EarthScope News

2012 Jun 25th

IRIS Board of Directors Appoints a Nominations Committee for 2012 Elections

Elections for important positions on the IRIS Board of Directors will be held during the Annual IRIS Membership Meeting in San Francisco on Monday evening, December 3, 2012. This year, members will elect three Directors who will each serve three years. Member Representatives are encouraged to contact the Nominations Committee to provide suggestions for candidates for these open positions. Continue Reading
2012 Jun 25th

NSF Announcement - Earthscope: SAFOD Management Office (SMO)

The NSF "Earthscope: SAFOD Management Office" (SMO) solicitation (NSF solicitation number 12-574) has been released and is available on the NSF website. Continue Reading
2012 Jun 21st

Plenary Session Presentations from IRIS Workshop are Available

PDFs of the presentations delivered during the plenary sessions can be downloaded from the workshop web site. Continue Reading
2012 Jun 20th

40 Years of Global Seismicity Captured in One Helicorder Plot

To honor the Albuquerque Seismic Laboratory’s 50th Anniversary, IRIS produced a helicorder plot that displays a continuous record of the digital seismic data recorded by the seismometers at their station. Continue Reading
2012 Jun 19th

PASSCAL Instrument Center Hosts Orientation Week for 2012 IRIS Undergraduate Internship Program

Fifteen undergraduate students participate in a week-long orientation program before heading to his/her host institution or field location for the remainder of the summer. Continue Reading
2012 Jun 18th

Scientists Brave Alligators in the Name of Seismology

The last phase of seismic station installations for the SESAME project included areas inhabited by alligators. Continue Reading
2012 Jun 4th

2011 Interns Receive Honorable Mentions for AGU Presentations

The AGU Seismology Section awarded Outstanding Student Presentation Honorable Mentions to undergraduate students Kelsey Brunner and Lindsey Kenyon. Continue Reading