2024 AGS Technical Conference
Keynote Speaker's Bios
Keynote SpeakersBarrett Salisbury
DGGS, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys TALK TITLE: "Removing the Guesswork from Tsunami Evacuations: New Insights into the Tectonic Tsunami of 1964" This talk will give an overview of recent National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP) activities in Alaska including advances in subduction zone science that necessitated updates to Alaska's existing tsunami inundation maps, new insights into the tectonic tsunami of the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake, implications for hazards in areas previously assumed to be immune to tsunami impacts, and resources for living or recreating in tsunami-prone areas. Speaker's Bio: Barrett grew up in the Blue Ridge mountains of western North Carolina and graduated with honors from Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia with a BS focused on fluvial geomorphology. His interest shifted to earthquakes and he moved to San Diego where he earned a MS in paleoseismology at San Diego State University working on various projects throughout southern California. After a brief stint in international consulting, he moved to Phoenix, Arizona to continue his education. He earned a PhD from Arizona State University focusing on fault-related landscape evolution and Quaternary dating techniques with field sites in California and far western China. Barrett has been the Earthquake & Tsunami Hazard Program Manager at DGGS since 2017 and is currently the Chair of the Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission. In these roles, his primary objective is reducing the impact of future damaging earthquakes and tsunami events. Claudia Cannatelli
University of Alaska, Anchorage - Talk and Bio coming soon TALK TITLE: ""The Role of Fluids in the Earth’s Crust: Implications for Alaska’s Volcanism and Hydrothermal Activity" Water supply and budget are essential aspects of a subduction system as they affect the productivity of arc magmas, the cycling of volatiles in the mantle, and the rheology of the mantle beneath subduction zones. Volatiles (H2O, CO2, S, F, Cl, Br, Li) play an important role in the evolution of magmatic processes and the physics of volcanic eruptions. However, volatiles are also necessary for the development of magmatic-derived hydrothermal systems. In this talk, I will present some recent findings on immiscible volatile phases exsolving from melts and their role in crystallization and heat and mass transfer to geothermal systems. Speaker's Bio: Dr. Cannatelli is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Alaska Anchorage, where she teaches courses in mineralogy, petrology, and volcanology. Originally from Italy, she earned a B.S. in Physics from University of Rome ROMATRE, a M.S. in Geosciences from Virginia Tech and she was the first student graduating for the International Ph.D. program titled “Internal Dynamics of Magmatic Systems in Active Volcanoes” between Italy and the United States (University of Naples Federico II and Virginia Tech). Her appointments after graduation have included Researcher positions at University of California Santa Barbara, University of the Azores (Portugal) and University of Naples (Italy), and she was an Assistant professor at the University of Chile before joining the UAA family. Her background is broad and encompasses a number of the various areas that fall under the heading of Geosciences including petrology, geochemistry and volcanology. Claudia’s research aims to model magmatic systems in active volcanic areas and understand how the Earth’s internal processes contribute to produce magmatism and volcanism. By combining geochemical data and thermodynamic modeling, classical mineralogy and experimental petrology study on silicate melt inclusions (SMIs), she focuses her research on the role that volatiles play in crystallization and heat and mass transfer to geothermal systems. Her areas of research include Italy (Vesuvius, Phlegraean Fields, Aeolian Islands), the Azores, Chile (Central and Southern Volcanic Zone) and Alaska. |
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The Alaska Geological Society prohibits photography, reproduction, or video or audio recording of any presentations at AGS-hosted meetings, conventions, or poster sessions unless the presenter expressly requests otherwise in writing.
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