Rate My Professor Timothy Stahl

Timothy Stahl is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Canterbury. He holds a PhD from the University of Canterbury, completed in 2014 with a thesis entitled 'Active Tectonics and Geomorphology of the central South Island, New Zealand,' and a BS from Stockton University in the United States. His academic interests center on cascading hazards, neotectonics, and geomorphology, particularly the geomorphic impacts of earthquakes including surface ruptures, landslides, river avulsions, and fault-related landscape changes. Stahl's research draws heavily from New Zealand's seismic events, such as the 2010 Darfield earthquake and the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, to investigate prehistoric earthquakes and future hazard scenarios.

Throughout his career at the University of Canterbury, Stahl has produced influential publications that advance seismic hazard understanding. Notable works include 'Surface rupture displacement on the Greendale Fault during the Mw 7.1 Darfield (Canterbury) earthquake, New Zealand, and its impact on man-made landscapes' (2013), 'Coseismic river avulsion on surface rupturing faults' (2023, Communications Earth & Environment), 'Diffuse Tectonic Deformation in the Drum Mountains Fault Zone, Central Nevada' (2021, Frontiers in Earth Science), 'Transient evidence of shallow coseismic submarine landslides' (2025, Geology), and contributions to 'The New Zealand Community Fault Model – version 1.0' (2023, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics). His publications have accumulated over 500 citations. Stahl has received grants from the Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake, supporting projects on climate change interactions with earthquake-induced hazards, such as landslides and floods. He supervises research students, teaches in geological sciences, and engages in public communication of geohazards research, contributing to improved resilience in earthquake-prone areas.