as a field camp scholarship for students in underrepresented minorities in STEM. I am also a program coordinator for UA Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) organizing events to get young girls involved in STEM. If you want to learn more about these two amazing organizations, please visit their websites!
Education
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Ph.D. in Geoscience, 2022
University of Arizona -
B.S. in Geoscience, 2017
Pennsylvania State University