Job Posting: Faculty Positions and Staff Scientist Position

1) Professor of Practice – Field Camp Director – Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University

2) Tenure-track tier II Canadian Research Chair in Geophysics – University of Victoria

3) Staff Scientist Geophysics – DTM Carnegie Institution of Washington

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1) Professor of Practice – Field Camp Director – Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University

The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Lehigh University seeks a full-time, non-tenure track, Professor of Practice to begin January 1, 2015.  The position requires a Ph.D. in Earth or Environmental Science, teaching experience with field camp instruction, geologic mapping including digital technologies, GIS, and camp management. Collaboration with faculty in curricular development, undergraduate research mentorship and site project development are expected.  The successful candidate will teach and manage the academic and logistical aspects of summer Field Camp in Earth and Environmental Science. In addition, the Professor of Practice will provide academic year support for course-related and departmental field trips, teach geospatial analysis, and manage the TA staff for large enrollment natural science distribution courses. This is a three-year position with the potential for renewal. Lehigh University is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community.  Excellent starting salary and benefits. Applicants, please submit your curriculum vitae, representative publications, a statement of teaching and research experience, specific vision for field camp curriculum, and names of referees to:    https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/4273.  Please direct questions to David Anastasio, Search Committee Chair, 1 West Packer Avenue, Bethlehem PA 18015-3001 (inees@lehigh.edu).  For additional information please see the field camp (http://www.lehigh.edu/~fjp3/fieldcamp/) and EES department (www.ees.lehigh.edu) web sites. The deadline to ensure full consideration of the application is October 31, 2014.

Lehigh University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status.Lehigh University is a 2010 recipient of an NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Grant for promoting the careers of women in academic sciences and engineering (http://www.lehigh.edu/luadvance). Lehigh Valley Inter-regional Networking & Connecting is a newly created regional network of diverse organizations designed to assist new hires with dual career, community and cultural transition needs (infdcap@lehigh.edu).Lehigh offers excellent benefits including domestic partner benefits (http://www.lehigh.edu/~inprv/faculty/worklifebalance.html).

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2) Tenure-track tier II Canadian Research Chair in Geophysics – University of Victoria

The School of Earth and Ocean Sciences at the University of Victoria invites applications for a Tenure Track Assistant or Associate Professor Tier II Canadian Research Chair in Geophysics with a focus on Earthquake Seismology and/or Geodynamics to begin in 2015.  We seek applicants whose research is aimed at understanding the hazards and the processes/dynamics of convergent margins, including the Cascadia subduction zone. The successful candidate will develop a vigorous, independent, externally funded research program that complements our existing strengths and exploits the opportunities that exist for collaborative and integrative research with scientists associated with Ocean Networks Canada and with the Geological Survey of Canada which runs programs in Earthquake Hazards, Geodynamics and Marine Geoscience, and operates the CNSN and GPS networks. It is also expected that the candidate will mentor graduate students and teach undergraduate and graduate courses.  A PhD is required at the time of appointment and post-doctoral experience is desirable. The successful applicant will be nominated by the University for a Canada Research Chair and, upon approval of the Chair by the CRC Secretariat, the successful applicant will then be offered a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor at the University of Victoria. The CRC program requires that Tier II nominees be within 10 years of receiving their PhD.  Applicants should submit a letter of application, CV, contact information (name, address, fax, e-mail) for three references, a two-page statement describing their teaching experience and philosophy, and a two-page statement describing their current and future research direction.  Applications should be sent to Dr. Stephen T. Johnston, Director, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3020, STN CSC, Victoria, B.C. V8W 3N5, Canada; fax: 250-721-6120; email: seos@uvic.ca.  Review of applications will begin on October 15, 2014, and will continue until a suitable candidate is identified.  Information about the department can be found at http://www.seos.uvic.ca/.   The University of Victoria is an equity employer and encourages applications from women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, Aboriginal Peoples, people of all sexual orientations and genders, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of the University.  All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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3) Staff Scientist Geophysics – DTM Carnegie Institution of Washington 

The Department of Terrestrial Magnetism (DTM) of the Carnegie Institution of Washington seeks a staff scientist in the broad field of geophysics who will investigate solid-Earth processes at the planetary scale. Areas of expertise and research emphases might include (but are not limited to) the thermal history, convection, differentiation, and tectonics of Earth and other terrestrial planets, connections between planetary formation processes and past and present geological and seismological structure of the Earth, or mantle-lithosphere dynamics. This person should complement existing research programs in the Department (http://dtm.carnegiescience.edu/research).

