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Chester, Judith Professor
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- Professor, Geology and Geophysics, College of Arts and Sciences
My research focuses on the deformation and alteration reactions during faulting, the importance to earthquake nucleation and rupture propagation in the continental crust, mechanisms of creep compaction of reservoir rock, and the mechanics of fold-fault interaction in anisotropic rock.
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Shen, X., Ding, J., Lordkipanidze, I., Arson, C., Chester, J. S., & Chester, F. M.
(2021).
Fabric evolution and crack propagation in salt during consolidation and cyclic compression tests. Acta Geotechnica.
16(6), 1679-1697.
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Barbery, M. R., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(2021).
Characterizing the Distribution of Temperature and Normal Stress on Flash Heated Granite Surfaces at Seismic Slip Rates. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
126(5),
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Ding, J., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(2021).
Test of the Effective Stress Law for Semibrittle Deformation Using Isostatic and Triaxial Load Paths. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
126(5),
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Ding, J., Chester, F. M., Chester, J. S., Shen, X., & Arson, C.
(2021).
Coupled Brittle and Viscous Micromechanisms Produce Semibrittle Flow, Grain-Boundary Sliding, and Anelasticity in Salt-Rock. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
126(2),
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Shen, X., Ding, J., Arson, C., Chester, J. S., & Chester, F. M.
(2021).
Micromechanical modeling for rate-dependent behavior of salt rock under cyclic loading. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics.
45(1), 28-44.
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Shen, X., Arson, C., Ding, J., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(2020).
Mechanisms of Anisotropy in Salt Rock Upon Microcrack Propagation. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering.
53(7), 3185-3205.
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French, M. E., & Chester, J. S.
(2018).
Localized Slip and Associated Fluidized Structures Record Seismic Slip in Clay-Rich Fault Gouge. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
123(10), 8568-8588.
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French, M. E., Chester, F. M., Chester, J. S., & Wilson, J. E.
(2016).
Stress-dependent transport properties of fractured arkosic sandstone. Geofluids.
16(3), 533-551.
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Luetkemeyer, P. B., Kirschner, D. L., Huntington, K. W., Chester, J. S., Chester, F. M., & Evans, J. P.
(2016).
Constraints on paleofluid sources using the clumped-isotope thermometry of carbonate veins from the SAFOD (San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth) borehole. Tectonophysics.
690, 174-189.
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Kronenberg, A., Hirth, G., Lapusta, N., Chester, J., Freed, A., Marone, C., & Tullis, T.
(2016).
Laboratory Sharing to Improve Rock Deformation Research. Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union.
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French, M. E., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(2015).
Micromechanisms of creep in clay-rich gouge from the Central Deforming Zone of the San Andreas Fault. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
120(2), 827-849.
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Coble, C. G., French, M. E., Chester, F. M., Chester, J. S., & Kitajima, H.
(2014).
In situ frictional properties of San Andreas Fault gouge at SAFOD. Geophysical Journal International.
199(2), 956-967.
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French, M. E., Kitajima, H., Chester, J. S., Chester, F. M., & Hirose, T.
(2014).
Displacement and dynamic weakening processes in smectite-rich gouge from the Central Deforming Zone of the San Andreas Fault. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
119(3), 1777-1802.
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Wechsler, N., Allen, E. E., Rockwell, T. K., Girty, G., Chester, J. S., & Ben-Zion, Y.
(2011).
Characterization of pulverized granitoids in a shallow core along the San Andreas Fault, Littlerock, CA. Geophysical Journal International.
186(2), 401-417.
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Kitajima, H., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(2011).
Dynamic weakening of gouge layers in high-speed shear experiments: Assessment of temperature-dependent friction, thermal pressurization, and flash heating. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
116(B8),
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Bradbury, K. K., Evans, J. P., Chester, J. S., Chester, F. M., & Kirschner, D. L.
(2011).
