Geology

Colin Amos
- Geology - Associate Professor
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Russ F. Burmester
- Geology - Research Associate, Geology Department
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Jacqueline Caplan-Auerbach
- Geology - Professor, Department of Geology
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Susan DeBari
- Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education (SMATE) - Professor
- Geology - Professor
- Advanced Materials Science & Engineering Center (AMSEC) - Professor
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Thor A. Hansen
- Geology - Professor, Department of Geology
- Freshman Interest Group (FIG)
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Bernard A. Housen
- Geology - Professor and Chair, Geology
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Sean R. Mulcahy
- Geology - Assistant Professor, Department of Geology, Western Washington University
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Allison Pfeiffer
- Geology - Assistant Professor
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Elizabeth R. Schermer
- Geology - Professor, Department of Geology
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Heavy mineral provenance and paleomagnetic studies of Mesozoic rocks in the Gold Beach terrane, southwestern Oregon, USA
Boudreau, E. M., Gaschnig, R. M., Vervoort, J. D., Schwartz, J. J., Housen, B. & Tikoff, B., 2025, In: Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. 137, 5-6, p. 2565-2595 31 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Paleomagnetic consequence of thermal evolution of the North American Passive Margin: The Jurassic APWP controversy
Mirzaei, M., Burmester, R. F., Housen, B. A. & Kravchinsky, V. A., Apr 2025, In: Gondwana Research. 140, p. 89-100 12 p.
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Beast Quake (Taylor’s Version): Analysis of Seismic Signals Recorded during Two Taylor Swift Concerts in Seattle, July 2023
Caplan-Auerbach, J., Marczewski, K. & Bullock, G. S., May 2024, In: GSA Today. 34, 5, p. 4-10 7 p.
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Data report: X-ray fluorescence scanning of Sites U1591 and U1599, IODP Expedition 398, Hellenic Arc Volcanic Field
Ronge, T. A., Kutterolf, S., Fernandez-Perez, T. I., Manga, M., Metcalfe, A., Preine, J., Tominaga, M., Woodhouse, A., Yeon, J., Druitt, T., Beethe, S., Bernard, A., Berthod, C., Chen, H., Chiyonobu, S., Clark, A., DeBari, S., Gertisser, R., Hübscher, C. & Johnston, R. M. & 13 others, Jones, C., Joshi, K. B., Kletetschka, G., Koukousioura, O., Li, X., McCanta, M., McIntosh, I., Morris, A., Nomikou, P., Pank, K., Peccia, A., Polymenakou, P. N. & Yamamoto, Y., 2024, In: International Ocean Discovery Program: Preliminary Reports. 398
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Disentangling the Roles of Subducted Volatile Contributions and Mantle Source Heterogeneity in the Production of Magmas Beneath the Washington Cascades
Walowski, K. J., Wallace, P. J., DeBari, S. M., Wada, I., Shaw, S. D. & Rea, J., Sep 2024, In: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 25, 9, e2024GC011587.
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Expedition 398 methods
Kutterolf, S., Druitt, T. H., Ronge, T. A., Beethe, S., Bernard, A., Berthod, C., Chen, H., Chiyonobu, S., Clark, A., DeBari, S., Fernandez Perez, T. I., Gertisser, R., H bscher, C., Johnston, R. M., Jones, C., Joshi, K. B., Kletetschka, G., Koukousioura, O., Li, X. & Manga, M. & 11 others, McCanta, M., McIntosh, I., Morris, A., Nomikou, P., Pank, K., Peccia, A., Polymenakou, P. N., Preine, J., Tominaga, M., Woodhouse, A. & Yamamoto, Y., 2024, In: International Ocean Discovery Program: Preliminary Reports. 398
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Giant offshore pumice deposit records a shallow submarine explosive eruption of ancestral Santorini
Druitt, T., Kutterolf, S., Ronge, T. A., Hübscher, C., Nomikou, P., Preine, J., Gertisser, R., Karstens, J., Keller, J., Koukousioura, O., Manga, M., Metcalfe, A., McCanta, M., McIntosh, I., Pank, K., Woodhouse, A., Beethe, S., Berthod, C., Chiyonobu, S. & Chen, H. & 17 others, Clark, A., DeBari, S., Johnston, R., Peccia, A., Yamamoto, Y., Bernard, A., Perez, T. F., Jones, C., Joshi, K. B., Kletetschka, G., Li, X., Morris, A., Polymenakou, P., Tominaga, M., Papanikolaou, D., Wang, K. L. & Lee, H. Y., Dec 2024, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 5, 1, 24.
