I am a B.S. graduate of geology from Oregon State University. I have plans to continue on with a Master’s degree with a focus on earthquakes. It will be really exciting to see the data from this experiment and see how it is used in different areas of research.
Emilie is a geophysicist studying the structure of the Cascadia subduction zone and how magma is transported from Earth’s mantle to the surface. She has led numerous field expeditions and her current research uses novel, dense geophysical data sets and inverse modeling on high performance computers. Emilie is an Associate Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Oregon. For Emilie, this project represents an exciting opportunity to create a detailed model of the geology and topography of the megathrust to better understand the along-strike segmentation of locking at Cascadia and the transition from shallow locking to deep stable sliding.
I’m a geophysics professor at Oregon State University who has been conducting research in the Cascadia subduction zone since moving here from the USGS in Woods Hole MA in 1987. Since then, in partnership with the USGS and various universities, I have been involved with a series of controlled source imaging projects in Cascadia on land and at sea. In general, each project has been more ambitious than the previous project as instrument capabilities provided by the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) has grown. The Cascadia2021 project is by far the most ambitious so far, and was enabled by technical improvements in portable seismometers.
In recent years, I have also worked offshore Chile in places that had recently experienced subduction zone earthquakes with M>8 in order to determine how the geologic structure influenced the distribution of slip on the fault plane during the earthquake. That is knowledge that we hope to transfer to our interpretation of the data from Cascadia2021 so that we can better anticipate what will happen next time the Cascadia subduction ruptures.
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I am going into my second year of the Master’s of Natural Resources program at Oregon State University. I graduated in 2020 with my Honors Bachelor’s of Physics at Oregon State as well where I competed a undergraduate thesis project under Anne Tréhu, one of the lead PIs on this project. My thesis projected consisted on data from the Cascadia Subduction Zone in 2012 that was collected in a similar matter to this project, just on a smaller scale. During my first year of grad school, I also completed a GIS graduate certificate that included the opportunity of an internship. For my internship, I made maps in ArcGIS for the Cascadia project. I plotted potential site locations and sifted through data that told us what little-known roads were available to drive on and what obstacles we might face, such as gates and 4-wheel-drive-only roads. I also got the opportunity to participate in the recovery phase for the nodes in the field.
I am a M.S. student at Oregon State University working with Anne Tréhu. I received my B.S. in Physics from the State University of New York at New Paltz in 2019. Currently, my research uses data from controlled source seismic experiments to examine the topography of the subducted Juan de Fuca plate beneath the central Oregon margin. Later this summer, I will begin looking at the data from this experiment. This was my first experience conducting fieldwork and I have enjoyed getting to know the other volunteers and exploring the beautiful coastal range of Oregon.
I’m from one of the most active subduction zones in the world, and I love earthquakes and landforms created by tectonic activity. I’m a Chilean Geologist living in Seattle, and I moved to the US to start my Ph.D. at the University of Washington (UW) in Fall 2020. I’m part of two research groups at UW: tectonic geomorphology and geodesy, and now I’m studying the landscape evolution of strike-slip faults in hyper-arid environments in Northern Chile. I’m trying to measure slip rates of these crustal structures using short-term data (GPS) and long-term records (geomorphology); test predictions of strike-slip models; understand the relationship between short and long-term deformation, and assess their seismic hazard. I found this project thanks to an email in my seismology class and I immediately started looking for information about it to apply as a volunteer. Knowing more about Cascadia is one of my goals during my Ph.D. I think that comparison is a great learning method for science and I want to apply my knowledge from Chile to Cascadia and about Cascadia to Chile when I get back there. There are so many things in common in these two areas! During fieldwork, my favorite part was driving through the macromorphologies: crossing from the valley at the east side, to the Coastal Range in the middle, and towards the west getting to the Coast. I enjoyed the great views at high altitudes that give you a big panoramic of the multiple geologic processes that had to happen to see the actual landscape of Oregon.
I am entering my 1st year for a PhD program at Georgia Institute of Technology, where I will be studying Planetary Geology. I recently graduated from Salem State University in Massachusetts with a Bachelor degree in Geological Sciences. I discovered the Cascadia2021 Project early in spring 2021 and decided it would be a wonderful opportunity to expand my experience. Being able to get out in the field alongside other great scientists and students was exhilarating. I made a lot of great connections, and I am happy that were able to accomplish so much in such a short time. The resulting data is sure to be even more rewarding!
I just finished my junior year at the University of Oregon majoring in physics. I recently added a minor in earth science, and I’m excited to learn more about geophysics. This has been my first experience with fieldwork and seismic data collection. I heard about the Cascadia2021 project from Emilie Hooft, whose lab I’ve been working in. I’ve really enjoyed meeting people in the geophysics community, learning about the local geology, and being part of such a major project!
I am a recent Bachelor of Science graduate, and a returning post-baccalaureate student, majoring in Geology and Earth Science, from Portland State University in Oregon. As a former graduate, and U.S. Army veteran, I decided to go back to school to pursue my passion in Geology. I initially found out about the Cascadia2021, back when it had originally been called the Cascadia2020 project, which was postponed. Volcanoes and earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest are areas that continue to fascinate me, especially as they relate to the larger story of regional plate tectonics and crustal clockwise rotation. As newer data emerges, the scientific possibility of better forecasting future Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquakes hopefully will become a reality.
My name is Kevin Williams, I live in Boise and I am a student at the College of Western Idaho. I’m working on an associate degree in geology as well as a GIS certificate. My awesome geology professor told our class about the Cascadia 2021 project and motivated us to apply. I think seismology is a super interesting part of geology and I love fieldwork, so I knew this would be a great learning experience. During the node deployment, it was really fun to see updated maps showing just how many nodes we were all installing each day. My favorite part of the deployment was getting to explore tons of mountain roads that not many get to experience and seeing amazing views the whole time.