Applicants who integrate across traditional boundaries, especially between between models and observations, and geophysics, geochemistry, and planetary sciences, are particularly encouraged to apply.

The Carnegie Institution is a basic research organization with a history of innovative instrumentation development. DTM staff scientists hold long-term appointments and pursue independent research supported by a combination of endowment and federal funds. DTM staff scientists do not have teaching duties, but we place considerable emphasis on mentoring postdoctoral scholars.

Applications should be submitted through

https://jobs.carnegiescience.edu/jobs/dtm/ and should include a curriculum vitae, brief statement of research plans, and abstracts from the applicant’s three most important papers. Please also provide the names, email addresses, and phone numbers of three professional referees, whose letters may be requested by DTM. Questions may be sent to

staffposition@dtm.ciw.edu.

Review of applications will begin September 15, 2014, and will continue until the position is filled.

Carnegie is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities and veterans are encouraged to apply.

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Please note, new job announcements (usually) will be distributed to the GeoPRISMS Listserv on the 1st and 15th of each month.

Apply to Test Mini-Lessons in Your Classroom

The MARGINS Mini-Lesson Project (a.k.a., “Bringing NSF MARGINS Continental Margins Research Into the Undergraduate Curriculum”) has developed a suite of mini-lessons designed to integrate the successful decade of NSF MARGINS research into the undergraduate geoscience curricula. As with the MARGINS Program, the mini-lessons are organized around four initiatives, focused on the following science topics: chemical cycling in subduction zones (SubFac), seismogenic zone processes at subduction zones (SEIZE), rupturing continental lithosphere (RCL), and source to sink sediment cycling at continental margins (S2S). MARGINS research provided critical new observations and insights into the fundamental geologic processes along continental margins, enabling data rich learning opportunities for upper-level undergraduate students.

We invite you to apply to test one or more of the MARGINS mini-lessons in your classroom – this semester or next. For more information about the project and in-class field testing, to browse the collection of mini-lessons, and to express your interest in joining the effort, please visit the following site:

http://serc.carleton.edu/margins/test_curr.html

Further questions and inquiries should be directed to Juli Morgan, MARGINS Mini-Lesson Project Lead morganj@rice.edu.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Job Posting: One Postdoctoral position

Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Structural Geology – LDEO

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist position in Structural Geology.  The successful candidate will be involved in a large multidisciplinary project studying the interaction between tectonics and erosion-sedimentation from the eastern Himalayas to the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta region. A primary focus is the 250 km wide Burma subduction-accretion foldbelt in progressive collision with the delta. Another focus is the Shillong Massif, a large basement-cored anticline overthrusting the delta. Field areas will be in Bangladesh, India and possibly Myanmar.  The research will entail classic structural skills, such as field mapping, section construction, and layer-parallel strain analysis, but will also include: 1) sedimentology, such as facies interpretation and correlation, and the effects of the coarsening upward stratigraphy on structural growth; 2) familiarity with techniques in geochronology, to recognize opportunities in the field and sampling; 3) numerical modeling of deformation for combining results from other team members and thus testing overarching hypotheses. Experience or training in one or more of the following will be considered positively: field mapping, balanced cross section construction, familiarity with the geology of the field area or Himalayan region.

A Ph.D. in Structural Geology is required.

The position is a one-year appointment, with the opportunity of continuation depending on progress and availability of funding.

Search will stay open for 30 days after the ad appears and will continue until the job is filled. Preferred start date is November 1, 2014-January 1, 2015.

Please visit our online application site at https://academicjobs.columbia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=59571

for further information about this position and to submit your application, cover letter (please include email address), curriculum vitae, a statement of research experience and interests, a list of publications, and names and contact information for three referrals.

For further information send an email to steckler@ldeo.columbia.edu or nano@ldeo.columbia.edu.

Columbia University benefits provided with this Officer of Research position.

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer –Race/Gender/Disability/Veteran.

We only accept online applications.

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Please note, new job announcements (usually) will be distributed to the GeoPRISMS Listserv on the 1st and 15th of each month.

