Field
Teamwork, remote area operations, physical sampling
Languages
French (native), English (IELTS 7.5/9), Spanish (conversational)
Conference Contributions
Oral & Poster Presentations
Jun 2026
Seismic Constraints on the Structure and Subduction Dynamics along the Alaska Peninsula from Full Wave Ambient Noise Tomography and Shear Wave Splitting
Workshop on Integrating Seismic Anisotropy, Geodynamics, and Rock Deformation
Sassard, V., Yang, X., Bodmer, M., Liu, L., & Elliott, J.
Poster
Apr 2026
Lithosphere Modification and Asthenospheric Upwelling Along Accreted Terrane Boundaries in Interior Alaska: Insights from Full Wave Ambient Noise Tomography
SZ4D Community Meeting
Sassard, V., Yang, X., & Ridgway, K. D.
Poster
Apr 2026
Evidence of Slab Tearing Along a Subducted Oceanic Plate Joint Beneath the Alaska Peninsula
SZ4D Community Meeting
Sassard, V., Yang, X., Liu, L., Elliott, J.
Poster
Dec 2025
Shear Wave Splitting Across the Galápagos Hotspot and Western Galápagos Spreading Center from the Marine IGUANA Experiment
AGU Fall Meeting 2025
Adeboye, O., Ito, G., Sassard, V., Hooft, E. E. E., Shen, Y., Toomey, D. R., Hufstetler, R. S., Autumn, K., Kongpet, P., Ruiz, M. C. Presentation by Oluwatofunmi Adeboye.
Poster
Dec 2025
Investigating the Upper-Mantle Dynamics of Galapagos Plume-Ridge Interaction with the Marine IGUANA Ocean Bottom Seismometer Array
AGU Fall Meeting 2025
Ito, G., Hooft, E. E. E., Shen, Y., Toomey, D. R., Ruiz, M. C., Hufstetler, R. S., Adeboye, O., Kongpet, P., Sassard, V., Cheng, Z., Young, M. Oral presentation by Garrett Ito.
Oral
Jun 2025
Seismic Characteristics of Structural Modifications of the Lithosphere in Alaska due to Shallow Subduction of the Yakutat Slab
Gordon Research Conference / Gordon Research Seminar
Sassard, V., Yang, X., & Ridgway, K. D.
Poster
May 2024
A Possible Slab Window Along the Alaska Subduction Zone Imaged by Full Wave Ambient Noise Tomography
SSA Annual Meeting 2024
Sassard, V., Yang, X., Elliott, J., & Liu, L.
Oral
May 2024
Lithospheric Modification in Northeastern Alaska Interpreted From Full-Wave Ambient Noise Tomography
SSA Annual Meeting 2024
Sassard, V., Yang, X., Ridgway, K. D., & Flesch, L.
Poster
Dec 2023
Full-Wave Ambient Noise Tomography Reveals Structural Variations along the Alaska Subduction Zone
AGU Fall Meeting 2023
Sassard, V., Yang, X., & Elliott, J.
Oral
Jun 2023
Investigating the Segmentation of Subduction Zones Across the Shoreline with Seismic Tomography: Story of the Alaska Subduction Zone
Gordon Research Conference / Gordon Research Seminar
Sassard, V., & Yang, X.
Poster
Apr 2023
Subduction Segmentation Revealed by Full-Wave Ambient Noise Tomography of the AACSE Data
Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting 2023
Sassard, V., & Yang, X.
Poster
Dec 2022
What Controls Lateral Segmentation in Cascadia? Sub-Slab Density Anomalies or Slab Age Variations
AGU Fall Meeting 2022
Sassard, V., van Dinther, Y., Bodmer, M., Hooft, E. E. E., & Toomey, D. R.
Oral
Dec 2022
Segmentation of the Aleutian-Alaska Subduction Zone Revealed by Full-Wave Ambient Noise Tomography with the AACSE Data
AGU Fall Meeting 2022
Sassard, V., & Yang, X.
Oral
Dec 2021
Evaluating Drivers of Mantle Flow and Sources of Seismic Anisotropy in the Alaskan Subduction Zone: Observations from Offshore/Onshore Shear-Wave Splitting
AGU Fall Meeting 2021
Sassard, V., & Bodmer, M.
Poster
Dec 2020
Onshore-offshore shear wave splitting observations beneath the Alaska subduction zone: Mantle flow constraints from the Alaska Amphibious Community Seismic Experiment