Lithology and internal structure of the San Andreas fault at depth. based on characterization of Phase 3 whole-rock core in the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) borehole. Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
310(1-2), 131-144.
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Weymer, B., Firth, J., Rumford, P., Chester, F., Chester, J., & Lockner, D.
(2011).
SAFOD Phase III Core Sampling and Data Management at the Gulf Coast Repository. Scientific Drilling.
11(11), 48-50.
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Kitajima, H., Chester, J. S., Chester, F. M., & Shimamoto, T.
(2010).
High-speed friction of disaggregated ultracataclasite in rotary shear: Characterization of frictional heating, mechanical behavior, and microstructure evolution. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
115(B8),
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Dor, O., Chester, J. S., Ben-Zion, Y., Brune, J. N., & Rockwell, T. K.
(2009).
Characterization of Damage in Sandstones along the Mojave Section of the San Andreas Fault: Implications for the Shallow Extent of Damage Generation. Pure and Applied Geophysics.
166(10-11), 1747-1773.
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Karner, S. L., Kronenberg, A. K., Chester, F. M., Chester, J. S., & Hajash, A. J.
(2008).
Hydrothermal deformation of granular quartz sand. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
113(B5),
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Chester, F. M., Chester, J. S., Kronenberg, A. K., & Hajash, A.
(2007).
Subcritical creep compaction of quartz sand at diagenetic conditions: Effects of water and grain size. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
112(B6),
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Solum, J. G., Hickman, S., Lockner, D. A., Tembe, S., Evans, J. P., Draper, S. D., ... Wong, T.
(2007).
San Andreas Fault Zone Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Physical Properties from SAFOD Cuttings and Core. Scientific Drilling.
64-66.
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Chester, J. S., Chester, F. M., & Kronenberg, A. K.
(2005).
Fracture surface energy of the Punchbowl fault, San Andreas system. Nature.
437(7055), 133-136.
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Karner, S. L., Chester, J. S., Chester, F. M., Kronenberg, A. K., & Hajash, A.
(2005).
Laboratory deformation of granular quartz sand: Implications for the burial of clastic rocks. American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Bulletin.
89(5), 603-625.
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Karner, S. L., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(2005).
Towards a general state-variable constitutive relation to describe granular deformation. Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
237(3-4), 940-950.
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Chester, J. S., Lenz, S. C., Chester, F. M., & Lang, R. A.
(2004).
Mechanisms of compaction of quartz sand at diagenetic conditions. Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
220(3-4), 435-451.
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Wilson, J. E., Chester, J. S., & Chester, F. M.
(2003).
Microfracture analysis of fault growth and wear processes, Punchbowl Fault, San Andreas System, California. JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY.
25(11), 1855-1873.
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Chester, J. S.
(2003).
Mechanical stratigraphy and fault-fold interaction, Absaroka thrust sheet, Salt River Range, Wyoming. JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY.
25(7), 1171-1192.
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Karner, S. L., Chester, F. M., Kronenberg, A. K., & Chester, J. S.
(2003).
Subcritical compaction and yielding of granular quartz sand. Tectonophysics.
377(3-4), 357-381.
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Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(2000).
Stress and deformation along wavy frictional faults. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
105(B10), 23421-23430.
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Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(1998).
Ultracataclasite structure and friction processes of the Punchbowl fault, San Andreas system, California. Tectonophysics.
295(1-2), 199-221.
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Chester, J. S., & Fletcher, R. C.
(1997).
Stress distribution and failure in anisotropic rock near a bend on a weak fault. Journal of Geophysical Research.
102(B1), 693-708.
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Chester, J. S
(1996).
Geometry and kinematics of a passive-roof duplex in the interior of the Idaho-Wyoming-northern Utah thrust belt. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology.
44(2), 363-374.
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CHESTER, J. S., LOGAN, J. M., & SPANG, J. H.
(1991).
INFLUENCE OF LAYERING AND BOUNDARY-CONDITIONS ON FAULT-BEND AND FAULT-PROPAGATION FOLDING. Geological Society of America Bulletin.
