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John Jasbinsek

Associate Professor | Physics Department

Portrait of John Jasbinsek

Areas of Expertise

Earthquake History and Potential

Fault Systems

Geology

Groundwater Hydrology

Seismic Imaging

Contact Information

805.756.2013

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Biography

John Jasbinsek is an associate professor in the Physics Department who teaches courses about geology and geophysics. His specialty area is seismic imaging of the deep earth, or using recordings of earthquake waves to study the nature of earth's internal boundaries — all the way to earth’s core. He can also answer questions about the fault systems in California and their earthquake history and potential. Jasbinsek has also collaborated with Cal Poly hydrologists to determine the subsurface geologic structure of groundwater basins, including the thickness, depth to water table, presence of shallow faults and changes in moisture above the water table for the U.S. Geological Survey. 


Education

  • Ph.D., University of Wyoming 
  • M.A., University of California Santa Barbara
  • B.S., California Polytechnic State University Pomona

Research Interests

  • Electrical resistivity imaging of geologic structure in groundwater systems
  • Seismological imaging of the Earth's deep interior

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