From Martha.Savage at vuw.ac.nz Tue Feb 1 12:12:56 2011 From: Martha.Savage at vuw.ac.nz (Martha Savage) Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:12:56 +1300 Subject: [iris-bulk] Extended Dealine! IUGG 2011 Session S15 Seismic Anisotropy and Attenuation Message-ID: This time it's really the Last Call--you have another chance due to a last minute extension of the deadline! The IUGG2011 abstract submission website will remain open until 11.59 p.m. (Greenwich Mean Time; GMT) on Monday 7th February (Monday in the US/Europe) We would like to encourage you to contribute to the IUGG 2011 in Melbourne, Australia with a presentation to the session on "Seismic anisotropy and attenuation (S15) (call for Abstracts closes 1 February 2011, but the deadline for funding applications is 17 January). The session will be held sometime between Wednesday June 29 and Monday July 4, althought the meeting schedule is from 28 June - 7 July. Session Title: Seismic anisotropy and attenuation (S15) Description: Analyses of seismic anisotropy and attenuation provide insights into crustal and mantle processes not possible with conventional analysis based on isotropic elasticity. Anisotropy can be used to map both past and present deformation and stress, whilst attenuation offers great potential to illuminate thermal variations. Both can be very sensitive to the presence of melt. Mechanisms that control these seismic attributes must be considered on a range of length scales. Here we invite contributions that present seismic observations and methodologies, geodynamical modelling of such effects, and constraints from mineral/rock physics. We particularly encourage multi- disciplinary approaches to interpreting observations of anisotropy and attenuation. Convenors: Martha Savage, Jaroslova Plomerova, Mike Kendall and Ian Jackson Invited Speakers: Yasuko Takei, ERI Tokyo Sara Pozgay Rawlinson, Australia National Univeristy _______________________________________________ Bulkmail mailing list Bulkmail at iris.washington.edu http://www.iris.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/bulkmail From irismail at iris.washington.edu Wed Feb 2 07:52:48 2011 From: irismail at iris.washington.edu (IRIS) Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 07:52:48 -0800 Subject: [iris-bulk] National Science Board Seeks Input on NSF Merit Review Criteria Message-ID: <5BFDDEE0-1338-45DA-A897-B9B532D6FC8D@iris.washington.edu> National Science Board Seeks Input on NSF Merit Review Criteria The National Science Board?s (NSB) Merit Review Task Force is undertaking a thorough review of the National Science Foundation's two merit review criteria (Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts). 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Abstracts are welcome on the following topics: Strong motion data and processing techniques Nonlinearity in soils Liquefaction Micro tremor techniques Site surveys; Numerical simulations Empirical estimates of ground motion Case studies of ground motion Boreholes array studies Vs30 and other predictors of site response for seismic hazard General site response Please consult the web site for abstract submission instructions: http://esg4.eri.ucsb.edu/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From irismail at iris.washington.edu Wed Feb 2 08:39:36 2011 From: irismail at iris.washington.edu (IRIS) Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 08:39:36 -0800 Subject: [iris-bulk] (Job) Quality Assurance Engineer - IRIS DMC Message-ID: The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) seeks a Quality Assurance Engineer to develop test and monitoring systems at the IRIS Data Management Center (DMC) in Seattle. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual to be a part of an international seismological data center. The IRIS DMC manages one of the largest repositories of seismological data in the world and develops data access interfaces and software for users of these data in addition to derived data products. Recent efforts include the development of a suite of web services that access data on demand and the development and production of products useful to our users. Working closely with data center staff the selected candidate will develop test suites for software and automated monitoring systems for the access interfaces and products in addition to other duties. For more information on our web service and product efforts please visit http://www.iris.edu/ws/ and http://www.iris.edu/dms/products/. The selected candidate will perform the following duties: * Develop automated monitoring of web service and other access mechanisms * Develop automated monitoring of data product generation * Design and execute testing of software tools developed at the DMC * Monitor and diagnose failures in DMC systems * Perform software maintenance as needed Successful applicants should have a good understanding of software development in addition to experience in the C and Java programming languages, Perl and Unix shell scripting would be advantageous. Applicants should have experience in Linux (preferably Red Hat), Mac OSX and Solaris operating environments and with relational database systems. Prior experience with software testing and monitoring would be a distinct advantage. IRIS is a university consortium with more than 100 institutional members. IRIS is funded by the National Science Foundation to support facilities for research in seismology and the Earth Sciences. IRIS offers competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package. For more information on IRIS consult http://www.iris.edu Candidates should submit a letter of interest, resume highlighting pertinent work experience and the names and contact information for at least two references by February 18th, 2011 to job at iris.washington.edu with the subject line "Quality Assurance Engineer Search". IRIS is an equal opportunity employer. