William Frank is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He leads the Tectonophysics research group that focuses on crustal deformation within the solid Earth, whether it’s the result of earthquakes or the slow shear of slow slip.

Interests

  • Earthquakes
  • Tectonics
  • Volcanoes

Education

  • PhD in Geophysics, 2014

    Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

  • MSc in Geophysics, 2011

    Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

  • BSc in Earth Systems Science, 2009

    University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)

Our Research Group

Group members

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Jared Bryan

Research Specialist

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Receiver functions, Ambient Seismic Noise

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Hugo D. Ortiz

Molina Postdoctoral Fellow

Volcano seismology and acoustics, Atmospheric sensing, Environmental seismology, Earthquakes

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Caroline Mouchon

PhD Candidate

Earthquakes, Slow Slip Events, Low Frequency Earthquakes, Subduction Dynamics

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Jade Eyles

Postdoctoral Fellow

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Precise Relocations, Ambient Seismic Noise

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Ayako Tsuchiyama

PhD Candidate

Earthquakes, Rupture Model, Slow Earthquakes, Subduction Dynamics

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Sofia Cubillos

PhD Student

Earthquakes, Tectonophysics, Tectonic Tremor, Intermediate depth seismicity

Recent Publications

A systematic search for tectonic tremor and low‐frequency earthquakes in the Atacama segment of the Chilean subduction zone turns up empty

Rheological and tectonic implications of eastern Tibet: Insights from early aftershock sequences driven by afterslip following three 2021–2022 moderate-large events

Deep learning detects uncataloged low-frequency earthquakes across regions

Low-Frequency Earthquakes Downdip of Deep Slow Slip Beneath the North Island of New Zealand