Sebastian Hainzl


Dr. Sebastian Hainzl
Postal Address:	Universität Potsdam Institut für Geowissenschaften Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24 Haus 27, Raum 2.30 D-14476 Golm Germany

email:	hainzl@geo.uni-potsdam.de
Tel.:	+49 331 977 5845
Fax:	+49 331 977 5700

Education
1999	PhD in Physics at the University of Potsdam, title of the thesis: "Earthquakes and self-organized criticality - Modelling of the spatiotemporal earthquake dynamics"(advisor: Prof. Dr. Kurths)
1995-1999	PhD student in the research group "Nonlinear Dynamics" at the University of Potsdam
1995	Diploma in Physics, Thesis in high energy particle physics (advisor: Prof. Dr. Petry)
1990-1995	Studies in Physics at the University of Bonn
1988-1990	Studies in Physics at the University of Kassel
Professional Experience
2004-	University of Potsdam, Institute of Geosciences, Research associate with teaching responsibility (Hochschulassistent)

2001-2004	University of Potsdam, Postdoc - Project "Modelling and Analysis of Earthquake Swarms"
1998-2000	University of Potsdam, Postdoc - SFB 555 "Complex Nonlinear Processes" and HSP-project "Analysis and Modelling of Seismic Dynamics"
1995-1998	University of Potsdam, Research Assistant in Nonlinear Dynamics Working Group
1994-1995	University of Bonn, Teaching Fellow in Physics
Current Research Interests
- Seismicity: seismic cycles, foreshocks, aftershocks and swarms - Seismic hazard assessment - Earthquake rupture processes - Self-organized processes and critical states - Pattern recognition in spatiotemporal data and their statistical evaluation
- Dynamic fracture propagation

Recent Courses

- Advanced methods in signal processing

- Complex systems in Geology and Geophysics

- Seminar on Earthquake Geology

- Mathematical problems in Geophysics

- Geophysical Lab course

Selected Publications and Manuscripts

2007

E. Hintersberger, F. Scherbaum & S. Hainzl, Update of likelihood-based ground-motion selection for seismic hazard analysis in Western Central Europe, Bull. Earthquake Eng., 5, 1-16, doi: 10.1007/s10518-006-9018-x (2007).

2006

C. Beauval, S. Hainzl & F. Scherbaum, The impact of the spatial uniform distribution of seismicity on probabilistic seismic hazard estimation, Bull. Seis. Soc. Am., 96 (6), 2465-2471, doi: 10.1785/0120060073 (2006).

S. Hainzl, G. Zöller & I. Main (Editors), Introduction to special issue: Dynamics of seismicity patterns and earthquake triggering, Tectonophysics, 424, 135-138 (2006).

S. Hainzl, T. Kraft, J. Wassermann, H. Igel & E. Schmedes, Evidence for rainfall-triggered earthquake activity, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L19303, doi:10.1029/2006GL027642 (2006). (see report http://www.nature.com/news/2006/061016/full/061016-15.html)

G. Zöller, S. Hainzl, Y. Ben-Zion & M. Holschneider, Earthquake activity related to seismic cycles in a model for a heterogeneous strike-slip fault, Tectonophysics, 423, 137-145 (2006).

P. Burton, S. Hainzl & S. Lasocki (Editors), Preface of special issue: Spatiotemporal models of seismicity and earthquake occurrence, Tectonophysics, 423, 1-2 (2006).

S. Hainzl, C. Beauval & F. Scherbaum, Estimating background activity based on interevent-time distribution, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 96, 313-320 (2006).

C. Beauval, S. Hainzl & F. Scherbaum, Probabilistic seismic hazard estimation in low-seismicity regions considering non-Poissonian seismic occurrence, Geophys. J. Int., 164,543-550 (2006).

2005

S. Hainzl & Y. Ogata, Detecting fluid signals in seismicity data through statistical earthquake modeling, J. Geophys. Res., 110 B05S07, doi: 10.1029/2004JB003247 (2005).

J. Schmedes, S. Hainzl, S.-K. Reamer, F. Scherbaum, K.-G. Hinzen, Moment Release in the Lower Rhine Embayment, Germany: Seismological Perspective of the Deformation Process, Geophys. J. Int., 160 (3), 901-909 (2005).

G. Zöller, S. Hainzl, M. Hohlschneider, and Y. Ben-Zion, Aftershocks resulting from creeping sections in a heterogenous fault, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L03308, doi 10.1029/2004GL021871 (2005).

2004

S. Hainzl, Seismicity patterns of earthquake swarms due to fluid intrusion and stress triggering, Geophys. J. Int., 159, 1090-1096 (2004).

2003

Hainzl, S., Self-organization of earthquake swarms, J. of Geodynamics, 35(1-2), 157-172 (2003).

Narteau, C., Shebalin, P., Hainzl, S., Zöller, G., and Holschneider, M., Emergence of a band-limited power law in the aftershock decay rate of a slider-block model, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(11) 10.1029/2003GL017110 (2003).

Hainzl, S., Zöller, G., and Scherbaum, F., Earthquake clusters resulting from delayed rupture propagation in finite fault segments, J. Geophys. Res., 108 (B1), 2013, doi:10.1029/2001JB000610, (2003).

2002

Hainzl, S., and Fischer, T., Indications for a successively triggered rupture growth underlying the 2000 earthquake swarm in Vogtland/NW-Bohemia, J. Geophys. Res., 107(B12), 2338, doi:10.1029/2002JB001865 (2002).

Zöller, G., and Hainzl, S., A systematic spatiotemporal test of the critical point hypothesis for large earthquakes, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(11), 10.1029/2002GL014856 (2002).

Zöller, G., Hainzl, S., Kurths, J., and Zschau, J., A systematic test on precursory seismic quiescence in Armenia, Natural Hazards, 26 , 245-263 (2002).

2001

Hainzl, S., and Zöller, G., The role of disorder and stress concentration in nonconservative fault systems, Physica A, 294 , 67-84 (2001).

Zöller, G., and Hainzl, S., Detecting premonitory seismicity patterns based on critical point dynamics, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 1 , 93-98 (2001).

Zöller, G., Hainzl, S., and Kurths, J., Observation of growing correlation length as an indicator for critical point behavior prior to large earthquakes, J. Geophys. Res., 106 , 2167-2176 (2001).

2000

Hainzl, S., Zöller, G., and Kurths, J., Self-organization of spatio-temporal earthquake clusters, Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 7 , 21-29 (2000).

Hainzl, S., Zöller, G., Kurths, J., and Zschau, J., Seismic quiescence as an indicator for large earthquakes in a system of self organized criticality, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27 , 597-600 (2000).

1999

Hainzl, S., Erdbeben und selbstorganisierte Kritizität - Modellierung der raumzeitlichen Erdbebendynamik, PhD thesis, (in German), University of Potsdam (1999).

Hainzl, S., Zöller, G., and Kurths, J., Similar power laws for foreshock and aftershock sequences in a spring-block model for earthquakes, J. Geophys. Res., 104 , 7243-7253 (1999).

Hainzl, S., Zöller, G., and Kurths, J., Self-organized criticality model for earthquakes: quiescence, foreshocks, and aftershocks, Int. J. Bif. Chaos, 9 , 2249-2255 (1999).