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Frederick Chester

Professor and David Bullock Harris Chair in Geology

Texas A&M University

Affiliations

College of Arts and Sciences

Geology and Geophysics

Frederick Chester is currently serving as a College Of Arts And Sciences Professor and David Bullock Harris Chair in Geology at Texas A&M University.

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Frederick Chester

Texas A&M University

Professor and David Bullock Harris Chair in Geology

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earth science materials science tectonics seismology planetary sciences geodynamics geology engineering geology tectonophysics regional tectonics geomechanics applied physics geophysical research deformation plate tectonics geophysics marine geology fault geometries solid mechanics rock mechanics earthquake rupture japan trench regional geology earthquake source crustal deformation friction rock engineering tribology mechanical science fracture mechanics stratigraphy sedimentary geology tohoku-oki earthquake applied geophysics continental tectonics seismic hazard san andreas fault crust-mantle interaction rock testing salt dome rock physics subduction zones drilling engineering punchbowl fault geophysical prospecting earthquake spectrum mechanical behavior san andreas system seismic slip rates applied geomorphology facies analysis planetary geology granular quartz sand dynamic weakening geodesy ore geology ocean sciences sedimentary petrology shear zones damage evolution strain localization large slip salt rock san andreas computational geophysics exploration geophysics seismic cycle planetary geomorphology oceanographic research dynamic crack propagation igneous process punchbowl fault zone quartz sand diagenetic conditions deformation structures nankai accretionary prism

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Decoupling Physical and Chemical Effects in Underground Hydrogen Storage: A Multiscale Evaluation of Carbonate and Shale Rocks. SSRN Electronic Journal (2026)

petroleum geosciencegeochemistryhydrogen energychemical engineeringpetroleum reservoirspetroleum engineeringhydrogen storageenvironmental engineeringunderground hydrogen storagechemical geologyshale rockssubsurface energy storagechemical effectsapplied geochemistryhydrogen

Velocity Dependence of Dynamic Rock Friction Modulated by Dynamic Rupture in High‐Speed Friction and Stick‐Slip Tests. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (2025)

geotechnical engineeringdynamic rupturerock mechanicsgeomechanicsengineeringrock bursttribologyvelocity dependencecivil engineeringrock engineeringstick‐slip testsmechanicsfrictionrock slope

Barbery, M. R., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.. (2023)

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Investigating Dynamic Weakening in Laboratory Faults Using Multi‐Scale Flash Heating Coupled With MM‐Scale Contact Evolution. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (2023)

M. R. BarberyF. M. ChesterJ. S. Chester

mm-scale contact evolutiontectonicsdynamic weakeningearth sciencemulti-scale flash heatinggeophysicslaboratory faultsapplied physicsgeodynamicsplanetary sciencesgeophysical research

Estimating Rock Mechanical Properties From Microrebound Measurements. Engineering Geology (2022)

Kevin J. SmartDavid A. FerrillCaroline A. McKeighanFrederick M. Chester

engineeringrock mechanical propertiesengineering geologymicrorebound measurements

Grain-Boundary Processes and Semibrittle Behavior of Salt-Rock. CRC Press eBooks (2022)

Jihui DingFrederick M. ChesterJudith S. ChesterXianda ShenChloé Arson

frictionmechanical deformationgranular materialsrock mechanicssolid mechanicsgeomechanicsdeformationmechanical engineeringgrain-boundary slidingstrain localizationsalt-rock bulk deformationmechanics of materialsmicrostructuregrain-boundary processesmechanical propertiesmaterials science

Characterizing the Distribution of Temperature and Normal Stress on Flash Heated Granite Surfaces at Seismic Slip Rates. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (2021)

M. R. BarberyF. M. ChesterJ. S. Chester

earth scienceseismologyrock mechanicsresidual stressgeophysicssurface sciencegranite surfacesgeophysical researchtectonophysicsigneous processseismic slip ratesgeologyengineering geologynormal stressgeodynamicsplanetary sciencesmaterials science

Coupled Brittle and Viscous Micromechanisms Produce Semibrittle Flow, Grain‐Boundary Sliding, and Anelasticity in Salt‐Rock. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (2021)

J. DingF. M. ChesterJ. S. ChesterX. ShenC. Arson

mechanical deformationsolid mechanicsmechanical engineeringmechanical sciencegrain‐boundary slidingrock physicsstrain localizationengineering geologydeformationrock mechanicstectonophysicssemibrittle flowfrictionfracture mechanicssevere plastic deformationgeomechanicsplastic transitionrheologymechanics of materialsmaterials scienceplasticity

