Summary

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Welcome! I’m an observational seismologist and Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow at the US Geological Survey. My research incorporates techniques from applied mathematics and photonic seismology to better understand Earth structure and earthquakes. When I’m not looking at wiggle plots, I can be found playing with my puppy or losing at backgammon. For my complete publication record and background, please see my CV. Also, check out the software on my Github page.

Education

• California Institute of Technology (2019-2024) - PhD Geophysics
• Indiana University (2015-2019) - BS Mathematics and BS Geological Sciences

Experience

• United States Geological Survey (2024-present) - Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow
• Caltech Seismological Laboratory (2019-2024) - Graduate Student Researcher
• United States Geological Survey (2019) - NAGT Summer Intern
• Indiana University Geophysics Laboratory (2015-2019) - STARS Undergraduate Researcher
• Los Alamos National Laboratory (2017) - IRIS Summer Intern

Contact

Feel free to reach out:

• Email: jatterholt@usgs.gov
• Bluesky: @atterholt.bsky.social