The British Geophysical Association
Cumberland Lodge Scholarships 2015
The scholarship scheme is for doctoral students studying in the UK. Designed to fit around their university studies, the scholarship will involve students taking part in our conference programme. In doing so, they will receive training and gain experience in: communication and public engagement, working collaboratively across disciplines, and networking – as well as enjoy Cumberland Lodge’s excellent facilities.
Applicants must have the support of their university and be able to commit to a two year programme which involves spending six days at the Lodge each year. It is likely, therefore, that candidates will currently be first year doctoral students.
Further details and an application form can be found at www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/scholarships.
Scholarship Opportunity!
MSc structural geology scholarship for EU students
Where?
University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment
When?
Apply right now!
What?
We have introduced a new scholarship of £5000 that is available for all EU students that want to take our 1-year MSc Structural Geology with Geophysics course http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/msc-structure. The scholarship will contribute toward the course fee of £9000. The course is very popular with very high employment rates on completion of the programme, and places are filling fast, so please let your potentially interested (final year undergraduate) students know of this possibility – the deadline for applications for September 2015 entry is 28 Feb with scholarship interviews taking place 9 March (by Skype if necessary). Please note that we normally require at least UK 2:1 equivalent average UG marks in geology or geophysics for entry. The student does not need to have the English certificate at the time of application yet, but will need to present it later if accepted on the course.
I’ll be happy to answer any questions you or your students may have.
The scholarship will be in place for the next few years at least so please keep this in mind for future students too. We already accept applications for 2016 entry as well.
25 Most important events in Earth’s history
A really excellent and accessible summary from the BBC:
http://www.bbc.com/earth/bespoke/story/20150123-earths-25-biggest-turning-points/index.html
MATLAB Virtual Conference
WHERE? Online – participate from the comfort of your office!
WHEN? 25th March 2015
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AGU prizes
The AGU has several awards for the communication of geophysics and serving the community, including two for excellence in science journalism and one for communicating climate science. The journalism awards are for “any medium except books” so TV and website articles as well as those in newspapers and magazines would be eligible.
The deadline is the 15th of March and any geophysicist can apply (including those from the UK). To find out more, check out their website.
I’m a Geoscientist, get me out of here!
I’m a geoscientist! is a free online event where school students get to meet and interact with geoscientists. It’s a free game-show-style competition between geoscientists, where the students are the judges.
Students challenge the geoscientists over fast-paced online test-based live chats. They ask the geoscientists all the questions they want, and vote for their favourite geoscientist to win €500 to communicate their work with the public.
I’m a Geoscientist is funded by the European Geosciences Union (EGU). All geoscientist members of the EGU can take part, as well as all teachers who have participated in EGU’s Geoscience Information For Teachers (GIFT) workshops.
The next I’m a Geoscientist zone will run from 9-20 March 2015.
If you are a geoscientist and you want to enthuse the next generation, why not apply. Fill in the online form for a chance to answer some amazing questions, as well as be in the running for €500!
PhD opportunities @UoDurham
The Earth Sciences department of Durham University, UK invites applications for >30 PhD projects across all Earth Science disciplines. Please see here for a list of detailed project descriptions. Funding for several studentships are available through a competitive process from:
– Durham Doctoral Studentship Awards (full awards open to outstanding candidates from the UK, EU and overseas, application deadline: Thursday, 15th January, 2015),
– NERC Oil/Gas CDT (full awards open to UK and EU residents, application deadline: Saturday 31st January 2015),
– NERC IAPETUS DTP (full awards open to UK residents, application deadline: Monday, 2nd February 2015).
Applications need to be submitted via our online application form. For more information, see http://www.dur.ac.uk/earth.sciences/postgraduate/.
RAS Meeting: ‘Tectonics from Above’ @Burlington House
There will be an RAS Discussion Meeting on ‘Tectonics from Above: Recent Advances in the Use of High-resolution Topography and Imagery’ at Burlington House on Friday 13th March 2015. The topics to be covered at the meeting are outlined below.
Invited speakers include:
Jean-Philippe Avouac (University of Cambridge)
Thomas Fritz (German Aerospace Centre)
Yann Klinger (Institut de Physique du Globe, Paris)
Sebastien Leprince (Caltech)
Ed Nissen (Colorado School of Mines)
The afternoon session will focus on tectonic applications of high-resolution topography and imagery. We invite anyone wishing to give a talk in this session to email a title and a short abstract outlining the contents of the talk torichard.walker@earth.ox.ac.uk and barry.parsons@earth.ox.ac.uk by the 9th February 2015. There will also be a poster session duing the lunch break; anyone wishing to present a poster should email details in the same way.
Apologies for any cross-posting
Tectonics from Above: Recent Advances in the Use of High-resolution Topography and Imagery.
Topography is one of the most important geophysical observations that can be made at the Earth’s surface, but often one that is taken for granted. Recent advances in topographic measurements have significantly improved the spatial resolutions now available to earth scientists; from the 90 m resolution SRTM global DEM widely used now, through the 12 m resolution WorldDEM about to be completed (using data recorded by the TanDEM-X radar mission), to the 1 m DEMs that may be obtained through LiDAR and space/aerial stereo-photogrammetric measurements. Future use of drone technology offers the potential of even higher resolution DEMs from both LiDAR and multi-stereo optical images.
Combining the new high-resolution topography with high-resolution imagery allows the Earth’s surface to be explored in a virtual environment. For example, subtle geomorphic features preserved in the landscape can enable us to determine the slip that occurred in recent and past earthquakes. In addition, three-dimensional analysis of high-resolution topographic and optical imagery can significantly enhance the impact and efficiency of geological field measurements; geological dating of geomorphic features is essential in quantifying how faults evolve through time. Furthermore, comparison of pre- and post-earthquake datasets now allows the retrieval of the full 3D deformation field produced by earthquakes (including post-seismic deformation occurring after the earthquake).
The aims of the meeting are two-fold. First, to expose to a wider audience the new data sets (e.g. Tandem-X, LiDAR, Pleiades imagery), and the new methods for generating and analysing these data sets (e.g. photogrammetric DEM extraction, point cloud manipulation), that are currently available for measuring continental topography and surface displacements. Second, to provide a forum for the discussion of new tectonic applications of high-resolution topography and imagery.
Organisers: Richard Walker (Oxford), Ed Nissen (Colorado School of Mines), James Hollingsworth (Arup) and Barry Parsons (Oxford)
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