Reminder: Apply to host a GeoPRISMS Distinguished Speaker

GeoPRISMS Distinguished Lectureship Program (DLP), 2014-2015

 

**Application deadline extended until Monday August 4, 2014** 

The GeoPRISMS Office is happy to announce the annual GeoPRISMS Distinguished Lectureship Program for academic year 2014-2015 with an outstanding speakers list. Distinguished scientists involved with GeoPRISMS science are available to visit US colleges and universities to present technical and public lectures on subjects related to GeoPRISMS science.

Any US college or university can apply to host a DLP speaker. Applications are due August 1, 2014 for visiting speakers in Fall 2014 and Spring 2015. Institutions that are not currently involved with GeoPRISMS research are strongly encouraged to apply, including those granting undergraduate or masters degrees, as well as those with PhD programs. Institutions may request a technical and/or public lecture. The GeoPRISMS Office will cover airfare for speakers’ travel and will coordinate travel and off-site logistics. Host institutions are responsible for local expenses for the duration of the visit.

Visit the GeoPRISMS website to apply and learn more about the speakers and talks available:
Also, please review the DLP Best Practices for making the most of your visiting speaker:

 

Please direct any questions to the GeoPRISMS Office at info@geoprisms.nineplanetsllc.com
The GeoPRISMS Office

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2014-2015 Speakers:

Richard Allen (Berkeley University)

Lecture Titles:

Public: When Plates Collide: Imaging the Roots of Cascadia’s Volcanoes

Technical: The Cascadia Enigma: Probing the Structure of a Silent Subduction Zone

 

Rebecca Bendick (University of Montana)

Lecture Titles:

Public: How Continents Challenge the Theory of Plate Tectonics

Technical: Constraints on Lithospheric Mechanics or Tectonic Dynamics from Surface Deformation

 

Elizabeth Cottrell (Smithsonian Institution)

Lecture Titles:

Public: Volcanoes: Windows to the Deep

Technical: Oxygen Cycling Through Subduction Zones and the Generation of Continents

 

Bradley Hacker (UC, Santa Barbara)

Lecture Titles:

Public: Earth’s Tempo: The Bleeding Edge of Geochronology

Technical: Differentiation of the Continental Crust by Relamination

 

Andy Nyblade (Penn State University)

Lecture Titles:

Public: The formation of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa:  Is there a Connection with Human Origins?

Technical: Cenozoic Rifting, Plateau Uplift, and Volcanism in Eastern Africa and the African Superplume

 

Josh Roering (University of Oregon)

Lecture Titles:

Public: Are Mountains like Giant Sandpiles? How Landslides, Earthquakes, and Big Floods Shape Steep Terrain and Control Sediment Dispersal

Technical: Limits to Life’s Role in Landscape Evolution: Physical, Chemical, and Biological Drivers of Erosion along Continental Margins

 

Robert J. Stern (University of Texas at Dallas)

Lecture Titles:

Public: Geoscientific Investigations of the Southern Mariana Trench and the Challenger Deep

Technical: Subduction Zones, the Subduction Factory, and three MARGINS Mini-Lessons Designed for Undergraduates

 

Kyle Straub (Tulane University)

Lecture Titles:

Public: Stratigraphy: A Flawed Record of Earth’s History, But the Best One We Have

Technical: Process Controls on Stratigraphic Completeness and Basin Filling Sedimentation Patterns along Passive Margins

 

Workshop on the Future of the Amphibious Array – REGISTRATION OPEN

Register to Attend, Apply for Travel Support, and Submit Abstracts and White Papers Now:

http://www.iris.edu/hq/workshops/2014/10/amphibious_array_facility_workshop

Thursday-Friday, October 23-24, 2014 – Snowbird, Utah

 

This two day workshop will consider the future of the Amphibious Array of onshore and ocean-bottom seismometers (OBS’s) currently deployed as the Cascadia Initiative. The workshop will have two primary goals:

1) to evaluate the ongoing Cascadia Initiative deployment of the Amphibious Array, which will have completed 3 of 4 years by the time of the workshop, and

2) to make recommendations for the type, size and scope of future scientific studies using the Amphibious Array, identifying critical scientific targets and recognizing the capabilities of the Amphibious Array.

The first goal will be achieved through emphasis on technical or logistical reports that assess the current operations and instrumentation of the Amphibious Array, addressing issues such as instrument performance and data quality, the performance of OBS’s deployed in shallow waters, and integration of on-land with offshore operations. Understanding this performance will be needed to help define the scope of future deployments. The second goal will be achieved through a series of community recommendations to emerge for future deployments, considering critical scientific targets at a variety of scales and durations.  Planning will focus on the EarthScope footprint and the period through 2018, although longer-term plans will be discussed.