103(8), 1059-1072.
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CHESTER, J. S., & CHESTER, F. M.
(1990).
FAULT-PROPAGATION FOLDS ABOVE THRUSTS WITH CONSTANT DIP. JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY.
12(7), 903-910.
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Chester, J. S., Spang, J. H., & Logan, J. M.
(1988).
Comparison of thrust fault rock models to basement-cored folds in the Rocky Mountain foreland. Memoirs.
171(1), 65-74.
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Zoback, M., Hickman, S., & Ellsworth, W.
Scientific Drilling Into the San Andreas Fault ZoneAn Overview of SAFODs First Five Years. Scientific Drilling.
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Shen, X., Ding, J., Lordkipanidze, I., Arson, C., Chester, J. S., & Chester, F. M.
(2021).
Fabric evolution and crack propagation in salt during consolidation and cyclic compression tests. Acta Geotechnica.
16(6), 1679-1697.
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book
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Tuttle, M. T., Chester, J. S., Lafferty, R., Dyer-Williams, K., & Cande, B
(1999).
Paleoseismology study northwest of the New Madrid seismic zone. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Tuttle, M. T., Chester, J. S., Lafferty, R., Dyer-Williams, K., & Cande, B
(1999).
Paleoseismology study northwest of the New Madrid seismic zone. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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chapter
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Chester, F. M., Chester, J. S., Kirschner, D. L., Schulz, S. E., & Evans, J. P.
(2004).
Structure of large-displacement, strike-slip fault zones in the brittle continental crust. Karner, G. D., Taylor, B., Driscoll, N. W., & Kohlstedt, D. L. (Eds.),
Rheology and Deformation of the Lithosphere at Continental Margins.
(pp. 223-260).
Columbia University Press.
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Chester, F. M., Chester, J. S., Kirschner, D. L., Schulz, S. E., & Evans, J. P.
(2004).
Structure of large-displacement, strike-slip fault zones in the brittle continental crust. Karner, G. D., Taylor, B., Driscoll, N. W., & Kohlstedt, D. L. (Eds.),
Rheology and Deformation of the Lithosphere at Continental Margins.
(pp. 223-260).
Columbia University Press.
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conference paper
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Xianda, S., Arson, C., Ding, J., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(2017).
Experimental characterization of microstructure development for calculating fabric and stiffness tensors in salt rock. 2101-2106.
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Ding, J., Chester, F. M., Chester, J. S., Shen, X., & Arson, C.
(2017).
Microcrack network development in salt-rock during cyclic loading at low confining pressure. 1082-1087.
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Gibson, R. L., Efendiev, Y., Chester, J., & Cho, Y.
(2017).
Multiscale Seismic Models of Complex Fracture Networks
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Ding, J., Chester, F. M., Chester, J. S., Zhu, C., & Arson, C.
(2016).
Mechanical behavior and microstructure development in consolidation of nominally dry granular salt. 3350-3356.
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Zhu, C., Pouya, A., Arson, C., Ding, J., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S
(2016).
Micro-mechanical analysis of salt creep tests with a joint-enriched Finite Element model. 1272-1281.
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CHESTER, J. S
(1988).
GEOMETRY AND FRACTURE DISTRIBUTION IN FAULT-PROPAGATION FOLDS IN NATURE AND EXPERIMENTS. American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Bulletin.
171-171.
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Karner, S. L., Kronenberg, A. K., Chester, J. S., Chester, F. M., & Hajash, A.
Laboratory study of hydrothermal deformation in unconsolidated St Peter quartz sand
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Xianda, S., Arson, C., Ding, J., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(2017).
Experimental characterization of microstructure development for calculating fabric and stiffness tensors in salt rock. 2101-2106.