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Hazardous explosive eruptions of a recharging multi-cyclic island arc caldera
Preine, J., Karstens, J., Hübscher, C., Druitt, T., Kutterolf, S., Nomikou, P., Manga, M., Gertisser, R., Pank, K., Beethe, S., Berthod, C., Crutchley, G., McIntosh, I., Ronge, T., Tominaga, M., Clark, A., DeBari, S., Johnston, R., Mateo, Z. & Peccia, A. & 18 others, Jones, C., Kletetschka, G., Metcalfe, A., Bernard, A., Chen, H., Chiyonobu, S., Fernandez-Perez, T., Joshi, K. B., Koukousioura, O., McCanta, M., Morris, A., Polymenakou, P., Woodhouse, A., Yamamoto, Y., Wang, K. L., Lee, H. Y., Li, X. & Papanikolaou, D., Apr 2024, In: Nature Geoscience. 17, 4, p. 323-331 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Hydroacoustic Evidence for Offshore Lava Emplacement During the 2018 Kīlauea Eruption
Atkins, C., Costa, O. & Caplan-Auerbach, J., Oct 28 2024, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 51, 20, e2024GL110885.
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Impacts of Post-Fire Debris Flows on Fluvial Morphology and Sediment Transport in a California Central Coast Stream
Olsen, T., Pfeiffer, A. M., Finnegan, N. J., Li, C. & Horton, D. E., Dec 2024, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 129, 12, e2024JF007740.
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Site U1589
Druitt, T. H., Kutterolf, S., Ronge, T. A., Beethe, S., Bernard, A., Berthod, C., Chen, H., Chiyonobu, S., Clark, A., DeBari, S., Fernandez Perez, T. I., Gertisser, R., H bscher, C., Johnston, R. M., Jones, C., Joshi, K. B., Kletetschka, G., Koukousioura, O., Li, X. & Manga, M. & 10 others, McCanta, M., McIntosh, I., Morris, A., Nomikou,K.Pank, P., Peccia, A., Polymenakou, P. N., Preine, J., Tominaga, M., Woodhouse, A. & Yamamoto, Y., 2024, In: International Ocean Discovery Program: Preliminary Reports. 398
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Site U1591
Druitt, T. H., Kutterolf, S., Ronge, T. A., Beethe, S., Bernard, A., Berthod, C., Chen, H., Chiyonobu, S., Clark, A., DeBari, S., Fernandez Perez, T. I., Gertisser, R., H bscher, C., Johnston, R. M., Jones, C., Joshi, K. B., Kletetschka, G., Koukousioura, O., Li, X. & Manga, M. & 10 others, McCanta, M., McIntosh, I., Morris, A., Nomikou,K.Pank, P., Peccia, A., Polymenakou, P. N., Preine, J., Tominaga, M., Woodhouse, A. & Yamamoto, Y., 2024, In: International Ocean Discovery Program: Preliminary Reports. 398
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Site U1593
Druitt, T. H., Kutterolf, S., Ronge, T. A., Beethe, S., Bernard, A., Berthod, C., Chen, H., Chiyonobu, S., Clark, A., DeBari, S., Fernandez Perez, T. I., Gertisser, R., Hübscher, C., Johnston, R. M., Jones, C., Joshi, K. B., Kletetschka, G., Koukousioura, O., Li, X. & Manga, M. & 11 others, McCanta, M., McIntosh, I., Morris, A., Nomikou, P., Pank, K., Peccia, A., Polymenakou, P. N., Preine, J., Tominaga, M., Woodhouse, A. & Yamamoto, Y., 2024, In: International Ocean Discovery Program: Preliminary Reports. 398
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Site U1594
Kutterolf, S., Druitt, T. H., Ronge, T. A., Beethe, S., Bernard, A., Berthod, C., Chen, H., Chiyonobu, S., Clark, A., DeBari, S., Perez, T. I. F., Gertisser, R., Hübscher, C., Johnston, R. M., Jones, C., Joshi, K. B., Kletetschka, G., Koukousioura, O., Li, X. & Manga, M. & 11 others, McCanta, M., McIntosh, I., Morris, A., Nomikou, P., Pank, K., Peccia, A., Polymenakou, P. N., Preine, J., Tominaga, M., Woodhouse, A. & Yamamoto, Y., 2024, In: International Ocean Discovery Program: Preliminary Reports. 398
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Site U1595
Druitt, T. H., Kutterolf, S., Ronge, T. A., Beethe, S., Bernard, A., Berthod, C., Chen, H., Chiyonobu, S., Clark, A., DeBari, S., Perez, T. I. F., Gertisser, R., Hübscher, C., Johnston, R. M., Jones, C., Joshi, K. B., Kletetschka, G., Koukousioura, O., Li, X. & Manga, M. & 11 others, McCanta, M., McIntosh, I., Morris, A., Nomikou, P., Pank, K., Peccia, A., Polymenakou, P. N., Preine, J., Tominaga, M., Woodhouse, A. & Yamamoto, Y., 2024, In: International Ocean Discovery Program: Preliminary Reports. 398
