Thesis Topic:
Geophysical investigations in the Nankai Trough and Sumatran subduction zones
Working on the Kumano 3-D seismic project, NanTroSEIZE (leg 314) and the Sumatra tsunamigenesis project with Sean Gulick and Nathan Bangs

UTIG Advisor: Sean Gulick

Previous Education:
Bachelor of Science in Geophysics, June 2006
California Institute of Technology; Pasadena, California
Overall GPA of 3.2 on a 4.0 scale

Experience

Sailed aboard the RV Sonne offshore northern Sumatra
June 2008 to July 2008
Processed multichannel seismic data acquired to investigate tsunamigenic rupture and constrain structures of potential interest to future drilling legs. Also served as a Geophysical and Seismic Watchstander under Tim Henstock for majority of cruise.

Sailed with the NanTroSEIZE project stage 1 (IODP leg 314) aboard the DS/DV Chikyu Hakken
September 2007 to November 2007
Working on log characterization as part of the science crew. Subsequently investigating resistivity log measurements with the goal of constraining fracture-related signals.

Part-time Teaching Assistant for Geology for Engineers, University of Texas; Austin, Texas
August 2006 to December 2006

Research Assistant under Joann Stock, California Institute of Technology; Pasadena, California
March 2006 to August 2006
June 2005 to September 2005
Cored and prepared samples of the San Felipe Tuff for magnetic analysis
Performed NRM and AF measurements to verify origin of samples and demagnetize them for future AIM tests.

Volunteer for the Caltech Seismological Laboratory California Institute of Technology; Pasadena, California
January 2006 to March 2006
Geophysical Watchstander under Joann Stock aboard the NSF-RV Nathaniel B. Palmer; Antarctica, January 29th - February 27th
August 2003
Geophysical Watchstander under Joann Stock on the NSF-RV Nathaniel B. Palmer; Dutch Harbor to Honolulu

Student Research Assistant under Lisa Gahagan and Lawrence Lawver, PLATES Program, University of Texas Institute for Geophysics; Austin, Texas
June 2002 to September 2002 and June 2003 to September 2003
Constructed figures from the PLATES databases for use in multiple tectonic animations and publications
Converted data from the M.K. Horn Burial History database (845 case studies) for use with PLATES software and models
Processed burial history data to make an animation showing basin subsidence history in North America

Awards

Fellowship in Exploration Geophysics from the Jackson School of Geosciences 2006-2007

ACTIVITIES:

Co-founder and Officer, Caltech Figure Skating Team, 2003-2006
Member, Caltech Women's Glee Club, 2001-2006
Co-editor of the little t (major undergraduate publication), 2004-2005
Elected Member, Caltech Board of Control (advisory committee to the Deans for all honor code issues), 2003-2004 Subsequent service as an alternate, 2004-2005
Appointed Member, Caltech Admissions Committee, 2002-2003

SKILLS:

Technical:
Proficient with Focus, Geoframe, Geolog, ArcGIS, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe InDesign, MS Office, Endnote and the Internet
Fluent in Windows '98-XP, Mac OS X
Working knowledge of Caris HIPS and SIPS, GMT, Matlab, Mathematica, Lotus Notes and Adobe Pagemaker
Familiar with Unix and Linux

Laboratory:
Sample preparation: drilling, cutting, sanding
Petrographic Microscope and 2-G Magnetometer
Familiar with seismic geophone array, Lacoste-Romberg gravimeter, surveying techniques (Total station and GPS), NRM, and basic chemistry and physics laboratory technique

Non-technical:
Moderate proficiency in German
Gold level Ice Dancer
Intermediate level Freestyle figure skater

Abstract:
Martin, K. M., S. P. S. Gulick, et al. (2007). Preliminary Analysis of an Anomalous Bathymetric "Notch" Between the Kumano Forearc Basin and the Slope of the Nankai Trough Accretionary Prism. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco.

Reconstructed global paleocontinental maps found in the following:
Fowler, C.M.R. (2005). The Solid Earth: An Introduction to Global Geophysics. Cambridge, University Press: p.88-93.

L.A. Lawver, I.W.D. Dalziel, L.M. Gahagan, K.M. Martin, and D. Campbell (2002). PLATES Atlas of Plate Reconstructions (750 Ma to present). MS PowerPoint document.
(http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/plates/movies/PLATES_atlas_2002.ppt)