I am broadly interested in seismology, in particular, how seismology can be used to image subsurface features. My thesis will involve using reciever function analysis to image the mid-crust magma chamber beneath the Yellowstone caldera.
In 2011/2012 twelve new broadband seismometers were installed in Yellowstone National Park near the Yellowstone caldera, shown in the map to the side created by the University of Utah. New data has been collected over the past few years and will allow for new insight into the size, location, and percent melt of the magma chamber. This research has implications as to the amount of magma that could erupt in the next Yellowstone event.