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Our group studies the mechanics of faults and shear zones from the field- to nano-scale to better understand the earthquake cycle, the movement of tectonic plates, and the structural controls of mineral resources.

I am recruiting new PhD students to start in August 2025 (applications due January 2025). Please contact me as soon as possible if you are interested in joining our group.

Noah John Phillips , PhD   (he, him)
Assistant Professor
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Southern California
noahphil [at] usc.edu


The University of Southern California is located on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Tongva and Kizh Nations, Gabrieleño people, and their neighbors. We acknowledge that our group lives and works on their traditional territories, which have never been voluntarily relinquished nor legally extinguished.