Oceanography
Ph.D. University of Washington
lgilbert@williams.edu
860-572-5359 x6
Selected Publications, Research Interests, and Teaching and Professional Experiences (as of September 2007)
Education
University of Washington, Oceanography, Ph.D., 2004
University of Washington, Oceanography, M.S., 1999
Dartmouth College, Earth Sciences, A.B., 1997
Appointments
Assistant Professor, Williams College, Marine Sciences and Geoscience at Williams-Mystic, 2006-present
Marine Scientist/Oceanography faculty, The Maritime Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport, 2002-2003 and 2004-2006
Geology Instructor, Highline Community College, 2001-2002
Graduate Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant, University of Washington, 1997-2002 and 2004
Research Assistant, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, 1995
Research Interests
Structure and evolution of ocean crust, hydrothermal circulation, origin and emplacement of ophiolites, effusive eruption physics, mid-ocean ridge and seamount morphology, sub-seafloor biosphere, potential field methods
Thesis/Research Students Advised
(Contact Prof. Gilbert about thesis/summer research opportunities: lgilbert@williams.edu)
*Nicole Kuenzel, Coastal Carolina University ’08, honors thesis “Global Patterns of Crustal Physical Properties From Ocean Drilling” 2007-2008
*Danielle Kerper, Harvard University ’08, “Pillow Dimensions and Porosity of Four Outcrops in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt, Ontario” summer project 2007
*Susan Schnur F06, Carleton College ’07, thesis “An Analysis of the Morphology and Physical Properties of Pillow Lavas of the Nicasio Reservoir Terrane, Marin County, California: Implications for Seamount Formation and Structure” 2006-2007 - now teaching with JET program, in Japan
*Andrea Burke, Williams College ‘06, “Core-log Integration at IODP Hole 1256D” summer project 2006 - now Ph.D. student in MIT/WHOI Joint Program
Publications and Abstracts
Gilbert, L.A., R.E. McDuff, and H.P. Johnson, 2007, Porosity of the Upper Edifice of Axial Seamount, Geology, 35(1), 49-52 and 35(4), 384. PDF
Wilson, D.S., D.A.H. Teagle, J.C. Alt, N.R. Banerjee, S. Umino, S. Miyashita, G.D. Acton, R. Anma, S.R. Barr, A. Belghoul, J. Carlut, D.M. Christie, R.M. Coggon, K.M. Cooper, C. Cordier, L. Crispini, S. R. Durand, F. Einaudi, L. Galli, Y. Gao, J. Geldmacher, L.A. Gilbert, N.W. Hayman, E. Herrero-Bervera, N. Hirano, S. Holter, S. Ingle, S. Jiang, U. Kalberkamp, M. Kerneklian, J. Koepke, C. Laverne, H. L. Lledo Vasquez, J. Maclennan, S. Morgan, N. Neo, H. Nichols, S.-H. Park, M.K. Reichow, T. Sakuyama, T. Sano, R. Sandwell, B. Scheibner, C.E. Smith-Duque, S.A. Swift, P. Tartarotti, A.A. Tikku, M. Tominaga, E.A. Veloso, T. Yamaski, S. Yamazaki, C. Ziegler, 2006, Drilling to gabbro in intact ocean crust, Science, 312(5776), 1016-1020. PDF
Gilbert, L.A., M.H. Salisbury, R.J. Iuliucci, and IODP 309/312 Shipboard Scientific Party, 2006, Seismic velocities of basalts, dikes, and gabbros from an intact section of in situ upper oceanic crust, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract. link
Teagle, D.A.H., J.C. Alt, S. Umino, S. Miyashita, N.R. Banerjee, D.S. Wilson, and the Expedition 309/312 Scientists [incl. L.A. Gilbert], 2006, Proc. IODP, 309/312: Washington, DC (Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International, Inc.) doi:10.2204/iodp.proc.309312.2006. Available online: http://iodp.tamu.edu/publications/exp309_312/30912title.htm.
Gilbert, L.A., 2005, Large-scale porous features in the caldera of a seamount, Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Program, 37(7), 536. link
Gilbert, L.A., 2005, Research-based learning in marine science at an interdisciplinary off-campus undergraduate program, Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Program, 37(7), 446. link
Baer, E. M., C. Whittington, H. Burn, and L. Gilbert, 2005, Mathpatch - A just-in-time approach to teaching quantitative skills and reducing attrition in an introductory geoscience course, Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Program, 37(7), 282. link
Gilbert, L.A., 2004, Shallow crustal structure of Axial Seamount: Geophysical inversions of sea surface and near seafloor gravity observations, Ph.D. dissertation, University of Washington, 224 pp. link
Gilbert, L.A., 2003, Axial Seamount crustal structure inferred from gravity modeling and seismic constraints, EOS Trans. AGU, 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract. link
Baer, E.M., E.A. Baer, H. Burn., L.A. Gilbert, and C. Whittington, 2002, Math-patch, a "Just in time" approach to quantitative skills in introductory courses, GSA Cordilleran section, Program with Abstracts. link
Johnson, H.P., S.L. Hautala, C. Jones, M.J. Pruis, I. Garcia-Berdeal, L. Gilbert, J.Voight, T. Bjorklund, 2002, A Systematic Examination of hydrothermal circulation: Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge, Trans. AGU. 83:73, 78-79. link
Garcia Berdeal, I., S. Hautala, H.P. Johnson, M. Pruis, L. Gilbert and the scientific parties of Thermal Grid 2000 and 2001, 2002, Physical oceanographic constraints for the dispersal of organisms and chemical species at the Endeavour Segment, RIDGE 2000 Integrated Studies Community Education Workshop, Long Beach, CA.
