Kate E Allstadt, Ph.D.
Kate Allstadt joined the team at the USGS Geologic Hazards Science Center in Golden, CO in June 2015.
Kate uses multidisciplinary applications of seismic and geophysical techniques to study landslide, earthquake, and volcano hazards. She currently focuses on earthquake-triggered ground failure, near-real-time earthquake impacts, seismic monitoring of debris flows and lahars, and studies of massive rapid landslides using seismic methods and numerical modeling.
Kate cofounded the ongoing GeoGirls at Mount St. Helens field camp designed to keep middle school girls interested in science through hands-on field experiences and interactions with strong science role models.
Research Interests
Multidisciplinary Applications of Seismology, Hazard and Disaster mitigation, Seismically Induced Landslides, Landslide Seismology, Earthquake and Volcano monitoring, Real-time products, Engineering seismology and Site Effects
Professional Experience
2015 – present: Research Geophysicist, USGS Geologic Hazards Science Center, Golden CO
2014 – 2015: National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory: Toward early detection and tracking of mass movements at volcanoes using seismic methods.
2013 – 2014: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Washington: M9 Cascadia megaquakes: reducing risk through science, engineering, and planning.
2009 – 2013: Duty Seismologist for Pacific Northwest Seismic Network and Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant, University of Washington
Education and Certifications
2009 – 2013: University of Washington, PhD, Seismology/Geophysics
2008 – 2009: Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France and ROSE School, Pavia, Italy, M.S., Engineering Seismology
2003 - 2008: Northeastern University, B.S., Environmental Geology
Science and Products
Ground failure from the Anchorage, Alaska, earthquake of 30 November 2018
Real-time monitoring of debris-flow velocity and mass deformation from field experiments with high sample rate lidar and video
Taking the pulse of debris flows: Extracting debris-flow dynamics from good vibrations in southern California and central Colorado
Inundation, flow dynamics, and damage in the 9 January 2018 Montecito Debris-Flow Event, California, USA: Opportunities and challenges for post-wildfire risk assessment
A physical model of the high-frequency seismic signal generated by debris flows
Earthquake-induced chains of geologic hazards: Patterns, mechanisms, and impacts
Exotic Seismic Events Catalog (ESEC) Data Product
Factors controlling landslide frequency-area distributions
Community for Data Integration fiscal year 2017 funded project report
Seismic and acoustic signatures of surficial mass movements at volcanoes
A global empirical model for near real-time assessment of seismically induced landslides
An updated method for estimating landslide‐event magnitude
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Ground failure from the Anchorage, Alaska, earthquake of 30 November 2018
Real-time monitoring of debris-flow velocity and mass deformation from field experiments with high sample rate lidar and video
Taking the pulse of debris flows: Extracting debris-flow dynamics from good vibrations in southern California and central Colorado
Inundation, flow dynamics, and damage in the 9 January 2018 Montecito Debris-Flow Event, California, USA: Opportunities and challenges for post-wildfire risk assessment
A physical model of the high-frequency seismic signal generated by debris flows
Earthquake-induced chains of geologic hazards: Patterns, mechanisms, and impacts
Exotic Seismic Events Catalog (ESEC) Data Product
Factors controlling landslide frequency-area distributions
Community for Data Integration fiscal year 2017 funded project report
Seismic and acoustic signatures of surficial mass movements at volcanoes
A global empirical model for near real-time assessment of seismically induced landslides
An updated method for estimating landslide‐event magnitude
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.