kselway

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Kate Selway

No longer at LDEO: 

Yes

Associate Research Scientist

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Seismology Geology and Tectonophysics

230C Seismology

61 Route 9W - PO Box 1000

Palisades

NY

10964-8000

US

Phone: 

(845) 365-8345

Fax: 

(845) 365-8150

kselway@ldeo.columbia.edu

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Fields of interest: 

I am interested in the formation and evolution of the continents. How did the continents originally form? Why are some continental regions stable for billions of years while others are repeatedly deformed? How does the composition of the deep lithospheric mantle relate to processes occurring at the surface? The main tool I use to investigate these questions is magnetotellurics (MT), which is a deeply-penetrating electromagnetic method that images the electrical conductivity of the lithosphere and asthenosphere. I seek to combine MT observations with constraints from mantle geochemistry, seismics and mineral physics to develop new insights into lithosphere composition and improve our understanding of continental evolution.

Education

List of degrees from highest to lowest:

PhD

University of Adelaide, South Australia

12/2007

BSc (Hons)

University of Adelaide

12/2002

Selected Publications:

The seismic mid-lithosphere discontinuity Selway, K; Ford, H; Kelemen, P. Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume: 414 p.: 45-57 (2015)

Water contentof the Tanzanian lithosphere from magnetotelluric data: Implications for cratonic growth and stability Selway, K.; Yi, J.; Karato, S. Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume: 388 p.: 175-186 (2014)

On the causes of electrical conductivity anomalies in tectonically stable lithosphere Selway, K. Surveys in Geophysics Volume: 35 p.: 219-257 (2014) DOI 10.1007/s10712-013-9235-1

A simple 2-D explanation for negative phases in TE magnetotelluric data Selway, K.; Thiel, S.; Key, K. Geophysical Journal International Volume: 188 p.: 945-958 (2012) doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05312.x

Magnetotelluric constraints on the tectonic setting of Grenville-aged orogenesis in central Australia Selway, K.; Hand, M.; Payne, J.L.; Heinson, G.; Reid, A. Journal of the Geological Society, London Volume: 168 p.: 251-264 (2011) doi: 10.1144/0016-76492010-034

Identifying the lithospheric structure of a Precambrian orogen using magnetotellurics: The Capricorn Orogen, Western Australia Selway, K.; Sheppard, S.; Thorne, A.M.; Johnson, S.P.; Groenewald, P.B. Precambrian Research Volume: 168 p.: 185-196 (2009) doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2008.09.010

Magnetotelluric constraints on subduction polarity: Reversing reconstruction models for Proterozoic Australia Selway, K.; Hand, M.; Heinson, G.; Payne, J.L. Geology Volume: 7 Issue: 9 p.: 799-802 (2009) doi: 10.1130/G30175A.1