Geodesy at UNM
Eric Lindsey, Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico
Welcome! I'm an assistant professor at the University of New Mexico, where I use geodetic data to measure motion of the earth's surface — before, during and after earthquakes, as well as slow motion related to human activities like water extraction. I use these data to create numerical models to help us better understand the underlying physical processes, and provide key information about subsurface hazards to communities at risk.
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My work involves new advances in InSAR processing, collection of new GPS data, and some novel numerical modeling techniques. See my research page for more.​
Recent highlights
Our paper on the 2025 M7.7 Mandalay Earthquake in Nature Communications is out - we used the incredible satellite geodetic data available for this event to show how fault maturity and linearity affects the presence (or absence) of shallow slip deficit. Read it here (open access).
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I was at sea this spring, to help with an NSF-funded project to install seafloor GNSS sites along the Middle American trench offshore Costa Rica and Nicaragua! Stay tuned for updates!
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My Fulbright-Nehru postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Dibyashakti Panda, recently published an excellent article on assessing the true state of kinematic coupling (or slip rate deficit) along the Himalayan Megathrust. Read it here! We compiled the most complete geodetic dataset across the entire Himalayan region to date, and then used ​a suite of more than 100 block models to assess the effects of assumed crustal fault geometry on the derived coupling. The results suggest that kinematic coupling is likely high along the entire megathrust, and previous suggestions of low coupling zones are likely associated with modeling artifacts.​
I am always looking for motivated students - contact me if you are interested! To help me learn more about your interests, please describe your own research interests in the field of geodesy and mention one or two of my recent or current projects that you would be interested to work on, or feel free to propose one of your own - the more detail, the better. Also see our department's instructions on how to apply for more info.​
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