Graduate Students

Opportunities exist for laboratory studies of fault deformation and seismic hazards. If interested, please send Melodie a note. Tell her about yourself and your interests, and include a copy of your CV. 

Graduate admission information is here.

Postdoctoral Researchers

The Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science at Rice is accepting applications for our departmental Pan Postdoctoral Fellowship. Please consider applying! Applicants interested and rock deformation should reach out to Melodie to discuss the feasibility of their research idea.

Undergraduate Students

We welcome Rice undergraduates in the rheology and deformation laboratory. Interested students should contact Melodie or stop by her office.

Updated February 2026