Personnel

Laboratory Personnel


Rex Flake
Research Staff; M.S., 2003, Central Washington University; Tiltmeter and PANGA field engineer, PANGA Data Analysis Center, rex@geology.cwu.edu


Tim Melbourne (Director)
Associate Professor, Ph.D. 1999, California Institute of Technology: Seismology and Continental Deformation, tim@geology.cwu.edu


Meghan Miller
Professor; Ph.D., 1987, Stanford: GPS Geodesy and Active Tectonics; Currently on leave as President of UNAVCO, Inc., meghan@geology.cwu.edu


Andrew M. Miner
Research Staff; M.S., 2002, Central Washington University; Network Engineer and Geologist, PANGA Data Analysis Center, minera@geology.cwu.edu


Charles Rubin
Professor; Ph.D., 1990, California Institute of Technology: Active Tectonics, Earthquake Hazards, Paleoseismology, and Active Tectonics, charlier@geology.cwu.edu


Victor Marcelo Santillan
Research Staff; M.S., 2003, Center for earthquake Research and Information, University of Memphis; Scientific Programmer and GPS Data Analyst, PANGA Data Analysis Center, marcelo@geology.cwu.edu


Craig Scrivner
Research Professor, Ph.D. 1998, California Institute of Technology: Seismology, scrivner@geology.cwu.edu


Brad Woods
Research Professor, Ph.D. 1994, California Institute of Technology: Seismology, bbwoods@geology.cwu.edu

Students

These students and recent graduates are working on geodesy-related projects, using the PANGA continuous array and additional field experiments.

Current graduate students:

Ray (Yun-Ruei) Chuang, M.S. in progress

Pam Stewart, M.S. in progress

Graduates:

Mike Caron, M.S. 2003; now at GRAMM Associates, Richland, WA. Realization of continuous GPS velocities over a neotectonic crustal block model for the Puget Sound area and the implications for seismic hazard. M.S. Thesis, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington.

Rusty Ardoin, M.S. 2002
Rusty Ardoin, 2002, Vertical deformation near Willapa Bay, Washington. M.S. Thesis, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. 66 p.

Ken Austin, B.S. 1998, M.S. 2001; now PBO Field Engineer, Pacific Northwest
Kenneth Emil Austin, 2001, The co-seismic displacement fields for the 1992 Landers and 1999 Hector Mines earthquakes, from regional GPS observations. M.S. Thesis, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. 54 p.

Cynthia Jurney, M.S. 2001
Cynthia Jurney, 2001, Refining the measured frequency of great earthquakes along the Cascadia subduction zone. M.S. Thesis, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. 78 p.

Kim McLean, M.S. 1999; now at Texaco
Jennifer Kim McLean, 1999, Neogene shortening across Naryn and At Bashi Basins, southern Kyrgyz Tien Shan. M.S. Thesis, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. 44 p.

Andrew Miner, M.S. 2001; now PANGA Network Manager & Geologist, CWU
Andrew Miguel Miner, 2002, Eocene tectonics and active deformation in Cascadia. M.S. Thesis, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. 101 p.

Ben Pauk, M.S. 2000; now PBO Regional Engineer, Alaska
Benjamin August Pauk, 2000, Statistical analysis of Global Positioning System data for applications to volcano deformation modeling monitoring and Pacific Northwest coastal uplift. M.S. Thesis, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. 87 p.

Undergraduates:

Kyle Antonelis, B.S. 1999

Ken Austin, B.S. 1998

John Barson, B.S. 2001

Carol Dupuis, B.S. 1995, M.S. 1998 University of Kansas; now at Exxon

Taylor Everett, B.S. 1999

Kevin Howell, B.S. 2002

Sam Van Laningham, B.S. 1999

Christian Walls, B.S. 1995; M.S. 2001 San Diego State University, now at Earth Sciences International

Kim Whipple, B.S. 2002, M.S. candidate, University of Idaho with John Oldow

Todd Williams, B.S. 1998; M.S. candidate, Humboldt State University with Harvey Kelsey