Assistant Research

CURRICULUM VITAE

Juan Pablo CANALES

Marine Geophysicist

Associate Scientist

Department of Geology and Geophysics, MS# 24

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Woods Hole, MA 02543 -1542

Ph.: 508-***-****

E-mail: *********@****.***

Education

Ph.D. 1997 Institute of Earth Sciences (Barcelona, Spain)/University of Barcelona

joint program (Marine Geophysics)

M.S 1993 Institute of Earth Sciences (Barcelona, Spain)/University of Barcelona

joint program (Marine Geophysics)

B.S. 1991 University of Barcelona, Spai n (Physics)

Professional Experience

2011Present: Associate Scientist (Tenured), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,

Woods

Hole, MA.

20052011: Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA.

19992005: Research Associate III, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA.

1999: Postdoctoral Guest Investigator, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole,

MA.

1997-1999: Postdoctoral Investigator, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole,

MA.

Funded by Commission for Cultural, Educational and Scientific Exchange between

the USA and Spain, Fulbright Scholar Program (ref.# FU-96/002*******).

1993-1997: Pre-doctoral investigator at Institute of Earth Sciences (CSIC), Barcelona,

Spain.

Research Interests

Marine geophysics; formation and evolution of the oceanic lithosphere; seismic structure

of

mid-ocean ridges; hydrothermal circulation; lithospheric flexure, hotspots and intraplate

volcanic islands.

To address these topics I use primarily seismic methods such as 2D/3D seismic tomography,

seismic reflection imaging, and waveform inversion.

Teaching and Lectures

Fall 2006. Active Source Marine Seismology Course, Massachusetts Institute of

Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in Oceanography.

May 2005. Lecturer and Field Leader

at the RIDGE -2000 Field School in Troodos Ophiolite,

Cyprus.

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Student Advising

2011-Present: Gregory Horning (MIT/WHOI Joint Program)

2006-2012: Min Xu (MIT/WHOI Joint Program)

2009: Shaunak Ghosh (WHOI Summer Student Fellow)

2007: Sreeja Nag (WHOI Summer Student Fellow)

Editorial and Community Service

2010-Present. Guest Associate Editor

for Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Manuscript Reviewer for:

AGU Geophysical Monograph

Proposal Reviewer for:

National Science Foundation (NSF, USA)

National Environment Research Council (NERC, UK)

Agencia de EvaluaciOn y Prospectiva (ANEP, Spain)

Proposal Panel Member for:

National Science Foundation, MARGINS Program

Postgraduate Courses:

Iceland Summer School on Plume-Ridge Interactions. Organized by: RIDGE (NSF) and

th th

NordVulk (Nordic Volcanological Institute). Mytvan, Iceland, 20 -30 August 2000.

Professional Associations

200419. Blacic, T., G. Ito, J.P. Canales, R.S Detrick, and J. Sinton, Constructing the crust

of the

Galapagos Spreading Center 91.3o - 95.5o W: Correlation of seismic layer 2A with axial

magma lens and topographic characteristics, J. Geophys. Res., 109, B10310,

doi:10.1029/2004JB003066, 2004.

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18. Canales, J.P., B. Tucholke, and J.A. Collins, Seismic reflection imaging of a young

megamullion: Atlantis Massif (Mid -Atlantic Ridge, 30o10 N), Earth and Planet. Sci.

Lett.,

222, 543-560, 2004.

2003

17. Sinton, J.M., R.S Detrick, J.P. Canales, G. Ito, and M. Behn, Morphology and

Segmentation of

the Western GalApagos Spreading Center, 90.5o - 98oW: Plume-Ridge Interaction at an

Intermediate Spreading Ridge, Geochem., Geophys., Geosys., 4 (12), 8515,

doi:10.1029/2003GC000609, 2003.

16. Canales, J.P., R.S. Detrick, D.R. Toomey, and W.S.D. Wilcock, Segment-Scale

Variations in

Crustal Structure of 150- to 300-k.y.-Old Fast Spreading Oceanic Crust (East Pacific

Rise,

8o15 N-10o15 N) From Wide-Angle Seismic Refraction Profiles, Geophys. J. Int., 152, 766-

794, 2003.

200215. Detrick, R.S., J.M. Sinton, G. Ito, J.P. Canales, M. Behn, T. Blacic, B. Cushman,

J.E. Dixon,

D.W. Graham, and J.J. Mahoney, Correlated geophysical, geochemical and

volcanological manifestations of plume -ridge interaction along the GalApagos Spreading

Center, Geochem., Geophys., Geosys., 3 (10), 8501, doi:10.1029/2002GC000350, 2002.