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From irismail at iris.washington.edu Wed Feb 2 13:34:44 2011 From: irismail at iris.washington.edu (IRIS) Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 13:34:44 -0800 Subject: [iris-bulk] Jackson Postdoctoral Fellows Program - University of Texas at Austin Message-ID: <5FAA75AC-8F0A-47AE-98A9-8F246F7D4405@iris.washington.edu> The Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin announces a new school-wide postdoctoral fellows program and invites applications for 2011-2012. This highly competitive institutional award is open to recent doctorates (degree within the past 3 years) in geosciences. We welcome applicants with research interests across the full range of geosciences disciplines. The postdoctoral fellow is expected to pursue their own independent research interests. The appointment is for 2 years with a salary of $60,000 per year plus health and dental benefits. Research support of $10,000 per year is also provided. Successful applicants can begin their program as early as September 1, 2011, but no later than December 31, 2011. To apply, submit a current CV that includes education, employment history, awards, publications, and extramural funding record, a short (2-3 page) statement of research interests and proposed research, and the names and contact information for 3 references. Deadline for applications is March 15, 2011. Applicants should send applications electronically as email attachment to PostDocJSG at jsg.utexas.edu. 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The SED is a leading European seismological research, education and service agency; it is responsible for national seismic monitoring and operates the Swiss national broadband seismic network (30 equally- spaced, high-quality stations), short-period and strong-motion networks and a modern broadband mobile infrastructure comprising 50 stations. The successful candidate will initiate an independent research program towards novel methods of broadband data analysis in the context of seismic monitoring; design and conduct multi-scale field experiments using the mobile network in combination with the permanent stations; lead the research, development and network implementation of novel methodologies to model waveforms from dense broadband networks; and participate in the seismic alert operations at SED. Participation in the education program at the undergraduate and graduate level is encouraged. A PhD in geoscience, engineering or a related field is required, with documented experience on relevant subjects, which may include broadband waveform modeling, source location, quantification and characterisation, computational seismology, planning and implementing multi-sensor field experiments, and data mining. Postdoctoral experience would be of advantage. For more information, please contact John Clinton (jclinton at sed.ethz.ch). The selection process starts immediately (February 2011) and will continue until the position is filled. The position is expected to have a minimum duration of 3 years with possibility of extension. ETH Zurich offers a competitive salary, dependent on experience and performance. The city of Zurich consistently rates as one of the most attractive cities worldwide. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply. The working language at the SED is English; German knowledge would be of advantage. Applicants should submit, per e-mail, a CV, a statement of research interests and the names and addresses of three references to application at sed.ethz.ch (Subject: Waveform Seismologist). Only complete applications will be considered. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chad at iris.washington.edu Wed Feb 9 13:17:06 2011 From: chad at iris.washington.edu (Chad Trabant) Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 13:17:06 -0800 Subject: [iris-bulk] IRIS DMS Request for Proposal (RFP): Data Product Development Message-ID: <27AB4A2B-2F30-4157-B0EE-DA2B26DB77C9@iris.washington.edu> IRIS DMS Request for Proposal (RFP) for Data Product Development Access the RFP: http://www.iris.edu/hq/rfp/dpdev/ The IRIS DMS invites the full member institutions of the IRIS Consortium to participate in the development of data products. The intention is to complement the existing data product development effort at the Data Management Center (DMC) with the expertise and resources of the community. Traditionally, data products are the results of processing applied during research projects. As processing techniques of waveform data have matured they have become accepted by the community and make ideal candidates for products useful to a wider audience. Data products are often reductions of raw data that serve either as insightful summaries of the time series data or as new foundations, or stepping-stones, to higher levels of research. Products can span the range of plots or movies derived from waveform data to the modernization of unique data sets that are otherwise