Expertise: application of field investigations, high resolution digital topography data and Quaternary geochronologic techniques to study how evolution of earth’s surface on timescales from earthquakes to changes in climate
EDUCATION
2011 University of California, Davis, CA Ph.D. in Geology
2004 Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA Master of Science in Geology
2000 University of California, Riverside, CA Bachelor of Science in Geology
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2020-present San Jose State University, Associate Professor
2017-present Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Visiting Scientist
Blisniuk, K. D. (2023, 09). New fault strands and slip rates on faults of the northern San Andreas Fault System: implications on kinematic and earthquake probability models for California. Oral Presentation at 2023 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 12862
Blisniuk, K. D., Balco, G., Fosdick, J. C., & Waco, J. N. (2019, 08). Evidence for an alternative position for the primary active strand of the San Andreas Fault along its restraining bend in southern California. Poster Presentation at 2019 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 9521
Guns, K. A., Bennett, R. A., Blisniuk, K. D., & McGill, S. F. (2018, 08). Investigating strain transfer along faults in Joshua Tree National Park, CA, with possible implications for along strike variations in southern San Andreas Fault slip rate. Poster Presentation at 2018 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 8490
Waco, J., Blisniuk, K. D., & Fosdick, J. C. (2017, 08). Evidence for an active and evolving left-stepping San Andreas fault (Mission Creek fault strand) from the Little San Bernardino Mountains to Yucaipa Ridge. Poster Presentation at 2017 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 7849
Guns, K. A., Bennett, R. A., & Blisniuk, K. D. (2017, 08). Investigating strain transfer along the Southern San Andreas Fault: A geomorphic and geodetic study of block rotation in the Eastern Transverse Ranges, Joshua Tree National Park, CA. Poster Presentation at 2017 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 7533
Fosdick, J. C., Blisniuk, K. D., & Wersan, L. (2016, 08). Sedimentary provenance constraints on the Quaternary faulting history of the Mission Creek fault strand, southern San Andreas Fault Zone, CA. Poster Presentation at 2016 SCEC Annual Meeting. SCEC Contribution 6574
Fosdick, J. C., & Blisniuk, K. D. (2018). Sedimentary signals of recent faulting along an old strand of the San Andreas Fault, USA. Scientific Reports, 8(1). doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-30622-3. SCEC Contribution 8949
Blisniuk, K. D. (2013). Stable, rapid rate of slip since inception on the San Jacinto fault. Geophysical Research Letters, 40(16), 4209-4213. doi: 10.1002/grl.50819. SCEC Contribution 1847
