Dr Lauren Waszek ~ Lecturer

Dr Waszek is a global seismologist, researching the seismic properties of Earth’s deep interior from the inner core to the upper mantle. She is particularly interested in the relationship between seismic structures and their geodynamical origin. She is currently investigating the properties and characteristics of mantle transition zone and mid-mantle discontinuities, and their relationship to mantle convection and composition.

Teaching

• PH1007: Advanced Stream Physics 2 (Level 1; TSV)

Interests

Research

• Observations and thermochemical modelling of upper mantle discontinuities beneath the Australian tectonic plate
• Discontinuities in the mantle transition zone and mid-mantle, and their relationship to deflection of convecting material
• Anisotropic structure of Earth's inner core, and its link to crystal structure and composition
• Machine learning applications to automatic signal processing and waveform identification methods

Experience

• 2020 to present - Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville, QLD)
• 2016 to 2021 - Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University (Las Cruces, NM)
• 2017 to 2020 - DECRA Fellow, Australian National University (Canberra, ACT)
• 2015 to 2016 - Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Maryland (College Park, MD)
• 2012 to 2015 - Junior Research Fellow, University of Cambridge (Cambridge, UK)
• 2008 to 2012 - PhD, University of Cambridge (Cambridge UK)

Research Disciplines

• Geophysics (3706)
• Machine learning (4611)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding knowledge (2801)

Fellowships

• 2017 to 2021 - Discovery Early Career Research Award fellowship DE170100329
• 2012 to 2015 - Junior Research Fellowship, University of Cambridge, Homerton College

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Journal Articles

• Garcia J, Waszek L, Tauzin B and Schmerr N (2021) Automatic identification of mantle seismic phases using a Convolutional Neural Network. Geophysical Research Letters, 48 (18), Article: e2020GL091658, DOI:10.1029/2020GL091658.
• Huang Q, Schmerr N, Waszek L and Beghein C (2019) Constraints on seismic anisotropy in the mantle transition zone from long‐period SS precursors. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 124 (7), pp. 6779-6800, DOI:10.1029/2019JB017307.
• Godwin H, Waszek L and Deuss A (2018) Measuring the seismic velocity in the top 15 km of Earth’s inner core. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 274, pp. 158-169, DOI:10.1016/j.pepi.2017.11.010.
• Waszek L, Schmerr N and Ballmer M (2018) Global observations of reflectors in the mid-mantle with implications for mantle structure and dynamics. Nature Communications, 9, Article: 385, DOI:10.1038/s41467-017-02709-4.
• Lasbleis M, Waszek L and Day E (2017) GrowYourIC: a step toward a coherent model of the earth’s inner core seismic structure. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 18 (11), pp. 4016-4026, DOI:10.1002/2017GC007149.
• Blom N, Deuss A, Paulssen H and Waszek L (2015) Inner core structure behind the PKP core phase triplication. Geophysical Journal International, 201 (3), pp. 1657-1665, DOI:10.1093/gji/ggv103.
• Waszek L and Deuss A (2015) Anomalously strong observations of PKiKP/PcP amplitude ratios on a global scale. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 120 (7), pp. 5175-5190, DOI:10.1002/2015JB012038.
• Waszek L, Thomas C and Deuss A (2015) PKP precursors: implications for global scatterers. Geophysical Research Letters, 42 (10), pp. 3829-3838, DOI:10.1002/2015GL063869.
• Waszek L and Deuss A (2015) Observations of exotic inner core waves. Geophysical Journal International, 200 (3), pp. 1636-1650, DOI:10.1093/gji/ggu497.

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