[iris-bulk] EARTHSCOPE SPEAKERS AVAILABLE AT NO COST!!

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Applications are being accepted for the 2008 EarthScope Speaker  
Series. EarthScope is a nationwide program to explore the structure  
and evolution of the North American continent and understand the  
physical processes that cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions (www.earthscope.org 
). The 2008 EarthScope Speakers are presenting scientific results of  
EarthScope research to faculty and students at colleges and  
universities. Travel and lodging for the speakers is provided by funds  
from the National Science Foundation.

Please encourage your local college or university to apply for an  
EarthScope speaker. They can do so online at: www.earthscope.org/speakers

Application deadline is February 1, 2008 for presentations during the  
2007–08 academic year and April 1, 2008 for fall, 2008. Late  
applications will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis.

2008 EarthScope Speakers:

Judith Chester, Texas A&M University, "Structural-petrologic  
characterization of the San Andreas Fault Zone from the SAFOD deep  
drill hole"

Matthew Fouch, Arizona State University, "EarthScope explores the  
depths of western North America"

Tim Melbourne, Central Washington University, "EarthScope imaging of  
Cascadia
megathrust slow-slip events"

Suzan van der Lee, Northwestern University, "Cenozoic history of the  
western United States: A data integration strategy for EarthScope"

George Zandt, University of Arizona, "Insights on lithospheric  
foundering from the Sierra Nevada EarthScope Project (SNEP)"

Questions or further information:
Robert J. Lillie, EarthScope Education and Outreach Manager
(541)-737-1242; lillier at geo.oregonstate.edu 
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