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meta: status_code: 200 timestamp: '2023-09-30T17:33:09.584686' url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/anjana-k-shah profile: abstracts: - 'Shah, A., Walsh, G., Taylor, R., Taylor, C., Aleinikoff, J., Klein, A., Regan, S., and Lupulescu, M., 2016, Geophysical, geochemical, and geological approaches to evaluating rare earth resources in the Eastern Adirondacks, upstate New York, Geological Society of America 2016 Annual Meeting, doi: 10.1130/abs/2016AM-281761.' - Boyd, O.S. and A. K. Shah, 2016, Progress on the USGS National Crustal Model for seismic hazard studies, Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting, 2016. - Shah, A., R. Stanley, K.A. Lewis, P.J. Haeussler, C.J. Potter, R.W. Saltus and J. Phillips, 2015, Aeromagnetic survey data used to map features of the Cook Inlet and Susitna basins, Alaska, AGU-SEG Workshop "Potential field and electromagnetic methods applied to basin studies," 2015. - Pratt, T., A. Shah, and J.W. Horton, 2014, Discerning Faults Responsible for the Charleston, SC earthquake of 1886, Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting, 2014. affiliations: [] education: - Ph.D. Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, 2001 - M.S. Oceanography, University of Washington, 1996 - M.S. Applied Mathematics, New York University, 1990 - B.S. Mathematics, Stony Brook University, 1988 email: ashah@usgs.gov expertise_terms: - magnetic field (earth) - gravitational field (earth) - crust (earth) - tectonic processes - mineral resources - energy resources - geologic structure - earth structure - rocks and deposits - marine geophysics - marine geology honors: [] intro_statements: - Anji Shah is a research geophysicist with the Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center in Denver, CO, specializing in the use of gravity, magnetic and radiometric methods for geologic characterization and interpretation. name: Anjana K Shah name_qualifier: null orcid: 0000-0002-3198-081X organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/gggsc organization_name: Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center personal_statement: She is currently working on several projects involving subsurface geologic characterization for earthquake hazard, mineral resource, and energy resource applications. She also has a background in marine geophysics.For earthquake hazard studies, Dr. Shah uses gravity and magnetic data to distinguish contacts between subsurface rocks with different densities or magnetic properties. In some regions, these contacts may delineate buried faults and other structures that suggest seismic risk (see this article for application to the 2011 Mw5.8 Mineral, Virginia earthquake). Gravity and magnetic data can also be used to distinguish areas that may be more likely to exhibit seismicity in response to fluid injection (see this article for application to north-central Oklahoma).Dr. Shah has also led several projects involving imaging and evaluation of rare-earth-element (REE) deposits. Concentrations of REE-bearing minerals in certain geological environments can be detected using radiometric and magnetic methods. Heavy mineral sands are of particular interest because their extraction involves minimal impact; REE-bearing monazite and xenotime have been observed throughout the southeastern U.S. The Eastern Adirondacks were mined in the 1800's and 1900's for magnetite. The ores also contain REE-bearing apatite, and often REE's are present in mining tailings. A combination of geophysical, geological and geochronological approaches is being used to study this area. professional_experience: - Research Geophysicist, U.S. Geological Survey, 2007-present - Senior Research Scientist, Dynamics Technology, Inc. (now Raytheon Company), 2004-2007 - National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Associate, Naval Research Laboratory, 2001-2004 title: Research Geophysicist
