Members of the BLAST research group
Andrew C. Gase, PhD
I'm an assistant professor at Boise State University where I teach geophysics and study large, earthquake-producing fault zones, volcanoes, and sedimentary basins with seismology. I do some of my work at sea and some on land. My scientific career began with applying electromagnetic and seismic geophysical methods to study volcanic sediments. I now also use seismic reflection imaging, tomography, and other geophysical techniques to look inside the earth from the base of the lithosphere to the surface.
Anne received her bachelor's degree in professional geology at Eastern Michigan University. She is now using active and passive ocean-bottom seismometer data, acquired offshore Southeast Alaska, to study the crustal structure of the Queen Charlotte Fault, and the extent of the fault's seismogenic zone.
Aden is studying the crustal structure of the Iquique Ridge, a volcanic plateau that is subducting beneath Northern Chile, with ultra-long offset multichannel seismic data. His project includes down-ward continuation, 2D refraction tomography, and seismic reflection imaging to constrain the seismic velocity structure and water content of the ridge's upper crust. and Aden received his bachelor's degrees in geology and physics from Mercyhurst University.
Addie is an undergraduate physics student who plans to graduate from Boise State in spring 2026. She is currently the undergraduate assistant for our Forensic Geoscience Hub, which responds to requests for geophysical surveys of forensic and archeological investigations. In this capacity, Addie has acquired, processed, and interpreted GPR data from the Old Idaho Penitentiary Cemetery. She plans to go to graduate school and study planetary geophysics in the near future.