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Professor Nadia Lapusta studies friction fracture phenomena at both fundamental and practical levels. Her work focuses on analytical and numerical modeling that incorporates and explains experimental findings. She has a special interest in the failure of geomaterials in the presence of fluids, the physics of earthquakes, induced seismicity, and the mechanics of frictional faulting and cracking, which are key ingredients in understanding these complex processes.
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