GMG skip to main content Contact EAS GPS Login Home About Open About submenu Overview Facilities Announcement Archive Membership Research Open Research submenu Currently Active Research Projects Currently Active Enhancement Projects Completed Projects Publications Jobs Resources Open Resources submenu Meetings Relevant to GMG Activities People Open People submenu GMG Leadership Faculty / PIs Staff Postdoctoral Scholars Graduate Students Alumni Field Trips SearchSearch Menu Close Home About Open About submenu Membership Research Open Research submenu Publications Jobs Resources Open Resources submenu People Open People submenu Field Trips Contact EAS GPS Login About Back Overview Facilities Announcement Archive Research Back Currently Active Research Projects Currently Active Enhancement Projects Completed Projects Resources Back Meetings Relevant to GMG Activities People Back GMG Leadership Faculty / PIs Staff Postdoctoral Scholars Graduate Students Alumni SearchSearch Geomechanics and Mitigation of Geohazards Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4 Slide 5 Slide 6 Slide 7 Slide 8 Autoplay Carousel Previous Next The Center for Geomechanics and Mitigation of Geohazards (cGMG) is a graduated NSF-(IUCRC). cGMG's mission is to advance the understanding of geomaterials failure in the presence of fluids for industry applications and geohazard mitigation by leveraging the cutting-edge modeling, computing, experimental, geophysical and remote-sensing research at Caltech.  Announcements GMG Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) Meeting (September 29-October 1st, 2026). Deep Dive on Induced Earthquake Physics (August 20-21, 2026). Agenda _________________________ National Academy of Sciences. 163rd Annual Meeting: Research Briefing by Prof. Jean-Philippe Avouac, elected member in 2025. _______________________________ Victor Vescu won second place in the '3 Minute Thesis Competition' at Caltech, which challenges graduate students to explain their research in an engaging and clear three-minute talk intended for a non-specialist audience. Linxuan Li received the 2026 Student Presentation Award, honoring exceptional poster and oral presentations at the Annual Meeting held in Pasadena, California, in April. 'How powerful Myanmar earthquake is shedding light on the behavior of the San Andreas Fault' ABC News Image Lightbox Download Full Image _______________________________________ Alexis Sáez awarded the Rocha medal 2026 for outstanding PhD thesis Image Lightbox Download Full Image News All News March 25, 2026 Seismic Activity in California Varies with the Seasons August 11, 2025 Imaging and Modeling of Myanmar Quake Gives Clues about Behavior of the San Andreas May 30, 2025 Kyle Chen and Indeever Madireddy Receive Goldwater Scholarship Awards May 1, 2025 Four Faculty Members, Four Alums Elected to National Academy of Sciences March 20, 2025 Everything Flows: Refining the Laws of Friction in Caltech's "Seismological Wind Tunnel" May 6, 2024 PhD Thesis Defense, Krittanon (Pond) Sirorattanakul Watch Video January 31, 2024 ARMA Future Leader Webinar, Kyungjae (KJ) Im Watch Video April 3, 2023 Topical Presentation on GMG Research, Taeho Kim Watch Video December 2, 2022 ARMA TCIS Webinar, Jean Phillipe Avouac Watch Video Video Lightbox Featured All News March 25, 2026 Seismic Activity in California Varies with the Seasons August 11, 2025 Imaging and Modeling of Myanmar Quake Gives Clues about Behavior of the San Andreas May 1, 2025 Four Faculty Members, Four Alums Elected to National Academy of Sciences Video Lightbox California Institute of Technology 1200 East California Boulevard Pasadena, California 91125 Digital Accessibility | Privacy Notice | Site Content Copyright © 2026 | Log In