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USGS Position: Electronics Technician | AGU Session Announcements

Date: 07/15/2016

Dear SCEC Community,

Please see below regarding the following announcements:

1. Triggering and Branching Across Many Scales in Geosciences (Session NG014: ID #13767)
2. AGU 2016 Session Announcement | Macroscopic Earthquake Source Parameter Studies: from Basic to Application. (Session S017: ID #13507)
3. AGU 2016 Session Announcements (A. Earthquake source physics and its interplay with strong ground motion (Session S005),  B. Modeling earthquake strong ground motions (Session S019: ID #13874)

Regards,

SCEC Information

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1. Electronics Technician position with the USGS Menlo Park

The US Geological Survey (USGS), Earthquake Monitoring Project (EMP), has an open position for Radio Frequency ElectronicsTechnicians.  The position is located in Menlo Park, California. 

The USGS Earthquake Monitoring Project works in collaboration with the UC Berkeley Seismological Laboratory for recording and monitoring seismic activity in Northern California.  The NCSN consists of approximately 600 stations, dedicated telemetry systems, and numerous real-time, analysis and notification computer systems.  The EMP also oversees the National Strong Motion Project, which installs and operates instrumentation in structures such as buildings, dams, and bridges whose response to strong shaking is of interest to the engineering community.

The Radio Frequency Electronic Technician’s position primary duties will be support, development and deployment of communications systems for all components within the EMP including satellite telecommunications, microwave telemetry systems, VHF, UHF and spread spectrum radio systems, and other systems such as cellular communications.  The incumbent is also responsible for the management and maintenance of power systems and environmental infrastructure for telemetry and seismological equipment.

The selected employees will jump into an exciting work environment where they will contribute to Earthquake Early Warning activities and the upgrade and installation of new instrumentation, the expansion and upgrade of volcano monitoring efforts, and an overhaul of the telemetry backbone of the network.

If you are interested, please apply online at USAjobs.gov, where more information about the position is available.  The position is under two announcement numbers and closes at midnight July 29, 2016:

             SAC-2016-0343 for all US citizens

             SAC-2016-0344 for current and recent federal employees

The positions are GS-0856-09/10/11.  US citizenship is required.

Please follow the instructions for applying and don't wait until the last day!

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2. AGU 2016 Session Announcement | Macroscopic Earthquake Source Parameter Studies: from Basic to Application. (Session S017: ID #13507)

Dear all, 

I would like to draw your attention to our session of the coming AGU Fall Meeting entitled "Macroscopic Earthquake Source Parameter Studies: from Basic to Application."  
We focus on earthquake source parameter studies, such as stress drops, radiated energy, moment rate functions (source time functions), moment tensor, magnitude, etc., and their implications to, for example, earthquake physics and strong-motion assessment.  
Please check the session description below and consider submitting your abstract to this session.  

Best Regards, 
Taka Uchide, on behalf of the session conveners (TU, Xiaowei, and German)

[Session Description]
S017: Macroscopic Earthquake Source Parameter Studies: from Basic to Application

Session ID#: 13507
Session Description:
Macroscopic earthquake source parameters (in a broad sense; e.g., stress drop, radiated energy, moment tensor, and magnitude) from seismic data reflect physics of fault rupture process and fault properties such as stress on the fault and fault strength. Consequently the source parameters are useful for investigating rupture process and fault properties, and hence assessing earthquake hazard. Modern seismic networks enable us to analyze large number of earthquakes and study their spatial and/or temporal trends. To further promote this research, we need both accurate estimations of source parameters and appropriate interpretation. This session aims to expand the capability of earthquake source parameter studies to give us better knowledge on, for example, earthquake rupture dynamics, fault properties, tectonics, and seismic hazard assessment. We welcome theoretical, numerical, observational, and experimental contributions to improve the estimation and interpretation of source parameters.