Fabric Evolution and Crack Propagation in Salt During Consolidation and Cyclic Compression Tests. Acta Geotechnica (2021)

Xianda ShenJihui DingIlia LordkipanidzeChloé ArsonJudith S. ChesterFrederick M. Chester

mechanical testingfracture mechanicsrock mechanicsfabric evolutionmechanical behaviorcrack propagationdynamic crack propagationmechanical engineeringcivil engineeringrock engineeringcyclic compression testsmechanics of materialscrack formationcompression (physics)deformationstressstrain analysis

Iodp Expedition 343, Hole C0019B - Well Logging Data. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2021)

James J. MoriFrederick M. ChesterNobuhisa EguchiSean ToczkoYukari KidoSaneatsu SaitoYoshinori SanadaLouise AndersonJan H. BehrmannSantanu BoseMarianne ConinBecky CookPatrick FultonTakehiro HiroseMatt IkariTsuyoshi IshikmawaTamara JeppsonJun KamedaJames KirkpatrickWeiren LinToshiaki MishimaJ. Casey MooreYasuyuki NakamuraChristine RegallaFrancesca RemittiChristie RoweJames SampleTianhaozhe SunKen TakaiVirginia ToyKohtaro UjiieMonica WolfsonTao Yang

log analysisnumerical modeling (geology)earth sciencelogging datameasurementwell loggingformation evaluationborehole imagesdata sciencegeoarchaeologyengineering geologyiodp expedition 343geophysical prospecting

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Frederick Chester

Professor and David Bullock Harris Chair in Geology

Texas A&M University

Affiliations

College of Arts and Sciences

Geology and Geophysics

Frederick Chester is currently serving as a College Of Arts And Sciences Professor and David Bullock Harris Chair in Geology at Texas A&M University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Frederick Chester

Texas A&M University

Professor and David Bullock Harris Chair in Geology

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Decoupling Physical and Chemical Effects in Underground Hydrogen Storage: A Multiscale Evaluation of Carbonate and Shale Rocks. SSRN Electronic Journal (2026)

Velocity Dependence of Dynamic Rock Friction Modulated by Dynamic Rupture in High‐Speed Friction and Stick‐Slip Tests. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (2025)

geotechnical engineeringdynamic rupturerock mechanicsgeomechanicsengineeringrock bursttribologyvelocity dependencecivil engineeringrock engineeringstick‐slip testsmechanicsfrictionrock slope

Barbery, M. R., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.. (2023)

m. r.

Investigating Dynamic Weakening in Laboratory Faults Using Multi‐Scale Flash Heating Coupled With MM‐Scale Contact Evolution. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (2023)

M. R. BarberyF. M. ChesterJ. S. Chester

mm-scale contact evolutiontectonicsdynamic weakeningearth sciencemulti-scale flash heatinggeophysicslaboratory faultsapplied physicsgeodynamicsplanetary sciencesgeophysical research

Estimating Rock Mechanical Properties From Microrebound Measurements. Engineering Geology (2022)

Kevin J. SmartDavid A. FerrillCaroline A. McKeighanFrederick M. Chester

engineeringrock mechanical propertiesengineering geologymicrorebound measurements

Grain-Boundary Processes and Semibrittle Behavior of Salt-Rock. CRC Press eBooks (2022)

Jihui DingFrederick M. ChesterJudith S. ChesterXianda ShenChloé Arson

Characterizing the Distribution of Temperature and Normal Stress on Flash Heated Granite Surfaces at Seismic Slip Rates. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (2021)

M. R. BarberyF. M. ChesterJ. S. Chester

Coupled Brittle and Viscous Micromechanisms Produce Semibrittle Flow, Grain‐Boundary Sliding, and Anelasticity in Salt‐Rock. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (2021)

J. DingF. M. ChesterJ. S. ChesterX. ShenC. Arson

Fabric Evolution and Crack Propagation in Salt During Consolidation and Cyclic Compression Tests. Acta Geotechnica (2021)

Xianda ShenJihui DingIlia LordkipanidzeChloé ArsonJudith S. ChesterFrederick M. Chester

Iodp Expedition 343, Hole C0019B - Well Logging Data. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2021)

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inverse theory

tsunami

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