Lead Consultant
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I am a geologist with 11 years of experience in geochemistry, statistical analysis, and subsurface investigation who has contributed to projects including injection well permitting, soil permeability modification, and mine remediation, and published extensively on fluid-rock interaction and its influence on seismic hazards. I have lead multiple technical teams in geologic and hydrologic investigations, data analysis, and report preparation on two continents. My expertise includes geochemical modeling, regression analysis, QA/QC of large datasets, Python, microanalysis, mass spectrometry, geologic mapping, and scientific graphic design. My academic research was supported by over $570,000 in federal grants and has resulted in nine first-authored or mentee-authored publications. As part of my research and professional service, I have collaborated with tribal governments and Indigenous communities in Washington and California to work towards an equitable and inclusive future.
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News
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PI Hoover was awarded an NSF Grant for $395k to investigate feedbacks between deformation and fluid movement in subduction zones using exhumed rocks in the Italian Alps.
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Eos Highlight on a new paper first-authored by mentee and UW grad student Peter Lindquist using thermodynamic models to constrain the formation of talc in modern subduction zones.
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Check out my recent talk on evidence for episodic seismic events in chemically-reacting rocks at Central Washington University that was lived streamed on YouTube
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New paper out in Geophysical Research Letters showing evidence for episodic seismic events hosted by chemically-reacting rocks from the subduction interface
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My Research
My research focuses on the relationship between fluids and seismic hazards and the of behavior and transport of fluids in subduction zones. I investigate how fluids move in subduction zones, their feedbacks with seismicity and deformation, and the timescales of fluid transport and deformation. I combine petrologic, geochemical and structural methods applied to exhumed paleo-subduction terranes in the Alps, Southern California and beyond.
Seismic hazardsFluid movement as a cause and consequence of seismicity
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Fluid transport networksFluid sources and transport pathways in subduction zones
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Diffusion chronometryResolving timescales in the rock record comparable to active subduction monitoring
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I am currently working and living on unceded lands of the Coast Salish peoples that touch the shared waters of the Duwamish, Puyallup, Suquamish, Tulalip, and Muckleshoot. Much of my research has been carried out on lands of the Tongva, Diné, and Piscataway peoples. I respectfully and humbly thank the Coast Salish, Tongva, Diné, and Piscataway ancestors, elders, and citizens for their ongoing stewardship of these lands and affirm their sovereignty in the face of continued dispossession and settler-colonialism