unavailable. Types of data products that we envision being proposed include: Products which serve as stepping stones to further processing, i.e. pre-processing for more advanced processing. Examples include the calculation of envelope functions and the calculation of receiver functions; Visualizations of the data in ways that provide insight to geophysical processes and/or the data set; The ?productization? of research results which are generally useful; Educational products that increase accessibility to data and information for non-researchers; Modernization and availability of currently inaccessible data sets. Examples include the conversion and documentation of unique data sets such as the seismic recordings from the Moon or other data sets that require updating for modern requirements; Proposals will be evaluated by a panel consisting of members from the IRIS Board of Directors, the IRIS DMS Standing Committee, the IRIS Data Products Working Group, the USArray Advisory Committee and the IRIS E&O program with input from IRIS staff. We do not anticipate funding of external product development to be an on-going activity within IRIS. In addition to receiving new products, the DMS will use this process to better understand the types of products, systems and approaches that are taking place in the community. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Martha.Savage at vuw.ac.nz Wed Feb 9 10:51:26 2011 From: Martha.Savage at vuw.ac.nz (Martha Savage) Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 07:51:26 +1300 Subject: [iris-bulk] PhD scholarships in Geophysics at Victoria University of Wellington-March 1 deadline Message-ID: The Institute of Geophysics, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand announces PhD scholarship opportunities at our university. We have several seismological projects of interest for which we would like to guide a PhD student: 1) Studies of the Sept. 4 2010, M=7.2 Darfield earthquake near Christchurch, New Zealand. An enormous amount of data has been collected and is being collected on this earthquake and its aftershock sequence. We will be studying aspects including the anisotropic velocity structure in the region and time varying seismic properties related to the earthquake. The project involves investigators in New Zealand and the United States. 2) Subduction zone structure. We are in the early stages of an international collaborative project involving investigators from New Zealand, Japan and the United States to study the subduction zone structure under the Wellington region, North Island, New Zealand. The aim is to determine the material properties of interfaces (especially the subduction interface) at various depths, to try to understand the properties in a locked subduction zone. This project will combine active onshore-offshore seismic experiments (explosions and airgun sources) with passive (earthquake) recordings using short period and broadband recorders. 3) Fault zone structure and microseismicity. Studies of the Alpine Fault in the South Island are continuing, with recent success in funding for a project that will drill a 1 km deep borehole to study fault zone properties and their change with depth of exhumation. Two shallow holes to 150 m have been drilled, cored and logged and are instrumented with seismometers. 4) We also have installed a 10 station network of borehole seismographs over the central section of the Alpine Fault with the plan to locate and map hypocentres of events with magnitudes as small as 0 or -1. We propose a PhD study linked to at least two data streams from the array: i. using the array to study special seismic waves that are linked to fault and collisional zones; ii/ A study of induced seismicity and tomography linked to data from the the Fiordland 2009 and Darfield, 2010 earthquakes. 5) Statistics of seismic noise. Increasingly larger data sets are being collected to study earth structure, and the use of seismic noise as a source of energy to study earth structure is becoming commonplace, yet relatively crude methods of determining the error bars in measurements are being used. With some types of measurements, the variation between measurements is much larger than expected by the standard noise calculations. Understanding the variations is imperative to be sure whether or not they can be attributed to earth property variations. Seismologists and statisticians are collaborating to understand the source of seismic noise and to obtain better estimates of earth properties. If you are interested in any of these projects, please contact Martha Savage and also apply to the Victoria University of Wellington, following instructions at http://www.victoria.ac.nz/fgr/prospective-phds/applying.aspx. The application deadline is 1 March 2011 and the application is free of charge. Successful scholarship students from any country will receive a NZ$21,000 stipend and will not have to pay tuition fees. Further details including grant proposals are available upon request to Professor Martha Savage, martha.savage at vuw.ac.nz. Martha Savage Professor of Geophysics SGEES Victoria University of Wellington Te Whare Wananga o te Upoko o te Ika a Maui Cotton 522 Box 600, Wellington, 6140 New Zealand Email: Martha.Savage at vuw.ac.nz DDI: +64 (0)4 463-5961 mobile: 021-262-7516 From: bulkmail-bounces at iris.washington.edu [mailto:bulkmail-bounces at iris.washington.edu] On Behalf Of IRIS Sent: Saturday, 6 February 2010 4:54 