Thread: PhD positions in data science and computational seismology at MSU

Data science and computational seismology group at Michigan State University is now recruiting two PhD students to start in Fall 2019. Please contact Dr. Min Chen (chenmi22<at>msu.edu) directly for more information. Please help forward this email to students who are interested.

Qualifications: B.S. or M.S. in geophysics, physics, applied math, data science, statistics, or computer science. Strong background in foundations of physics, math, or computer programming. Genuinely interested in advancing scientific understanding of Earth’s interior and earthquake rupture processes. Self-motivated in developing new data analytics and computational methods for data-driven imaging and inverse problems to enable scientific discoveries in the field of seismology and beyond.

MSU CMSE department is relatively new (since 2015), very vibrant, and diverse in terms of research themes. Here is a background introduction of our department:
https://www.egr.msu.edu/news/2015/04/14/new-cmse-department

Please follow the link below to start the application process.
https://cmse.msu.edu/academics/graduate-program/phd-in-cmse/phd-program-application-process/

We are looking forward to hearing from you and happy holidays!