Workshop announcement: Tracking Tsunamigenic Slips in the Japan Trench (JTRACK), Tokyo, May 15-17
We invite scientists to attend an IODP workshop to discuss objectives for a scientific drilling expedition to investigate the mechanics of megathrust faulting and paleoseismic record of shallow earthquake slip at the Japan Trench. Proposed work at the Japan Trench will focus on the physical controls on the large, shallow slip that occurred during the Mw9.0 2011 Tohoku earthquake, and will build on the results of Expedition 343. The workshop aims to provide an interactive venue for developing a full proposal to IODP based on broad community consensus of the primary scientific questions and the best approaches to answer them.
The workshop will be held at the JAMSTEC Tokyo office. Limited partial and full travel funding is available thanks to the support of USSSP and JAMSTEC. To apply, send a 2 page CV and a single page statement of interest to jtrack_ws@jamstec.go.jp. The statement should include your interest in the project, a summary of your scientific expertise in relation to understanding megathrust plate boundaries, and your relevant field experience. The deadline for travel support application is April 22, 2014
Further information on the workshop is available here: http://usssp-iodp.org/workshop/jtrack/
Please feel free to get in touch with any of the conveners if you have additional questions.
Best wishes,
Shuichi Kodaira, JAMSTEC
Jim Mori, Kyoto University
Jim Sample, Northern Arizona University
Michi Strasser, ETH Zürich
Jamie Kirkpatrick, Colorado State University
Saneatsu Saito, JAMSTEC