a.m. To: bulkmail at iris.washington.edu Subject: [iris-bulk] PhD in magma movement and time varying seismic properties Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand PhD Scholarship to study magma movement and time varying seismic properties-reopened. We have been awarded a three-year grant to study time varying seismic properties related to volcanic areas in New Zealand and several other volcanoes worldwide, including Japan, the U.S. and several island volcanoes. This project will develop new methods of monitoring volcanoes using novel sources of seismic energy: repeated explosions, repeating earthquakes and the Earth's background hum. By relating spatial and temporal changes in seismic wave properties to other indicators of stress around volcanoes and quantitatively modeling these changes, we will extend our understanding of how volcanoes work and lead the drive towards predictive monitoring tools. We are seeking a PhD student with a background in Geophysics, Math, Physics or Geology with a strong mathematical and/or computing ability to start as soon as possible. If you are interested in this project, please contact Martha Savage and also apply to the Victoria University of Wellington, following instructions athttp://www.victoria.ac.nz/fgr/prospective-phds/applying.aspx. The application deadline is 1 March 2010 and the application is free of charge. Successful scholarship students from any country will receive a NZ$21,000 stipend and will not have to pay tuition fees. Further details including the grant proposal are available upon request to Professor Martha Savage, martha.savage at vuw.ac.nz. _______________________________________________ Bulkmail mailing list Bulkmail at iris.washington.edu http://www.iris.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/bulkmail -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chad at iris.washington.edu Thu Feb 10 08:47:33 2011 From: chad at iris.washington.edu (Chad Trabant) Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 08:47:33 -0800 Subject: [iris-bulk] New products: Event Plots & USArray GMVs and new product access available at the IRIS DMC Message-ID: The IRIS DMC product team announces the availability of two new products, Event Plots and enhanced USArray GMVs, and improved product access via our Searchable Product Depository (SPUD). Event Plots: http://www.iris.edu/dms/products/eventplot/ A suite of plots automatically generated following all M>6.0 earthquakes (2004 to real-time) using all broadband data available at IRIS (Z, R, T). Figure types include: Station maps showing global station distribution and first arrival signal to noise ratio Body wave record sections aligned on the origin or P, S, SKS phases superimposed w travel time curves of major phases USArray body wave & surface wave record sections Vespagrams and aligned seismograms from large scale arrays formed from dense virtual networks (e.g. California) Global body wave envelope stacks which make phase identification easy P-wave coda stacks which can highlight source characteristics Direct access to Event Plots via SPUD: http://www.iris.edu/spud/eventplot Enhanced USArray Ground Motion Visualizations (GMV): http://www.iris.edu/dms/products/usarraygmv/ Animations of the teleseismic wavefield from all earthquakes with M>6.0 (2004 to real-time) across USArray. Improving on the GMVs previously released, many small enhancements have been made including the addition of a 3-component version. Two types of GMVs are available in MPEG-4 format: vertical-component for M>6.0 and vertical+horizontal component for M>7.5. Direct access to GMVs via SPUD: http://www.iris.edu/spud/gmv Searchable Product Depository (SPUD): http://www.iris.edu/spud SPUD is the DMC's new product management system and serves as as the primary access point for users of the our product inventory. This interface allows users to search for products based on location, time, event and other product-specific details. After selecting a product a detail page provides a summary and preview with download options specific for the product. Other products available from SPUD include: GSN calibration data ANF event bulletin (with phase picks) Later in the year SPUD will include Global CMTs, USArray MT Transfer Functions, SAFOD Spectrograms, DWWSSN Film Chips and more. For more information about the IRIS DMC's product effort including a list of released products, upcoming products and product ideas please visit: http://www.iris.edu/dms/products/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Michael.Hubenthal at iris.edu Thu Feb 10 08:01:41 2011 From: Michael.Hubenthal at iris.edu (Michael Hubenthal) Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:01:41 -0500 Subject: [iris-bulk] Host an IRIS Undergraduate Intern: Deadline Feb 15 Message-ID: All, Are you interested in working with an outstanding undergraduate student this summer? If so, consider applying to host an undergraduate through the IRIS Summer Internship Program! This program provides tremendous benefits to both undergraduate students and the PIs who support IRIS undergraduate students. Below are a few benefits past researchers have enjoyed as a result of their participation in the program. (1) Have a very talented undergraduate join your research group for a summer. (2) Excite an outstanding Earth Science student to pursue a graduate career in seismology and potentially apply for graduate school at your institution. (3) Get much