Research Interests
Research Interests
Dr. 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. His 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, Dr. Mai’s work spans from fundamental earthquake physics to applied earthquake engineering.
Selected Publications
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complete list, see https://ces.kaust.edu.sa/Pages/Publications.aspx
Razafindrakoto, H.N.T, P.M. Mai, M.G. Genton, L. Zhang, K.K.S.
Thingbaijam (2015), Quantifying variability in earthquake rupture models using
multidimensional scaling: application to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, Geophys.
J. Int. (2015) 202, 17–40, doi:10.1093/gji/ggv088
Galis, M., C. Pelties, J. Kristek, P. Moczo, J.-P. Ampuero, P.M.
Mai (2015), On initiation of sustained
slip-weakening ruptures by localized stresses, Geophys. J.
Int., 200, 890-909, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggu436
Mai, P.M.,
and K.K.S., Thingbaijam (2014). SRCMOD: An online database
of finite-fault rupture model, Seis. Res. Lett., Nov/Dec 2014
Ma, K.K.S. Thingbaijam, and P.M. Mai (2014). Did
a submarine landslide contribute to the 2011 Tohoku tsunami?, Marine
Geology, 10.1016/j.margeo.2014.09.043
Imperatori,
W., Mai,
P.M. (2013). Broadband near-field ground-motion simulations in
3-dimensional scattering media, Geophys. J. Int, 192(2): 725-744,
doi: 10.1093/gji/ggs041
Oglesby, D.D., and P.M. Mai (2012). Fault Geometry,
rupture dynamics, and ground motion from potential earthquakes on the North
Anatolian Fault Zone under the Sea of Marmara, Geophys. J. Int. (2012) doi:
10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05289.x.
Imperatori,
W.,
and P.M. Mai (2012). Sensitivity of
broadband ground-motion simulations to earthquake source and Earth structure
variations: an application to the Messina Straits (Italy), Geophys. J. Int.
(2012) doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05296.x.
Gabriel, A.A., J.-P. Ampuero, L.A.
Dalguer, and P.M. Mai (2012). The Transition of Dynamic
Rupture Modes in Elastic Media, J. Geophys. Res., 117, B9, doi:10.1029/2012JB009468,
2012.
Bethmann, F., N. Deichmann, and P.M. Mai
(2011). Scaling Relations of Local Magnitude vs. Moment Magnitude for Sequences
of Similar Earthquakes in Switzerland, Bull. Seis. Soc. Am., Vol. 101, No. 1,
pp. 2124–2142, February 2011, doi: 10.1785/012008019.
Mai, P.M., W. Imperatori, K.B. Olsen (2010). Hybrid Broadband Ground-Motion
Simulations: Combining Long-Period Deterministic Synthetics with High-Frequency
Multiple S-to-S Backscattering, Bull. Seis. Soc. Am., Vol. 100, No. 5A, pp.
2124–2142, October 2010, doi: 10.1785/0120080194.
Causse,
M., F. Cotton, and P.M. Mai (2010). Constraining the roughness degree of slip
heterogeneity, J. Geophys. Res., Vol.115, B05304, doi:10.1029/2009JB006747.
Education
2001 Ph.D., Stanford University, USA
1995 M.Sc., University of Karlsruhe, Germany
1991 B.Sc., University of Karlsruhe, Germany
Professional Profile
Professional Profile
2011–today: Professor of Earth Science and Engineering, KAUST, KSA
2009–2011: Associate Professor of Geophysics, KAUST, KSA
2006–2009: Senior Scientist and Lecturer, ETH Zurich, Institute of Geophysics, Switzerland
2004–2006: Research Scientist and Lecturer, Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
2002–2004: Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Awards
Awards
American Geophysical Union
Seismological Society of America
German Geophysical Society