Zirou holds a MS (2018) in GLE from UW-Madison, BS (2016) in Applied Geophysics from Central South University in China. She studies geophysical methods as an undergraduate. She is currently focusing on analytical calculation and data inversion on laboratory fault slip data. Specifically, it is on Westerly granite properties during stick-slip cycles and the viscous properties of Nankai accretionary prism material undergoing stress accumulation.