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Nathan Downey
Grad Student in Geophysics
B.Sc., 2001, University of Alberta,
Canada
California Institute of Technology
Seismological Laboratory
1200 E. California Blvd., MS 252-21
So. Mudd Building, Rm 350
Pasadena, CA 91125
Phone: (626) 395-6967
Fax: (626) 564-0715
Email: ndowney@gps.caltech.edu
web page: http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~ndowney
ResearchMy research is focused on determining the tectonic history of the Cretaceous regions of the Pacific Plate. Joann Stock, my advisor, and I have created a model of the history of the Cretaceous Osbourn spreading center. As there are few magnetic reversal anomalies observable in the Osbourn Region, Rob Clayton and I have developed a method by which the shape of abyssal hills can be used to determine spreading rates and directions useful for reconstructing the history of this region. Currently, I am working to extend this technique to analysis of other geological textures, such as sand dunes, strain markers in rocks and fracture zones. I also work with Mike Gurnis on basin analysis.
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