Bruce Appelgate

BRUCE APPELGATE, PhD
Assistant Research Scientist, SOEST / HIGP
Director of Field Operations, Hawai'i Mapping Research Group

University of Hawai'i at Manoa
2525 Correa Road, Honolulu HI 96822
tel: (808)956-9720 fax: (808)956-2538 Internet email: bruce@soest.hawaii.edu

EDUCATION

1995 Ph.D. Marine Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI
Dissertation Advisor: Alexander N. Shor
Dissertation: A Geophysical Study of the Reykjanes and Kolbeinsey Seafloor Spreading Centers

1988 M.S. Oceanography, Integrated Geology/Geophysics minor, Oregon State University
Thesis Advisor: Stephen R. Hammond
Thesis: Tectonic and Volcanic Structure of the South Rift Zone of Axial Volcano, Juan de Fuca
Ridge: Results from a SeaMARC I Sidescan Sonar Survey

1985 B.A. Geology (Oceanography emphasis), Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS:

1996 - present Assistant Researcher, Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawai'i

1996 - present Director of Field Operations, Hawai'i Mapping Research Group, University of Hawai'i

1995 Director of Research and Technical Development, Seabed Mapping New Zealand Limited

1990 - 1995 Graduate research assistant, University of Hawai'i, Hawai'i Mapping Research Group

1988 - 1990 Assistant researcher, Oregon State University - Cooperative Institute for Marine Resource Studies, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR

1985 - 1988 Graduate research assistant, Oregon State University, College of Oceanography

1984

Assistant field geologist (Summer), Benton Engineering, Inc., San Diego, CA

AWARDS:

1992 - 1995 Society of Exploration Geophysicists Foundation Scholarship (Exxon Production Research)

1994 J. Watumull Merit Scholarship, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawai'i

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

1993 - 1994 President, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, UH Chapter

1992 Treasurer, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, UH Chapter

1990 - 1991 Convenor, UH Geology / Geophysics Seminar Series

1990 - 1991 Member, Department Operations Committee, UH Geology / Geophysics

1986 - 1987 Member, Library Review Committee, OSU Oceanography

1996 - present	Assistant Researcher, Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawai'i
1996 - present	Director of Field Operations, Hawai'i Mapping Research Group, University of Hawai'i
1995	Director of Research and Technical Development, Seabed Mapping New Zealand Limited
1990 - 1995	Graduate research assistant, University of Hawai'i, Hawai'i Mapping Research Group
1988 - 1990	Assistant researcher, Oregon State University - Cooperative Institute for Marine Resource Studies, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR
1985 - 1988	Graduate research assistant, Oregon State University, College of Oceanography
1984	Assistant field geologist (Summer), Benton Engineering, Inc., San Diego, CA

AWARDS:
1992 - 1995	Society of Exploration Geophysicists Foundation Scholarship (Exxon Production Research)
1994	J. Watumull Merit Scholarship, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawai'i

COMMUNITY SERVICE:
1993 - 1994	President, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, UH Chapter
1992	Treasurer, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, UH Chapter
1990 - 1991	Convenor, UH Geology / Geophysics Seminar Series
1990 - 1991	Member, Department Operations Committee, UH Geology / Geophysics
1986 - 1987	Member, Library Review Committee, OSU Oceanography

PUBLICATIONS

Appelgate, B., Modes of axial reorganization on a slow-spreading ridge: The structural evolution of Kolbeinsey Ridge since 10 Ma, Geology, in press, 1997.

Appelgate, B. and A. N. Shor, The northern Mid-Atlantic and Reykjanes Ridges: Spreading center morphology between 55°50' N and 63°00'N, Journal of Geophysical Research, 99, 17,935-17,956, 1994.

Appelgate, B. and R. W. Embley, Submarine tumuli and inflated tube-fed lava flows on Axial Volcano, Juan de Fuca Ridge, Bulletin of Volcanology, 54, 447-458, 1992.

Appelgate, B., C. Goldfinger, M. E. MacKay, L. D. Kulm, C. G. Fox, R. W. Embley, and P. J. Meis, A left-lateral strike-slip fault seaward of the Oregon convergent margin, Tectonics, 11, 465-477, 1992.

Appelgate, B., Volcanic and structural morphology of the south flank of Axial Volcano, Juan de Fuca ridge: Results from a SeaMARC I sidescan sonar survey, Journal of Geophysical Research, 95, 12765-12783, 1990.

PUBLICATIONS AS COAUTHOR

Goldfinger, C., L. D. Kulm, R. S. Yeats, T. B Appelgate, G. Cochrane, and M. E. MacKay, Active strike-slip faulting and folding of the Cascadia plate boundary and forearc in northern and central Oregon: in Rogers, A.M., Kockelman, W.J., Priest, G., Walsh, T.J. eds., Assessing and reducing earthquake hazards in the Pacific Northwest, U.S.G.S. Professional Paper 1560, 1993.