Invited Speakers: 
 Ralph Archuleta, UC Santa Barbara
 Marine Denolle, Harvard University
 Fabrice Cotton, GFZ Potsdam
 Zachary Ross, Caltech

Primary Convener: 
 Takahiko Uchide, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST
Conveners: 
 Xiaowei Chen, The University of Oklahoma
 German A Prieto, MIT

Cross-Listed: T - Tectonophysics

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Takahiko UCHIDE, Dr.
 Seismotectonics Research Group,
  Research Institute of Earthquake and Volcano Geology, 
   Geological Survey of Japan (GSJ),
    National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Postal Address:
 1-1-1 Higashi, AIST Central 7,
 Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8567 JAPAN

E-mail: t.uchide@aist.go.jp
Tel:  +81-29-861-9051
Web Site: https://staff.aist.go.jp/t.uchide/en/index.html

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3. AGU 2016 Session Announcements 

A. Earthquake source physics and its interplay with strong ground motion (Session S005) 
B. Modeling earthquake strong ground motions (Session S019: ID #13874
We would like to call your attention to two sessions focused on understanding the physics and modeling of earthquake ground motions at the AGU Fall meeting. 
Session S005 will focus on earthquake source physics and its interplay with strong ground motion, including earthquake source physics studies from observational, experimental and theoretical perspectives, constraints on earthquake source physics by ground motion recordings, and simulations of strong ground motions using dynamic source models. Invited speakers include Daniel Roten and Alice Gabriel.
 
Session S019 will focus on observational, numerical and experimental studies relating to improved strong ground-motion modeling, including applications of numerical ground motion simulations; experimental rock mechanics; studies of earthquake source parameters; and modeling of path and site effects. Invited speakers include Hiroe Miyake and Domniki Asimaki.
 
Abstract submission deadline is August 3.

On behalf of the convenors,

Morgan Moschetti and Benchun Duan

S005. Earthquake source physics and its interplay with strong ground motion

Laboratory experiments and theoretical studies reveal physical processes and mechanisms that result in significant dynamic coseismic weakening. Complex fault geometry and surface roughness have important effects on dynamic rupture propagation and seismic radiation. Off-fault damage contributes to the energy budget of an earthquake rupture, and alters amplitude and frequency content of ground motion. How well do these processes and factors of earthquake sources manifest themselves in strong ground motion recordings? Ground motion simulations of scenario earthquakes have become an increasingly important vehicle for seismic hazard analysis. Incorporating as much source physics as possible into these simulations allows predictions of ground motion to be as realistic as possible. Dynamic source characterization can help achieve this goal. In this session, we welcome contributions that advance our understanding of earthquake source physics, or improve strong ground motion predictions by incorporating more realistic earthquake source physics.
Primary Convener:  
Benchun Duan, Texas A&M University College Station, College Station, TX, United States
Conveners:  
Ruth Harris, USGS, Menlo Park, CA, United States and Steven M Day, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
 
S019. Modeling earthquake strong ground motions
Accurate modeling of earthquake strong ground motions is a critical component of engineering seismology that is required to understand recorded ground motions and to forecast potential ground-shaking. The increasing interest within the earth science and earthquake engineering communities in the use of simulated ground motions for seismic hazard and risk analysis requires a multidisciplinary approach to understanding earthquake rupture and wave propagation. We aim to bring together researchers engaged in observational, numerical, and experimental studies of the earthquake rupture and wave propagation processes. We invite presentations on all topics informing earthquake ground motion modeling, including applications of numerical ground motion simulations; experimental rock mechanics; studies of earthquake source parameters; and modeling of path and site effects.
Primary Convener:  
Morgan P Moschetti, USGS Central Region Offices Denver, Denver, CO, United States
Conveners:  
Leonardo Ramirez-Guzman, UNAM National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico and Francisco J Sanchez-Sesma, UNAM National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Cross-Listed:
MR - Mineral and Rock Physics