Apply to host a GeoPRISMS Distinguished Speaker

GeoPRISMS Distinguished Lectureship Program (DLP), 2016 – 2017

Deadline: July 1, 2016

The GeoPRISMS Office is happy to announce the annual GeoPRISMS Distinguished Lectureship Program for academic year 2016-2017 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 July 1, 2016 for visiting speakers in Fall 2016 and Spring 2017. 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:

/education/distinguished-lectureship-program/

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

/education/distinguished-lectureship-program/best-practices/

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

The GeoPRISMS Office

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2016-2017 Speakers:

Esteban Gazel (Virginia Tech)

Public Lecture: The rocks that joined the Americas: Is there a connection with climate and evolution of life?

Technical Lecture: Making young continents in arcs

Beatrice Magnani (Southern Methodist University)

Public lecture: The legacy of ancient plate boundaries in continental intraplate deformation

Technical lecture: Short- and long-lived deformation in the Central US and implications for discriminating between natural and induced seismicity

Heather Savage (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory)

Public lecture: The science and pseudoscience of earthquake prediction

Technical lecture: Understanding deformation in fault zones over multiple seismic cycles

Brandon Schmandt (University of New Mexico)

Public Lecture: Exploring the roots of volcanoes with seismology

Technical Lecture: Investigation of Mount St. Helens earthquakes and magma plumbing with a hybrid natural and controlled source seismic survey