The Ferdowsi Research Laboratory for rheology of earth materials and physics of
earth’s near-surface processes
Behrooz's Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=hbK4LH0AAAAJ


Articles in revision/review


Peer-reviewed articles


  1. B. Ferdowsi, A. M. Rubin
    Slide-hold-slide protocols and frictional healing in a simulated granular fault gouge
    Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2021
    https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JB022125 [open-access unformatted paper]

  2. B. Ferdowsi, J. D. Gartner, K. N. Johnson, A. Kasprak,
    K. L. Miller, W. Nardin, A. C. Ortiz, A. Tejedor
    (review paper, equal contributions)
    Earthcasting: Geomorphic forecasts for society
    Earth's Future, 2021
    https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EF002088

  3. B. Ferdowsi, A. M. Rubin
    A granular-physics-based view of fault friction experiments
    Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JB019016 [open-access unformatted paper]
    The simulation scripts used in this paper are available at: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.2z34tmphk

  4. D. B. Lee, B. Ferdowsi, D. J. Jerolmack
    The imprint of vegetation on desert dune dynamics
    Geophysical Research Letters, 2019
    https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL084177

  5. T. Shinbrot, B. Ferdowsi, S. Sundaresan, N. A.M. Araujo
    Multiple timescale contact charging
    Physical Review Materials, 2(12), pp. 125003, 2018
    https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.2.125003 [open-access unformatted paper]

  6. B. Ferdowsi, C. P. Ortiz, D. J. Jerolmack
    Glassy dynamics of landscape evolution
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 115(19), pp. 4827-4832, 2018 [PDF]

  7. B. Ferdowsi, C. P. Ortiz, M. Houssais, D. J. Jerolmack
    River-bed armouring as a granular segregation phenomenon
    Nature Communications, 8 (1363), 2017
    https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-01681-3 [PDF]
    Highlighted in Penn News, Phys.org, EurekAlert!, Science Newsline, Environmental News Network:
    'Brazil Nut Effect' Helps Explain How Rivers Resist Erosion, Penn Team Finds

  8. B. Ferdowsi, M. Griffa, R. A. Guyer, P. A. Johnson, C. Marone and J. Carmeliet
    Acoustically-induced slip in sheared granular layers: application to dynamic earthquake triggering
    Geophysical Research Letters, 42 (22), pp. 9750-9757, 2015 [PDF]

  9. B. Ferdowsi, M. Griffa, R. A. Guyer, P. A. Johnson, C. Marone and J. Carmeliet
    3D Discrete Element Modeling of triggered slip in sheared granular media
    Physical Review E, 89 (4), pp. 042204(1-12), 2014 [PDF]

  10. B. Ferdowsi, M. Griffa, R. A. Guyer, P. A. Johnson, and J. Carmeliet
    Effect of boundary vibration on the frictional behavior of a dense sheared granular layer
    Acta Mechanica, 225 (8), pp. 2227-2237, 2014 [PDF]

  11. P. A. Johnson, B. Ferdowsi, B. Kaproth, M. M. Scuderi, M. Griffa, J. Carmeliet, R. A. Guyer, P.-Y. Le Bas, D. T. Trugman, and C. Marone
    Acceleration of acoustical emission precursors preceding failure in sheared granular material
    Geophysical Research Letters, 40 (21), pp. 5627-5631, 2013 [PDF]

  12. B. Ferdowsi, M. Griffa, R.A. Guyer, P.A. Johnson, C. Marone and J. Carmeliet
    Microslips as precursors of large slip events in the stick-slip dynamics of sheared granular layers: a discrete element model analysis
    Geophysical Research Letters, 40 (16), pp. 4194-4198, 2013 [PDF]

  13. M. Griffa, B. Ferdowsi, E. G. Daub, R. A. Guyer, P. A. Johnson, C. Marone and J. Carmeliet
    Influence of vibration amplitude on dynamic triggering of slip in sheared granular layers
    Physical Review E, 87 (1), pp. 012205(1-12), 2013 [PDF]

  14. M. Griffa, B. Ferdowsi, E. G. Daub, R. A. Guyer, P. A. Johnson, C. Marone and J. Carmeliet
    Meso-mechanical analysis of deformation characteristics for dynamically triggered slip in a granular medium
    Philosophical Magazine, 92 (28-30), 2012 [PDF]

  15. A. Soroush and B. Ferdowsi
    Three dimensional discrete element modeling of cyclic undrained behavior of granular media: a micromechanical perspective
    Powder Technology, 212 (1), pp. 1-16 , 2011 [PDF]

Manuscripts in preparation