William Frank
Assistant Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Greater Boston United States
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Top SchoolWilliam Frank is an Assistant Professor and geophysicist with 11 years of experience probing earthquake mechanics from shallow stick-slip events to deep slow transients. He combines field-aware seismological analysis with systematic characterization of repeating seismicity to link evolving fault behavior to tectonic, volcanic, and anthropogenic forcings. Having held postdoctoral and faculty positions at MIT, USC, and Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, he brings a strong academic track record and hands-on experience studying low-frequency earthquakes in subduction zones. Based in Greater Boston, he blends observational insight with interdisciplinary thinking to reveal subtle, time-varying controls on (a)seismic faulting that often escape routine monitoring.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Earth Systems Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Earth Systems Science at University of MichiganDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Geophysics and Seismology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Geophysics and Seismology at Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
English, French
Github Skills (18)
gpu8
cross-correlation6
template-matching5
python3
least-squares3
calculator3
seismology3
quaternions2
fenics2
gradient-descent2
fourier-transform2
equation2
geodesy2
manifold1
numerical-integration1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
beridel/fast_matched_filter
Sep 2017 - Nov 2022
An efficient seismic matched-filter search for both CPU and GPU architectures.
Contributions:2 releases, 12 reviews, 93 commits in 5 years 2 months
gpu
beridel/tecto
Aug 2020 - Jan 2026
Contributions:134 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 6 months
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