Lowell Masataka Miyagi

Ph.D. Candidate

Department of Earth & Planetary Science
University of California, Berkeley
307 McCone Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-4767

Phone: (510) 643-2161 (office)
           (217) 260-3494 (cell)
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Curriculum Vitae

Born: April 11, 1981; St. Petersburg, Florida

Education:

Ph. D. Earth and Planetary Science - University of California Berkeley - May 2009 (anticipated)

B. A. Geology/East Asian Studies - Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH - May 2004
Senior Honors Thesis: "Microstructures and deformation in some fault rocks from the McConnell Thrust at Mount Yamnuska (Alberta): Implications for fluid flow and faulting and cycles of strain-hardening and softening." GPA: 3.65/4.00

Employment:

University of California Berkeley, Department of Earth and Planetary Science (Fall 2004-present)
Graduate Student Researcher

• Funded by CDAC to advance characterization of high-pressure phases
• Investigation of the development of lattice preferred orientation and lattice strains in deep Earth relevant samples deformed at ultra-high pressure

University of California Berkeley, Department of Earth and Planetary Science (Fall 2006)
Graduate Student Instructor

• EPS 100A, Minerals: Their Constitution and Origin, with Prof. H-R Wenk.

Oberlin College, Department of Geology (Spring 2002)
Teaching Assistant

• Laboratory in Physical and Environmental Geology, with Prof. D. Hubbard.

Midwest Bio-Products Inc. and Micro Bio-products Inc. (Summers 2000-2003)
Researcher

• Growth and purification of avian myeloblastosis virus for production of reverse transcriptase.

Honorary Awards:

• Outstanding Student Paper Award, from the Mineral and Rock Physics Focus Group, 2006 Fall AGU Meeting for the paper "Deformation of the CaIrO3 Post-perovskite phase to 5 GPa and 1300K in the multi-anvil press."
• George B. Wharton Prize for excellence in Geology from Oberlin College (2004)
• Freeman Grant for study in Japan from Oberlin College (2002-2003)
• John Fredrick Oberlin Scholar, Oberlin College (1999-2004)

Publications:

2008

H. Liermann, S. Merkel, L. Miyagi, H.-R. Wenk, H. Cynn, W.J. Evans, G. Shen (2008). In Situ Determination of Material Textures at Simultaneous High-Pressure and –Temperature by Means of Radial Diffraction in the Diamond Anvil Cell. Rev. Scient. Instrum. (in preparation).

L. Miyagi, S. Merkel,, T. Yagi, N. Sata, Y. Ohishi, H.-R. Wenk (2008). Diamond anvil cell deformation of CaSiO3 perovskite up to 49 GPa. PEPI (in press).

L. Miyagi, M. Kunz, J. Nasiatka, M. Voltolini, J. Knight, H.-R. Wenk (2008). In-situ texture development in polycrystalline iron at simultaneous high pressure and temperature. JAP (in press).

L. Miyagi, N. Nishiyama, Y. Wang, A. Kubo, D. V. West, R. J. Cava, T. S. Duffy, H.–R. Wenk (2008). Deformation and texture development in CaIrO3 post-perovskite phase up to 6 GPa and 1300 K. EPSL 268, 515-525.

2007

L. Miyagi (2007). Texture in the post-perovskite phase: Towards an understanding of anisotropy in the D”. COMPRES Newsletter 6 (2).

M. Kunz, W.A. Caldwell, L. Miyagi, H.-R. Wenk (2007). In situ laser heating and radial synchrotron diffraction in a diamond anvil cell. Rev. Scient. Instrum. 78, 063907.

S. Merkel, A.K. McNamara, A. Kubo, S. Speziale, L. Miyagi, Y. Meng, T.S. Duffy, H.-R. Wenk (2007). Deformation of (Mg,Fe)SiO3 post-perovskite and D” anisotropy. Science 316, 1729-1732. See also: supporting online material.

2006

L. Miyagi, S. Merkel, T. Yagi, N. Sata, Y. Ohishi, H.-R. Wenk (2006). Quantitative Rietveld texture analysis of CaSiO3 perovskite deformed in a diamond anvil cell. J. Phys. Cond. Matter 18, S995-1005.

S. Speziale, I. Lonardelli, L. Miyagi, J. Pehl, C.E. Tommaseo, H.-R. Wenk (2006). Deformation experiments in the diamond-anvil cell: Texture in copper to 30 GPa. J. Phys. Cond. Matter 18, S1007-1020.

H.-R. Wenk, I. Lonardelli, S. Merkel, L. Miyagi, J. Pehl, S. Speziale, C.E. Tommaseo (2006). Diamond anvil deformation experiments in radial diffraction geometry. J. Phys. Cond. Matter 18, S933-947.

S. Merkel, A. Kubo, L. Miyagi, S. Speziale, T.S. Duffy, H.-K. Mao, H.-R. Wenk (2006). Plastic deformation of MgGeO3 post-perovskite at lower mantle pressures. Science 311, 644-646. See also: supporting online material.

2005

I. Westmoreland, L. Miyagi, E. L. Que (2005). 1,5-Dibromo-2,4-bis[(2-bromophenyl)ethynyl]benzene. Acta Cryst. E. 61 (9), o2894–o2895. doi:10.1107/S1600536805025237.

Conference Abstracts:

L. Miyagi, M. Kunz, M. Voltolini, H.-R. Wenk (2007). In-situ laser heating and pressure increase with radial diffraction to investigate deformation of deep earth relevant minerals. Eos Trans. AGU 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract MR34A-04.

H. Liermann, S. Merkel, L. Miyagi, H.-R. Wenk, G. Shen, H. Cynn, W.J. Evans (2007). New experimental method for in-situ determination of material textures a simultaneous high-pressure and –temperature by means of radial diffraction in the diamond anvil cell. Eos Trans. AGU 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract MR43A-0975.

L. Miyagi, N. Nishiyama, Y. Wang, A. Kubo, D. West, R. Cava, T. Duffy, H.-R. Wenk (2007). Texture development in the CaIrO3 post-perovskite phase deformed in the multi-anvil press up to 5 GPa and 1300 K. SMEC 2007, Miami Beach

L. Miyagi, N. Nishiyama, Y. Wang, A. Kubo. D.V. West, R.J. Cava, T.S. Duffy, H.-R. Wenk (2006). Deformation of the CaIrO3 post-perovskite to 5 GPa and 1300 K in the multi-anvil press. Eos Trans. AGU 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract MR11B-0128.

S. Merkel, A. Kubo, S. Speziale, L. Miyagi, H.-R. Wenk, T.S. Duffy, H.-K. Mao (2005). Plastic Deformation of MgGeO3 post-perovskite beyond 100 GPa. Eos Trans. AGU 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract MR22A-08.

H.-R. Wenk, J. Pehl, S. Speziale, S. Merkel, L. Miyagi, C.E. Tommaseo, J. Shu, G. Shen, V. Prakapenka, H.-K. Mao (2004). Deformation experiments at high pressure in diamond anvil cells: Texture development in MgSiO3 perovskite. Eos Trans. AGU 85(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract MR24A-03.

Professional Memberships:

AAAS (2006-present)
AGU (2005-present)
Sigma Xi (2004-present)