2 April 2025— Five student and early-career members will receive travel grants to participate in scientific conferences as part of the Global Travel Grant program and the Paul Andrew Spudich Travel Grant program, which provides financial support to SSA members.
2025 Paul Andrew Spudich Travel Grantees
SSA’s newest grant program will help two more members share research and make connections worldwide.
Following the February application cycle, Baoning Wu and Jeena Yun of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, have been selected to receive 2025 Paul Andrew Spudich Travel Grants.
Wu, an early-career SSA member, and Yun, a student member, will use their combined $4,590 in grant funding to participate in the September 2025 International Joint Workshop on Slow-to-Fast Earthquakes in Kochi, Japan. They will report back on their scientific journey in a future SSA News story.
Established last fall by SSA’s Paul Andrew Spudich Fund, the grant program honors the life and scientific contributions of Paul Andrew Spudich (1950-2019), a giant in seismology and the SSA community. The late seismologist advanced the study of earthquake source physics and ground motion prediction throughout his distinguished career with the U.S. Geological Survey. “[Paul] was very conscientious and thoughtful in all that he did, and we all benefited from his efforts,” said SSA Past President Ruth Harris.
SSA welcomes gifts to support this important fund and accepts grant applications every February.
February 2025 Global Travel Grant Recipients
Twice a year, the SSA Global Travel Grant program offers early-career and student members financial support to participate in scientific conferences and workshops anywhere in the world.
Congratulations to the February 2025 Global Travel Grant Recipients:
- Alysha Armstrong (University of Utah) and Jade Eyles (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) will use their grants to attend the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior Scientific Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, from 29 June to 4 July 2025.
- Phuc Mach (Georgia Institute of Technology) will attend the International Joint Workshop on Slow-to-Fast Earthquakes in Kochi City, Japa,n from 24- 26 September 2025
- Evan Marschall (University of California, Riverside) will attend the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting held in Makuhari, Chiba, Japan, from 25 – 30 May 2025
SSA welcomes grant applications every February and July.
Click here to read more about SSA grant opportunities.
