I graduated from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in mining engineering and am now a current PhD student at the University of California, Berkeley studying geotechnical engineering. At Berkeley, I am working towards minors in engineering seismology and development engineering. My research goals aim to combine the fields of mining and geotechnical engineering through the study of seismic resilience of mine tailings storage facilities. I am primarily interested in capturing the instability of large tailings facilities utilizing experimental testing, constitutive modeling, and developing a probabilistic risk assessment framework. With this goal, I aim to conduct service-based research that contributes to just, equitable, and resilient systems.
Ashley Louise Woodward