needed assistance collecting seismic data in the field or conducting unfunded research (4) 43% of interns that attend graduate school for geoscience, do so at the institution where they spent their internship! You provide the project and day-to-day mentoring and IRIS will provide the following ? A $550/week stipend for 9- 11 weeks (Paid directly to the student) ? Intern's travel expenses either to the PI's institution or to the field (Paid directly by IRIS) ? Up to $1000 of consumable expenses (e.g. field work expenses, office supplies, etc.) ? Funding for the student to attend the orientation week and funding to attend the 2011 Fall AGU Learn more about hosting an IRIS intern or apply for the summer 2011 at http://www.iris.edu/hq/internship/hosts The deadline to apply is February 15th, 2011 Best Wishes, Michael --------------------------------- Michael Hubenthal Senior Education Specialist IRIS Education and Outreach "Advancing awareness and understanding of seismology & geophysics while inspiring careers in Earth science" 607-777-4612 www.IRIS.edu From lml at cgiss.boisestate.edu Thu Feb 10 14:08:57 2011 From: lml at cgiss.boisestate.edu (Lee Liberty) Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:08:57 -0700 Subject: [iris-bulk] Assistant Professor - Geophysics Message-ID: <4D5461F9.8060509@cgiss.boisestate.edu> Boise State University Assistant Professor: Geophysics Boise State University invites applications for a tenure track faculty position in geophysics to be filled at the level of Assistant Professor. Boise State has an internationally recognized program in near-surface geophysics with active research programs in the fields of hydrogeophysics, inverse theory, wave propagation and imaging, computational geophysics, engineering geophysics, and cryosphere geophysics. The Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site, Dry Creek Experimental Watershed, an extensive pool of field equipment, and newly completed Environmental Research Building provide state-of-the-art field and interior lab facilities to support research in our dynamic department. We encourage applications from individuals interested in contributing to this vibrant and progressive program. For a complete job announcement and instructions on how to apply, please visit http://earth.boisestate.edu or download the job advertisement at http://cgiss.boisestate.edu/AS-0027-01.pdf -- Lee Liberty Associate Research Professor CGISS/Geosciences Boise State University Boise, Idaho 83725-1536 (208)426-1166 (phone) (208)426-3888 (fax) From mcquillan at iris.edu Mon Feb 14 14:39:13 2011 From: mcquillan at iris.edu (Patrick McQuillan) Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:39:13 -0500 Subject: [iris-bulk] Call for Nominations for 2012 IRIS/SSA Distinguished Lectureship Speakers Message-ID: <4D59AF11.2090001@iris.edu> 2012 IRIS/SSA Distinguished Lectureship Announcement Call for Nominations The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) and the Seismological Society of America (SSA) are pleased to announce the tenth year of this jointly-sponsored annual national lecture series in seismology. The selection committee seeks nominations from the seismological community for two lecturers for 2012. The goal of the program is to increase the general public?s awareness of relevance and excitement for seismology through increased exposure. Each of the two lectures will be given at least four times to general audiences at museums, universities or other public venues with target audiences of 200 or more. The general scope of the research presented must have clear and acknowledged tie-ins to SSA and IRIS. IRIS Education and Outreach and SSA will cover costs and assist with presentation, preparation, travel and other expenses. Each lecturer will also receive a $1000 honorarium. Lecturers must be resident in the US during 2012. Nominations must include a vision statement, including a specific description of how the proposed presentation will fulfill the outreach goals of the lectureship program. Past experience and perspective on successfully communicating seismological ideas to large public audiences are desirable. Self-nominations are encouraged. For full consideration, nominations must be received by Friday March 11, 2011. More information, including past speakers and their presentations can be found at http://www.iris.edu/hq/programs/education_and_outreach/distinguished_lectureship -- Patrick McQuillan Education and Outreach Specialist IRIS Washington, DC 202-682-2220 From irismail at iris.washington.edu Thu Feb 17 13:47:39 2011 From: irismail at iris.washington.edu (IRIS) Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:47:39 -0800 Subject: [iris-bulk] Register Today for the Polar Technology Conference Message-ID: Polar Technology Conference March 24-25, 2011 Albuquerque Marriott 2101 Louisiana Boulevard NE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110 USA The 7th annual Polar Technology Conference will be hosted by IRIS/ PASSCAL on 24-25 March 2011. The primary purpose of this conference is to bring together Polar Scientists and Technology Developers in a forum to exchange information on research system operational needs and technology solutions that have been successful in polar environments. This exchange of knowledge helps to address issues of design, implementation, and deployment for systems that are to achieve their research goals in the Polar Regions. Past participants have come