I study active processes that deform the earth's crust, including earthquakes, slip transients and interseismic deformation on plate boundary faults, volcanic inflation, and the kinematics of slow moving landslides. My students and I utilize space geodetic data, particularly GPS and InSAR. I am also interested in tectonic processes, subduction dynamics, seafloor geodesy, and natural hazards.

I am involved in several initiatives and research efforts on campus that are addressing important societal issues, such as the implementation of earthquake early warning, hazards and community resilience, and offshore monitoring of the Cascadia subduction zone.

Dr. David Schmidt
Professor and Chair
Department of Earth and Space Sciences
College of the Environment
University of Washington

• An Offshore Subduction Zone Observatory in Cascadia (COSZO)
• Coastlines and Peoples Cascadia Natural Hazards: Research HUB and Coordination Network
• Offshore Geophysical Monitoring of the Cascadia Subduction Zone
• Pacific Northwest Seismic Network- Earthquake Monitoring
• InSAR Course- Final course reports for a class in radar interferometry.
• WikiRoiPac- A resource for the InSAR processing package ROI_PAC.