Professor
My primary research interests are physical volcanology and geophysics.
In volcanology, my research focuses on development of volcanic hazard models. These include computer models for tephra dispersion and lava flow simulation that I work to develop and test. I also devote considerable energy to development of new techniques for understanding the structural setting of basaltic volcanic fields on Earth and other planets, and to modeling heat and mass transfer in volcanoes.
My research in geophysics involves high-resolution gravity and magnetic surveys and techniques, inversion of potential field data, for example using the downhill simplex methods and singular value decomposition. I most enjoy geophysics when we can successfully use multiple methods simultaneously to create a clear picture of a geological structure or geological process.
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About Charles Connor
My primary research interests are physical volcanology and geophysics.
In volcanology, my research focuses on development of volcanic hazard models. These include computer models for tephra dispersion and lava flow simulation that I work to develop and test. I also devote considerable energy to development of new techniques for understanding the structural setting of basaltic volcanic fields on Earth and other planets, and to modeling heat and mass transfer in volcanoes.
My research in geophysics involves high-resolution gravity and magnetic surveys and techniques, inversion of potential field data, for example using the downhill simplex methods and singular value decomposition. I most enjoy geophysics when we can successfully use multiple methods simultaneously to create a clear picture of a geological structure or geological process.
| Present | Professor, University of South Florida | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2018 | RCN: Planning for a Modeling Collaboratory for Subduction Zone Science |
| National Science Foundation - EAR182434 | |
| Role: co-I, UT Austin lead organization | |
| 2017 | Building integrated seismic and volcanic hazard models in active arcs: an example from the Managua Graben, Nicaragua |
| NASA - 16-ESI16-0030 | |
| Role: co-PI, Penn State lead organization | |
| 2014 | Evaluating the Role of Distributed Volcanism in the Development of the Tharsis Region of Mars |
| Mars Data Analysis Program (MDAP) National Aeronautical and Space Agency | |
| Role: PI | |
| 2013 | SI2–SSI: Collaborative Research: Building Sustainable Tools and Collaboration for Volcanic and Related Hazards |
| National Science Foundation - ACI1339768 | |
| Role: PI, with Unviersity at Buffalo |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2010 - 2015 | Associate Dean of Research and Scholarship, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida | 2010 - 2012 | Chair, Volcanology, Petrology, and Geochemistry committee for Education and Outreach, American Geophysical | 2001 - 2009 | Chair, Department of Geology, University of South Florida |
Courses
- Data Analysis in Geology and Geophysics
- GeoComputation
- Physical Volcanology
- Geovisualization
| 1988 | Ph.D., Dartmouth College | |
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| 1984 | M.S., Dartmouth College | |
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| 1982 | B.A., University of Illinois | |
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| 1982 | B.S., University of Illinois | |
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Contact Information
Office: SCA 517
Phone: (813) 974-0325
Email: