Curriculum Vitae

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Education

University of Pittsburgh: Ph.D. (2022), Geology and Environmental Science

Thesis Title: Modeling of Volcanic Flow Processes on Earth, Mars, and Venus
Advisor: Professor Michael Ramsey

Rider University: B.S. (2017), Geoscience and B.S. (2017), Marine Science Research: Geomorphology and erosional patterns of Crosswick Creek, NJ

Recent Publications

Flynn, I.T.W, and S.I. Peters. (2025). The usefulness of NotebookLM’s Audio Overview for Planetary Scientists. Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists, 6, e2025CN000282. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025CN000282

Trussell, A. R., O’rourke, J. G., Williams, D. A., Flynn, I. T. W., Black, B. A., & Borrelli, M. E. (2025). The importance of carbonatite lavas in outgassing Venus’ modern-day atmosphere. Sci. Adv, 11, 1621. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adw1621

Flynn, I. T. W., Williams, D. B., & Ramsey, M. S. (2024). Quantifying volumes of volcanic deposits using time-averaged ASTER digital elevation models. Science of Remote Sensing, 10, 100179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srs.2024.100179

Flynn, I. T. W., & Rader, E. (2024). Evidence of a Martian spatter cone south of Pavonis Mons. Icarus, (cover issue) 424, 116286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2024.116286

Recent Conference Abstracts

Flynn, I. T. W., Crown, D.A., Ramsey, M.S., Smrekar, S.E., A Global Catalog, Spatial Analysis, and Morphometry of Venusian Channelized Lava Flows., GSA 2025 (oral)

O’Rourke, J., Trussell, A., Williams., Flynn, I., Black, B., Borrelli, M., Formation of Lava Channels on Venus: Implications for Eruption Properties and Atmospheric Outgassing, EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2025 (oral)

Flynn, I.T.W., Crown, D.A., Ashley, K.T., and Ramsey, M.S., Channelized Lava Flows on Venus: New Insights into Distribution, Morphology, Rheology, and Emplacement Processes, 56th Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf., abs #1575, 2025, (oral)

Copich, E.J., Flynn, I.T.W., and Williams D.B., Automatic Detection of Martian Scoria Cones Using Deep Learning 56th Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf., abs #2292, 2025, (poster)

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