Prof. Bradford H Hager

Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Earth Sciences

Primary DLC

Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

MIT Room: 54-222

Assistant

Joshua Kastorf
jkastorf@mit.edu

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Mantle Dynamics
Numerical Modeling of Solid-State Convection at High Rayleigh Numbers
Study of the Earth's Gravity Field
Core-Mantle Coupling
Space-Geodetic Observations of Surface Deformation
Dynamical Processes in the Interiors of the Terrestrial Planets
Geophysics

Research Summary

Professor Hager’s research interests include the relationship between space-geodetic observations of surface deformation, earthquakes, and dynamical processes in the Earth’s interior. He has expertise on tectonic earthquakes in regional fault systems, as well as deformation and earthquakes induced by reservoir production.

Recent Work