Current areas of strength include:

• Dynamic soil property characterization
• Strong-motion seismology
• Neotectonics

Instruments, facilities, and other resources:

• The Kentucky Strong-Motion and Seismic Network
• DC resistivity equipment
• Ground Penetrating Radar
• Minivib 7500 (vibroseis) with truck
• 24 and 48-channel engineering seismographs
• Hewlett Packard 3562A dynamic signal analyzer
• Digital borehole inclinometer
• Bison crosshole seismic hammer and geophones
• 3-component Downhole Geophone with Fluxgate Compass
• Resonant column/torsional shear device
• Low and High-frequency geophones and accelerometers
• P/SH-wave Viboseis energy source; 8 gauge Betsy seismic gun; weight drops
• VISTAWIN, WINSEIS, and Parallel Geosciences 2- and 3D Signal Processing Software; Kingdom Suites+ Seismic Modeling Software
• National Technology Grid: UK serves as a supernode on the National Technology Grid with access to scalable, parallel-processing computer resources

Studies are currently underway that address the geophysics and neotectonics of:

• The New Madrid Seismic Zone in the south-central United States
• Urban faults along the northwestern Tibetan Plateau
• The Wabash Valley Fault Zone in southern Indiana
• The Fluorspar Area Fault Complex in western Kentucky