Welcome to my page! My name is Sarah Robinson. I am an (ASU) student working on my M.S. in Geology.
As a part of my master's program at Arizona State University, and in collaboration with the Southern California Earthquake Center's ACCESS-G internship program, my research focus for the next academic year will be on increasing the understanding of surface processes operating in southern California using the tools of Cyberinfrastructure with LiDAR high resolution topography. This will involve the adaptation of tools in close coordination with (SCEC) to produce significant content. This content will include the creation of tools or methods for using LiDAR high resolution topography to answer scientific questions about the tectonic geomorphology of California's active faults.
Other research focuses will include the development of activities and curriculum involving LiDAR to teach geoscience concepts using the tools that will be developed, and tools that have been developed (such as the high resolution topography tools built by ( Dr. Ramon Arrowsmith) and others which are available at (Open Topography) . The tools, activities, and curriculum developed will show ways of using LiDAR high resolution topography to address subjects such as strike-slip fault systems, earthquake hazard analysis, landslide and flooding analysis, human effects on landscape, and others.