Drew Siler	Ph.D. Student Advisor: Jeff Karson
	Department of Earth Sciences 204 Heroy Geology Laboratory Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 13244-1070 USA Office: 019 Heroy Geology Laboratory Phone: 315.443.1527 Department: 315.443.2672 Fax: 315.443.3363 Email: dlsiler@syr.edu Office Hours: for Fall 2007 By Appointment

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BIOGRAPHY and RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Drew grew up on Bainbridge Island, WA and graduated in December 2005 from University of Washington with a B.S in Earth and Space Sciences. He came to Syracuse in the Fall of 2006. His interests include tectonics, especially extensional tectonics, planetary geology and neo-tectonics. Drew is currently studying relationships between eruptive rates and subsidence relative to a Tertiary spreading segment in northwestern Iceland. Analogues for this research include seafloor spreading environments, specifically those with high magma budgets, like the East Pacific Rise.

FIELD PHOTOS

'Sunset' over Krossdalskúla, as seen from Vatndalfjall

Cone Sheet? swarm Vididalfjall, Iceland	Drew and fellow Graduate Student Andrew Horst near geothermal bore hole, Hengill, Iceland	Basalt flow from the 1970's-80's eruption of Krafla, Mývatn, Iceland
Drew on Krossdalskúla, near Blönduós, Iceland	Flexure Zone, Vatnsdalfjall, Iceland	Cinder cone on the Krafla fissure swarm, Mývatn, Iceland

Drew in front of a Glacial Lagoon on the South coast of Iceland	Vatnajokull Glacier, the largest glacier in Europe	Angular unconformity exposed in Tertiary basalts in Vatnsdalur, Iceland	The tilted 'm-sequence' lavas in exposed in Vatnsdalsfjall, Northwestern Iceland

Geologic and Structural Map of Vatnsdalur, Northwest Iceland	Cross section along lines A-B and B-C	Panoramic photograph of Vatnsdalur, overlain with geology and structural relationships. Yellow line indicates topography along cross-section line.

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Outside of school Drew enjoys hiking, camping, climbing, snowboarding, longboarding, Seahawks Football, UW Husky Basketball and is an avid Ultimate Frisbee Player.

updated 11/8/07 (MMC)