Thread: Graduate student opportunity in seismology at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Started: 2022-10-12 21:43:41
Last activity: 2022-10-12 21:43:41
We are excited to recruit one or more graduate students to work on an NSF funded project entitled, "Mantle Dynamics and Plate Tectonics Constrained by Converted and Reflected Seismic Wave Imaging Beneath Hotspots,” for enrolment in fall 2023 in the Woods Hole - MIT joint program. The student will use novel techniques to image seismic discontinuities in the mantle beneath a classic continental hotspot - Yellowstone, a classic oceanic hotspot - Hawaii, and a non-hotspot, beneath the Atlantic. Discontinuities of interest include, for instance, the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary and the mantle transition zone. Results will be compared and contrasted to achieve a better understanding of Earth properties and dynamics in these exciting places. This project is in collaboration with Peter Shearer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Joint program PhD applications are open from 1 October to 15 December 2022.

https://mit.whoi.edu/

The MIT-WHOI Joint Program provides a high-quality education leading to an internationally recognized doctoral degree awarded by both institutions. The Joint Program is organized within five sub-disciplinary areas, each administered by a Joint Committee consisting of MIT faculty and WHOI scientists: Applied Ocean Science and Engineering, Biological Oceanography, Chemical Oceanography, Marine Geology and Geophysics, and Physical Oceanography. The Joint Program is committed to providing five years of tuition and stipend support to every student who is admitted, assuming satisfactory progress in the program. The Joint Program also has funds to help students attend scientific meetings, conferences, and special courses and to support student research. The Joint Program provides transportation options between the two campuses as well as housing at MIT and at WHOI for qualified students. Members of groups underrepresented in ocean science and engineering are encouraged to apply

Sincerely,

Kate Rychert
Associate Scientist with Tenure
Geology & Geophysics
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
email: catherine.rychert<at>whoi.edu<catherine.rychert<at>whoi.edu>
phone: 508 289 3393
address:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,
Mail Stop 24
266 Woods Hole Road
Woods Hole, MA 02543

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