Item talk:Q48094

usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T17:01:41.283528'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/michael-albert-mitchell
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education:
   - 2020 - PhD in Geophysics from the University of British Columbia
   - 2011 - MPhil. in Earth Sciences from the University of Cambridge
   - 2010 - BSc. in Geophysical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines
   email: mamitchell@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms:
   - Applied Geophysics
   - Geophysical Inversion
   - Volcanology
   - DC resistivity
   - Electromagnetics
   - Gravity
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - I am a research geophysicist at the California Volcano Observatory who focuses
     on using gravity, magnetic, and MT datasets, to better image the magmatic plumbing
     of the Clear Lake Volcanic. Improving our understanding of the magmatic plumbing
     will allow us to better characterize the volcanic hazards and evaluate the threat
     that the Clear Lake Volcanic field poses to nearby communities.
   name: Michael Albert Mitchell, Ph.D.
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0001-5070-8793
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/calvo
   organization_name: California Volcano Observatory
   personal_statement: "Over the course of my education I have been fortunate to\
     \ work on a diverse set of geophysical projects which range from:- Shooting\
     \ high resolution seismic profiles on the Kitsap Peninsula, west of Seattle,\
     \ to better characterize the western end of the Seattle Fault.- Archaeological\
     \ geophysics investigations of the Great House at the Chimney Rock National\
     \ Monument in southwestern Colorado.- 3-D tomographic inversion of Askja volcano\
     \ in Iceland\u2019s Northern Volcanic Zone, using local micro-seismic events,\
     \ to imaging the sub-caldera magma chamber and track the migration of magma\
     \ from its injection points in the lower crust to the surface.- Studying aspects\
     \ of electrical and electromagnetic survey design, data quality control, and\
     \ inversion in the hope of improving methodologies for the use of these geophysical\
     \ methods in underground or in-mine environments.With my current work on the\
     \ Clear Lake Volcanic Field I am excited to be learning more about magnetotellurics\
     \ (MT) and am happy to be studying volcanoes once again! At some point in my\
     \ career I would enjoy the opportunity to work on projects related to archaeological\
     \ geophysics once again."
   professional_experience: []
   title: Research Geophysicist