14. Canales, J.P., G. Ito, R.S. Detrick, and J. Sinton, Crustal thickness along the

western

GalApagos Spreading Center and the compensation of the GalApagos hotspot swell,

Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 203 (1), 311-327, 2002.

200013. J.J. DaNobeitia, and J.P. Canales, Magmatic underplating in the Canary Archipelago,

J.

Vocanol. Geotherm. Res., 103 (1-4), 27-41, 2000.

12. Canales, J.P., J.J. DaNobeitia, and A.B. Watts, Wide-angle seismic constraints on the

internal

structure of Tenerife, Canary Islands, J. Vocanol. Geotherm. Res., 103, 65-81, 2000.

11. Canales, J.P., J.A. Collins, J. EscartIn, and R.S. Detrick, Seismic structure across

the rift valley

of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 23o20 N (MARK area): Implicat ions for crustal accretion

processes at slow spreading ridges, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 28,411-28,425, 2000.

10. Canales, J.P., R.S. Detrick, J. Lin, J.A. Collins, and D.R. Toomey, Crustal and upper

mantle

seismic structure beneath the rift mountains and acr oss a non-transform offset at the

Mid-Atlantic Ridge (35oN), J. Geophys. Res., 105, 2699-2719, 2000.

Sea experience:

15. 2008, R/V Marcus Langseth, Shipboard Scientist, 3D Multichannel Seismic Imaging of

the

EPR, 9o50 N area.

14. 2005, N/O L Atalante, Shipboard Scientist, SISMOMAR: Seismic structure of the Slow-

Spreading Lucky Strike Segment: Plumbing System of a Hydrothermal System and

Temporal and Spatial Evolution of Magmati c Accretion.

13. 2004, R/V Knorr, Chief Scientist, Seismicity and Fluid Flow of the TAG Hydrothermal

Mound Leg III.

12. 2003, R/V Maurice Ewing, Chief Scientist, Seismicity and Fluid Flow of the TAG

Hydrothermal Mound Leg II.

11. 2003, R/V Atlantis, Co-chief Scientist, Seismicity and Fluid Flow of the TAG

Hydrothermal

Mound Leg I.

10. 2002, R/V Maurice Ewing, Shipboard Scientist, A Multichannel Seismic Investigation to

Study Axial Crustal Structure and Alteration of the Upper Crust at the Juan de Fuca

Ridge.

9. 2001, R/V Maurice Ewing, Shipboard Scientist, Multichannel seismic reflection study of

megamullions on the Mid -Atlantic Ridge.

8. 2000, R/V Maurice Ewing, Shipboard Scientist, An integrated seismic and petrologic

investigation of the effects of plume-ridge interaction: The Galapagos spreading center,

91oW to 98oW.

7. 1997, R/V Maurice Ewing, Shipboard Scientist, Shallow crustal structure at a slow

spreading

ridge.

6. 1996, B.O. HespErides, Graduate Research Assistant, Tectonic evolution of the western

continental margin of Mexico: Middle-American trench and Gulf of California.

5. 1994, B.O. HespErides, Graduate Research Assistant, Geophysical study in the South

Pacific:

Easter volcanic chain and Society Islands.

4. 1993, R.R.S. Charles Darwin, Graduate Research Assistant, A Multichannel seismic study

of

lithospheric flexure in the vicinity of the Canary Islands.

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3. 1993, M.V. Meteor, Graduate Research Assistant, Volcanic Islands Clastic Apron

Project

(Gran Canaria).

2. 1993, M.V. Seisquest, Graduate Research Assistant, ESCI CantAbrica

.

1. 1992, B.O. HespErides, Graduate Research Assistant, Crustal differenciation in the

western

Betic Range-AlborAn Basin: structural images from dense seismic profiling.

Research Grants

Collaborative Research: Evolution and Hydration of the Juan de Fuca Crust and Uppermost

Mantle: A Plate-Scale Seismic Investigation from Ridge to Trench

Funding: NSF Grant OCE-1029305 ($372,675). Duration: 2012-2015

Principal Investigators: J.P. Canales.

Collaborative research: Integrated studies of early stages of continental extension: From

incipient (Okavango) to young (Malawi) rifts

Funding: NSF Grant EAR-1010432 ($2,355,342). Duration: 2011-2015

Principal Investigators: J.P. Canales, R. Evans, D. Lizarralde, A. Shaw, M. Behn.

Modeling the Seismic Reflection Response of the TAG Detachment Fault: A Pilot Study in

Preparation for a 3D MCS Proposal to Image Hydrothermal Fluid Flow Along an Active

Oceanic Detachment Fauls

Funding: WHOI Independent Study Award ($49,259 ). Duration: 2010-2012

Principal Investigators: J.P. Canales.

