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Drew Siler
Post Doctoral Fellow
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering
University of Nevada, Reno
Telephone: (206) 427-6986
E-mail: dlsiler@syr.edu
Personal web page
Education
B.S. Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, 2005
Ph.D. Structural Geology, Syracuse University, 2011
Areas of Expertise
Structural Geology
Tectonics
Magmatic Rifts
Sea Floor Spreading/Ophiolites
Field Geology
3-D Modeling
Professional Work Experience
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nov 2011-Present
Post-Docoral Research Associate, Lacustrine Rift Basins Group, Syracuse University, May 2011-
Oct 2011
Doctoral Research, Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, June 2006-May 2011
Head Teaching Assistant, Syracuse University 2009-2011
Teaching Assistant, Syracuse University, 2006-2008
Major Ongoing Projects
Structural controls on geothermal systems, Great Basin, USA, 3D Structural modeling, fault dilation
and slip tendancy analysis.
Publications
Siler, D.L. and J.A. Karson, 2011, Sub-volcanic subsidence and caldera formation during subaerial
seafloor spreading in Iceland. Accepted, Geological Society of America Bulletin.
Siler, D.L. Varga, R.J., Horst, A.J., Karson, J.A., 2010, Subsidence and basaltic caldera formation
during crustal construction in Iceland. Eos Transactions, AGU Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract
# T31B-2160.
Siler, D.L. and J.A. Karson, 2009, Three-dimensional structure of inclined sheet swarms: Implications
for crustal thickening and subsidence in the volcanic rift zones of Iceland,
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 188, 333–346.
Karson, J.A.; Siler, D.L.; Horst, A.J.; Varga, R.J.; Curewitz, D. 2009, Toward a Comprehensive View
of Seafloor Spreading: What’s Happening Under the R2K Study Areas? Eos Transactions, AGU Fall
Meet. Suppl., Abstract #OS21B-01.
Siler, D.L., J.A. Karson, R.J. Varga, M. Pollock, A.J. Horst, and A.F. Nanfito, 2009, Structure and
kinematics of segment-scale crustal accretion processes in Iceland, Eos Transactions, AGU Fall
Meet. Suppl., Abstract #OS13A-08.
Siler, D.L., J.A. Karson, 2009, Crustal accommodation space generated during rifting in Iceland, AAPG
Abstract Volume, 2009.
Varga, R.J., Horst, A.J., Karson, J.A., Siler, D.L., Gee, J.S., 2008, Rapid subsidence and formation of
thick volcanic sections at magma-rich spreading centers: Paleomagnetic and AMS evidence from
north-central Iceland Eos Transactions, AGU Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract #GP21D-080.1.
Siler, D.L., J.A. Karson, and A.J. Horst, 2008, Sheet swarms and crustal thickening at Icelandic
spreading segment centers, Eos Transactions, AGU Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract #GP13A-08.
Siler, D.L., J.A. Karson, R.J. Varga and A.J. Horst, 2007, Internal structure of the extinct Skagi-
Hunafloi Rift Zone and implications for magmatic construction, Eos Trans. AGU, Fall Meet. Suppl.,
Abstract #T23B-07.
Siler, D.L. and Karson, J.A., 2007, Structural interpretations of a subsidence related flexure zone and
implication for crustal accretion processes; Vatnsdalsfjall, Iceland. Nordic Volcanological Center:
Summer School on Geodynamics and Magmatic Processes.
Curriculum Vitae (.pdf)
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