MARK R. LEIDIG

Address:

Weston Geophysical Corporation
181 Bedford St., Suite 1
Lexington, MA 02420
Email: mleidig@westongeophysical.com

Education:

M.S. - Geophysics/Seismology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2000
B.S. - Geophysics/Geology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, 1999

Professional Experience:

Research Seismologist, Weston Geophysical Corp., 2002-present
Research Geophysicist, Southern Methodist University, 2001-2002
Research Seismologist, University of Arizona, 2001
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Arizona, 1999-2000
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Arizona, 1999

Select Publications:

Blackwell, D. D., M. Leidig, and R. P. Smith, Regional geophysics of the Dixie Valley area: Example of a large Basin and Range geothermal resource, Geothermal Resources Council Trans., 26, 519-522, 2002.

Blackwell, D. D., M. Leidig, R. P. Smith, S. Johnson and K. W. Wisian, Exploration and development techniques for Basin and Range geothermal systems: Examples from Dixie Valley, Nevada, Geothermal Resources Council Trans., 26, 513-518, 2002.

Bonner, J., B. Stump, W. Walter, D. Pearson, C. Hayward, A. Velasco, D. Baker, C. Edwards, J. Lewkowicz, S. Harder, T. Wallace, S. Russell, M. Leidig, and S. Myers, Planning source phenomenology experiments in Arizona, 25th Seismic Research Review, Tucson, AZ, 23-25 September 2003, 363-372.

Bonner, J., D. Harkrider, M. Leidig, G. Herrin, B. Shumway, S. Russell, I. Tibuleac, and D. Reiter, Estimating Ms from short-period (<10 sec) Rayleigh waves, 25th Seismic Research Review, Tucson, AZ, 23-25 September 2003, 373-383.

Bonner, J., D. Reiter, H. Hooper, M. Leidig, S. Azevedo, G. Gettemy, B. Stump, and J. Lewkowicz, Getting the most out of a “Texan” – Utilizing Rg recorded on a “Texan” network, Sixteenth Annual IRIS Workshop, Tucson, AZ, 10-12 June 2004.

Bonner, J., H. Patton, A. Rosca, H. Hooper, J. Orrey, M. Leidig, and I. Gupta, Aspects of Rg and Lg Generation from the Shagan Depth of Burial Explosions, 25th Seismic Research Review, Tucson, AZ, 23-25 September 2003, 384-393.

Bonner, J., M. Leidig, C. Sammis, and R. Martin, Explosion coupling in frozen and unfrozen rock: Experimental data collection and Analysis, (in review), submitted to Bull. Seis. Soc. Amer. on 21 Feb 2008.

Bonner, J., M. Pasyanos, H. Hooper, M. Leidig, and D. Harkrider, A Comparison of Different Surface Wave Magnitude Formulas on a Eurasian Dataset, 28th Seismic Research Review, Orlando, FL, 19-21 September 2006, 560-569.

Bonner, J. L., W. S. Blomberg, H. Hooper, and M. Leidig, The effect of the topographic bench on ground motion from mining explosions. Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique, International Society of Explosives Engineers, Orlando, FL, 6-9 February 2005.

Bonner, J. L., B. Stump, M. Leidig, X. Yang, R. Zhou, T. S. Kim, W. R. Walter, A. Velasco, C. Hayward, D. Baker, C. L. Edwards, S. Harder, H. Hooper, T. Glenn, C. Zeiler, R. Gok, J. Britton, and J. F. Lewkowicz, Source Phenomenology Experiments in Arizona, 27^th Research Review, Palm Springs, CA, 20-22 September 2005, 519-528.

de Silva, S., G. Zandt, and M. Leidig, The anatomy and development of a major tectonomagmatic province: The Altiplano-Puna Volcanic complex of the central Andes (abstract), Proc. Geol. Soc. Am. Penrose Conf., 2001.

Dougherty, S. L., J. E. Ebel, and M. Leidig, Upper Crustal Velocity Model of the Goldstream Valley, Central Alaska, Eos Trans., AGU, 88 (52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S33A-1039, 2007.

Erkan, K., D. D. Blackwell, and M. Leidig, Crustal thermal regime and The Geysers/Clear Lake area, California, Proc. World Geothermal Congress 2005, Antalya, Turkey, 24-29 April 2005, 10 p.

Hooper, H., J. Bonner, and M. Leidig, Effects of Confinement on Short-Period Surface Waves: Observations from a New Dataset, Bull. Seis. Soc. Amer., 96 (2), 697-712, 2006.

Hooper, H., M. Leidig, and J. Bonner, Azimuthal variation in P, S, and Rg waves from single-fired explosions in a coal mine in Arizona, AGU Joint Assembly Abstract S51A-06, 17-21 May 2004.

