MILES BODMER
| Ph.D. | mbodmer@uoregon.edu |
| Department of Earth Sciences | |
| University of Oregon | https://blogs.uoregon.edu/milesbodmer/ |
Education
| University of Oregon
2019 |
Doctor of Philosophy
Earth Sciences |
| University of New Mexico
2013 |
Bachelor of Science
Double Major: Physics and Applied Mathematics Minor: Earth and Planetary Science |
Research
| University of Oregon
2019 |
Postdoctoral Scholar
GeoPRISMS Postdoctoral Program |
| University of Oregon
2013-2019 University of New Mexico 2010-2013 |
Graduate Teaching Fellow
Undergraduate Researcher
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| Interests
Seismic Tomography |
Grants Worked Under
Collaborative Research: Structure and Dynamics of the Lithosphere-Asthenosphere System Beneath the Juan de Fuca Plate: Award Number: 1333196; Principal Investigator: Douglas Toomey; NSF; Organization: OCE Start Date: 08/15/2013; Collaborative Proposal: Understanding Subduction Systems by Linking Anisotropic Seismic Imaging and Geodynamic Modeling: Award Number: 1520694; Principal Investigator: Douglas Toomey; NSF; Organization: EAR Start Date: 09/01/2015; Linking Mantle Structure and Dynamics to the Landscape Evolution of the Cascadia Forearc: Award Number: 1948961; Principal Investigator: Miles Bodmer; NSF; Organization: OCE Start Date: 01/01/2020 |
Publications
| Bodmer, M., Toomey, D. R., Roering, J., Karlstrom, L. (2019) Asthenospheric buoyancy and the origin of high-relief topography along the Cascadia forearc. Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Thomas, A., Spica, Z., Bodmer, M., Schulz, W., Roering, J., (2019). Using a dense seismic array to determine resonances and structure of the Two Towers earthflow in northern California. Seismological Research Letters Bodmer, M., Toomey, D. R., Hooft, E. E., & Schmandt, B. (2018). Buoyant Asthenosphere Beneath Cascadia Influences Megathrust Segmentation. Geophysical Research Letters, 45 (14), 6954-6962. Lynner, C., & Bodmer, M. (2017). Mantle flow along the eastern North American margin inferred from shear wave splitting. Geology, 45(10), 867-870. Hooft, E.E., Nomikou, P., Toomey, D.R., Lampridou, D., Getz, C., Christopoulou, M.E., O’Hara, D., Arnoux, G.M., Bodmer, M., Gray, M. and Heath, B.A., (2017). Backarc tectonism, volcanism, and mass wasting shape seafloor morphology in the Santorini-Christiana-Amorgos region of the Hellenic Volcanic Arc. Tectonophysics, 712, pp.396-414. Bodmer, M., Toomey, D. R., Hooft, E. E., Nábĕlek, J., & Braunmiller, J. (2015). Seismic anisotropy beneath the Juan de Fuca plate system: Evidence for heterogeneous mantle flow. Geology, 43(12), 1095-1098. Akashi-Ronquest, M., Amaudruz, P. A., Batygov, M., Beltran, B., Bodmer, M., Boulay, M. G., … & Caldwell, T. (2015). Improving photoelectron counting and particle identification in scintillation detectors with Bayesian techniques. Astroparticle Physics, 65, 40-54. Rielage, K., Akashi-Ronquest, M., Bodmer, M., Bourque, R., Buck, B., Butcher, A., … & Formaggio, J. A. (2015). Update on the MiniCLEAN dark matter experiment. Physics Procedia, 61, 144-152. Bodmer, M., Phan, N., Gold, M., Loomba, D., Matthews, J. A. J., Rielage, K. (2014). Measurement of Optical Attenuation in Acrylic Light Guides for a Dark Matter Detector, Journal of Instrumentation,9(02), P02002. Bodmer, M., Giuliani, F., Gold, M., Christou, A., & Batygov, M. (2013). Design of an active magnetic field compensation system for MiniCLEAN. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 697, 99-106. |
Broader Impacts & Service
Bodmer, M. and Toomey, D. R., (2018) Parts of the Pacific Northwest’s Cascadia fault are more seismically active than others – new imaging data suggests why. The Conversation.