Garcia Berdeal, I., S. L. Hautala, H. P. Johnson, L. Gilbert, M. J. Pruis and the scientific parties of Thermal Grid 2000 and Thermal Grid 2001, 2001, Near-bottom CTD Survey over the Endeavour Axial Valley Between Two Large Hydrothermal Vent Fields on the Juan de Fuca Ridge, RIDGE Endeavour Observatory Results Workshop.
Gilbert, L.A., H.P. Johnson, D.R. Yoerger, A.D. Bowen, J.C. Howland, and S.A. Lerner, 2000, High resolution bathymetry of the axial valley, Endeavour Segment, northern Juan de Fuca Ridge, EOS Trans., AGU, 81. link
Gilbert, L.A. and H.P. Johnson, 1999, Direct measurements of oceanic crustal density at the northern Juan de Fuca Ridge, Geophys. Res. Lett., 26(24), 3633-3636. PDF
Gilbert, L.A. and H.P. Johnson, 1999, Seamounts as a location for a subseafloor biosphere, EOS Transactions, AGU, 80(46) F85. link
Gilbert, L.A. and H.P. Johnson, 1998, High porosity crust on the Endeavour segment of the Juan de Fuca ridge: implications for a subsurface biosphere, EOS Transactions, AGU, 79(45):F60. link
Gilbert, L.A., Paleomagnetic assessment of rotation above Heart Mountain fault, Northwestern WY, Undergraduate Honors thesis, Dartmouth College, 1997. link
Fieldwork
2007 SSV Corwith Cramer, Chief Scientist, Williams-Mystic, Gulf of Maine
2007 Abitibi Greenstone Belt, Quebec and Ontario, Canada
2007 SSV Corwith Cramer, Chief Scientist, Williams-Mystic, Straits of Florida
2006 SSV Corwith Cramer, Chief Scientist, Williams-Mystic, Gulf of Maine
2006 Coast Range ophiolite, Marin County, California
2006 SSV Corwith Cramer, Chief Scientist, Williams-Mystic, Straits of Florida
2005 Coast Range ophiolite, Marin County, California
2005 SSV Corwith Cramer, Chief Scientist, Williams-Mystic, Gulf of Maine
2005 D/V JOIDES Resolution, Physical Properties Specialist, IODP Expedition 309, Guatemala Basin
2005 SSV Corwith Cramer, Chief Scientist, Williams-Mystic, Straits of Florida
2004 SSV Corwith Cramer, Chief Scientist, Williams-Mystic, Gulf of Maine
2003 Hawaii, Field Course Instructor, Highline Community College
2003 SSV Corwith Cramer, Oceanographer, Williams-Mystic, Straits of Florida
2002 SSV Corwith Cramer, Oceanographer, Williams-Mystic, Gulf of Maine
2002–present M/V J&D, various sampling trips along Mystic River Estuary and Fishers Island Sound
2002 Research Houseboat C-10, Lake Powell and Arizona/Utah Field Course Co-Chief Scientist and Instructor, Highline Community College
2002 Cascade Volcanoes, Washington, Field Course Instructor, Highline Community College
2001 R/V Thompson and ROV JASON, Watch Leader, Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge.
2000 R/V Thompson and ROV JASON, Watch Stander, Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge.
2000 R/V Thompson PROD (rock drill) trials in Puget Sound.
1999 Cascade Volcanoes, Washington, Field Trip Leader, Marine Geology and Geophysics course, University of Washington
1999 R/V Thompson and ROV JASON, Watch Leader, Juan de Fuca Ridge.
1999 RIDGE Troodos Ophiolite Field School, Cyprus.
1998 Paleointensity sampling of Cretaceous Normal Superchron volcanic rocks, British Colombia.
1998 R/V Atlantis and DSV ALVIN (2 of 15 dives), Juan de Fuca Ridge and Cascadia Basin.
1998 Gravity data collection, Semail ophiolite, Oman.
1997 R/V Atlantis and DSV ALVIN (1 of 10 dives), Juan de Fuca Ridge and Cascadia Basin.
1997 R/V Barnes field tests of tripod thermal blanket in Puget Sound.
1997 Petrology field trip and sampling active volcanoes, Costa Rica
1996 Paleomagnetic sampling of faulted Eocene volcanic rocks, Heart Mountain fault, Wyoming.
1996 S/V Harvey Gamage Williams College-Mystic Seaport Maritime Studies program offshore trip Miami-Abacos Islands-Miami.
1996 Sediment gravity coring and water sampling of South Pond, Mystic, CT.
1995 "The Stretch" Dartmouth College Earth Sciences field program, western US and Mexico.
