Emilie Hooft
Cascadia2021 - Opportunity for students and postdocs!
We hope to recruit field helpers to put 1,000 small temporary seismometers in the Oregon and southern Washington Coast Ranges. We would install the instruments at the end of May and recover them at the end of June and the second week of July.
The Cascadia2021https://cascadia2020.uoregon.edu/ project aims to create a model of the subsurface to better understand seismic hazards associated with the Cascadia Subduction Zone. The seismometers would record continuously, providing records of ground motion from earthquakes, background noise, and any other signals that occur during the deployment period. We also hope to coordinate with other researchers to record offshore signals generated by a research ship. Offshore signals would be detected onshore only by very sensitive seismometers, and would not be felt by humans or animals or damage natural or man-made structures. Computer processing of the seismic signals would allow us to generate an image of the subsurface geology to a depth of ~40 km (25 miles) using mathematical techniques similar to those used in medical imaging.
Qualifications
We are looking for about 17 participants across these levels: high school, community college, undergrad, grad and postdoc applicants. There is a need for both experienced and inexperienced field hands; each team will include at least one experienced field hand. We hope to receive applications from students representing the full spectrum of society including students with lived experiences such as veterans, non-traditional students as well as those disabilities that do not limit work in the field.
Seismic bootcamp
The primary deployment push will be preceded by a “seismic bootcamp” which will include discussions of regional tectonics, general seismology, and data processing as well as detailed instructions on how to interpret road logs and practice installing seismic stations. Students will be provided with brochures and training on effective methods for presenting the project to the public. The boot camp will also include a discussion of potential follow up student research projects using the data we acquire.
COVID-19
While it is extremely difficult to predict what covid-19 protocols will be in place in late May and June, 2021, we anticipate moving forward with this program and will adapt the seismic boot camp and field procedures to be compatible with any restrictions in place at that time. We will do our best to keep applicants updated as protocols are updated.
Dates
Participation in both the seismic boot camp and the deployment/recovery time blocks 2 and 3 is required*. We encourage students to participate in both deployment and recovery so that their memory of the deployment sites will inform the recovery and to give them the opportunity to participate in all aspects of the experiment. However, inability to participate in the recovery is not a disqualifying factor.
*may be waived in exceptional cases
1. May 25 - May 27 | Seismic bootcamp for all participants [required]
2. Starting May 28 | First deployment. Duration ~1 week
3. Starting June 26 | First recovery & second deployment. Duration ~1 week
4. Starting July 11 | Second recovery. Duration ~4 days
Finances
We will cover your food and lodging during the seismic bootcamp and field work. A strictly limited amount of support is available to help cover travel to the field site - please indicate in the application form if you are applying to be considered and justify your need.
Applications are now being accepted until March 8, 2021. For more information and to apply online, please visit the GeoPRISMS website at: http://geoprisms.org/call-cascadia-2021https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://geoprisms.org/call-cascadia-2021/application-form/__;!!C5qS4YX3!TWCVKpA9_TlRGiJmisy8CEu0eOpEq1G5tk6U9vpw6WiJ7gIW01eDn_fghysGRJV7$>
Applicants will be notified by April 15. For further information, please contact:
Prof. Anne Trehu at Oregon State University: anne.trehu (at) oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.edu
Prof. Emilie Hooft at University of Oregon: emilie (at) uoregon.eduhttp://uoregon.edu
Prof. Kevin Ward at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology: kevin.ward (at) sdsmt.eduhttp://sdsmt.edu
Dr. Erin Wirth at US Geological Survey: ewirth (at) usgs.govhttp://usgs.gov
_____________________________________________________
Emilie Hooft, Associate Professor & Associate Head
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1272
office: 125C Cascade Hall, emilie<at>uoregon.edu<emilie<at>uoregon.edu>, tel: 541-346-1455
web: http://blogs.uoregon.edu/emiliehooft, http://geophysics.uoregon.edu
*The traditional indigenous homeland of the Kalapuya people
We hope to recruit field helpers to put 1,000 small temporary seismometers in the Oregon and southern Washington Coast Ranges. We would install the instruments at the end of May and recover them at the end of June and the second week of July.
