I gave this presentation as part of my high school's annual alumni career day.

1. My Life as a Geophysicist Brian Shiro National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Pacific Tsunami Warning Center ASMSA Alumni Career Day 10 April 2009

6. Where I’ve Been Blue : permanent residence, Yellow : lived for a few weeks to months, Red : major conferences (may add Cairo, Egypt and Devon Island, Canada later this year)

7. Field Work - Alaska A B C D

8. Field Work - Alaska A B C D

9. Field Work - Colorado A C B

10. Field Work - Colorado A C B

11. Field Work - Fiji A B C D

12. Field Work - Fiji A B C D

13. Field Work - Antarctica A B C D

14. Field Work - Antarctica A B C D

15. Field Work - Marianas A C B

16. Field Work - Marianas A B C D

17. Anatahan Eruption 11 May 2003 I was the last person on this uninhabited island just 3 days before it erupted. Our team happened to be the first witnesses of the eruption from our boat. before after

19. Geophysicists study the Earth using physics. Earth scientists study the Earth. Atmosphere Oceans Surface Interior mantle core crust

21. Types of Science

23. Plate Tectonics They move!

24. Plate Boundaries Movement is driven by convection … just like boiling water subduction zones

25. Ring of Fire Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Tsunamis at subduction zones Major tsunamis in Hawai`i: 1868, 1946, 1957, 1960, 1964, 1975 Hawai`i

26. 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami 2nd largest earthquake ever recorded (Mw 9.3), Nearly 300,000 dead

28. Tsunami Speed The deeper the water, the faster the tsunami. about 500 mph in deep water

32. Media Circus When big events happen, we have to work under the microscope. me

34. Measuring a Tsunami Coastal Sea Level Sensor (aka: “tide station”) DART Buoy (aka: “tsunameter”)

35. Forecasting a Tsunami Computer Model for 15 Nov 2006 Kuril Islands event