Goldfinger, C., L. D. Kulm, R. S. Yeats, B. Appelgate, M. E. MacKay, and G. F. Moore, Transverse Structural Trends Along the Oregon Convergent Margin: Implications for Cascadia Earthquake Potential and Crustal Rotations, Geology, 20, 141-144, 1992.

ABSTRACTS AND PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Appelgate, B., A. N. Shor, and M. E. Edwards, A comparison of axial structural characteristics between the obliquely spreading Reykjanes Ridge and orthogonal Kolbeinsey Ridge, Eos (American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting), 75, 603, 1994.

Appelgate, B., and A. N. Shor, Spreading center morphology of the Kolbeinsey Ridge, InterRidge symposium on Mid-Ocean Ridge Segmentation, University of Durham, England, September 21-22, 1993.

Appelgate, B., A. N. Shor, L. E. Johnson, and P. R. Vogt, Axial structure of the Kolbeinsey Ridge seafloor spreading center, Eos (American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting), 74, 307, 1993.

Appelgate, B., and A. N. Shor, Reykjanes Ridge and the Northernmost Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Segmentation and tectonic signature of a slow-spreading ridge near the Iceland hot spot, Eos (American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting), 73, 538, 1992.

Appelgate, B., and A. N. Shor, The Reykjanes Ridge: Along-Axis Variation in Tectonic and Volcanic Morphology From SeaMARC II and Hydrosweep, Eos (American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting), 72, 476, 1991.

Appelgate, B., L. D. Kulm, R. W. Embley, and C. G. Fox, Surficial structure of the central Oregon convergent margin: Results from a SeaMARC I sidescan sonar survey, Eos (American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting), 70, 1345, 1989.

Appelgate, B., S. R. Hammond, C. G. Fox, and T.-K. Lau, SeaMARC I survey of the south rift zone of Axial Volcano, Juan de Fuca ridge, Eos (American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting), 69, 1483, 1988.

RESEARCH CRUISES:

1996 Chief Scientist, Proprietary commercial survey.

HMRG Survey Chief, F/V Maurice Ewing; MR1, Hydrosweep, gravity and magnetic survey of the east flank of the Mid-Atlantic ridge. B. Tucholke chief scientist.

HMRG Survey Chief, R/V Maurice Ewing; MR1, gravity, magnetic and seismic survey of the Puerto Rico Trench. N. Grindlay chief scientist.

1994 HMRG Survey Chief, F/V Arrow; MR1 survey of the Chatham Island Rise. C. Helsley chief scientist.

1993 Participating Scientist, R/V Odin Finder cruise NOWOP-Leg2; sidescan and bathymetry survey of the Bear Island Fan (Barents Sea) using the SEAMAP acoustic system. A. N. Shor chief scientist.

Participating Scientist, R/V Odin Finder cruise NOWOP-Leg1; sidescan and bathymetry survey of the Bear Island Fan (Barents Sea) using the SEAMAP acoustic system. A. N. Shor chief scientist.

1992 Participating Scientist, USNS Kane cruise 270193; SEAMAP, SeaBeam, gravity, magnetics, and single-channel seismic survey of the Kolbeinsey Ridge spreading center. D. Chayes chief scientist.

Participating Scientist, USNS Kane cruise 271392; SEAMAP, SeaBeam, gravity, magnetics, and single-channel seismic survey of the Jan Mayen Ridge (Norwegian Sea). D. Chayes chief scientist.

Participating Scientist, Akademik Mstislav Keldysh, Submersible investigation of the Reykjanes Ridge at 59°50'N using the Mir submersibles; participated in 2 Mir dives. K. Crane chief scientist.

1991 Participating Scientist, R/V Na'ina, Initial tests of the HAWAII MR-1 seafloor mapping system. A. N. Shor chief scientist.

1990 Participating Scientist, NOAA Ship Discoverer, Photographic, gravity and magnetic surveys of the southern Juan de Fuca ridge. R. W. Embley chief scientist.

1989 Co-Chief Scientist, R/V Wecoma, SeaMARC I sidescan sonar survey of the central Oregon convergent margin. L. D. Kulm chief scientist.

Participating Scientist, NOAA Ship Discoverer, Photographic, gravity, and magnetic surveys of the southern Juan de Fuca ridge. R. W. Embley chief scientist.

1988 Participating Scientist, R/V Atlantis II, Submersible investigation of eruptive centers on the Juan de Fuca ridge using ALVIN; participated in 2 submersible dives. R. W. Embley chief scientist.

Participating Scientist, NOAA Ship Discoverer, Photographic, gravity and magnetic surveys of the southern Juan de Fuca ridge. R. W. Embley chief scientist.

1987 Participating Scientist, R/V Atlantis II, Submersible sampling and Seabeam mapping of hydrothermal vents on the Juan de Fuca ridge; participated in 1 Alvin dive. S. R. Hammond chief scientist.

