蜜桃影像 researchers head to Anchorage for nation鈥檚 largest seismology conference

Rod Boyce
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April 25, 2024

University of 蜜桃影像 Fairbanks seismologists, staff and students will be in Anchorage next week for the annual national meeting of the Seismological Society of America.

The SSA, the nation鈥檚 leading seismology organization, last held its annual meeting in Anchorage in 2014. Organizers say this year鈥檚 meeting will be the largest ever for the society, with nearly 1,100 people registered.

Pavlof Volcano eruption
Image by Hannah Dietterich, 蜜桃影像 Volcano Observatory
Lava erupts at Pavlof Volcano, shown in a short-wave infrared false-color image from Jan. 19, 2022. A discussion of research into the eruption is one of more than 1,000 presentations at the Seismological Society of America annual meeting in Anchorage April 29-May 3.

This year鈥檚 meeting, at which scientists will present their latest research and hear from seismology colleagues and others at a variety of sessions, runs April 29 through May 3 at the Dena鈥檌na Civic and Convention Center.

The meeting is chaired by two 蜜桃影像 seismologists: research professor Michael West, head of the 蜜桃影像 Earthquake Center at the 蜜桃影像 Geophysical Institute, and professor Carl Tape of the Geophysical Institute and the 蜜桃影像 College of Natural Science and Mathematics. Tape is also a member of the SSA board of directors.

鈥淭his is a once-in-a-generation seismology conference in 蜜桃影像 in terms of the number of attendees, the breadth of the program and the field trip opportunities,鈥 Tape said.

The event will include more than 1,000 oral and poster presentations along with workshops and several plenary sessions. It includes two field seminars: one on Prince William Sound with presentations by experts in tectonics, geology, cryo seismology, tsunamis and landslides and another to see a GPS station in Palmer and a multi-instrument seismic station just north of Palmer in Glacier View.

The meeting will present seismology research about subjects around the globe, including many about 蜜桃影像.

Among the many 蜜桃影像-specific subjects being presented by 蜜桃影像 researchers:

  • Moving toward in 蜜桃影像
  • Is there a ?
  • Investigating seismic signals from the
  • Investigation of tremor and explosion sequences from the
  • Seismic and infrasound signals from the
  • Revisiting the enigmatic magnitude 7
  • Enhancing real-time detection of in 蜜桃影像 

"The Seismological Society of America aligns with the mission and goals of the University of 蜜桃影像 and the 蜜桃影像 Geophysical Institute,鈥 said West, who is also the 蜜桃影像 state seismologist. 鈥淓arthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, volcanoes, Earth鈥檚 structure, plate tectonics and the evolving geology around us 鈥 this is the meeting for it.鈥

Poster preparation
Photo by Eric Marshall
Tsunami modeler Elena Suleimani of the 蜜桃影像 Earthquake Center looks over her research poster in advance of her presentation at the Seismological Society of America annual meeting in Anchorage.

The seismology meeting is an opportunity not only for veteran scientists but also for student scientists working toward graduate degrees.

鈥淭he relevance of the SSA meeting to the university is demonstrated by the fact that we have several students presenting research at the meeting,鈥 West said.

In a related event, students in the Earth Observation Club, an after-school program hosted by several rural 蜜桃影像 high schools, will present their research at a Wednesday luncheon at the seismology meeting. Students will also show their work at 5 p.m. Sunday in a public presentation in room 106 of the Allied Health Sciences Building at the University of 蜜桃影像 Anchorage as part of a separate Earth Observation Student Symposium.

Students will come from Bethel, Chevak, North Pole, Quinhagak, Seward, Shishmaref, Sitka, Wrangell and the Kusilvak Career Academy in Anchorage.

The Earth Observation Club is part of the Teaching Through Technology 蜜桃影像 program, also known as T3 蜜桃影像. The program is an alliance of students, educators and community partners, and is run by the 蜜桃影像 College of Engineering and Mines.

ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Michael West, mewest@alaska.edu; Carl Tape, ctape@alaska.edu. For information about the Earth Observation Student Symposium, contact Gabriel Low, 907-712-4255, glow2@alaska.edu

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