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Katharine V. Cashman

Katharine V. Cashman

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Earth Science

D-Index
84
Citations
21532
World Ranking
409
National Ranking
38

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2016 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2014 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2009 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Katharine V. Cashman is affiliated with the University of Oregon in the United States. Their research focuses extensively on Earth and Planetary Sciences, particularly in the fields of Geophysics and Atmospheric Science, alongside contributions to Global and Planetary Change, Artificial Intelligence, and Earth-Surface Processes.

Their work addresses a broad range of topics including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Cryospheric studies and observations

Their recent publications illustrate the diversity of their research interests. These include:

  • "A Little Data Goes a Long Way: Automating Seismic Phase Arrival Picking at Nabro Volcano With Transfer Learning," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Open-vent volcanoes fuelled by depth-integrated magma degassing," 2022, Bulletin of Volcanology
  • "Sources of uncertainty in the Mazama isopachs and the implications for interpreting distal tephra deposits from large magnitude eruptions," 2020, Bulletin of Volcanology
  • "Measuring the size of non-spherical particles and the implications for grain size analysis in volcanology," 2021, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • "Crystal Size Distribution (CSD) Analysis of Volcanic Samples: Advances and Challenges," 2020, Frontiers in Earth Science

Their collaborative work includes frequent partnerships with several researchers, notably:

  • A. Rust
  • Sacha Lapins
  • J. M. Kendall
  • Berhe Goitom
  • Maximilian J. Werner

Katharine V. Cashman regularly publishes in multiple scientific venues. Their most common publication outlets include:

  • Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Their professional recognition includes the following honors:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2016)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2016)
  • Member of Academia Europaea (2014)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2012)
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU) (2009)

Best Publications

  • Vertically extensive and unstable magmatic systems: A unified view of igneous processes

    Katharine V. Cashman;R. Stephen J. Sparks;Jonathan D. Blundy

  • Crystal size distribution (CSD) in rocks and the kinetics and dynamics of crystallization II: Makaopuhi lava lake

    Katharine V. Cashman;Bruce D. Marsh

  • Controls on explosive-effusive volcanic eruption styles

    Michael Cassidy;Michael Manga;Katharine V. Cashman;Olivier Bachmann

  • Permeability development in vesiculating magmas: implications for fragmentation

    Caroline Klug;Katharine V. Cashman

  • Textural studies of vesicles in volcanic rocks: An integrated methodology

    Thomas Shea;Bruce F. Houghton;Lucia Gurioli;Katharine V. Cashman

  • Degassing and microlite crystallization during pre-climactic events of the 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines

    J. E. Hammer;K. V. Cashman;R. P. Hoblitt;S. Newman

  • Groundmass crystallization of Mount St. Helens dacite, 1980 1986: a tool for interpreting shallow magmatic processes

    Katharine V. Cashman

  • How volcanoes work: a 25 year perspective

    Katharine V. Cashman;R. Stephen J. Sparks

  • Formation and dynamics of magma reservoirs

    R. S. J. Sparks;C. Annen;C. Annen;J. D. Blundy;K. V. Cashman

  • Observations on basaltic lava streams in tubes from Kilauea Volcano, island of Hawai'i

    Jim Kauahikaua;Katharine V. Cashman;Tari N. Mattox;C. Christina Heliker

  • Calderas and magma reservoirs

    Katharine V. Cashman;Guido Giordano

  • Relationship between plagioclase crystallization and cooling rate in basaltic melts

    Katharine V. Cashman

  • Cooling and crystallization of lava in open channels, and the transition of Pāhoehoe Lava to 'A'ā

    Katharine V. Cashman;Carl Thornber;James P. Kauahikaua

  • Structure and physical characteristics of pumice from the climactic eruption of Mount Mazama (Crater Lake), Oregon

    C. Klug;K. Cashman;Charles R. Bacon

  • Rheology of bubble-bearing magmas

    Michael Manga;Jonathan Castro;Katharine V. Cashman;Michael Loewenberg

  • Explosive dynamics of violent Strombolian eruptions: The eruption of Parícutin Volcano 1943-1952 (Mexico)

    L Pioli;E Erlund;E Johnson;Katharine V Cashman

  • Crystal size distribution (CSD) in rocks and the kinetics and dynamics of crystallization

    Katharine V. Cashman;John M. Ferry

  • A case for CO2-rich arc magmas

    Jonathan Blundy;Katharine V. Cashman;Alison Rust;Fred Witham

  • The structure of basaltic scoria and reticulite and inferences for vesiculation, foam formation, and fragmentation in lava fountains

    Margaret T. Mangan;Katharine V. Cashman;Katharine V. Cashman

  • Permeability of vesicular silicic magma: inertial and hysteresis effects

    Alison C Rust;KV Cashman

  • Vesiculation of basaltic magma during eruption

    Margaret T. Mangan;Katharine V. Cashman;Sally Newman

Frequent Co-Authors

Jon D Blundy
Jon D Blundy University of Oxford
Michael Manga
Michael Manga University of California, Berkeley
Paul J. Wallace
Paul J. Wallace University of Oregon
Bruce F. Houghton
Bruce F. Houghton University of Hawaii at Manoa
Mauro Rosi
Mauro Rosi University of Pisa
Ross C. Kerr
Ross C. Kerr Australian National University
Ross W. Griffiths
Ross W. Griffiths Australian National University
William W. Chadwick
William W. Chadwick Oregon State University
Jonathan M. Castro
Jonathan M. Castro Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Marie Edmonds
Marie Edmonds University of Cambridge

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