ChelseaPhippsScott

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Cornell University
3162 Snee Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853

610-659-7523
cps242@cornell.edu

EDUCATION
PhD

Geophysics, Cornell University (Expected Spring 2016)

Advisor: Dr. Rowena Lohman
Thesis title: InSAR, earthquakes, and water: An analysis of interferometric phase contributions
from coseismic deformation, water vapor, and soil moisture

BA

Geology and Physics (Magna Cum Laude), Carleton College, 2010

Advisor: Dr. Sarah Titus
Geology thesis title: Kinematic modeling of deformation in the Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus
Physics thesis title: Glacier dynamics

Honors and Awards

2015-2016
2015
2010-2011
2009

McMullen Fellowship, Cornell University

Bender Memorial Award for academic and community excellence, Cornell University
The Allensworth Fellowship, Carleton College
Kolenkow and Reitz Research Scholarship, Carleton College

Publications
ScottC.,LohmanR.: Sensitivity of earthquake source inversions to atmospheric noise and
corrections in InSAR data: In revision.
Scott, C., Allmendinger, R., Gonzlez G., Loveless J., Coseismic extension from surface cracks
reopened by the 2014 Pisagua, northern Chile earthquake sequence, Geology,
doi:10.1130/G37662.1 (2016).
Scott,C.,Lohman,R.,Pritchard,M.,Alvarado,P.,Snchez, S., Andeanearthquakestriggered
bythe2010Maule,Chile(Mw8.8)earthquake:Comparisonsofgeodetic,seismicandgeologic
constraints,JournalofSouthAmericanEarthSciences,50,p2739,

doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2013.12.001 (2014).
Scott, C., Titus, S., Davis J., Using field data to constrain a numerical kinematic model for ridgetransform deformation in the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus. Lithosphere, doi:10.1130/L237.1
(2013).

Research Experience
2011- Present: Cornell University
Graduate work with Rowena Lohman
Process radar interferometry data
Invert for earthquake source parameters
Correct atmospheric noise in InSAR data with weather models
Apply empirical atmospheric corrections to InSAR data
Analyze surface properties in arid climates from InSAR data
Graduate work with Richard Allmendinger
Map coseismic cracks in the field in Northern Chile
Conduct a structural analysis of field and geodetic datasets
2008-2011:

Carleton College
Undergraduate and postgraduate work with Sarah Titus
Conduct a kinematic analysis of deformation on a paleo oceanic transform fault
Process paleomagnetic data

Teaching Experience
2015
2013-2015

2007-2011

Teaching Assistant, Cornell University

Satellite Based Remote Sensing
Guest Lecturer, Cornell University
Active tectonics
Seismic Record Reading
Structural Geology
Teaching Assistant/ Laboratory Assistant/ Tutor, Carleton College
Structural geology
Tectonics
Classical Mechanics
Gravity and the Earth (Introduction to Physics)
Calculus and Linear Algebra

Outreach
Expand Your Horizons: Co-led workshops (2-3 workshops/year with 10-15 students each) for high
school women
2012: Sandbox experiment
2013: Global earthquake distribution, fault block friction model
2014: Earthquake location
2015: Earthquake location and seismic record reading
Communications Mentor for UNAVCO Undergraduate Summer intern, 2014
Service and other professional activities
Reviewer (2014): Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Manager of the analog seismic station, Cornell University: Fall 2014- Spring 2015

President of the Snee Graduate Student organization, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Cornell University: Spring- Fall 2013
Graduate Student Earth Sciences Seminar Co-organizer: Winter 2012
Additional Skills:
Computing Languages and Programs: Matlab (proficient), Mathematica (proficient), LaTeX (proficient),
GMT (proficient), Python (familiar), Perl (familiar)
Languages: English, French, Spanish (Elementary)
Conference Abstracts:
Scott, C. and Lohman R.: SeasonalchangeinSoilMoistureinNorthernChileandSouthernCalifornia
inferredfromInSARdata,OralpresentationatAGUFallMeeting2015.
Scott, C. and Allmendinger R.: Surface cracking during the 2014 M8.1 Pisagua, Northern Chile
Earthquake, Southern California Earthquake Center, 2015.
Lohman, R. and Scott, C.: Sensitivity of Earthquake Source Inversrions to Spatially Variable
Atmospheric Corrections of SAR data, Southern California Earthquake Center, 2015.
Loveless, J., Allmendinger, R., Gonzalez, G., Barnhart, W., Scott, C.: Long-Term Stability of the 2014
Iquique, Chile Earthquake Rupture Zone: Evidence from Forearc Deformation, American Geophysical
Union, 2014.
Allmendinger, R., Scott, C., Gonzalez, G., Loveless, J.: Coseismic Surface cracks produced by the
Mw8.1 Pisagua Earthquake Sequence, American Geophysical Union, 2014.
Lohman, R. and Scott, C.: Spatial scale of deformation constrained by combinations of InSAR and GPS
observations in Southern California, American Geophysical Union, 2014.
Scott, C.: Andean earthquakes triggered by the 2010 Maule, Chile (M w 8.8) mega-thrust earthquake,
Lamont Student Seismology Workshop, Columbia University, 2014.
Scott, C., Lohman, R.: Integrating InSAR and GPS data to measure crustal deformation: Insights
on resolution from sensitivity tests, American Geophysical Union, 2013.
Scott, C., Lohman, R.: Integrating InSAR and GPS data to measure crustal deformation: Insights on
resolution from sensitivity tests, Southern California Earthquake Center, 2013.
Scott, C., Titus, S.: Davis, J., A Numerical Kinematic Model for Deformation Near a Ridge-Transform
Intersection in the Troodos ophiolite, Cyprus Based on Gabbro Paleomagnetic Rotations and Sheeted
Dike Orientations; American Geophysical Union, 2011.
Scott, C., Titus, S., Davis, J.: Kinematic Modeling of Deformation near a Ridge-Transform Intersection
in the Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus; American Geophysical Union, 2010.