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Raphael A. Affinito
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
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GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
2025 - Present
Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D Canidate
2020 - 2025
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
Geoscience Intern
2020 - 2020
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Doctorate
2025
University of Delaware
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2020
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Fluid‐Driven Cohesive Strengthening: Critical Role of Reaction Kinetics as the Determinant for Frictional Stability
AGU ADVANCES
13 may 2026
Fault stability modulated by fluid-activated cohesive strengthening
FLUIDS, FAULTING AND EARTHQUAKES: THE ROLE OF FLUIDS IN SEISMOGENESIS I ORAL
seismology | 15 december 2025
Rate and Pressure Dependence of Dilatancy and Fault Strength in Partially‐Drained Laboratory Fault Zones
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: SOLID EARTH
28 july 2025
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
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
Fluid-induced slip on velocity-weakening and velocity-strengthening faults
ADVANCES IN UNDERSTANDING TRIGGERING MECHANISMS OF INDUCED SEISMICITY I ORAL
seismology | 12 december 2024
The role of fluids and fluid pressure on fault healing in simulated anhydrite fault gouge
CHARACTERISTICS OF FAULTS AND FAULT ZONES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON EARTHQUAKE PHYSICS: OBSERVATIONS, MODELS, AND EXPERIMENTS III POSTER
tectonophysics | 10 december 2024
Frictional Properties and Healing Behavior of Tectonic Mélanges: Implications for the Evolution of Subduction Fault Zones
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: SOLID EARTH
21 june 2024
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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