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Chanel Deane

Chanel Deane is a Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow in the USGS Geologic Hazards Science Center for the Earthquake and Volcano Hazards Programs. Her research focuses on exploiting remote surface-wave observations of volcanic eruptions in detection and location analyses to improve pre-and post-eruption seismic characterization of volcanic activity. 

Professional Experience

  • Sep 2023 – Present, Mendenhall Research Geophysicist, USGS National Earthquake Information Center 

  • Jan 2019–Jul 2023, Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant in Geosciences, Penn State University 

  • May – Aug 2022, Pathways Intern, USGS National Earthquake Information Center 

  • June – Aug 2021, Graduate Research Intern, Oak Ridge National Laboratory 

  • May 2017 – Jan 2019, Geophysicist, Integrity Consulting Engineering & Security Solutions, Defense Threat Reduction Agency 

  • May 2015 – May 2017, Geophysicist, Leidos, Air Force Technical Applications Center 

  • Aug 2014 – Apr 2015, NSF Graduate STEM Fellow in K-12 Education, Transmountain Early College High School 

  • Jun – Aug 2014, Graduate Research Assistant, Los Alamos National Laboratory 

  • Aug 2013 – May 2014, Graduate Teaching Assistant in Geology, The University of Texas at El Paso 

Education and Certifications

  • Ph.D. in Geosciences, Penn State University, 2023 (Dissertation: Analysis of Seismic Source Characteristics Across a Broad Range of Spatial Scales)

  • M.S. in Geophysics, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2015 (Thesis: A Tectonic Analysis on the Central Region of the Himalaya Collision Zone using Double- Difference Tomography)

  • B.S. in Earth Sciences with a specialization in Geology, Central Connecticut State University, 2013 

Affiliations and Memberships*

  • Seismological Society of America 

  • American Geophysical Union 

Honors and Awards

  • 2022 – Michael Loudin Family Graduate Scholarship in Geosciences, Penn State University 

  • 2021 – Marathon Alumni Centennial Graduate Fellowship in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Penn State University  

  • 2021 – Chevron Graduate Student Scholarship, Penn State University  

  • 2014 – NSF Graduate STEM Fellowship in K-12 Education, The University of Texas at El Paso 

  • 2014 – Vernon G and Joy Hunt Scholarship, The University of Texas at El Paso 

*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government