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Andrea Donnellan is a Professor and the Department Head of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University. She has been involved in important research related to earthquakes and crustal deformation, utilizing a variety of geodetic imaging techniques and computational modeling. Her work combines topographic studies with techniques like Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) and high-precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) observations to analyze interseismic and co-seismic deformations, particularly in relation to strain accumulation and fault interactions. She holds a Ph.D. in Geophysics from California Institute of Technology and has an extensive professional trajectory including positions at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory where she acted as Manager of Instrument Systems Section and was involved in numerous significant projects. Andrea's contributions to the field have been recognized by several honors, including being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She has played leadership roles in various professional organizations and has served as an editor for several esteemed scientific journals.
Purdue University • West Lafayette, IN
Head of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences.
Jet Propulsion Laboratory • Pasadena, CA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory • Pasadena, CA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory • Pasadena, CA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory • Pasadena, CA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory • Pasadena, CA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory • Pasadena, CA
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona • Pomona, CA
Lectured on geosciences.
University of Southern California • Los Angeles, CA
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