2026 Crustal Deformation Modeling Workshop
June 8-12, 2026, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
The focus of this gathering will be computational models addressing crustal deformation in the following areas:
- Constraining long-term fault slip rates and their uncertainties using geodetic and geologic data;
- Bayesian inversion of geodetic data for fault slip; and
- Interaction of fluids and faulting.
The workshop will be held June 8-12, 2026, in Golden, Colorado on the campus of the Colorado School of Mines. The first two days of the workshop will be tutorials related to PyLith (an open-source, community code for modeling crustal deformation with a focus on earthquake faulting; all software tools used in the tutorials is free and open-source) followed by three days of science talks, discussions, and informal tutorials and collaboration.
We will provide reimbursement for a portion of the travel costs incurred for registered attendees with official appointments at U.S. institutions. To attend the workshop, please read through all event details before registering.
See the Workshop web page for registration link and draft agenda.
Regards,
-Lorraine Hwang
On behalf of the Organizing Committee
Brad Aagaard (chair), U.S. Geological Survey
Matthew Knepley, University at Buffalo
Karen Luttrell, Louisiana State University
Kathryn Materna, University of Colorado, Boulder
Charles Williams, Earth Sciences New Zealand