from the private sector, state and federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, and academia. Presentations typically cover system requirements for proposed research along with descriptions of systems and approaches that have been proven in polar deployments. Typical hardware and software topics have included weather stations, robotics, power systems, telemetry, and remote communications. The scale of systems ranges from the autonomous data collection towers to large scale research stations. Polar venues represented include under, on, and above the ice, tundra, or sea. Discussions on intra- and inter-national cooperation in site deployment and maintenance are encouraged. Informal breaks allow for opportunities for networking and information exchange. A poster session is also included. Workshops are being planned to offer tutorial exchanges on specific technologies (e.g., power systems, Iridium). We expect to have participants from the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs who endorse the concept of bringing together providers and consumers of these technologies in hopes of benefitting from that synergy. Previous years' lists of participants can be found here. Presentations in all technology fields are invited. Regular and short oral presentations will be scheduled, with the latter directed toward updates to previous conference presentations. The final agenda, list of participants, and the topics they will be presenting, will be posted when finalized. Please register online if you plan to attend. http://polarpower.org/PTC/register.html A fee of $100 will be collected to cover conference expenses and coffee breaks and lunch both days. Please contact the Organizing Committee for additional information: Roy Stehle, SRI International Tim Parker, IRIS/PASSCAL Bjorn Johns, UNAVCO Satish Chetty, Beyond 66 Tracy Dahl, Polar Field Services The conference has made arrangements with the following establishment for a reduced rate. A lower rate may be available, if you qualify for the hotel's Government rate. Attendees are free to select their own hotel accommodations. Albuquerque Marriott 2101 Louisiana Bouldevard NE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110 USA PTC Daily Room Rate: $99 + taxes ($119 total) This rate is available for the nights of 20 - 28 March 2011 Reservations can be made on-line or by calling +1-800-228-9290 or +1-505-881-6800 and referencing 2011 Polar Technology Conference. 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We acquire, process and interpret reflection/refraction seismic, MT/EM, GPR, gravity & magnetics data at a shallow archeological site and at the sedimentary basin scale in the Rio Grande rift. We particularly encourage 1) qualified students who are U. S. citizens or Permanent Residents (PR) who will have completed their junioryear and the requisite physics and math before SAGE, and 2) qualified U. S. graduatestudents in all stages of their careers to apply. All qualified applicants, including International and Professional, are welcome. For students qualifying as US/PR undergraduates, SAGE will begin on Friday, June 17 (arrival on Thursday, June 16). Stipend and travel support will be automatic if accepted, and the $450 fee will be waived through an NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) grant. International and all graduate students will arrive on June 19. The cost is $450, of which $100 is due with the application. For REU students, SAGE will extend through evening dinner on Monday, July 11. Graduate students depart after 1:00 PM, July 11. The application deadline for SAGE 2011 is 5:00 PM local time on Monday, March 28. A letter of interest, two references, proof of insurance, and complete transcripts (informal OK) are required. For application, reference forms, further details and a description of the program refer to http://www.sage.lanl.gov, or contact Georgia at +1 (505) 663-5291 or e-mail georgia at lanl.gov. A SAGE 2011 one-page flyer is available at: http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~braile/sage/SAGE2011.pdf. -- */Lawrence W. Braile, Professor /*/ Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences 550 Stadium Mall Drive Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051 (765) 494-5979 (O), (765) 496-1210 (Fax) E-mail: braile at purdue.edu Web page: http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~braile Departmental web page: http://www.purdue.edu/eas/ SAGE web page: http://www.sage.lanl.gov// From irismail at iris.washington.edu Tue Feb 22 08:28:37 2011 From: irismail at iris.washington.edu (IRIS) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:28:37 -0800 Subject: [iris-bulk] Marie Tharp Fellowship 2011-2012 Message-ID: Marie Tharp Fellowship 2011-2012 ***Application Deadline: March 31, 2011*** Overview: The Earth Institute and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University invite applications for the Marie Tharp Fellowship 2011-2012. This fellowship is part of a greater EI/LDEO effort at promoting the advancement of women scientists. The purpose of the award is to provide an opportunity for earth scientists to conduct research at Columbia University for a period of 3 months. Fellows will have an opportunity to work with faculty, research staff, post docs, and graduate students during their fellowship. Each fellow is expected to participate in EI/LDEO activities and make a scientific presentation during their residence. Background: The fellowship is named after Marie Tharp, who was the first to map details of the ocean floor on a global scale. She published the pivotal interpretation of mid-ocean ridges that was crucial to the eventual acceptance of the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift. Tharp came to the Lamont Geological Observatory (now the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory), where she began work on mapping the ocean floor. Her map of the ocean floor is still a foundation for research and education in the ocean sciences. Eligibility: The competition is open to junior and mid-career scientists in the earth sciences. