EDUCATION
University of Oregon
PhD Student in Geophysics and Seismology
University California Santa Cruz June 2019
Bachelor’s of Science in Earth Science
Graduated with Honors
GPA: 3.70
RESEARCH
UC Santa Cruz, Department of Earth Science, November 2017 to Present
- Worked with Dr. Susan Schwartz in research on southern Cascadia Subduction Zone
- Focused on earthquake detection and microseismicity patterns on the slab interface in the southern Cascadia/MTJ region
- Research conducted using software including Antelope and Matlab
UC Santa Cruz, Department of Earth Science, September 2018 to Present
- Worked with Dr. Robert Coe in paleomagnetic measurement collection
- Use of Thermal Demagnetizer
- Field work collecting rock samples for research on the rotation of the Red Spring Block in Red Rock Canyon
IRIS Summer Internship, UC Riverside, May 2018 to September 2018
- Worked with Dr. Heather Ford in research in structural seismology
- Receiver function analysis to characterize Australian lithospheric crustal structures
- Led Magnetics field exercise for UCR Summer Field students using Magnetometer
- Field work servicing seismic array in Wyoming
PUBLICATIONS
Abstracts Submitted:
- David Small, Heather H. Ford, Andrew Birkey. “Characterizing Australian lithospheric anisotropy with Ps receiver function analysis”. Submitted abstract at: AGU Fall Meeting; 2018 December 10-14; Washington, DC
- Travis Alongi, Susan Y. Schwartz, Heather Shaddox, David Small, Flora Huang, Iris Xia, and Kushaan Bahl. “Using Cascadia Initiative Data to Investigate Seismicity and Possible Shallow Slow Slip Along the Southernmost Section of the Cascadia Subduction Zone”. Submitted abstract at: AGU Fall Meeting; 2018 December 10-14; Washington, DC
SKILLS/Programs
Programming languages including Matlab and Python
Antelope Software
Pole Dancing
Rock Climbing
HONORS AND AWARDS
National Science Foundation, Graduate Research Fellowship 2019
Merit Scholarship of $1500 per year 2015-2019
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
New Leaf Community Market, Santa Cruz, Ca, June 2016 to Present
- Part-time deli employee