Hooper, H., H. Patton, J. Bonner, and M. Leidig, Using short-period surface waves to model source phenomena, 26th Seismic Research Review, Orlando, FL, 21-23 September 2004, 417-426.

Leidig, M. and G. Zandt, Crustal anisotropy from receiver functions in the Altiplano-Puna volcanic complex, Eos Trans., AGU, 81 (48), Fall Meeting Suppl., p. 873, 28 Nov 2000.

Leidig, M. and G. Zandt, Modeling of highly anisotropic crust and application to the Altiplano-Puna volcanic complex of the central Andes, J. Geophys. Res., 108 (B1), 2014, doi:10.1029/2001JB000649, ESE 5-1 to ESE 5-15, 2003.

Leidig, M. J. Bonner, J. Britton, A. Ferris, D. May, J. Reeves, S. Birdsall, J. Lewkowicz, V. Romanovsky, W. Zamora, M. Johnson (2006). Explosion coupling in frozen and unfrozen rock: Quicklook Report. Weston Geophysical Report No. WGC06-04. 79 p.

Leidig, M., J. Bonner, and D. Reiter, Development of a velocity model for Black Mesa, Arizona and the Southern Colorado Plateau from multiple data sets, 2005 SSA Meeting, Abstract, Lake Tahoe, NV, 27-29 April 2005.

Leidig, M., J. L. Bonner, R. Martin, and K. Murphy, Possible effects of frozen rock on explosive coupling (abstract), Seism. Res. Letters, 78, 252, 2007.

Leidig, M., J. Bonner, R. Hansen, V. Romanovsky, S. Brown, R. Martin, and J. Lewkowicz, Possible effects of frozen rock on explosive coupling, 27th Research Review, Palm Springs, CA, 20-22 September 2005, 580-586.

Leidig, M., B. Stump, J. Bonner, C. Hayward, A. Velasco, D. Baker, H. Hooper, W. Walter, X. Yang, R. Zhou, C. Edwards, M. Renwald, and J. Lewkowicz, Source Phenomenology Experiments in Arizona, 26th Seismic Research Review, Orlando, FL, 21-23 September 2004, 427-438.

Leidig, M., D. Reiter, J. Bonner, and A. Rodgers Jr., Applicability of 3D modeling techniques in creating single-station locations: A test case in southern Asia, Bull. Seis. Soc. Amer., 94 (2), 753-759, 2004.

Leidig, M., D. Reiter, J. Bonner, S. Johnson, I. Tibuleac, A. Rodgers, and H. Hooper, Development of SSLOC3D: A tool for single-station locations of small sesmic events using regional 3D velocity models, 25th Seismic Research Review, Tucson, AZ, 23-25 September 2003, 237-247.

Leidig, M. R., J. L. Bonner, and D. T. Reiter, Development of a velocity model for Black Mesa, Arizona and the Southern Colorado Plateau from multiple data sets, Bull. Seis. Soc. Amer., 95 (6), 2136-2151, 2005.

Leidig, M., V. Romanovsky, R. Hansen, R. Martin, R. Grove, J. Bonner, and J. Lewkowicz, Possible Effects of Frozen Rock on Explosive Coupling, , 28th Seismic Research Review, Orlando, FL, 19-21 September 2006, 618-624.

Renwald, M. D., A. A. Velasco, M. R. Leidig, B. W. Stump, J. L. Bonner, Surface-wave excitation from a large copper mine determined from regional data recorded from the source phenomenology experiment in Arizona, in 2004 SSA Meeting, Abstract, Palm Springs, CA, 14-16 April 2004, Seism. Res. Let., 75, p. 253, 2004.

Walter, W. R., K. Mayeda, A. Sicherman, J. Bonner, and M. Leidig, Regional discriminant optimization with and without nuclear test data: Western U.S. examples, 2005 SSA Meeting, Abstract, Lake Tahoe, NV, 27-29 April 2005.

Zandt, G. and M. Leidig, Crustal anisotropy inferred from P-SH conversions from the Altiplano-Puna magma body in the Central Andes, Eos Trans. AGU, 80 (46), Fall Meeting Suppl., Abstract T31A-06, pp. 978-979, 16 Nov 1999.

Zandt, G., Folsom, H., Erickson, J., Leidig, M., Guynn, J., and Frederiksen, A., Crustal seismic anisotropy from waveform modeling: Examples from the Tibetan and the Andean Plateaus, Eos Trans. AGU, 83 (47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S61C-1151, p. 989, 2002.

Zandt, G., M. Leidig, J. Chmielowski, and D. Baumont, Seismic detection and characterization of the Altiplano-Puna magma body, Central Andes, Pure Appl. Geophys., 160 (3-4), 789-807, 2003.