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. at the time of application. The goal of this award is to promote women in science. Faculty (full-time or adjunct) and researchers at Columbia University are not eligible to apply. Details: The duration of the Marie Tharp Fellowship is for 3 months over the period September 2011 through August 2012. Fellows are encouraged to visit for three consecutive months, but they may choose to take their fellowship in two separate visits. The fellowship must be taken in residence at one of the earth science units of the Earth Institute (see end for complete list of eligible units) and will provide up to $30,000 for support of the fellow during the three-month period. Budget: Fellows can use this award to pay salary, research expenses and travel, up to a total of $30,000 over a three-month period. The following maximum individual limits are proposed: Salary $25,000 (including fringe); Research Expenses $25,000; Travel: $5,000. That is, if you request a salary of $24,000 then you can request only up to $6,000 for research and travel expenses. In case of compelling reasons, the fellow may submit a written request to the LDEO Directorate to waive one or more of these limits. Application Procedure: Applicants must submit a proposal (maximum three pages) describing the proposed project and with whom at Columbia they would like to work. It is strongly recommended that applicants contact their Columbia collaborators prior to submission. The proposal must be accompanied by a Curriculum Vita, a proposed budget, and two letters of reference. Please use the budget guidelines given above. All application materials must be submitted by March 31, 2011 via email to Kuheli.Dutt at columbia.edu. All materials must be submitted as a single combined PDF document. Incomplete applications will not be considered. References may be either included in the combined document or sent via email separately. Selection Criteria. All proposals will be reviewed by a committee of scientists and administrators at EI and LDEO. The criteria for selection will be based on scientific excellence and potential contribution to LDEO / EI research activities. The following specific points will be considered: a) Quality of scholarly record as evidenced by publications and reference letters; b) Feasibility and quality of the proposed research as evidenced by the research proposal and reference letters; c) Relevance of the proposed research to the LDEO/ EI Research activities as evidenced by the research proposal. Marie Tharp Fellows will be notified of their appointment by April 30, 2011. Eligible Research Units at the Earth Institute Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED) Cooperative Institute for Climate Applications and Research (CICAR) Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) Center for Rivers and Estuaries Center for Climate Systems Research (CCSR) Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC) The Earth Engineering Center (EEC) Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy (LCSE) The Center on Globalization and Sustainable Development (CGSD) The Center for Sustainable Urban Development (CSUD) The Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR) The Columbia Water Center The Black Rock Forest Consortium Contact: Dr. Kuheli Dutt Assistant Director, Academic Affairs & Diversity Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University 61 Route 9W, Palisades NY 10964 Phone: 845-365-8603 Fax: 845-365-8162 Email: kdutt at ldeo.columbia.edu Website: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/academicaffairs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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He or she is also required to perform 3-D ground- motion simulations and visualization of the computational results. Fresh post-doctoral candidates are welcome, although preference will be given to candidates with experience in crustal structure modeling, large-scale 3-D ground-motion simulation, and/or computational seismology. Applicants with more than 2 years post-doctoral experience and a substantial record of research achievements will be considered for senior position. This position will initially be offered for 2 years, renewable depending on performance. Interested applicants are invited to submit a full CV, including academic qualifications, research records / work samples and names and contact details of two referees, to: eos_humanresources at ntu.edu.sg. Review of applications will begin on April 1, 2011 and will continue until the position is filled. