Professor Dr. Ylona Van Dinther

Biography

Ylona van Dinther is an Associate Professor at Utrecht University, specializing in earthquake physics and tectonics. She joined the university in October 2018 after a decade of experience at ETH Zurich, where she served as a PhD student, postdoctoral researcher, and senior scientist. Van Dinther leads a research group focused on earthquake physics, consisting of six PhD students and postdocs. Her work is pioneering in bridging tectonic time scales, which span millions of years, with earthquake time scales, which range from milliseconds to years. Her research employs cross-scale numerical models known as seismo-thermo-mechanical models to understand the tectonic rheological controls of fault slip. Her findings contribute to the assessment of natural and induced earthquake hazards and aim to integrate physics-based models with geological and geophysical observations. Van Dinther has received several prestigious awards, including the Jason Morgan Early Career Award from the American Geophysical Union and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Early Career Award.

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