Donna Eberhart-Phillips is a geologist known for her research on subduction zones, especially in Alaska and New Zealand.
Eberhart-Phillips earned her Ph.D. in 1989 from Stanford University where she worked on the tectonic processes in California.
[1] As of 2021, Eberhart-Phillips has joint appointments at the University of California, Davies[2] and GNS Science in Dunedin, New Zealand.
[3] In 2018, Eberhart-Phillips was named a fellow of the American Geophysical Union who cited her "for fundamental contributions to the seismotectonic analysis of subduction zones and fault zones and innovations in seismic tomography.
[7][8] In California, Eberhart-Phillips works on changes in the seismic waves from earthquakes from the Hayward Fault Zone as they move through the delta where the Sacramento and San Joaquin reach the sea.