Structure supergroup (Drs. Phillips, Stephan, Seyler, Platt & their groups) field trip to the Quetico Shear zone, 2025

Welcome to the Fault-FANS (Faults at the Field And Nano-Scale) group website! 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 always interested in chatting with motivated students keen on doing a PhD at USC (applications are due early January each year, so please reach out in the fall to discuss potential topics 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.