CV

Education

• B.S. in Physics (Computation), UT Austin, 2017
• M.S. in Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Penn State, 2020
• Ph.D in Geophysics, University of Oregon, 2024 (expected)

Work experience

• Fall 2017-2019: Graduate Research Assistant
  • Penn State
  • Theme: Boundary Layer Meterology
  • Supervisor: David Stensrud and Matthew Kumjian
• Fall 2019-Present: Graduate Employee
  • University of Oregon
  • Theme: Tsunamis
  • Supervisor: Diego Melgar
• June 2022-Jan 2024: Year-round intern
  • Sandia National Laboritories - Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • Theme: Infrasound Deep Learning
  • Mentor: Sarah Albert

Skills

• Python Programming
• Julia Programming
• Deep learning/machine learning
• Tsunami Modeling
• Geodesy

Publications

Environmental Conditions Associated with Horizontal Convective Rolls, Cellular Convection, and No Organized Circulations

Santellanes, S. R., Young, G. S., Stensrud, D. J., Kumjian, M. R., & Pan, Y. (2021). Environmental Conditions Associated with Horizontal Convective Rolls, Cellular Convection, and No Organized Circulations. Monthly Weather Review, 149(5), 1305-1316.

Tsunami Waveform Stacking and Complex Tsunami Forcings from the Hunga-Tonga Eruption

Santellanes, Sean R., Angel Ruiz-Angulo, and Diego Melgar. "Tsunami Waveform Stacking and Complex Tsunami Forcings from the Hunga-Tonga Eruption." Pure and Applied Geophysics (2022): 1-15.

Talks

Measuring the Background Open Ocean Tsunami Spectrum Using the Pacific Basin DART Array

April 23, 2021

Talk at SSA 2021-Virtual, Virtual

Potential megathrust co-seismic slip during the 2020 Sand Point, Alaska strike-slip earthquake

December 17, 2021

Talk at AGU 21 Virtual, Virtual

An Unexplained Tsunami: Was there Megathrust Slip During the M7.6 Sand Point, Alaska Earthquake?

May 22, 2023

Talk at JpGU Annual Meeting 2023, Kaihimmakuhari, Chiba, JPN

Teaching

Teaching Assistant ERTH 102

Teaching Assistant ERTH 103

Teaching Assistant ERTH 137