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I am a marine geophysicist in the School of Oceanography at the University of Washington. My research focuses on the use of seismic techniques to understand submarine volcanoes and mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal systems. I have also recently developed an interest in using seafloor seismic networks to track vocalizing baleen whales. I have a long term interest in the development of seafloor cabled observatories and am actively involved in research related to the NEPTUNE project which is now known in the US by the exciting title of the Regional Scale Nodes.
I teach an undergraduate class in Marine Geology and Geophysics and a graduate classes in Geophysical Data Analysis and the Physics of Oceanic Lithosphere. I also periodically teach classes that involve undergraduate students in research and seagoing work.
I am an Associate Director in the School of Oceanography overseeing the Marine Operations group which runs two academic research ships as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS).
The links to the left provide an introduction to my research, publications and classes and describe oppportunities for graduate and undergraduate research in my lab.