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4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Thuwal 23955-6900
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Martin P. Mai

Associate Professor, Earth Sciences and Engineering

Ph.D. Stanford University, USA, 2001

M.S. University of Karlsruhe, Germany,1995

B.S. University of Karlsruhe, Germany,1991

Research Interests

Professor Mai's research interests include the physics of earthquakes and the resulting complexity of earthquake phenomena, as seen, for instance, through earthquake-source imaging and dynamic rupture modeling. Mai's work extends to strong ground motion properties and near-source broadband wavefield simulations that include seismic wave scattering in heterogeneous media. He is also interested in earthquake engineering and seismic hazard analysis, and the application of innovative seismology tools in these fields. In this context, his Mai's work spans from fundamental earthquake physics to applied earthquake engineering.

Selected Publications

  • Mai, P.M., and G.C. Beroza. "A spatial random-field model to characterize complexity in earthquake slip", J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 107 (B11), 2308, doi:10.1029/2001JB000588, 2002.
  • Guatteri, M., P.M. Mai, and G.C. Beroza. "A pseudo-dynamic approximation to dynamic rupture models for strong ground motion prediction", Bull. Seis. Soc. Am., Vol 94, pp. 2051-2063, 2004.
  • Mai, P.M., P. Spudich, and J. Boatwright. "Hypocenter locations in finite-source rupture models", Bull. Seis. Soc. Am., Vol 95 (3), 965-980, 2005.
  • Monelli, D., and P.M. Mai. "Bayesian inference of kinematic earthquake rupture parameters through fitting of strong motion data", Geophys. J. Int., 173, 220-232, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03733.x, 2008.
  • Ripperger, J., P.M. Mai, and J. P. Ampuero. "Variability of near-field ground-motion from dynamic earthquake rupture simulation". Bull. Seis. Soc. Am., Vol. 98 (3), 1207-1228, 2008.
  • Mai, P.M., W.H.K. Lee and R. Meyers. "Ground Motion: Complexity and Scaling in the near field of earthquake ruptures", in Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science, Springer, pp 4435-4474, 2009.