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

Cooper, E. G., Flynn, I.T.W., Peters, S. I., Benson, E. W., Murphy, S. B., & Sterling, E. D. (2026). Volcanism at Piton de la Fournaise as an analog for Chloris Mons, Venus. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 131(5), e2026JE009756. https://doi.org/10.1029/2026JE009756

Flynn, I.T.W., Bhushan, B., Hendersen, S., Corradino, C.C., Ramsey, M.S., Collins, E.R. (2026). Satellite Data Synergy for Volcano Monitoring: The 2022 Mauna Loa Eruption. JVGR. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2026.108603

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

Recent Conference Abstracts

Flynn, I. T. W., Crown, D. A., Smrekar, S. E., & Ramsey, M. S. The Potential for Detecting Future Eruptions on Venus by Modeling the Channelized Lava Flows of the Past. VExAG 2026 (oral)

Trussell, A., O’Rourke, J., Williams, & Flynn, I. T. W. Sinuous Rilles as a Mantle Thermometer for Venus: Erosion by Komatiite Lavas and Spatial Clustering Around Coronae. 57th Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf., abs. #1363, 2026

Flynn, I. T. W., Collins, E.R., Williams D.B., Will Upcoming Missions be able to Determine the Composition of Canali?., GSA 2025 (oral)

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