Abstracts and White Papers

Community contributions will form a critical aspect of the workshop discussions. If you plan to put forward either an abstract or white paper, then please register and submit these by Tuesday, September 9.

Registration and Travel Support

Considerable travel support is available to enable attendance for this workshop. To be eligible, please register by Tuesday, September 9 and indicate your needed level of funding. All other registrations close on Tuesday, September 30.

For Students and Post-Docs

There is a special pre-workshop event on the evening of Wednesday, October 22. Students and post-docs requesting support should plan to attend this program.

 

More Sessions of Interest at the 2014 GSA & AGU Meetings

Please see below for sessions of interest to the GeoPRISMS community, taking place at the 2014 GSA Annual Meeting, October 18-22, in Vancouver, B.C., and AGU Fall Meeting, December 15-19 in San Francisco.

GSA abstract deadline is Tuesday, July 29, 2014

AGU abstract deadline is Wednesday August 6, 2014

 

Meeting information:

http://community.geosociety.org/gsa2014/home/

http://community.geosociety.org/gsa2014/science/sessions

http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2014/

 

>> A compilation of all the sessions can also be found on the GeoPRISMS website <<

 

GSA Annual Meeting:

(1) T1. The Structure of Faults from Top to Bottom: Implication for Fluid Flow, Ore Deposits, and Seismic Hazard

AGU Fall Meeting:

(2) ID: #1812 – Dynamic Evolution of the Lithosphere-Asthenosphere Boundary System in Diverse Geological Settings: an Integrated Approach

(3) ID: #3293 – 3D Observations and Models of Lithospheric Extension

(4) ID: #3549 Active Tectonics and Magmatism of Alaska, the Aleutians, and northwest Canada

 

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(1) T1. The Structure of Faults from Top to Bottom: Implication for Fluid Flow, Ore Deposits, and Seismic Hazard

Please consider submitting to Session T1. The Structure of Faults from Top to Bottom: Implication for Fluid Flow, Ore Deposits, and Seismic Hazard at the 2014 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting in Vancouver, BC (October 18-22).  We invite contributions from diverse fields exploring the range of fault slip behaviors, and the long and short term effects of active and ancient faults from the top to the bottom of the crust.

Session Description

Slip on faults generates earthquakes, uplifts mountains, and alters the physico-chemical properties of rocks in the subsurface.  Transient conditions associated with fault slip exert controls on mineral and ore deposits, hydrocarbons traps, groundwater flow, and, near the surface, the structural integrity of rocks in the damage zone.  Understanding changes associated with fault slip therefore has broad-ranging implications for tectonics, petroleum and mineral resources, and civil and mine engineering.   Along crustal scale faults, plate motion is distributed by depth- and rate-variable deformation mechanisms along fault and shear zone networks whose geometry, rheology and scale vary from the surface to depth. Powerful insights into transient processes involved in fault slip and plate boundary dynamics can be gained from integrating multidisciplinary methods of investigation into fault activity.  We invite contributions from field studies, microstructural and geochemical investigations, geophysical, seismological and geodetic observations exploring the range of fault slip behaviors, and the long and short-term effects of active and ancient faults from the top to the bottom of the crust.

Invited Speakers

Judi Chester

Basil Tikoff

Josie Nevitt

 

Sincerely,

Ashley Griffith, Christie Rowe, and Joe White

 

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(2) ID: #1812 – Dynamic Evolution of the Lithosphere-Asthenosphere Boundary System in Diverse Geological Settings: an Integrated Approach

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to submit abstracts to the following special session at the next AGU Fall meeting: Dynamic Evolution of the Lithosphere-Asthenosphere Boundary System in Diverse Geological Settings: an Integrated Approach

Session Description:

Geophysical observations of the lithosphere and asthenosphere under oceanic and continental plates reveal seismic and electrical anomalies that image present-day lithospheric discontinuities as well as the interface between tectonic plates and the underlying convecting mantle. Interpreting these geophysical data from different geological contexts in terms of temporal evolution of the plate/mantle system is a multi-disciplinary effort that aims to reconcile field observations, laboratory experiments, and mantle flow predictions from numerical models. We solicit contributions that improve the understanding and integration of the physical and chemical processes at work as part of the time-evolution of the plate/mantle system, including investigations of long-term rheology of deformed mantle fabrics, of fluid distribution using geophysical observations, as well as thermal and viscosity constraints from dynamic modeling.

