In the Barry Arm fjord of Alaska, repeat, high-resolution aerial and satellite data provide a unique opportunity to learn how a large bedrock landslide with a receding and thinning glacier at the toe is deforming.
Lauren N Schaefer
Lauren Schaefer joined the USGS Geologic Hazards Science Center in June 2020. Lauren is a researcher with the Landslide Hazards Program investigating landslide hazards using a variety of engineering geology principles and remote sensing techniques.
Her research interests include multidisciplinary applications of synthetic aperture radar and spectral imaging, landslide and volcano monitoring, experimental rock mechanics, and material evolution in dynamic systems. She is additionally interested in natural hazard emergency management and improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in the geosciences. She has previously served as a volunteer for the Red Cross, AmeriCorps, and GeoCorps America.
Professional Experience
2020-2021: U.S. Geological Survey Mendenhall Research Fellow
2019-2020: Research Associate, Colorado School of Mines, USA
2016-2019: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Education and Certifications
2013-2016: PhD, Geological Engineering, Michigan Technological University, USA
2010-2012: MS, Geology, Michigan Technological University and Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
2005-2009: BA, Environmental Geoscience, DePauw University, USA
Honors and Awards
U.S. Geological Survey Mendenhall Research Fellowship
American Geophysical Union Natural Hazards Graduate Research Award
NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship
National Science Foundation East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute Fellowship
Michigan Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowship
Association for Environmental and Engineering Geology Marliave Scholar Award
Science and Products
2024 Hurricane Helene Landslide Hazards
2024 Pedersen Lagoon Landslide-Generated Tsunami
Landslide Assessments, Situational Awareness, and Event Response Research (LASER)
Inventory of rock avalanches in the central Chugach Mountains, northern Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1984-2024
Spectral reflectance data of rock and soil in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Spectral reflectance data of rock and soil in southcentral Alaska
Data for Laboratory simulation of earthquake-induced damage in lava dome rocks
Interferometric synthetic aperture radar data from 2021 for landslides at Barry Arm Fjord, Alaska
Earthquake triggered ground failure associated with the M7.1 2018 southcentral Alaska Earthquake (ver. 2.0, December 2023)
Rapid Response Landslide Inventory for the 14 August 2021 M7.2 Nippes, Haiti, Earthquake
Initial Observations of Landslides triggered by the 2018 Anchorage, Alaska earthquake
Interferometric synthetic aperture radar data from 2020 for landslides at Barry Arm Fjord, Alaska
In the Barry Arm fjord of Alaska, repeat, high-resolution aerial and satellite data provide a unique opportunity to learn how a large bedrock landslide with a receding and thinning glacier at the toe is deforming.
Earthquake-triggered ground-failure inventory associated with the M7.1 2018 Southcentral Alaska earthquake
Satellite Interferometry Landslide Detection and Preliminary Tsunamigenic Plausibility Assessment in Prince William Sound, Southcentral Alaska
Regional mapping of actively deforming landslides, including measurements of landslide velocity, is integral for hazard assessments in paraglacial environments. These inventories are also critical for describing the potential impacts that the warming effects of climate change have on slope instability in mountainous and cryospheric terrain. The objective of this study is to identify slow-moving la
Kinematic evolution of a large paraglacial landslide in the Barry Arm fjord of Alaska
Laboratory simulation of earthquake-induced damage in lava dome rocks
Damage amplification during repetitive seismic waves in mechanically loaded rocks
Defining the Hoek-Brown constant mi for volcanic lithologies
Porosity, strength, and alteration – Towards a new volcano stability assessment tool using VNIR-SWIR reflectance spectroscopy
Rock alteration mapping in and around fossil shallow intrusions at Mt. Ruapehu New Zealand with laboratory and aerial hyperspectral imaging
National strategy for landslide loss reduction
Landslides triggered by the August 14, 2021, magnitude 7.2 Nippes, Haiti, earthquake
Evaluation of remote mapping techniques for earthquake-triggered landslide inventories in an urban subarctic environment: A case study of the 2018 Anchorage, Alaska Earthquake
Material properties and triggering mechanisms of an andesitic lava dome collapse at Shiveluch Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia, revealed using the finite element method
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
2024 Hurricane Helene Landslide Hazards
2024 Pedersen Lagoon Landslide-Generated Tsunami
Landslide Assessments, Situational Awareness, and Event Response Research (LASER)
Inventory of rock avalanches in the central Chugach Mountains, northern Prince William Sound, Alaska, 1984-2024
Spectral reflectance data of rock and soil in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Spectral reflectance data of rock and soil in southcentral Alaska
Data for Laboratory simulation of earthquake-induced damage in lava dome rocks
Interferometric synthetic aperture radar data from 2021 for landslides at Barry Arm Fjord, Alaska
Earthquake triggered ground failure associated with the M7.1 2018 southcentral Alaska Earthquake (ver. 2.0, December 2023)
Rapid Response Landslide Inventory for the 14 August 2021 M7.2 Nippes, Haiti, Earthquake
Initial Observations of Landslides triggered by the 2018 Anchorage, Alaska earthquake
Interferometric synthetic aperture radar data from 2020 for landslides at Barry Arm Fjord, Alaska
In the Barry Arm fjord of Alaska, repeat, high-resolution aerial and satellite data provide a unique opportunity to learn how a large bedrock landslide with a receding and thinning glacier at the toe is deforming.
In the Barry Arm fjord of Alaska, repeat, high-resolution aerial and satellite data provide a unique opportunity to learn how a large bedrock landslide with a receding and thinning glacier at the toe is deforming.
Earthquake-triggered ground-failure inventory associated with the M7.1 2018 Southcentral Alaska earthquake
Satellite Interferometry Landslide Detection and Preliminary Tsunamigenic Plausibility Assessment in Prince William Sound, Southcentral Alaska
Regional mapping of actively deforming landslides, including measurements of landslide velocity, is integral for hazard assessments in paraglacial environments. These inventories are also critical for describing the potential impacts that the warming effects of climate change have on slope instability in mountainous and cryospheric terrain. The objective of this study is to identify slow-moving la
Kinematic evolution of a large paraglacial landslide in the Barry Arm fjord of Alaska
Laboratory simulation of earthquake-induced damage in lava dome rocks
Damage amplification during repetitive seismic waves in mechanically loaded rocks
Defining the Hoek-Brown constant mi for volcanic lithologies
Porosity, strength, and alteration – Towards a new volcano stability assessment tool using VNIR-SWIR reflectance spectroscopy
Rock alteration mapping in and around fossil shallow intrusions at Mt. Ruapehu New Zealand with laboratory and aerial hyperspectral imaging
National strategy for landslide loss reduction
Landslides triggered by the August 14, 2021, magnitude 7.2 Nippes, Haiti, earthquake
Evaluation of remote mapping techniques for earthquake-triggered landslide inventories in an urban subarctic environment: A case study of the 2018 Anchorage, Alaska Earthquake
Material properties and triggering mechanisms of an andesitic lava dome collapse at Shiveluch Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia, revealed using the finite element method
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.