Advancing earthquake science worldwide
11 July 2024–“We are on fire!” That’s part of the positive feedback that Suzan van der Lee of Northwestern University and Emily Brodsky of the University of California, Santa Cruz received after their May training workshop on volcano and rift seismicity in East Africa, supported in part by a 2024 … Continue Reading »
18 June 2024–Tamarah King, is there a question you hear often about Australian seismicity? “If I had a dollar for every time somebody told me ‘Australia doesn’t have earthquakes!’” King said. “Not just from the general populace, I regularly meet earthquake scientists who are genuinely surprised to hear about Australia’s … Continue Reading »
Honoring Student Excellence in Anchorage In an ongoing effort to support and promote the outstanding work of SSA student members, the Society is pleased to present 19 students with a 2024 Student Presentation Award. The SSA awards program seeks to highlight excellent student presentations (poster or oral) at the SSA … Continue Reading »
SSA’s newest grant program sends early-career member to Osaka, Japan Chunyang Ji, a postdoctoral scholar at North Carolina State University whose research focuses on the modeling and assessment of high-frequency ground motions, is the first SSA member to participate in a seismological meeting with the aid of a Paul Andrew … Continue Reading »
SSA announced four travel grants to student and early-career members to participate in the 2024 Photonic Seismology Conference. The travel grants are made possible by generous donations from the community to the General Fund and the Kanamori Fund. Travel Grant Recipients: Richard Asirifi, Texas A&M University Thomas Luckie, Sandia National … Continue Reading »
15 May 2024–When it comes to seismic sources, observational seismologist Miao Zhang doesn’t play favorites. “I am curious about all types of seismic events on land and at sea, ranging from tectonic and volcanic earthquakes to induced earthquakes and manmade explosions,” said Zhang, an assistant professor at Dalhousie University. “My … Continue Reading »