Focus Group:

DI – Study of Earth’s Deep Interior

Co-Sponsors:

T – Tectonophysics

S – Seismology

MR – Mineral and Rock Physics

V – Volcanology, Geophysics, and Petrology

Conveners:

Anne Pommier, Univ California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States

Ed Garnero, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States

Samer Naif, Univ California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States

Huaiyu Yuan, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

Invited Speakers:

Lars Hansen, University of Oxford, UK

Heather Ford, Yale, New Haven, CT, USA

Rajdeep Dasgupta, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA

Greg Hirth, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

 

https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm14/webprogrampreliminary/Session1812.html

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(3) ID: #3293 – 3D Observations and Models of Lithospheric Extension

We invite contributions to AGU Session #3293, “3D Observations and Models of Lithospheric Extension”.

Session Description:

Earth scientists have long known that tectonic processes are inevitably three-dimensional and complex. However, most of our geologic and geophysical observations have been restricted to mapping (the surface) and imaging (sparse two-dimensional sections) of tectonic structures and processes. Likewise, much numerical and analog modeling of tectonic processes and structures are limited to two-dimensional representations.

This session will focus on the tectonics of lithospheric extension, and is open to presentations on active or now-inactive rifting, marine or continental settings, and magmatic or amagmatic rifting.

We anticipate presentations that include multichannel seismic surveys, wide angle seismic surveys, passive seismic arrays, scientific ocean drilling, and other geophysical and geological methods and modeling at a variety of scales.

The binding characteristic will be three dimensional observations or modeling as tools to push forward our understanding of lithospheric extension.

Focus Group:

T – Tectonophysics

Co-Sponsor:

S – Seismology

Conveners:

Dale S Sawyer, Rice University, dale@rice.edu

Timothy A Minshull, University of Southampton, tmin@noc.soton.ac.uk

Timothy J Reston, University of Birmingham, t.j.reston@bham.ac.uk

Invited Speakers:

Ritske Huismans, University of Bergen, Ritske.Huismans@geo.uib.no

Javier Escartin, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, escartin.javier@gmail.com

Roger Buck, Columbia University, buck@ldeo.columbia.edu

 

Please consider submitting your relevant research to this session.

https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm14/webprogrampreliminary/Session3293.html

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(4) ID: #3549 Active Tectonics and Magmatism of Alaska, the Aleutians, and northwest Canada

Description:

The northern rim of the Pacific in Alaska, the Aleutians, and Yukon region is both tectonically diverse and active and is becoming the focus of increasing geoscientific scrutiny.  To the west, Pacific Plate subduction along the Aleutian Trench varies along strike, an active magmatic arc marks where the most active plate convergence between the Pacific and North American plates occurs today, and plate convergence also drives active deformation behind the arc. In central and south Alaska, subduction/collision by the Yakutat Block drives orogenesis and far-field deformation within interior Alaska and the Pacific Plate. To the east, the Fairweather and Queen Charlotte transform systems transition along strike with degree of convergence with the Pacific Plate. We propose an integrated session inviting contributions examining the geohazards and complexities of tectonic interactions in the Aleutian-Alaska-NW Canada region. We particularly welcome results from EarthScope, GeoPRISMS, Canadian and other international studies, and IODP Expedition 341.

Focus Group:

T – Tectonophysics

Co-Sponsors:

G – Geodesy

NH – Natural Hazards

S – Seismology

V – Volcanology, Geochemistry and Petrology

Conveners:

Sean P S Gulick, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, United States

Robert J Stern, Univ Texas Dallas, Richardson, TX, United States,

Jeffrey Todd Freymueller, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States

John M Jaeger, Univ Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States

https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm14/webprogrampreliminary/Session3549.html

 

Sessions of Interest at the 2014 AGU Fall Meeting

Please see below for sessions of interest to the GeoPRISMS community, taking place at the 2014 Fall AGU Meeting, December 15-19 in San Francisco. Note, AGU abstract submission deadline is August 6, 2014.

