Kevin Gaastra
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Sea Level And IceBiography
Kevin Gaastra has been a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory since October 2023 where he has worked on predicting the hydrologic component of geodesic signals such as GRACE mass change and GNSS displacements from other observations of the components of terrestrial water storage. Prior to JPL, Kevin received his Bachelors in Geology and Geophysics from the University of California Berkeley in 2016 and his PhD from Rice University in 2022. His thesis focused on methods for determining geologic absolute plate reference frames and reconstructing the history of changes in Earth’s axis of rotation.
Education
- Bachelors in Geology and Bachelors in Geophysics from University of California Berkeley
- PhD in Earth Science from Rice University
Professional Experience
- Postdoctoral Fellow, William Marsh Rice University
- Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Houston
- JPL Postdoctoral Fellow, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Research Interests
Time Variable Gravity, Terrestrial Water Storage, Satellite Altimetry, Surface Displacement of the Solid Earth, True Polar Wander, Glacial Isostatic Adjustment, Mantle Plumes