Calum John Chamberlain
| Calum John Chamberlain | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Leeds (MGeophys)[1]; Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington (PhD)[1] |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Low-frequency earthquake catalogues; matched-filter earthquake detection (EQcorrscan) |
| 🏅 Awards | Rutherford Discovery Fellowship (2021)[2]; Te Herenga Waka Staff Excellence Early Career Researcher Award (2020)[2] |
Calum John Chamberlain is a British-born New Zealand seismologist whose research explores how earthquakes nucleate and how fault zones evolve through time. He is a lecturer in geophysics at Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington, where he compiles dense earthquake catalogues and develops open-source tools such as the EQcorrscan software package.[3]
Education
Chamberlain studied geophysics at the University of Leeds, graduating with a Master in Geophysics in 2012. He first arrived in New Zealand in 2010 on a year-long exchange programme and returned two years later to begin doctoral research at Victoria University of Wellington.[1] His PhD work, supervised by Professor John Townend, used matched-filter detection and field deployments of seismometers in the Southern Alps to illuminate low-frequency earthquakes on the deep Alpine Fault, providing new evidence for punctuated slow-slip behaviour.
Career and research
After completing his doctorate in 2016, Chamberlain remained at Victoria University as a post-doctoral fellow and, in 2019, joined the academic staff as a lecturer.[3] His research integrates long-duration earthquake catalogues with geodetic and geological observations to understand the mechanics of slow slip, foreshock sequences and repeating earthquakes. Chamberlain leads several national projects, including a network monitoring the Puysegur subduction zone and machine-learning detection of micro-seismicity beneath the Auckland Volcanic Field.[3]
In 2021 he was awarded a five-year Rutherford Discovery Fellowship by the Royal Society Te Apārangi for a programme entitled “Probing the variability in earthquake nucleation mechanisms in New Zealand”.[2]
Honours and awards
- Rutherford Discovery Fellowship (Royal Society Te Apārangi, 2021)[2]
- Staff Excellence Early Career Researcher Award, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington (2020)[2]
- Jim Ansell Geophysics Scholarship for promising advancement of New Zealand geophysics (2014)[2]
Selected publications
- Chamberlain, C. J.; Shelly, D. R.; Townend, J.; Stern, T. A. (2014). “Low-frequency earthquakes reveal punctuated slow slip on the deep extent of the Alpine Fault, New Zealand.” Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 15: 3693–3710. doi:10.1002/2014GC005436
- Chamberlain, C. J.; Warren-Smith, E.; Townend, J. et al. (2021). “Illuminating the pre-, co-, and post-seismic phases of the 2016 M7.8 Kaikōura earthquake with ten years of seismicity.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 126 (3). doi:10.1029/2020JB020072
- Chamberlain, C. J.; Baratin, L.-M.; Boese, C. et al. (2020). “RT-EQcorrscan: Near-real-time matched-filtering for rapid development of dense earthquake catalogues.” Seismological Research Letters 91 (6): 3294–3312. doi:10.1785/0220200171
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Research for Resilience: Highlights from 2019 (PDF) (Report). New Zealand Earthquake Commission. 2019. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Calum Chamberlain – Rutherford Discovery Fellowship". Royal Society Te Apārangi. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "About Me – Calum Chamberlain". Personal research site. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
I am a Lecturer in Geophysics at Victoria University of Wellington.
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