Geology professor and seismologist
Jacqueline Caplan-Auerbach is a seismologist and professor of geology at Western Washington University (Western).[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] She is best known for identifying the "Swift Quake ", a seismological phenomenon during Taylor Swift 's Eras Tour .[ 4] Her research usually focuses on the sounds and seismic motions from volcanoes .[ 5] [ 6] She currently serves as the associate dean of Western's College of Science and Engineering.[ 3]
Personal life and education
According to her profile on Classmates.com , Caplan-Auerbach graduated from Redwood High School in Larkspur, California with the class of 1985, and them from the Peninsula School in Menlo Park, California with the class of 1981.[ 7]
She later received a dual-B.A. in physics and English from Yale University , and later a Ph.D. from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 2001.[ 3] [ 8] Although her educational background is in physics, she found an advisor at the University of Hawaiʻi who was planning to put seismometers on an underwater volcano , and Caplan-Auerbach's interest was piqued, so she joined the team.[ 9]
Caplan-Auerbach is married to Pete Stelling,[ 4] also a volcanologist, and retired faculty at Western.[ 8] [ 10]
References
^ "Jacqueline Caplan-Auerbach" . Western Washington University . Retrieved September 2, 2023 – via bepress.
^ "WWU seismologist captures 'Swift-quake,' story goes global" . WWU News . Western Washington University . July 31, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023 .
^ a b c "caplanj: Jackie Caplan-Auerbach" . Geology Department . Western Washington University . Retrieved September 4, 2023 .
^ a b Hoffman, Hailey (August 9, 2023). "Viral 'Swift Quake' WWU professor aims to make earth science popular" . Cascadia Daily News . Retrieved September 2, 2023 .
^ Hawryluk, Dianna (July 28, 2023). "Jackie Caplan-Auerbach: Swiftquake" . KGMI . Retrieved September 2, 2023 .
^ Glazer, Ilan (July 5, 2019). " "Our role as geoscientists is to help people understand fragility and power of the world." an interview with Jackie Caplan-Auerbach" . StoryCorps Archive . StoryCorps . Retrieved September 4, 2023 .
^ "Jackie Caplan-Auerbach" . Classmates.com . Retrieved September 4, 2023 .
^ a b "Alumni News" (PDF) . Nuhou Kanaka Puka [Alumni News] . Department of Geology and Geophysics of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology: 18–21. Summer 2006.
^ Barber DeGraaff, Regina (May 11, 2019). "Seismology & Volcanology with Dr. Caplan-Auerbach" . Spark Science (Podcast). Western Washington University . Retrieved September 4, 2023 .
^ Jacobo, Julia (February 8, 2023). "This is how heat from a volcano can be used to power an entire town" . WDBO . Retrieved September 8, 2023 .
External links
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