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From irismail at iris.washington.edu Tue Feb 22 09:14:19 2011 From: irismail at iris.washington.edu (IRIS) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:14:19 -0800 Subject: [iris-bulk] (Job) Seismic Data Quality Analyst at Albuquerque Seismic Lab Message-ID: <5248CA5F-B882-4714-91D2-38F4E67C0C62@iris.washington.edu> Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc (HTSI) currently has an open position for a seismic data analyst at the Albuquerque Seismic Lab. Individual will review seismological waveforms and other digital time series data for quality control to detect abnormalities in the data. Monitors the state of health of stations. Maintain detailed seismological station database of problems affecting data quality. Works with field engineering staff to troubleshoot station anomalies. Develops and briefs quality control methodologies with internal and external customers. Perform special studies of seismic station characteristics. Analyzes and organizes technical data and reports into summaries for management review. Performs all other duties as assigned. Performs varied technical assignments requiring the use of standard scientific principles, techniques and processes. Understands some advance concepts. Resolves routine problems without assistance; requires assistance with non-routine problems. May deal with several tasks at the same time. Qualifications BS in Geophysics or related field and 2 years of related experience. In lieu of degree, 8 years related experience will qualify. Additional Qualifications: Ability to analyze digitized data for the purposes of recognizing seismic events and for recognizing proper seismic station operation. Ability to work with data in different frequency ranges produced by a variety of sensors. Experience using interactive graphical user interface software for analyzing and reviewing digital time series waveforms. Must possess basic UNIX and PC skills. Familiariaty with SQL, a plus. Experience in seismic or other geophysical data, a plus. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to a diverse workforce NO RELOCATION FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION. Please apply at www.honeywell.com, Requistion 150653 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From trehu at coas.oregonstate.edu Thu Feb 24 08:45:50 2011 From: trehu at coas.oregonstate.edu (Anne Trehu) Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 08:45:50 -0800 Subject: [iris-bulk] 2011 EarthScope National Meeting - Registration Now Open! Message-ID: Dear Colleagues; Registration and submission of abstracts for the 2011 EarthScope National Meeting is now open. The meeting will be held on May 18-20 at the AT&T Conference Center by the University of Texas at Austin, with an icebreaker hosted by the UT Jackson School of Geosciences on the evening of May 17. Early Bird registration fee is $150 (through March 31); registration deadline is April 19. Many of the oral presentations in the five plenary sessions will be selected from among the submitted abstracts. The deadline for abstracts to be considered for oral presentations is March 31. Poster sessions will also be held each afternoon. A new feature this year will be short, informal tutorial lectures (EarthScope Caf?s) to help foster interdisciplinary understanding. Please see the web site for updated information on plenary sessions, meeting agenda and mini-workshops associated with the meeting: http://www.earthscope.org/meetings/national_meeting_11 To register, go to: https://ssl.iris.edu/esreg_2011 Travel funds are available to support participation by students and post-docs. Application deadline is March 11, with notification by March 25. We hope to see you there! From the meeting planning committee: John Hole, Mike Jackson, Bob Lillie, Rowena Lohman, Jay Pulliam, Anne Trehu, Ben van der Plujim, Steve Whitmeyer, Bob Woodward, Howard Zebker From irismail at iris.washington.edu Mon Feb 28 12:02:59 2011 From: irismail at iris.washington.edu (IRIS) Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:02:59 -0800 Subject: [iris-bulk] Opportunity for a postdoctoral fellow - Colorado School of Mines Message-ID: The Center for Wave Phenomena at the Colorado School of Mines seeks a POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW for a 2-year project aimed at extracting information from noise measurements taken with broadband sensors over a producing reservoir. This project, which seeks to exploit modern insights in seismic interferometry, is carried out in close collaboration with researchers in industry with the goal of extracting structural information about the reservoir from passive measurements. The Center offers an annual salary of 45K$ per year plus fringe benefits. We aim to fill the position in the near-future. The Center for Wave Phenomena is an active research group comprised of four faculty and about 25 graduate students that carry out research on various aspects of wave propagation and imaging. The Center has an active line of research focused on seismic interferometry. Much of the research is carried in collaboration with industrial partners, as is the case with this project. The Colorado School of Mines is located in Golden, Colorado, at the base of the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The area offers many opportunities to enjoy outdoor activities. If you are interested in this position or would like to have more information please contact: Roel Snieder Center for Wave Phenomena Colorado School of Mines rsnieder at mines.edu http://www.mines.edu/~rsnieder -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: