Interested in doing research in volcano seismoacoustics? I'm always looking for good graduate students, so if you are enthusiastic about hazards and have a strong background in geology and physics (coding is a major plus!), please contact me at caplanj@wwu.edu.
Master's students (graduated)
Jesse Hutchinson (Ph.D.; Staff seismologist at Ocean Networks Canada)
Relocation and analysis of the 2007 Nechako, B.C., seismic swarm: evidence for magmatic intrusion in the lower crust
Chelsea Menefee (Math teacher, Ferndale High)
Quantifying submarine eruptive flux from interpretation of hydroacoustic signals, West Mata Volcano, Lau Basin
Joel Brann (Geologist/Air Quality Specialist, U. of Alaska Fairbanks)
Mechanisms of Inverted Seismic Multiplets
Dara Merz (Seismic and acoustic engineer, Wilson Alaska Technical Center, UAF)
Seismicity and Velocity Structure of Offshore Hawai`i, including Lo`ihi Submarine Volcano
Jonathan Drobiarz (Software specialist, Moody's RMS)
Interpreting the dynamics of submarine landslides through hydroacoustic modeling, West Mata volcano, NE Lau Basin
Kevin Lally (Hydrographic support engineer at NORBIT Subsea)
Seismic Structure of Tanaga Island, Alaska
Mikkel Louis (Ph.D. student at Oregon State University)
Eruption Evolution of West Mata Volcano, NE Lau Basin Using Hydroacoustic and Video Data
Kiana Harris (Earth and Environmental Science teacher, The Classical Academy High School)
To Erupt or Not to Erupt? That is the Question: Extremely High Levels of Background Seismicity and Lack of Eruptivity from 2003-2019 at Gareloi Volcano, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Olana Costa (Geologist/staff scientist at ALL4)
Investigating Kīlauea’s 2018 Offshore Lava Emplacement Through Hydroacoustic Data
Master's students (current)
Craig Gabrielson
Seismicity and Seismic Tomography at Tanaga Volcanic Cluster, Aleutian Arc, Alaska
Leia Villamizar
When Lava Meets Water: Modes of Lava Emplacement on Kīlauea’s Submarine Flank as Detected by Hydrophones
Undergraduate student researchers
Carmen Atkins
Anna Bellesiles
Jennifer Fernandes
Anna Foster
Erik Fulmer
Haille Johnson
Chance LittleBoy
Helena Menendez
Karenna Merritt
Emma Myers
Nathan Villeneuve