1987 Participating Scientist, NOAA Ship Discoverer, Photographic and water-column chemistry surveys of the southern Juan de Fuca ridge. E. T. Baker and R. W. Embley co-chief scientists.

Participating Scientist, NOAA Ship Discoverer, SeaMARC I sidescan sonar survey of the Vance and Cleft segments, Juan de Fuca ridge. R. W. Embley chief scientist.

1986 Participating Scientist, NOAA Ship Discoverer, SeaMARC I sidescan sonar surveys of Axial Volcano (Juan de Fuca Ridge) and the central Oregon convergent margin. S. R. Hammond and R. W. Embley, co-chief scientists.

Participating Scientist, NOAA Ship Discoverer, Photographic and water-column chemistry surveys of the Juan de Fuca ridge. E. T. Baker and R. W. Embley, co-chief scientists.

Participating Scientist, NOAA Ship Discoverer, Photographic survey of the southern Juan de Fuca and northern Gorda ridges. P. Rona chief scientist.

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1996	Chief Scientist, Proprietary commercial survey.
	HMRG Survey Chief, F/V Maurice Ewing; MR1, Hydrosweep, gravity and magnetic survey of the east flank of the Mid-Atlantic ridge. B. Tucholke chief scientist.
	HMRG Survey Chief, R/V Maurice Ewing; MR1, gravity, magnetic and seismic survey of the Puerto Rico Trench. N. Grindlay chief scientist.
1994	HMRG Survey Chief, F/V Arrow; MR1 survey of the Chatham Island Rise. C. Helsley chief scientist.
1993	Participating Scientist, R/V Odin Finder cruise NOWOP-Leg2; sidescan and bathymetry survey of the Bear Island Fan (Barents Sea) using the SEAMAP acoustic system. A. N. Shor chief scientist.
	Participating Scientist, R/V Odin Finder cruise NOWOP-Leg1; sidescan and bathymetry survey of the Bear Island Fan (Barents Sea) using the SEAMAP acoustic system. A. N. Shor chief scientist.
1992	Participating Scientist, USNS Kane cruise 270193; SEAMAP, SeaBeam, gravity, magnetics, and single-channel seismic survey of the Kolbeinsey Ridge spreading center. D. Chayes chief scientist.
	Participating Scientist, USNS Kane cruise 271392; SEAMAP, SeaBeam, gravity, magnetics, and single-channel seismic survey of the Jan Mayen Ridge (Norwegian Sea). D. Chayes chief scientist.
	Participating Scientist, Akademik Mstislav Keldysh, Submersible investigation of the Reykjanes Ridge at 59°50'N using the Mir submersibles; participated in 2 Mir dives. K. Crane chief scientist.
1991	Participating Scientist, R/V Na'ina, Initial tests of the HAWAII MR-1 seafloor mapping system. A. N. Shor chief scientist.
1990	Participating Scientist, NOAA Ship Discoverer, Photographic, gravity and magnetic surveys of the southern Juan de Fuca ridge. R. W. Embley chief scientist.
1989	Co-Chief Scientist, R/V Wecoma, SeaMARC I sidescan sonar survey of the central Oregon convergent margin. L. D. Kulm chief scientist.
	Participating Scientist, NOAA Ship Discoverer, Photographic, gravity, and magnetic surveys of the southern Juan de Fuca ridge. R. W. Embley chief scientist.
1988	Participating Scientist, R/V Atlantis II, Submersible investigation of eruptive centers on the Juan de Fuca ridge using ALVIN; participated in 2 submersible dives. R. W. Embley chief scientist.
	Participating Scientist, NOAA Ship Discoverer, Photographic, gravity and magnetic surveys of the southern Juan de Fuca ridge. R. W. Embley chief scientist.
1987	Participating Scientist, R/V Atlantis II, Submersible sampling and Seabeam mapping of hydrothermal vents on the Juan de Fuca ridge; participated in 1 Alvin dive. S. R. Hammond chief scientist.
1987	Participating Scientist, NOAA Ship Discoverer, Photographic and water-column chemistry surveys of the southern Juan de Fuca ridge. E. T. Baker and R. W. Embley co-chief scientists.
	Participating Scientist, NOAA Ship Discoverer, SeaMARC I sidescan sonar survey of the Vance and Cleft segments, Juan de Fuca ridge. R. W. Embley chief scientist.
1986	Participating Scientist, NOAA Ship Discoverer, SeaMARC I sidescan sonar surveys of Axial Volcano (Juan de Fuca Ridge) and the central Oregon convergent margin. S. R. Hammond and R. W. Embley, co-chief scientists.
	Participating Scientist, NOAA Ship Discoverer, Photographic and water-column chemistry surveys of the Juan de Fuca ridge. E. T. Baker and R. W. Embley, co-chief scientists.
	Participating Scientist, NOAA Ship Discoverer, Photographic survey of the southern Juan de Fuca and northern Gorda ridges. P. Rona chief scientist.