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Michael L. Begnaud

Geophysics Group
EES-11 (Geophysics)
MS F665

Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, NM 87545
(505) 667-7620, FAX: 665-3687
mbegnaud@lanl.gov

EDUCATION:

Ph.D., Geology, University of California, Davis, June 1997. Dissertation: Structure of the Eastern Clipperton Transform Zone, East Pacific Rise. Advisor: Dr. James S. McClain

Bachelor of Science, Geology, University of California, Davis, March 1991

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT:
Technical Staff Member, EES-11 (Geophysics), Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM		November 2000 - present
Postdoctoral Research Associate, EES-3 (Geophysics), Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM		October 1999 - November 2000
Postgraduate Researcher, Earth Sciences Department, University of California, Santa Cruz		May 1999 - September 1999
Science Postdoctoral Fellow, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA		April 1997 - April 1999

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Seismology and Seismotectonics	Three-dimensional Tomography
Crustal Geophysics	Earthquake Location Using Sparse Data
Marine and Continental Margin Seismology	Seismic Database Management

HONORS AND AWARDS:

1997:	Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship
1997:	Sigma Xi Membership
1996:	Outstanding Student Presentation, Tectonophysics Section, American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. Title: Structure of a "Magma-Starved" Segment on a Fast Spreading Ridge

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

American Geophysical Union	Ridge Inter-disciplinary Global Experiments
Seismological Society of America

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:

Spring-Fall 2002: "Next Steps" committee member for Earth and Environmental Sciences division.

ABSTRACTS:

Please see Complete Abstract List

PUBLICATIONS:

Please see Publications

FIELD WORK AND SEA EXPERIENCE:

August 2000 - May 2001: Installed and analyzed data from broadband and short-period seismometers at the Nevada Test Site. Required short turnaround time from data retrieval to data analysis and reporting.

May 1999 - August 1999: Deployed a series of IRIS-PASSCAL RefTeks on the University of California, Santa Cruz campus as part of a site amplification study.

April 1997 - October 1998: Chief Scientist/Co-Chief Scientist on the R. V. Point Lobos/ROV Ventana and R. V. Western Flyer/ROV Tiburon cruises in Monterey Bay to perform seismicity studies using corehole seismometers developed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (16 day and week long cruises).

April - May 1994 (35 days): Scientist on research cruise aboard the R. V. Maurice Ewing to collect seismic refraction data at the Clipperton Transform Zone along the East Pacific Rise. Responsible for processing and plotting Hydrosweep bathymetric data during the experiment.

September 1991 (8 days): Scientist on research cruise aboard the R. V. Atlantis II to obtain seismicity data at hydrothermal vents of the Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge. Assisted in maintaining, deploying, and retrieving ocean-bottom seismometers.

July of 1991 - 1994, 1996: Associate Instructor for University of California, Davis, Geology Department summer field course (geophysics section). Acquired gravity, magnetic, electrical resistivity, and seismic refraction data on select areas of the resurgent dome of the Long Valley Caldera, California.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Extensive experience with Unix, Windows95/98, and Macintosh operating systems.
Programming experience in FORTRAN, C, MATLAB, and shell scripting.
Extensive use of earthquake location/analysis tools: SAC2000, Hypoinverse, EvLoc, SeaTools, MatSeis.
Experience with scientific software applications including: SQLPLUS, Antelope Seismic Application Package, ARCVIEW, MATLAB, Generic Mapping Tools (GMT).
Use of commercial software applications including: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat, Microsoft Office, and FileMaker Pro.
Designed and created research and personal web pages using Macromedia Dreamweaver, Microsoft FrontPage, and Netscape Composer.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS:

"Earthquakes in Monterey Bay", Pacific Grove Eco-Corps, August 1999, Pacific Grove, California.
"Recent Seismicity of Monterey Bay and San Gregorio Fault Zones, Monterey Bay, California", Monterey Bay Chapter, International Conference of Building Officials, February 1999, Monterey, California.
"Tectonics of Monterey Bay", Monterey Peninsula College, May 1999, Monterey, California.
"A three-dimensional tomographic view of a ridge-transform intersection along the East Pacific Rise", Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, March 1998, Moss Landing, California.
"Structure of a 'magma-starved' segment on a fast spreading ridge", 1996 Spring American Geophysical Union meeting, Baltimore, Maryland.

WORKSHOPS/COURSES ATTENDED:

Beginning C Programming, October, 2002, Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Troubleshooting and Maintaining the Macintosh, November 6-7, 2000, San Jose, California.
RIDGE Workshop on the Results of Field Studies along the East Pacific Rise, 9 - 10N, September 24-26, 1998, University of California, Santa Barbara.
1995 RIDGE Theoretical Institute, Faulting and Magmatism at Mid-Ocean Ridges, June 11-13, 1995, Granlibakken Conference Center, Lake Tahoe, California.
1992 RIDGE Theoretical Institute, Hydrothermal and Magma-Chamber Processes at Mid-Ocean Ridges, January 6-9, 1992, University of Arizona, Tucson.

December 15, 2003