Media Coverage: IRIS Science Highlights (2019) – A subduction zone in pieces: the segmented Cascadia megathrust Interview with Mark Mason – KEX radio (2019) The Register Guard (2018) – Why Eugene-Springfield might be at lower risk from a Cascadia quake Temblor (2018) – New findings clarify the seismic risk in the Pacific Northwest AroundtheO (2018) – Research sheds new light on tensions along the Cascadia fault Peer Reviewer: Nature Geoscience (2020) Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2019) Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth (2018) Education Outreach: Summer Engagement Program, Pleasant Hill Public Library (2019) Slinky Seismometers in Schools, Pleasant Hill High School (2018) |
Presentations
| 2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014 |
AGU Annual Meeting (Invited Talk/Poster)
Megathrust Modeling Workshop (Poster) SAGE/GAGE Workshop (Poster) Current Research in EEPS Seminar, Rice University (Invited Talk) SSA Meeting (Talk) AGU Annual Meeting (Poster) IRIS Workshop (Poster) Towards a 3D model of Cascadia …, Earthscope Synthesis Workshop (Poster) AGU Annual Meeting (Talk) OBSIP Symposium (Poster) Earthscope National Meeting (Poster) Mendocino Triple Junction Observatory, Earthscope Synthesis Workshop (Poster/Talk) IRIS Workshop (Poster) Gordon Research Conference (Talk/Poster) GeoPRISMS TEI (Poster) OBSIP Symposium (Poster) AGU Annual Meeting (Poster) Amphibious Array Workshop (Poster) |
Teaching
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2019 2018
2016 2015
2014
2013
2018
2018 2013 |
Graduate Teaching Fellow
Geology 510 Assistant: Signal Processing Geology 515 Assistant: Field Geophysics Geology 306 Assistant: Volcanos and Earthquakes Geology 315 Lab: Earth Physics Geology 202 Lab: Surface and Environmental Geology Geology 307 Assistant: Oceanography Geology 202 Lab: Surface and Environmental Geology Geology 203 Lab: Evolution of the Earth Geology 363 Assistant: MATLAB for Earth Sciences Geology 101 Lab: Earths Dynamic Interior
Education Teaching Science Seminar – Science Literacy Program (10-week course) Advisement Led two students (undergraduate and high school) in analysis of teleseismic delay times from the Alaska Led a team of undergraduates fabricating acrylic light guides for the MiniCLEAN detector |
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2019 2018 |
Guest Lecturer
Geology 510: Signal Processing Geology 306: Volcanos and Earthquakes Geology 554: Tectonics |
Awards
| 2019
2018 2015-17 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 |
Finalist – 3 Minute Thesis Competition
UO Clarence and Lucille Dunbar Scholarship UO Department of Earth Sciences Awards: Johnston fund scholarship for geophysics research UO Department of Earth Sciences Awards: Excellence in research and teaching Best Student Poster: GeoPRISMS Theoretical & Experimental Institute Outstanding Student Paper Award: AGU Annual Meeting 1st Place (Physics Poster): University of New Mexico Undergraduate Research Conference 2nd Place (Oral Presentation): University of New Mexico Undergraduate Research Conference |
Workshops
| 2018
2014 2012 |
In-house Seismic NetOps workshop/training – PNSN
IRIS-EarthScope USArray Data Processing and Analysis Short Course Statistical and Applied Mathematics Institute’s Undergraduate Research Conference |
Field Experience
| 2019, 18, 17
2018, 16 2017 2015
2015
2014
2013 |
Station maintenance/installation for the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (several day trips)
2D Refraction experiment for Eugene Water and Electric Board (1 day) Mt. Hood array, Field hand: Seismic nodal deployment (4 days) Two Towers array; Experiment designer and field lead: Seismic nodal deployment on a slow-moving earthflow (4 days) PROTEUS Cruise, Science party member: Active source ocean bottom seismometer experiment at Santorini volcano (4 weeks) Mendocino Supplementary Array to the Cascadia Initiative: Deploying broadband seismometers in Northern California (3 days) Cascadia Initiative cruise: Deploying ocean bottom seismometers on the Juan de Fuca (2 weeks) SNOlab, assisted building the MiniCLEAN dark matter detector in Sudbury, Canada (2 weeks) |