Patricia G MacQueen, Ph.D.
Patricia MacQueen is a Geophysicist with the Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center in Denver, Colorado.
Patricia MacQueen joined the USGS in 2022 as a geophysicist with the Earth MRI project. Her expertise includes potential fields methods and InSAR remote sensing.
Professional Experience
2022-present, Geophysicist, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado
2017, Geophysical Consultant, MacQueen Geophysical Consulting
2014-2017, Geophysicist, Micro-g LaCoste
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. Geological Sciences, Cornell University, 2022
M.Sc. Earth Science, Simon Fraser University, 2014
B.Sc. Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, 2011
Affiliations and Memberships*
International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior
American Geophysical Union
Honors and Awards
Meyer Bender Memorial Scholarship (2022)
AGU Fall Meeting Outstanding Student Presentation Award (2015, 2020)
Estwing Award, Cornell Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Most Outstanding Graduate Student (May 2020)
NASA FINESST Fellowship (2019-2022)
Cornell Graduate Fellowship (2017)
Science and Products
Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI)
Airborne Magnetic and Radiometric Survey, Colorado Mineral Belt, Southwest Block, 2023
Airborne electromagnetic and magnetic survey of the Alabama Graphite-Vanadium Belt and surrounding regions, 2023
Data of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) Kīlauea Campaign Gravity Network (KCGN)
Annual review 2023: Critical minerals
Science and Products
Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI)
Airborne Magnetic and Radiometric Survey, Colorado Mineral Belt, Southwest Block, 2023
Airborne electromagnetic and magnetic survey of the Alabama Graphite-Vanadium Belt and surrounding regions, 2023
Data of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) Kīlauea Campaign Gravity Network (KCGN)
Annual review 2023: Critical minerals
*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