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Monday, December 09, 2024
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See the following announcements:
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- FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: AGeS-Grad Proposal Deadline and Info Session
- PhD Opportunities at the University of Utah
- Seismological Society of America 2025 Annual Meeting Abstracts Open
- USBR Student Internship Opportunity
On behalf of Ramon Arrowsmith, ASU
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: AGeS-Grad Proposal Deadline and Info Session
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AGeS-Grad is an NSF funded opportunity that provides up to $10,000 of support for graduate students to acquire geochronology data for their research projects and offers hands-on lab experience while being mentored by geochronologists. AGeS awardees will visit one of 60+ AGeS labs, participate in sample preparation and analysis, and learn fundamental aspects of the methods, techniques, and theory used in modern analytical facilities. We recommend that applicants contact a preferred AGeS lab about potential projects as early as possible because each lab may support a maximum of 4 projects during each application cycle.
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AGeS-Grad plans to make 18-22 awards in 2025.
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- Any student currently enrolled in a graduate degree program at an accredited college or university in the United States or its territories is eligible to apply.
- AGeS seeks to fund broadly in terms of research, geochronologic technique, and participants.
- AGeS encourages applications from graduate students without previous geochronology experience, from those in MSc programs, and from those belonging to historically minoritized groups.
We will be holding an information session about the AGeS-Grad program on Wednesday December 16, 2024 at 10-11 am Mountain Time to explain the program and answer questions. Previous AGeS-Grad awardees will discuss their experiences. The session will be by ZOOM and will be recorded, posted on the website, and available for review afterwards.
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Meeting ID: 918 0773 0857
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California Geological Survey, Sacramento
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On behalf of Jamie Farrelll, University of Utah
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PhD Opportunities at the University of Utah
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The University of Utah is advertising two funded PhD opportunities in seismology in the Department of Geology and Geophysics. We are seeking motivated students interested in using passive seismic imaging methods to study earth crustal structure related to volcanic and earthquake hazards. For volcanic hazards, we are particularly interested in imaging the magmatic plumbing systems of the active Hawaii and Yellowstone volcanoes. And for seismic hazards, we aim to establish accurate basin models in California and Utah that are critically important for regional seismic hazard assessment. Various seismic techniques will be used to achieve research goals including ambient noise interferometry, surface wave and body wave tomography, teleseismic receiver function, etc.
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For volcano hazards, we have a recently funded NSF project to investigate magma emplacement and storage in the rift zones of Kilauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes on the Big Island of Hawaii. Deployment of over 150 temporary seismometers on Kilauea volcano took place in the summer of 2024 and additional deployments are planned in 2025. The main goals of this project are to understand (1) the fine structures of the Mauna Loa and Kilauea rift zones and the differences between the two, (2) the relation between the fine structures and their volcano-tectonic settings, as well as the relation between the fine structures and the frequency and intensity of rift zone eruptions, (3) the post eruption changes and constraints on rift zone healing and cooling of the magma plumbing system, and (4) the long-term evolution of the Kilauea East Rift Zone. For seismic hazards with projects supported by various funding agencies (e.g. NSF, USGS, and SCEC), we will deploy and analyze dense seismic arrays to collect data within metropolitan basins within California and Utah. By inverting all available seismic data and other geological and gravity constraints, we aim to construct accurate 3D basin models where the sediments within could amplify the ground shaking significantly. These basin models will be used to update the community velocity models (CVMs), which are critical for accurate ground motion prediction for various earthquake scenarios. The models will also be used to investigate the geometry and slip of the adjacent faults and the tectonic evolution of the basins.
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On behalf of Becky Ham, Seismological Society of America
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Seismological Society of America 2025 Annual Meeting Abstracts Open
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The Annual Meeting is your opportunity for face-to-face collaboration, learning and networking with members of the global seismological community.
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Before submitting your abstract, please take a moment to review the technical sessions to find the best fit for your research. If you don’t see a session for your abstract, please submit to the general session (additional sessions will be organized in January). Abstract submission fees are $80 for professionals and $40 for students. All oral and poster presenters will be required to attend the meeting in person.
Abstract submissions close 8 January 2025 at 11:59 PM Pacific (U.S.). Please email abstracts@seismosoc.org with questions.
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On behalf of Ian Pierce, USBR
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USBR Student Internship Opportunity
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The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) Seismology and Geomorphology (S&G) group based out of Lakewood, Colorado is looking to hire multiple interns for the summer of 2025 through the Technical Service Center’s internship program. The internship program is a 12-week paid program that includes involvement in project-related work, professional development activities, and facility field trips/tours. Additional benefits include a housing stipend available to out-of-area interns and eligibility to earn non-competitive hiring status — a potential pathway for direct hiring.
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This summer, we are seeking applicants to contribute to the following projects:
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- An in-progress ArcGIS Pro database that will be a resource for S&G’s technical reports, seismic hazard model data, and perishable field data. The database is accessed through a self-managed web-map portal.
- A new geochronology database that will house S&G geochronology data.
- A lacustrine paleoseismology study that will be processing and analyzing already-collected lakebed sediment cores to support an active fault investigation.
The ideal applicants will have interest or previous experience with field work, GIS software (as in ArcGIS), coding (as in R, Python, MATLAB), and/or laboratory skills or some combination of these focuses.
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Applications are due January 7.
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