Associate Professor
Department of Earth and Environmental Services
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory,Columbia University
| 2017 - Present | Associate Professor | Columbia University, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences |
| 2013 - 2017 | Associate Professor | UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| 2012 - 2013 | Associate Researcher | UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| 2008 - 2012 | Assistant Researcher | UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| 2004 - 2008 | Postdoctoral Researcher | UC San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
| 2003 | Ph. D., Geophysics | UC San Diego |
| 1998 | B.Sc., Earth Sciences | UC San Diego |
| 2019 - Present | Working Group for Acquiring New Magnetotelluric Instrumentation | |
| 2015 - 2018 | Electromagnetic Advisory Committee | |
| 2014 | IRIS Amphibious Array Meeting, Invited presentation |
| 2014 - 2018 | Member | NSF GeoPRISMS Program, Steering and Oversight Committee |
| 2017 | Member | EarthScope National Meeting, Technical Program Committee |
| 2015 - 2016 | Member | AGU Geomagnetism, Paleomagnetism and Electromagnetism Section Executive Committee |
| 2013-2015 - 2006-2009 | Associate Editor | Geophysics |
STATEMENT
As an electromagnetic geophysicist, I’ve long admired the ability of my seismology colleagues to tap into the incredible instrumentation, data and educational services provided by IRIS to push the frontiers of research and train the next generation of geophysicists. With IRIS and UNAVCO soon joining forces, I see exciting new possibilities and unique challenges for geophysical research. The new organization will need to respond to the needs of a more diverse and growing community, while continuing to maintain efficiency and excellence in existing services. I’m excited by the PASSCAL Instrument Center’s pending procurement of a fleet of magnetotelluric instrumentation, and the associated software, data curation, and training services. This growth in capabilities means the future organization will facilitate a broad suite of multi-physical seismic, electromagnetic, and geodetic observations of Earth processes. If elected to the Board of Directors, I would endeavor to keep IRIS engaged and responsive to the community needs, while also working to promote partnerships and collaborations with other communities and organizations. I bring extensive experience as both a practicing field geophysicist and a computational numerical modeler. I’ve spent over 400 days at sea collecting ocean bottom geophysical data and led field surveys to collect geophysical data in onshore and polar environments. I believe that my research background and prior experience serving on IRIS and other community committees give me a helpful perspective for assisting IRIS in its core mission of facilitating seismic and other geophysical research investigations.