Support of an AGU Chapman Conference: Detachments in Oceanic Lithosphere:

Deformation, Magmatism, Fluid Flow and Ecosystems

Funding: WHOI Deep Ocean Exploration Institute ($15,000 ). Duration: 2010

Principal Investigators: J.P. Canales.

Collaborative Research: Advanced MCS processing of the SISMOMAR 3D data volume:

Exploring linkages within the magmatically driven hydrothermal system of the Lucky Strike

Volcano (MAR, 37oN)

Funding: NSF Grant OCE-0825018 ($110,261). Duration: 2008-2010

Principal Investigators: J.P. Canales.

Collaborative Research: Seismic Structure and Evolution of Oceanic Crust Along the Juan

de

Fuca Ridge and its Flanks

Funding: NSF Grant OCE-0648923 ($181,234). Duration: 2007-2009

Principal Investigators: J.P. Canales.

Investigating the Nature of the Seismic Layer 2A/2B Boundary at Mid -Ocean Ridges

Funding: WHOI Deep Ocean Exploration Institute ($49,76 4). Duration: 2007

Principal Investigators: J.P. Canales.

At the Forefront of Controlled -Source Marine Seismology: High-Resolution Seismic

Waveform Tomography Using Wide -Aperture Hydrophone Streamer Data

Funding: WHOI Independent Study Award ($43,595 ). Duration: 2007

Principal Investigators: J.P. Canales.

Shallow Seismic Structure of the Ocean Crust and its Corr elation with Seafloor

Lithologies

on the Kane Megamullion, Mid-Atlantic Ridge 23o20 -23o40 N.

Funding: NSF Grant OCE-0621660 ($280,135). Duration: 2006-2008

Principal Investigators: J.P. Canales and B. Tucholke.

Collaborative Research: 3D/4D Seismic Ref lection Imaging of the Internal Structure of

the

Magmatic-Hydrothermal System at the East Pacific Rise RIDGE 2000 Integrated Study Site.

Funding: NSF Grant OCE-0327885 ($317,228). Duration: 2006-2008

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Principal Investigators: J.P. Canales and R. Detrick.

Collaborative Research: Integrated Petrological, Geophysical and Numerical Modeling

Constraints on Crustal and Mantle Processes Along the GalApagos Spreading Center.

Funding: NSF Grant OCE-0327289 ($181,234). Duration: 2004-2005

Principal Investigators: J.P. Canales and R.S. Detrick.

Seismicity, Structure, and Fluid Flow of the TAG Hydrothermal System.

Funding: NSF Grant OCE-0137329 ($480,806). Duration: 2002-2005

Principal Investigators: J.P. Canales, S. Humphris, and R. Sohn.

A Multichannel Seismic Investigation to Study Axial Crustal Structure and Alteration of

the

Upper Crust at the Juan De Fuca Ridge.

Funding: NSF Grant OCE-0002551 ($373,872). Duration: 2002-2005

Principal Investigators: J.P. Canales and R.S. Detrick.

Constraining Mantle Flow, Melt Supply, and Lower Crustal Structure Between the

Clipperton and Siqueiros Fracture Zones From a Seismic Undershoot Experiment.

Funding:

NSF Grant OCE-0118383 ($85,201). Duration: 2002-2003

Principal Investigators: J.P. Canales and R.S. Detrick.

Participation in Other Research Programs

Multichannel Seismic Investigation of Velocity Structure of Megamullions on the Mid -

Atlantic

Ridge.

Year: 2001-2003 Principal Investigators: B. Tucholke and J. Collins.

Research: Multichannel seismic data acquisition, processing and imaging of the internal

structure of three Atlantic megamullions to understand the formation of oceanic core

complexes.

A Seismic Investigation of the Effects of Plume -Ridge Interaction: The Galapagos

Spreading Center,

91oW to 98oW.

Principal Investigators: R.S. Detrick, J. Sinton.

Year: 2000-2002 Research: Modeling of crustal structure and mantle melting along

the Galapagos Spreading Center to understand the compensation mechanism of oceanic

swells, and to investigate the role of magma s upply as a variable in crustal accretion

processes.

Mapping Melt and Matrix Flow in the Uppermost Mantle: Undershooting the East Pacific Rise

Between the Siqueiros and Clipperton.

Year: 1998-2000 Principal Investigators: D.R. Toomey, R.S. Detrick, W. Wil cock.

Research: Modeling of wide-angle seismic data to investigate segment -scale crustal

structure

variations along the East Pacific Rise (9oN).

Mid-Atlantic Ridge Bullseye Seismic Refraction and Multichannel Reflection Experiment.

