Dr Luca Dal Zilio

  Computational Geomechanics  

Welcome!


I am a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Geophysics at ETH Zurich. Prior to this, I was a postdoctoral researcher in Solid Mechanics and Geophysics in the Seismological Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). I hold a Ph.D. in Computational Fluid Dynamics from ETH Zurich and a master degree in Geophysics from the University of Padova (Italy).

My research focuses on the development and use of physics-based computational simulations to characterize and understand earthquake physics, fault mechanics, mechanics of porous media, lithospheric deformation and seismicity, landslides, icequakes, and surface evolution. My approach is to identify the fundamental mechanical processes governing a system of interest, develop numerical models incorporating these processes, validate them using geophysical observations, and then use the models to predict system behavior.

Update: I will join the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore as a tenure-track assistant professor in Spring 2024. At NTU, I will be part of at the Earth Observatory of Singapore. Interesting in joining my group and working with me? Please have a look here!