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MICHAEL THORNE

Professor

Geology & Geophysics

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  • Professor
    Geology & Geophysics

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Global seismic wave propagation
  • Global seismic structure and dynamics of the Earth and Moon
  • Core-mantle boundary structure
  • Ultra-low velocity zone and D" discontinuity structure
  • Seismic array processing
  • Environmental geophysics
  • Geophysical imaging of glaciers
  • Geophysical imaging of the Great Salt Lake

GRANTS

  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    MAPPING THE LATERAL VARIABILITY OF GROUNDWATER INPUT INTO THE GREAT SALT LAKE USING ELECTRICAL METHODS
    UT DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES1 Jul 2024 - 30 Jun 2025
    UT DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    NSFGEO-NERC: ADVANCING CAPABILITIES TO MODEL ULTRA-LOW VELOCITY ZONE PROPERTIES THROUGH FULL WAVEFORM BAYESIAN INVERSION OF SHORT PERIOD SEISMIC ARRIVALS AND GEODYNAMIC MODELING
    1 Apr 2024 - 31 Mar 2027
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    NSFGEO-NERC: ADVANCING CAPABILITIES TO MODEL ULTRA-LOW VELOCITY ZONE PROPERTIES THROUGH FULL WAVEFORM BAYESIAN INVERSION OF SHORT PERIOD SEISMIC ARRIVALS AND GEODYNAMIC MODELING
    1 Apr 2024 - 31 Mar 2027
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    THE FUTURE OF GLACIERS USING A NOVEL, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
    UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION1 Apr 2024 - 31 Mar 2026
    UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    GLOBAL SEARCH FOR D DISCONTINUITY STRUCTURE
    20 Jan 2022 - 28 Feb 2027
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    NSFGEO-NERC: GLOBAL UTRALOW-VELOCITY ZONE PROPERTIES FROM SEISMIC WAVEFORM MODELING
    1 Aug 2017 - 31 Dec 2023
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    DEEP MANTLE CYCLING
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION1 Jan 2014 - 31 Dec 2018
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    LUNAR INTERIOR
    NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE A4 Nov 2011 - 4 Oct 2013
    NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE A
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    WAVEFORM MODELING LOWER MANTLE
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION8 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2015
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    MANTLE INTERFEROMETRY
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION1 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2012
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION