Rate My Professor Marshall Scott

Scott T. Marshall is a Professor of Geophysics in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Appalachian State University, where he serves as Director of the Environmental Sciences Program. He holds a B.S. in Geology from Wright State University (2001), an M.S. from the University of Idaho (2004), and a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts. Marshall joined Appalachian State University in 2008 as an Assistant Professor and has since advanced to full Professor. His research employs mathematical modeling, computer programming, and data analysis to investigate Earth processes, with a focus on fault and fracture mechanics, satellite geodesy using GPS and InSAR, near-surface geophysics including ground-penetrating radar, direct current electrical resistivity, and seismic refraction surveying, as well as tectonics, deformation, and subsurface imaging. Much of his research has received funding from the Southern California Earthquake Center and other agencies. In 2016, he was named one of Appalachian State University’s Faculty of Distinction for his contributions.

Marshall’s scholarly output includes highly cited publications such as 'Fault slip rates and interseismic deformation in the western Transverse Ranges, California' (Marshall, Funning, and Owen, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2013), 'Fault-induced perturbed stress fields and associated tensile and compressive deformation at fault tips in the ice shell of Europa: implications for fault mechanics' (Kattenhorn and Marshall, Journal of Structural Geology, 2006), 'Effects of nonplanar fault topology and mechanical interaction on fault-slip distributions in the Ventura Basin, California' (Marshall, Cooke, and Owen, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 2008), 'Interseismic deformation associated with three-dimensional faults in the greater Los Angeles region, California' (Marshall, Cooke, and Owen, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2009), and 'Mechanical Models Suggest Fault Linkage through the Imperial Valley, California, USA' (Dorsett, Madden, Marshall, and Cooke, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 2019). He has mentored students in quantitative data analysis for Earth and environmental sciences, equipping them with skills valued by top graduate programs and geoscience industries including petroleum, mining, and environmental consulting firms. Marshall has also contributed to public understanding of seismicity, providing expert commentary on events like the 2020 Sparta, North Carolina earthquake.