Structural geologist, investigating crustal deformation by integrating field observation, geophysics, & geomechanics. My current interests are in 1) strain localization during continental extension [Natural Labs.: East Africa, Eastern California, Eastern North American Margin], and 2) natural & induced seismicity [Natural Labs.: Central & Eastern U.S., Western & Southern Africa].
Kolawole, F., Kornfeld, L., Xue, L., Rowe, C. D., & Kirkpatrick, J. (2025, 09). Emergent Bimaterial Slip Zones Control Strain Localization and Off-Fault Deformation along Plate Boundary Faults, Death Valley, California. Poster Presentation at 2025 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 14899
Kolawole, F. (2024, 09). Modulating Strain Release: Crustal Stretching and the Interplay of Evolving Fault Rheology and Strain Localization. Oral Presentation at 2024 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 13731
Kolawole, F., Johnston, C. S., Morgan, C. B., Chang, J. C., Marfurt, K. J., Lockner, D. A., Reches, Z., & Carpenter, B. M. (2019). The susceptibility of Oklahoma’s basement to seismic reactivation. Nature Geoscience, 12(10), 839-844. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-019-0440-5. SCEC Contribution 12665
Kolawole, F., Atekwana, E. A., Laó‐Dávila, D. A., Abdelsalam, M., Chindandali, P. R., Salima, J., & Kalindekafe, L. (2018). Active Deformation of Malawi Rift's North Basin Hinge Zone Modulated by Reactivation of Preexisting Precambrian Shear Zone Fabric. Tectonics, 37(3), 683-704. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017TC004628. SCEC Contribution 12664
