Coralis Friedman Alvarez

Biography

I am a Ph.D. student and Dean’s Scholar interested in seismology and geologic hazards. I earned my B.S. in Geology from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez in 2023, where I did research on characterizing the 2020 Southwestern Puerto Rico Seismic Sequence full aftershock wavefield decay. Currently at Cornell, my research focuses on earthquakes in Alaska. I enjoy doing field work, traveling, and exploring the outdoors.