Present: Graduate Research Assistant – University of Oregon
Collaborator: Drs. K. Fauria and L. Karlstrom
Project: 1D numerical model development and analysis of surface evolution associated with
lithologic changes to understand bedrock effects on drainage divide migration.
2017 – Present: Graduate Research Assistant – University of Oregon
Collaborator: Dr. L. Karlstrom
Project: Numerical modeling and analysis of surface uplift associated with magmatic
intrusions to understand effects of intrusion geometry, depth, and
magnitude-frequency on topographic signature.
2017 – Present: Graduate Research Assistant – University of Oregon
Collaborators: A. Lerner, Drs. L. Karlstrom, S. Ebmeier, K. Anderson, and S. Hurwitz
Project: Comparison of global geophysically-derived magma chamber locations to
topographic centroids of overlying edifices to determine the amount of offset
between topography and magma plumbing systems.
2016 – Present: NSF GRIP Research Scholar – Cascades Volcano Observatory
Collaborators: D.W. Ramsey (USGS) and Dr. L. Karlstrom
Project: Identification and volume extraction of volcanic edifices within the Cascades Arc to
estimate volcanic flux and analyze the relationship between topography and crustal
magmatic structure. Funded by NSF award 1309047.
2014 – 2018: Graduate Research Assistant – University of Oregon
Collaborators: Drs. L. Karlstrom and J. Roering
Project: Modeling and analysis of landscape disruption and evolution induced by localized
surface uplift to understand effects of small-scale perturbations on topographic form.
Funded by NSF award 1309047.
2015 – 2016: Graduate Research Assistant – University of Oregon
Collaborators: Drs. E. Hooft and D. Toomey
Project: Tomographic study to analyze and image the magma chamber under Santorini,
Greece. Project included a three-week expedition on the research vessel Marcus
Langseth to deploy/retrieve ocean bottom seismometers and collect seismic travel
times. Funded by NSF award OCE1459794.
2013: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow – Academia Sinica
Collaborator: Dr. J.-C. Lee
Project: Strain analysis of the northern Luzon Arc and Coastal Range (Taiwan) to understand
deformation through the main stages of arc-continent collision (pre-collision, syn-collision
and waning collision).
2011: REU Research Scholar – College of William and Mary
Collaborators: Drs. C. Harris and T. Kniskern
Project: Testing the functionality of an algorithm implemented into the Regional Ocean
Modeling System (ROMS) numerical model to calculate the occurrence of underwater
gravity flows within the wave-boundary layer.
2010 – 2014: Undergraduate Research Assistant – Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Collaborator: Dr. J. Lewis
Project: Modeling contemporary strain in southeast Taiwan using focal mechanism solutions
across the subduction-to-collision boundary of the Philippine Sea and Eurasian Plates.
Funded by NSF awards EAR0738953 and EAR120317.