Justin Revenaugh

Justin Revenaugh is the Department Head and Professor in the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences at the University of Minnesota. He leads the Seismology and Geostatistics Research Group and is actively accepting undergraduate research students. His expertise lies in using seismic waves to image Earth's deep structure, with particular focus on discontinuities, scattering phenomena, and ultra-low velocity zones at the core-mantle boundary.

Education: While specific educational background isn't detailed in the provided text, his position as Department Head and Professor indicates extensive academic training in geophysics or related fields.

Research Interests:

• Seismology and Deep Earth Imaging: Using earthquake waves to map Earth's internal structure, particularly focusing on abrupt variations in material properties
• Crustal Scattering Studies: Investigating how seismic energy interacts with crustal heterogeneities, revealing relationships between scattering and earthquake generation in California
• Core-Mantle Boundary Research: Studying ultra-low velocity zones (ULVZ) - thin layers atop the core-mantle boundary that may be partially molten and chemically differentiated
• Mantle Dynamics: Exploring the potential link between ULVZ and hotspot plumes that could initiate supercontinent breakup
• Geostatistics and Paleoclimate: Active interests in time-series analysis of paleoclimate proxies and coastal processes

Research Projects: Current projects include studying near-fault crustal scattering and seismogenesis, characterizing sub-cratonic reflectors, searching for mid-mantle discontinuities (900-2000 km depth), detecting mantle water, and probing ultra-low velocity zones at the base of the mantle.

Teaching and Mentoring: Professor Revenaugh is actively involved in teaching and currently accepting undergraduate research students. He offers opportunities in data visualization and data management within his research group.

Laboratory and Research Group: He leads the Seismology and Geostatistics Research Group at the University of Minnesota, which focuses on advanced seismic imaging techniques and their application to understanding Earth's deep structure and dynamics.