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Professor, Department of Geosciences

Dr. Jeffrey B. Johnson came to Boise State University in 2012 as faculty in the Department of Geosciences. His Ph.D. in Geophysics is from the University of Washington, Seattle, and his M.S. in Geophysics and B.S. in Geological and Environmental Sciences are both from Stanford University. Before coming to Boise State, Dr. Johnson was a research professor at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, where he was pursuing research related to multi-disciplinary geophysical volcano studies, atmospheric tomography, and thunder from electrical storm activity. His research has taken him to field locations throughout the world including Equador, Guatemala, Chile, Costa Rica, Antactica, Russia, Pakistan, Idaho, New Mexico, and Hawaii. His recent work has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society.

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Dr. Jeffrey B. Johnson came to Boise State University in 2012 as faculty in the Department of Geosciences. His Ph.D. in Geophysics is from the University of Washington, Seattle, and his M.S. in Geophysics and B.S. in Geological and Environmental Sciences are both from Stanford University. Before coming to Boise State, Dr. Johnson was a research professor at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, where he was pursuing research related to multi-disciplinary geophysical volcano studies, atmospheric tomography, and thunder from electrical storm activity. His research has taken him to field locations throughout the world including Equador, Guatemala, Chile, Costa Rica, Antactica, Russia, Pakistan, Idaho, New Mexico, and Hawaii. His recent work has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Geographic Society.

Present	Professor, Boise State University ‐ Department of Geosciences
Institution Organization Position Type Position Title Time Period to Options Current Position Affiliate my profile with this Institution

Geology, Geophysics and Seismology, and Volcanology

Geophysical Study of Eruptive Processes and Volcanology

2020 - 2020	To capture more information about the seismic activity around Challis, Idaho Earthquake
	National Science Foundation (NSF)
	Role: Co-Investigator
	Colleague(s): Dylan Mikesell, Lee Liberty, and Jake Anderson
	$73,000
2020 - 2020	To capture more information about the seismic activity around Challis, Idaho Earthquake
	United States Geological Survey (USGS)
	Role: Co-Investigator
	Colleague(s): Dylan Mikesell, Lee Liberty, and Jake Anderson
	$49,000

2021 - Present

Fulbright Scholar Alumni Ambassador, Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

2012 - CAREER Award, National Science Foundation

Volcano Geophysics
Volcanoes
Whole Earth Structure and Composition
Volcano Geophysical Field Methods
Field Volcano Seismology and digital Signal Processing
Wilderness Skills

E-mail: JeffreyBJohnson@boisestate.edu

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4179-8592

Animating Volcanic Processes (Clare E. Nelson, Wyatt P. Wurtenberger and Jeffrey B. Johnson) 2020 Undergraduate Research Showcase (2020)

Animation is a powerful tool for making scientific processes accessible to non-specialists. Volcanic processes, for example, often require animated visualizations to explain the physics of what occurs beneath the Earth’s surface. We are partnering with ...

Modeling the Teton Dam Failure for Downstream Consequences and Validating Geoclaw Code with Geophysical Techniques (Hannah Spero, Donna Calhoun, Brittany Brand, et al.) 2020 Undergraduate Research Showcase (2020)

Worldwide there are threats from geohazards, and specifically from dam failures. In the United States, a dam failure could result in a million and a half people losing their lives. Over 20% of the dams ...

Topographic Effects of Infrasound Wave Propagation (Jerry C. Mock, Jacob Anderson, Jeffrey B. Johnson, et al.) 2020 Undergraduate Research Showcase (2020)

Infrasound is acoustic energy with low frequencies often below the threshold of human hearing (< 20 Hz). Continuous infrasound is produced by Volcán Villarrica (Southern Chile) and may be recorded with specialized microphones. In January, ...

Topographic Effects of Infrasound Wave Propagation (Jerry C. Mock, Jacob Anderson, Jeffrey B. Johnson, et al.) 2020 Undergraduate Research Showcase (2020)

Infrasound is long wavelength sound, inaudible to humans, which is widely used in volcano monitoring. Infrasound radiation is directly correlated with physical processes occurring at a volcanic vent and may be used to determine volcanic ...

The Gem Infrasound Logger: A Lightweight, Low-Power, Low-Cost, Open-Source Infrasound Logger (Jacob F. Anderson and Jeffrey B. Johnson) 2018 Graduate Student Showcase

Low-frequency acoustic waves (called infrasound) are used for monitoring atmospheric disturbances including nuclear tests, volcanoes, and other powerful phenomena. Brief but focused infrasound campaigns enable the study of a wide range of sites and phenomena ...

Volcano Video Data Characterized and Classified Through Computer Vision and Machine Learning Algorithms (Alexander Miller and Jeffrey B. Johnson) 2019 Graduate Student Showcase

Video cameras are common at volcano observatories but due to the large data volume from continuous acquisition and time requirements for manual analysis, images are typically inspected after major eruptions. To use cameras as a ...