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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

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Earth MRI data and applications graphic

Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI)

The goal of Earth MRI is to improve our knowledge of the geologic framework in the United States and to identify areas that may have the potential to contain undiscovered critical mineral resources. Enhancement of our domestic mineral supply will decrease the Nation’s reliance on foreign sources of minerals that are fundamental to our security and economy.
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Mineral Resources Program
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Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI)

The goal of Earth MRI is to improve our knowledge of the geologic framework in the United States and to identify areas that may have the potential to contain undiscovered critical mineral resources. Enhancement of our domestic mineral supply will decrease the Nation’s reliance on foreign sources of minerals that are fundamental to our security and economy.
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Data of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) Kīlauea Campaign Gravity Network (KCGN)

Data Description Campaign microgravity surveys have been conducted at K?lauea, Hawai‘i (USA), since 1975 (Dzurisin and others, 1980) and, when combined with deformation measurements, enable insights into mass change within the volcano (Jachens and Eaton, 1980; Johnson, 1992; Kauahikaua and Miklius, 2003; Johnson and others, 2010; Bagnardi and others, 2014; Poland and others 2019). For example, mic
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Volcano Science Center, Kīlauea

Science and Products

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Earth MRI data and applications graphic

Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI)

The goal of Earth MRI is to improve our knowledge of the geologic framework in the United States and to identify areas that may have the potential to contain undiscovered critical mineral resources. Enhancement of our domestic mineral supply will decrease the Nation’s reliance on foreign sources of minerals that are fundamental to our security and economy.
By
Mineral Resources Program
link

Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI)

The goal of Earth MRI is to improve our knowledge of the geologic framework in the United States and to identify areas that may have the potential to contain undiscovered critical mineral resources. Enhancement of our domestic mineral supply will decrease the Nation’s reliance on foreign sources of minerals that are fundamental to our security and economy.
Learn More

Data of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) Kīlauea Campaign Gravity Network (KCGN)

Data Description Campaign microgravity surveys have been conducted at K?lauea, Hawai‘i (USA), since 1975 (Dzurisin and others, 1980) and, when combined with deformation measurements, enable insights into mass change within the volcano (Jachens and Eaton, 1980; Johnson, 1992; Kauahikaua and Miklius, 2003; Johnson and others, 2010; Bagnardi and others, 2014; Poland and others 2019). For example, mic
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Volcano Science Center, Kīlauea

*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