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Site U1596
Kutterolf, S., Druitt, T. H., Ronge, T. A., Beethe, S., Bernard, A., Berthod, C., Chen, H., Chiyonobu, S., Clark, A., DeBari, S., Fernandez Perez, T. I., Gertisser, R., Hübscher, C., Johnston, R. M., Jones, C., Joshi, K. B., Kletetschka, G., Koukousioura, O., Li, X. & Manga, M. & 11 others, McCanta, M., McIntosh, I., Morris, A., Nomikou, P., Pank, K., Peccia, A., Polymenakou, P. N., Preine, J., Tominaga, M., Woodhouse, A. & Yamamoto, Y., 2024, In: International Ocean Discovery Program: Preliminary Reports. 398
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Site U1597
Druitt, T. H., Kutterolf, S., Ronge, T. A., Beethe, S., Bernard, A., Berthod, C., Chen, H., Chiyonobu, S., Clark, A., DeBari, S., Fernandez Perez, T. I., Gertisser, R., Hübscher, C., Johnston, R. M., Jones, C., Joshi, K. B., Kletetschka, G., Koukousioura, O., Li, X. & Manga, M. & 11 others, McCanta, M., McIntosh, I., Morris, A., Nomikou, P., Pank, K., Peccia, A., Polymenakou, P. N., Preine, J., Tominaga, M., Woodhouse, A. & Yamamoto, Y., 2024, In: International Ocean Discovery Program: Preliminary Reports. 398
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Site U1598
Kutterolf, S., Druitt, T. H., Ronge, T. A., Beethe, S., Bernard, A., Berthod, C., Chen, H., Chiyonobu, S., Clark, A., DeBari, S., Perez, T. I. F., Gertisser, R., Hübscher, C., Johnston, R. M., Jones, C., Joshi, K. B., Kletetschka, G., Koukousioura, O., Li, X. & Manga, M. & 11 others, McCanta, M., McIntosh, I., Morris, A., Nomikou, P., Pank, K., Peccia, A., Polymenakou, P. N., Preine, J., Tominaga, M., Woodhouse, A. & Yamamoto, Y., 2024, In: International Ocean Discovery Program: Preliminary Reports. 398
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Site U1599
Druitt, T. H., Kutterolf, S., Ronge, T. A., Beethe, S., Bernard, A., Berthod, C., Chen, H., Chiyonobu, S., Clark, A., DeBari, S., Perez, T. I. F., Gertisser, R., Hübscher, C., Johnston, R. M., Jones, C., Joshi, K. B., Kletetschka, G., Koukousioura, O., Li, X. & Manga, M. & 11 others, McCanta, M., McIntosh, I., Morris, A., Nomikou, P., Pank, K., Peccia, A., Polymenakou, P. N., Preine, J., Tominaga, M., Woodhouse, A. & Yamamoto, Y., 2024, In: International Ocean Discovery Program: Preliminary Reports. 398
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Site U1600
Kutterolf, S., Druitt, T. H., Ronge, T. A., Beethe, S., Bernard, A., Berthod, C., Chen, H., Chiyonobu, S., Clark, A., DeBari, S., Fernandez Perez, T. I., Gertisser, R., Hübscher, C., Johnston, R. M., Jones, C., Joshi, K. B., Kletetschka, G., Koukousioura, O., Li, X. & Manga, M. & 11 others, McCanta, M., McIntosh, I., Morris, A., Nomikou, P., Pank, K., Peccia, A., Polymenakou, P. N., Preine, J., Tominaga, M., Woodhouse, A. & Yamamoto, Y., 2024, In: International Ocean Discovery Program: Preliminary Reports. 398
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TANAGER: Design and Validation of an Automated Spectrogoniometer for Bidirectional Reflectance Studies of Natural Rock Surfaces
Rice, M., Lapo, K., Hoza, K., Cloutis, E., Kraft, M., Mulcahy, S., Applin, D. & Theuer, S., Oct 2024, In: Earth and Space Science. 11, 10, e2024EA003686.
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The usefulness of the magnetic susceptibility of loess paleosol sequences for paleoclimate and stratigraphic studies: The case of the Quaternary Palouse loess, northwestern United States
Bader, N. E., Broze, E. A., Coates, M. A., Elliott, M. M., McGann, G. E., Strozyk, S. & Burmester, R. F., Aug 30 2024, In: Quaternary International. 702, p. 13-23 11 p.
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Geology of a Large Intact Extensional Oceanic Arc Crustal Section with Superior Exposures: Cretaceous Alisitos Arc, Baja California (Mexico)
Busby, C. J., Morris, R. A., DeBari, S. M., Medynski, S., Putirka, K., Andrews, G. D. M., Schmitt, A. K. & Brown, S. R., 2023, In: Special Paper of the Geological Society of America. 560, p. 1-105 105 p.