See http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2014/

1. ID: #1524 Physics of Subduction Earthquakes: From the Trench to the Transition zone

  1.  ID: #2699 Processes, pathways, and properties along the subduction interface
  2.  ID: #2614 Illuminating the factors that determine subduction megathrust fault slip style
  3.  ID: #1856 Science and Societal Lessons from a Decade of Giant Megathrust Earthquakes
  4.  ID: #2815 Advances in Sub-Aqueous Paleoseismology : New Insights into Earthquake Recurrence
  5. ID: #3034 Arcs from the Inside Out
  6. ID: #2987 Signal propagation and preservation: routing information from the geomorphic engine to the stratigraphic record
  7.  ID: #2384 Drilling the Izu-Bonin-Mariana System: First Results and Related Studies
  8.  ID: #3348 – Crustal construction processes from the Backarc-Arc to the Forearc
  9.  ID: #2208 Marine Geohazards
  10.  ID: #2326 Satellite Remote Sensing and Management of Natural Disasters
  11.  ID: #3396 Collaborative Studies on Mantle Melting
  12.  ID: #2004 Melt and Volatiles: Two Key Ingredients in a Mantle

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Sessions of Interest at the 2014 GSA Meeting

Please see below for sessions of interest to the GeoPRISMS community that will take place at the 2014 GSA Annual Meeting, October 18-22, 2014, in Vancouver, B.C.

Abstracts deadline is Tuesday, 29 July, 2014

Meeting information:

http://community.geosociety.org/gsa2014/home/

http://community.geosociety.org/gsa2014/science/sessions

(1)T25 Megathrusts – 50 years after the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake – a session in honor of George Plafker

(2)T5. Tectonic and Magmatic Evolution of the Aleutian Arc in Space and Time

(3)T7. Great Earthquakes, the Cascadia Subduction Zone, and Society

(4)T122. Magmatism and Geodynamics within the Cascadia Subduction Zone

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Reminder: Apply to host a GeoPRISMS Distinguished Speaker

GeoPRISMS Distinguished Lectureship Program (DLP), 2014-2015

Deadline: August 1, 2014 

The GeoPRISMS Office is happy to announce the annual GeoPRISMS Distinguished Lectureship Program for academic year 2014-2015 with an outstanding speakers list. Distinguished scientists involved with GeoPRISMS science are available to visit US colleges and universities to present technical and public lectures on subjects related to GeoPRISMS science.

Any US college or university can apply to host a DLP speaker. Applications are due August 1, 2014 for visiting speakers in Fall 2014 and Spring 2015. Institutions that are not currently involved with GeoPRISMS research are strongly encouraged to apply, including those granting undergraduate or masters degrees, as well as those with PhD programs. Institutions may request a technical and/or public lecture. The GeoPRISMS Office will cover airfare for speakers’ travel and will coordinate travel and off-site logistics. Host institutions are responsible for local expenses for the duration of the visit.

Visit the GeoPRISMS website to apply and learn more about the speakers and talks available:

http://www.geoprisms.nineplanetsllc.com/distinguished-lectures.html

Also, please review the DLP Best Practices for making the most of your visiting speaker:

http://www.geoprisms.nineplanetsllc.com/dlp-best-practices.html

 

Please direct any questions to the GeoPRISMS Office at info@geoprisms.nineplanetsllc.com

The GeoPRISMS Office

 

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REMINDER: NSF GeoPRISMS Solicitation

Reminder: new NSF GeoPRISMS Solicitation, deadline for proposals is August 1 (for 2014 only)

Following significant community input and a great response from NSF we are pleased to announce that there will be likely logistical support for fieldwork in the Aleutians. The official text is below. The deadline for proposals has been adjusted to August 1 (for 2014 only).

The GeoPRISMS Program plans to arrange logistical support for up to two seasons of community field projects, in the form of ship and helicopter support in the Aleutians. Pending proposal success, availability of funds and vessel scheduling, up to 30 days could be available in each of the 2015 and 2016 summer field seasons. This coordination of field logistics at the Alaska Primary Site should maximize the science return for the available funds. Proposals involving field work in the Aleutians should include, as they normally would, personnel budgeting for travel to/from AK, personnel costs during field work, and a timeline for the work. However, we expect to negotiate, at the award stage, final budgets and work plans so that we may best take advantage of the shared field platforms supported by the program.

Questions about this particular effort should be directed to PO Jennifer Wade: jwade@nsf.gov; 703.292.4739

Read the new GeoPRISMS solicitation: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2014/nsf14556/nsf14556.htm

Please note the following proposal deadlines:

Other proposal deadlines of interest:

– The GeoPRISMS Office