This document is a resume for Christopher Bradford Kenyon, who is pursuing an M.S. in Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University with a focus on geology and geophysics. He has relevant coursework and research experience in seismology, transform faults, geophysical field techniques, and data analysis. His thesis involves 3D tomography to image the Cascadia subduction zone offshore of Oregon. He has proficient computer skills and experience managing large datasets. His work experience includes fieldwork, research cruises, data management, and software development for his thesis project.
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1. Christopher Bradford Kenyon
425-275-7031
Chris_Kenyon_Geo@hotmail.com
2310 NE 191st ST Lake Forest Park, WA, 98155
CAREER OBJECTIVE
To use my experience in geology and geophysics in a way that benefits the community around me and leads to a
intriguing and rewarding career.
EDUCATION
Oregon State University 09/20/2012- Present
M.S. Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences: Thesis Option
Concentration: Geology and Geophysics
Relevant Coursework and Experience
- Elements of Seismology: Math and physics applied to seismological principles
- Mega Earthquakes: Studying behavioral patterns of large earthquakes using scientific literature on modern
earthquakes and paleoseismic studies.
- Structure of Transform Faults: Identifying, understanding, and studying transform fault systems
- Geophysical Field Techniques: Planning, executing and analyzing multiple varieties of geophysical surveys
- Data analysis-Frequency and Wave number domain: Applying statistical analysis to scientific data sets.
Thesis experience:
- Controlled source 3D tomography to image the structure of the Cascadia subduction zone off the coast
of Central Oregon.
- Management and manipulation of large data sets in Linux, OSX, MATLAB, and Excel.
- Production of publication quality scientific reports.
Western Washington University 09/21/2007-08/20/2011
BS Geology
Concentration: Geophysics
Coursework in geology, physics, and applied geophysics. 6 week Field Course in geologic mapping. Weeklong
research cruise experience
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in MATLAB with experience in programming and software development.
Experience with ArcGIS and GMT.
Experience coding in multiple languages including C, Perl/Shell, and R.
Proficient with PC, Mac and Linux Command Line Operating systems.
Proficient with MS Office and spreadsheet programs such as Excel.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Oregon State University 07/20/2012- Present
Graduate Research Assistant
20-30 hours per week
Relevant Experience:
- Field Work: Planning and installing multiple seismic stations in the Oregon Coast Range for thesis project
- Research Cruise, Watch Stander/Scientific party: Participated in 2.5 week research cruise deploying ocean
bottom seismometers and running both multi-channel seismic reflection and bathymetric surveys off the
coast of Western Chile.
- Survey Data Management and Software Development: Manipulating large seismic data sets in command line
ASCII format, SEGY, Excel, and MATLAB. Altering software and programming routines in MATLAB to run
tomographic inversions on large datasets.
- AGU Conference: Creating publication quality figures and maps; communicating scientific ideas to the
community.
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