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Hit-and-run model for Cretaceous–Paleogene tectonism along the western margin of Laurentia
Tikoff, B., Housen, B. A., Maxson, J. A., Nelson, E. M., Trevino, S. & Shipley, T. F., Jan 23 2023, Memoir of the Geological Society of America. Whitmeyer, S. J., Williams, M. L., Kellett, D. A. & Tikoff, B. (eds.). Geological Society of America, p. 659-705 47 p. (Memoir of the Geological Society of America; vol. 220).
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Late Holocene earthquakes on the Papatea Fault and its role in past earthquake cycles, Marlborough, New Zealand
Langridge, R. M., Clark, K. J., Almond, P., Baize, S., Howell, A., Kearse, J., Morgenstern, R., Deuss, K., Nissen, E., García-Mayordomo, J. & Amos, C., 2023, In: New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 66, 2, p. 317-341 25 p.
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Recurrent debris flows and their downstream fate: Geomorphic drivers of an anomalous sediment load, Suiattle River, Washington State, USA
Fordham, E. M., Pfeiffer, A. M., Bunn, A. G. & Novak, S. J., Jun 15 2023, In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 48, 7, p. 1307-1320 14 p.
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Sources of Clay-Rich Sediment in Eberswalde Crater, Mars With Implications for Biopreservation Potential
Hughes, C. M., Rice, M. S., Barnhart, C. J., Swanson, T. E., Pfeiffer, A. M. & Goudge, T. A., Apr 2023, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. 128, 4, e2022JE007545.
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Volcanic and Tectonic Sources of Seismicity Near the Tanaga Volcanic Cluster, Alaska
Lally, K. F., Caplan-Auerbach, J. & Power, J. A., Jun 2023, In: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 24, 6, e2023GC010891.
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An Improved Earthquake Catalog During the 2018 Kı̄lauea Eruption From Combined Onshore and Offshore Seismic Arrays
Wei, X. Z., Shen, Y., Caplan-Auerbach, J. & Morgan, J. K., Jun 2022, In: Earth and Space Science. 9, 6, e2021EA001979.
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Implications of glacial deposit ages for the timing and rate of active crustal faulting in the central Cascade arc, Oregon, USA
Alexander, K. A., Amos, C. B., Balco, G., Amidon, W. H., Clark, D. H., Meigs, A. J. & Lesnau, R. K., 2022, In: Geosphere. 18, 6, p. 1726-1751 26 p.
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Will Taylor Swift fans cause an earthquake in Vancouver?
Caplan-Auerbach, J.
11/21/24
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Will Taylor Swift fans cause an earthquake in Vancouver?
Caplan-Auerbach, J.
11/21/24
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Taylor Swift concert in Seattle causes real seismic tremors
Caplan-Auerbach, J.
12/18/23
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Taylor Swift’s Concert Causes Seismic Event: A Symbol of Her Influence
Caplan-Auerbach, J.
12/15/23
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The excitement of 70,000 Swifties can shake the Earth
Caplan-Auerbach, J.
12/14/23
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The Excitement of 70,000 Swifties Can Shake the Earth
Caplan-Auerbach, J.
12/14/23
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Taylor Swift’s Concert: A Seismic Impact
Caplan-Auerbach, J.
12/14/23
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The excitement of 70,000 Taylor Swift fans can shake the Earth
Caplan-Auerbach, J.
12/13/23
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Earthquake research center preps for ‘The Big One’
Amos, C.
9/25/23
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Earthquake research center preps for ‘The Big One’
Amos, C.
9/25/23
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Earthquake research center to prep PNW for disaster
Amos, C.
9/19/23
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Earthquake research center to prep PNW for impending disaster
Amos, C.
9/15/23
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Western Washington University Partnering in New $15M NSF-Funded Earthquake Research Center
Amos, C.
9/9/23
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Western Washington University partnering in new $15M NSF-funded earthquake research center
Amos, C.
9/8/23
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Danger beneath: Scientists work to solve mysteries of volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest
DeBari, S.
12/13/22
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'It felt like it was from another planet:' Scientists studying mysteries of volcanoes in Washington
DeBari, S.
12/13/22
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'It felt like it was from another planet:' Scientists studying mysteries of volcanoes in Washington
DeBari, S.
12/13/22
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San Lorenzo River was transformed by early logging in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Pfeiffer, A.
2/11/22 → 2/12/22
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SAN LORENZO RIVER WAS TRANSFORMED BY EARLY LOGGING IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS
Pfeiffer, A.
2/11/22
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RESEARCH RECAP FOR OCT. 29: ECOLOGICAL WORK IN THE GULF OF ALASKA, THE GEOLOGY OF THE NORTH OLYMPIC FAULT ZONE, AND MORE
Amos, C. & Sofield, R.
10/29/21
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