Research
principal investigator on
co-principal investigator on
- Laboratory Technician Support: Enhancing Access to the John W. Handin Laboratory for Experimental Rock Deformation awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2018 - 2023
- Collaborative Research: Salt Rock Microstructure and Deformation awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2014 - 2018
Teaching
teaching activities
- GEOL101 Principles Of Geology Instructor
- GEOL210 Geological Communication Instructor
- GEOL312 Structure & Tectonics Instructor
- GEOL491 Research Instructor
- GEOL665 Structural Petrology Instructor
- GEOL681 Academic Prof Dev Instructor
- GEOL681 Academic Prof Dev Instructor
- GEOL681 Seminar Instructor
- GEOL685 Directed Studies Instructor
- GEOL691 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Almeida, Rafael Vladimir (2009-05). Mesoscale fracture fabric and paleostress along the San Andreas fault at SAFOD.
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Ayyildiz, Muhammed (2012-08). Scales Depencence of Fracture Density and Fabric in the Damage Zone of a Large Displacement Continental Transform Fault.
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Becker, Andrew 1987- (2012-08). Off-fault Damage Associated with a Localized Bend in the North Branch San Gabriel Fault, California.
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Coble, Clayton Gage (2012-02). Frictional Strength of the Creeping Segment of the San Andreas Fault.
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Ding, Jihui (2019-02). Grain Boundary Processes, Anelasticity, and Test of the Effective Stress Law for Semibrittle Deformation of Synthetic Salt-Rocks.
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Elizondo Ugarte, Daniel Fernando (2016-12). Subsidiary Fault Kinematics and Displacement Transfer at the Mill Creek-Mission Creek Fault Stepover, San Bernardino Mountains, California.
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French, Melodie Ellen Lynds (2014-10). Microphysical Controls on the Strength and Transport Properties of Fault Zones.
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Heron, Bretani (2012-02). Grain-scale Comminution and Alteration of Arkosic Rocks in the Damage Zone of the San Andreas Fault at SAFOD.
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Kitajima, Hiroko (2012-02). Evolution of Frictional Behavior of Punchbowl Fault Gouges Sheared at Seismic Slip Rates and Mechanical and Hydraulic Properties of Nankai Trough Accretionary Prism Sediments Deformed at Different Loading Paths.
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Loftin, Aileen (2014-09). Fabric Analysis of Survivor Clasts in the Southwest Deforming Zone of the San Andreas Fault at Three Kilometers Depth.
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Orofino, James Cory (2005-08). Structural fabric of the Palisades Monocline: a study of positive inversion, Grand Canyon, Arizona.
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Rodriguez, Erika (2005-11). A microstructural study of the extension-to-shear fracture transition in Carrara Marble.
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Sasser, Jr., M. Stuart (2016-01). Structural Style and Tectonic Evolution of the Northern Maverick Basin.
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Sills, David Wayne (2012-02). The Fabric of Clasts, Veins and Foliations within the Actively Creeping Zones of the San Andreas Fault at SAFOD: Implications for Deformation Processes.
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Xu, Guangjian (2019-08). Mechanical Stratigraphic Model of the Eagle Ford Formation, South and West Texas.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Geology, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 1992
- M.S. in Geology, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 1985
- B.S. in Geology, University of California Los Angeles - (Los Angeles, California, United States) 1979
awards and honors
- Paul G. Silver Award for Outstanding Scientific Service to the fields of Geodesy, Seismology, or Tectonophysics, conferred by American Geophysical Union - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States), 2019
- Mollie B. & Richard A. Williford Professor in Petroleum Geology (2019-2023), conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States), 2019
- Rock Mechanics Research Award, conferred by American Rock Mechanics Association - (Alexandria, Virginia, United States), 2009
- Montague Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) Scholar, conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States), 2002
Contact
first name
- Judith
has last name
- Chester
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Geology
3115 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3115
USA
Other
In the News
- 2019 AGU Section Awardees and Named Lecturers News Release
- Chester Receives 2019 Paul G. Silver Award for Outstanding Scientific Service News Release
- Judith Chester Named AGU Section Awardee News Release
- chesterj@geos.tamu.edu