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Raphael A. Affinito
Ph.D Canidate , Pennsylvania State University Main Campus
Professional Experience
Pennsylvania State University Main Campus
Ph.D Canidate
2020 - Present
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
Geoscience Intern
2020 - 2020
Education
University of Delaware
Bachelors
2020
University of Delaware
Bachelors
2020
Honors & Awards
Outstanding Student Presentation Award
Received December 2024
Presentation Title: The Rate and Pressure Dependence of Dilatancy and Fault Strength in Partially-Drained Laboratory Faults
Event: AGU24
Section: Mineral and Rock Physics
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Publications
The Stability Transition From Stable to Unstable Frictional ...
December 27, 2023
Achieving Equilibrium as a Semi‐Alluvial Channel: Anthropoge...
October 01, 2021
AGU Abstracts
The Rate and Pressure Dependence of Dilatancy and Fault Strength in Partially-Drained Laboratory Faults
CRUSTAL DEFORMATION AND HETEROGENEITY FROM LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS TO LARGE EARTHQUAKE CYCLES II ORAL
mineral and rock physics | 12 december 2024
Raphael A. Affinito, Derek Elsworth, Tushar Mittal...
Pore fluid dynamics play a critical role in the evolution of fault strength through the seismic cycle. Key controls on the influence of fluids on faul...
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Fluid-induced slip on velocity-weakening and velocity-strengthening faults
ADVANCES IN UNDERSTANDING TRIGGERING MECHANISMS OF INDUCED SEISMICITY I ORAL
seismology | 12 december 2024
Agathe Eijsink, Raphael A. Affinito, Chris Marone,...
Injecting fluids into the subsurface has an associated risk of induced seismicity in response to the decrease in effective normal stress. Traditional ...
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Rheology of Basaltic Lava Flows from Pacaya with Stress-Strain Steps: A Laboratory Approach
UNDERSTANDING VOLCANIC AND VOLCANOTECTONIC PROCESSES III POSTER
volcanology, geochemistry and petrology | 12 december 2024
Heriberto Patino Luna, Raphael A. Affinito, Christ...
Understanding the rheology of volcanic rocks, i.e., the relationship between stress (applied load) and strain (resulting deformation), is crucial for ...
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