Daniel Mongovin
- PhD Aspirant, Self Graduate Fellow
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Biography —
As a native of Washington State, I have always been interested in the Geological Sciences. I received a B.Sc. (2018) in Geology from Central Washington University and an M.Sc. (2022) in Geology from the University of Kansas.
After continuing for my Ph.D. at KU in 2022, I was nominated and selected as a 2023-2027 Madison & Lila Self Graduate Fellow, a highly competitive fellowship with the mission to provide support and professional development for exceptional graduate student leaders who demonstrate significant promise.
Education —
Research —
My research interests include addressing structural and tectonic questions at orogen to outcrop scale with a focus on landscape evolution and topographic analysis utilizing earthquake geology, neotectonics, geomorphology, structural geology, geophysical, remote sensing and geodetic techniques.
With frequent international travel to the Nepal Himalayas, my dissertation research is focused on understanding the history of surface uplift and thrust system development in the Himalayan Mountain Belt with a focus on improving the understanding of natural hazards that pose great risk to high mountain communities. Following my Ph.D., I plans to continue in research in either academia or industry with a goal to conduct meaningful geoscience research and advise, teach, and nurture the next generation of geoscientists.
Teaching —
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Kansas, 2020-2022
Lead Instructor: Optical Mineralogy, Petrology Lab, Intro to Geology Lab
Teaching Assistant: Intro to Geology Lecture, Field Camp
Invited Instructor: Makerere University, Uganda Field School – Summer 2024, University of Houston 2024 FIELDGeo Field Trip – Winter 2024
Selected Publications —
Mongovin, D.D., Taylor, M.H., Rittenour, T.M., Hoxey, A.K.R., McLean, N., Bemis, S.P., Murphy, M.A. (in review). Strike-slip faulting in the Cascadia Backarc: Documentation of Quaternary Dextral Slip on the Tumalo Fault, Central Oregon, and Implications for Regional Kinematics (In Review, Geosphere, Geological Society of America).
Mongovin, D.D. and Philibosian, B. (2021). Creep on the Sargent Fault over the Past 50 Years from Alignment Arrays with Implications for Slip Transfer Between the Calaveras and San Andreas Faults (Article, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America). https://doi.org/10.1785/0120210041
Ponti, D.J. et al. (2020). Documentation of surface fault rupture and ground deformation features produced by the Ridgecrest M6.4 and M7.1 earthquake sequence (Research Article, Seismological Research Letters). https://doi.org/10.1785/0220190322
Catchings, D. et al. (2020). Nodal Seismograph Recordings of the 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence (Research Article, Seismological Research Letters). https://doi.org/10.1785/0220200203
Service —
Chair, Representative Committee, KU Geol. Graduate Student Organization – 2023-2024
Ph.D. Student Representative/Liason at Faculty Meetings, KU Dept. of Geology – 2023-2024
Inaugural President & Founding Member, KU Geol. Graduate Student Organization – 2022-2023
Secretary, Association for Women in the Geosciences Osage Chapter, KU – 2021-2022
Member/Discussion Leader, Unlearning Racism in the Geosciences, KU – 2020-2021