Year: 1998-1999 Principal Investigators: R.S. Detrick

Research: Modeling of wide-angle seismic data to investigate segment -scale crustal

structure

variations along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (35oN).

Shallow Crustal Structure at a Slow Spreading Ridge .

Year: 1998-1999 Principal Investigators: J.A. Collins

Research: Modeling of wide-angle seismic data to investigate the emplacement of mantle

rocks on the seafloor along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MARK area).

Mantle Electromagnetics and Tomography (MELT) Experiment .

Year: 1997 Principal Investigators: D.W. Forsyth, R.S. Detrick.

Research: Modeling of wide-angle seismic data to constrain the crustal structure in the

MELT

area (Southern East Pacific Rise).

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Tectonic Evolution of the Western Continental Margin of Mexico: Middle -American Trench

and Gulf

of California (Cortes-P-96).

Year: 1996 Principal Investigators: J.J. DaNobeitia.

Research: Acquisition of wide-angle and multichannel seismic data in the Gulf of

California.

Plume-Ridge Interaction: Galapagos Spreading Center.

Year: 1996-1997 Principal Investigators: J.J. DaNobeitia.

Research: Analysis of ridge-plume interaction along the Galapagos Spreading Center from

multibeam barthymetry.

Geophysical Study in the Southern Pacific: Easter Island and Society Islands (Paso'94).

Year: 1994-1996 Principal Investigators: J.J. DaNobeitia.

Principal Investigators: J.J. DaNobeitia.

Research: Modeling of crustal and upper mantle structure beneath the Society Islands

(French Polynesia) from wide-angle seismic data.

A Multichannel Seismic Study of Lithospheric Flexure in the Vicinity of the Canary

Islands.

Year: 1993-1996 Principal Investigators: A.B. Watts.

Research: Modeling of crustal and upper mantle structure beneath Tenerife (Canary

Islands)

from wide-angle seismic data.

Geophysical Study of Intraplate Volcanism (Canary and Society Islands)

Year:

Canales, J.P., R.S. Detrick, Axial seismic crustal structure of the GalApagos Spreading

Center

at 92oW and 94.25oW, Eos Trans. AGU, 82(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., T42B-0933, 2001.

Canales, J.P., G. Ito, R.S. Detrick, J. Sinton, Geophysical constraints on the

compensation

mechanism of the GalApagos swell, Eos Trans. AGU, 82(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., T41D-03,

2001. INVITED.

Canales, J.P., G. Ito, R.S. Detrick, J. Sinton, T. Blacic, M. Behn, and J. Lin, Origin of

the

Galapagos swell: bathymetry, gravity, and seismic constraints along the Galapagos

Spreading Center, Eos Trans. AGU, 81(48), Fall Meet. Suppl., F1095, 2000.

Canales, J.P., R.S. Detrick, D.R. Toomey, and W.S.D. Wilcock, Variations in crustal

thickness

and P-wave velocity along the East Pacific R ise between the Clipperton and Siqueiros

transforms from wide-angle seismic data, Eos Trans. AGU, 80(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., F995,

1999.

Canales, J.P., J.A. Collins, R.S. Detrick, J. EscartIn, and H. NouzE, Asymmetric

structure and

low velocities beneath the Snake Pit ridge in the MARK area, Mid -Atlantic Ridge, 23oN,

Geophys. Res. Abs., vol. 1 (1), p. 186. XXIV EGS General Assembly, The Hague, The

Netherlands, 1999.

Canales, J.P., J.A. Collins, R.S. Detrick, J. EscartIn, and H. NouzE, Asymmetric rift

valley

structure and anomalously low crustal velocities beneath the Snake Pit neovolcanic ridge

in

the MARK rift valley, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 23oN, Eos Trans. AGU, 79(45), Fall Meet.

Suppl.,

F805, 1998.

Canales, J.P., R.S. Detrick, J. Lin, J.A. Collins, D.R. Toomey, and G. Kent, Variations

in crustal

and upper mantle structure along two segments of the Mid -Atlantic Ridge and across a

non-transform offset near 35oN, Eos Trans. AGU, 79(45), Fall Meet. Suppl., F799, 1998.

INVITED.

Canales, J.P., R.S. Detrick, S. Bazin, A.J. Harding, and J.A. Orcutt, Off-axis crustal

thickness

variations across and along the East Pacific Rise within the MELT area, Eos Trans. AGU,

79(17), Spring Meet. Suppl., S225, 1998. INVITED.

Canales, J.P., and R.S. Detrick, Segment-scale crustal thickness variations within the

rift

mountains of the Mid-Atlantic ridge (35oN), Annales Geophysicae, vol. 16 Part I, c292.

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