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Education
Ph.D. in Geophysics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Jan. 2015
Dissertation: Investigation of Volcanic Processes Using Seismology and Geodesy at Okmok Volcano, Alaska
M.S. in Geophysics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Fall 2010
Thesis: Seismicity and Structure at Okmok Volcano, Alaska
B.A. with High Honors in Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley, Spring 2008
Thesis: Evidence for Dilational Processes Accompanying Earthquakes at The Geysers Geothermal Field, California
Research Interests
earthquake source mechanisms, earthquake location, tsunami generation, earthquake triggering, investigation of volcanic structures using seismicity and tomography, volcano monitoring, geodetic signatures of tectonic and volcanic deformation
Academic Awards
Outstanding Student Presentation Honorable Mention, Seismology Section, 2011 AGU Fall Meeting
U.S.G.S. Jack Kleinman Grant for Volcano Research, 2009
Department Citation, U.C. Berkeley, 2008
Oscar Geballe Postgraduate Scholarship, U.C. Berkeley, 2008
Charles H. Ramden Research Scholarship, U. C. Berkeley, 2008
Professional Membership
American Geophysical Union, August 2007-present
Seismological Society of America, December 2008-present
American Association of Petroleum Geologists, January 2009-2014
Outreach
Judge, 2016 AGU Fall Meeting Undergraduate Virtual Poster Session
Presenter, 2016 Science Day, Machetanz Elementary School
Exhibitor, 2016 Alaska State Science Fair
Professional Growth
Grader, Spring 2012, Geoscience/Geological Engineering 350: Introduction to Geophysics: the Dynamic Earth
Participant, 2011 GeoPRISMS Alaska Primary Site Planning Meeting
Participant, 2010 International Volcanological Field School: Katmai
Participant, 2009 UNAVCO Short Course: InSAR
Publications and Meeting Abstracts
Johnson, P.A., D.L. Nyland, C. Varnado, P. Whitmore, K. MacPherson, S.J. Ohlendorf, and Paul Huang (2016), GNSS Enhancements of the Tsunami Warning System at the National Tsunami Warning Center, Abstract S23A-2750 presented at 2016 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 12-16 Dec.
Thurber, C.H., H. Zhang, S.G. Prejean, M. Haney, S.J. Ohlendorf, S. Lemon, and J. Brown (2014), Seismic Tomography of Alaskan Volcanoes: Accomplishments and Opportunities, Abstract 14-483 presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Seismological Society of America, Anchorage, AK, 30 Apr.- 2 May.
Ohlendorf, S.J., C.H. Thurber, J.D. Pesicek, and S.G. Prejean (2014), Seismicity and Seismic Structure at Okmok Volcano, Alaska, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, doi: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2014.04.002. Find it on ScienceDirect here.
Ohlendorf, S.J., K.L. Feigl, C.H. Thurber, Z. Lu, and T. Masterlark (2011), Geodetic Measurements and Numerical Modeling of the Deformation Cycle for Okmok Volcano, Alaska: 1993-2008, Abstract S31B-2234 presented at 2011 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 5-9 Dec.
Ohlendorf, S.J., C.H. Thurber, and S.G. Prejean (2010), Velocity Structure and 2008 Eruptive Seismicity at Okmok Volcano, Alaska, Abstract V33C-2404 presented at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 13-17 Dec.
Pesicek, J.D., C. H. Thurber, J. Sileny, and S.J. Ohlendorf (2010), Determination of Earthquake Source Mechanisms at Okmok Volcano, Alaska from Inversion of P-wave Peak Amplitudes, Abstract S21C-2058 presented at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 13-17 Dec.
Feigl, K., T. Masterlark, Z. Lu, S.J. Ohlendorf, C. H. Thurber, F. Sigmundsson (2009), Geodetic Measurements and Mechanical Models of Cyclic Deformation at Okmok Volcano, Alaska, Eos Trans. AGU, 90(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract G43C-05.
Ohlendorf, S.J., C.H. Thurber, and S.G. Prejean (2009), Seismicity and Structure at Okmok Volcano, Alaska, Eos Trans. AGU, 90(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S23B-1758.
Ohlendorf, S.J., Feigl, K.L., C.H. Thurber (2009), Model-Based Geodetic Transient Detection, 2009 Southern California Earthquake Center Annual Meeting: Proceedings and Abstracts, Volume XIX, Abstract 2-077.
Taggart, J., Ohlendorf, S., Ford, S., Hellweg, M., and D. Dreger (2009), Anomalous Moment Tensor Solutions for The Geysers, CA, Berkeley Seismological Laboratory Annual Report July 2008-June 2009.
Dreger, Douglas, Sean Ford, William Walter, and Summer Ohlendorf (2008). Lessons from the Transportable Array for Seismic Monitoring, 2008 IRIS Workshop.
Ohlendorf, S., Z. Peng, and Y. Ben-Zion (2007), Velocity Contrast Along the Hayward Fault From Analysis of Fault Zone Head Waves, Eos Transactions American Geophysical Union, 88(52), Fall Meeting Suppl., Abstract S21A-0237.
Ohlendorf, S., Z. Peng, and Y. Ben-Zion (2007), SCEC/SURE: Velocity Contrast Along the Hayward Fault From Analysis of Fault Zone Head Waves, SCEC 2007 Annual Meeting: Proceedings and Abstracts, Volume XVII, Abstract.
