Dr. Hom Gharti

Biography

Hom Nath Gharti is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering at Queen's University. He specializes in Digital Earth Science, with expertise in computational geophysics, geotechnical engineering, applied mathematics, and high-performance computing. He has held the position of a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Geosciences at Princeton University, where he developed a deep understanding of various aspects of geophysical phenomena. He received his PhD in geophysics from the University of Oslo and NORSAR, Norway, and an MSc in earthquake engineering from the University of Tokyo, Japan. He also holds a Bachelor's Degree in civil engineering and a degree in mechanical engineering from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. Gharti's research interests encompass applied mathematics in computational (geo)mechanics, elastic-gravitational wave propagation, coseismic deformation, and glacial isostatic adjustment. He has co-developed numerous software packages addressing significant problems in these areas and is an active member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).

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