The Cascadia2021https://cascadia2020.uoregon.edu/ project aims to create a model of the subsurface to better understand seismic hazards associated with the Cascadia Subduction Zone. The seismometers would record continuously, providing records of ground motion from earthquakes, background noise, and any other signals that occur during the deployment period. We also hope to coordinate with other researchers to record offshore signals generated by a research ship. Offshore signals would be detected onshore only by very sensitive seismometers, and would not be felt by humans or animals or damage natural or man-made structures. Computer processing of the seismic signals would allow us to generate an image of the subsurface geology to a depth of ~40 km (25 miles) using mathematical techniques similar to those used in medical imaging.
Qualifications
We are looking for about 17 participants across these levels: high school, community college, undergrad, grad and postdoc applicants. There is a need for both experienced and inexperienced field hands; each team will include at least one experienced field hand. We hope to receive applications from students representing the full spectrum of society including students with lived experiences such as veterans, non-traditional students as well as those disabilities that do not limit work in the field.
Seismic bootcamp
The primary deployment push will be preceded by a “seismic bootcamp” which will include discussions of regional tectonics, general seismology, and data processing as well as detailed instructions on how to interpret road logs and practice installing seismic stations. Students will be provided with brochures and training on effective methods for presenting the project to the public. The boot camp will also include a discussion of potential follow up student research projects using the data we acquire.
COVID-19
While it is extremely difficult to predict what covid-19 protocols will be in place in late May and June, 2021, we anticipate moving forward with this program and will adapt the seismic boot camp and field procedures to be compatible with any restrictions in place at that time. We will do our best to keep applicants updated as protocols are updated.
Dates
Participation in both the seismic boot camp and the deployment/recovery time blocks 2 and 3 is required*. We encourage students to participate in both deployment and recovery so that their memory of the deployment sites will inform the recovery and to give them the opportunity to participate in all aspects of the experiment. However, inability to participate in the recovery is not a disqualifying factor.
*may be waived in exceptional cases
1. May 25 - May 27 | Seismic bootcamp for all participants [required]
2. Starting May 28 | First deployment. Duration ~1 week
3. Starting June 26 | First recovery & second deployment. Duration ~1 week
4. Starting July 11 | Second recovery. Duration ~4 days
Finances
We will cover your food and lodging during the seismic bootcamp and field work. A strictly limited amount of support is available to help cover travel to the field site - please indicate in the application form if you are applying to be considered and justify your need.
Applications are now being accepted until March 8, 2021. For more information and to apply online, please visit the GeoPRISMS website at: http://geoprisms.org/call-cascadia-2021https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://geoprisms.org/call-cascadia-2021/application-form/__;!!C5qS4YX3!TWCVKpA9_TlRGiJmisy8CEu0eOpEq1G5tk6U9vpw6WiJ7gIW01eDn_fghysGRJV7$>
Applicants will be notified by April 15. For further information, please contact:
Prof. Anne Trehu at Oregon State University: anne.trehu (at) oregonstate.eduhttp://oregonstate.edu
Prof. Emilie Hooft at University of Oregon: emilie (at) uoregon.eduhttp://uoregon.edu
Prof. Kevin Ward at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology: kevin.ward (at) sdsmt.eduhttp://sdsmt.edu
Dr. Erin Wirth at US Geological Survey: ewirth (at) usgs.govhttp://usgs.gov
_____________________________________________________
Emilie Hooft, Associate Professor & Associate Head
Department of Earth Sciences
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1272
office: 125C Cascade Hall, emilie<at>uoregon.edu<emilie<at>uoregon.edu>, tel: 541-346-1455
web: http://blogs.uoregon.edu/emiliehooft, http://geophysics.uoregon.edu
*The traditional indigenous homeland of the Kalapuya people
