Academic Interests: volcanic seismology I am interested in the monitoring of volcanoes and mitigation of volcanic hazards. Ultimately, I would like to gain a better understanding of how volcanoes behave by studying the earthquakes they generate. I am focusing on the Cascade volcanoes of the Pacific Northwest because of their relatively explosive eruptive behavior, as well as their proximity to large numbers of people. As demonstrated by the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980, volcanic hazards can cause massive destruction and loss of life. 1980 Eruption of Mt. St. Helens Mt. St. Helens VolcanoCamhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgRnVhbfIKQhttp://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/views/java-highdef.phpshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1
Current research: I am currently looking at seismic data recorded at stations on and around Mt. Rainier in order to find local events that were triggered by the passage of surface waves from large teleseismic events. Advisors: John Vidale Heidi Houston Kenneth Kreager Links: Department of Earth & Space Sciences Pacific Northwest Seismic Network http://www.ess.washington.edu/web/ess/people/faculty_bio/vidale-bio.htmlhttp://www.ess.washington.edu/web/ess/people/faculty_bio/houston-bio.htmlhttp://www.ess.washington.edu/web/ess/people/faculty_bio/creager-bio.htmlhttp://www.ess.washington.edu/http://www.pnsn.org/shapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3shapeimage_3_link_4