Welcome to Laura A. Ermert's page
laura (dot) ermert (at) sed (dot) ethz (dot) ch
I am a seismologist interested in numerical wave propagation modeling and ambient seismic sources, including the way they illuminate the subsurface to provide us nearly continuous information about Earth structure. Currently, I am a Swiss Postdoctoral Fellow at the Swiss Seismological Service. My project aims to understand the influence of ocean microseism sources on ambient noise cross-correlation amplitudes and their potential impact on noise-based estimates of attenuation.
Formerly, I have worked for the DEEP project modeling micro-earthquakes induced by hydraulic stimulation. During a postdoc at the University of Washington, I utilized ambient noise to study the site response of sedimentary basins, which is an important hazard factor during earthquakes. This shows how sedimentary basins, which underlie many towns and cities, respond to environmental changes.