News and Announcements
2011 Alumna’s internship project expands to publication
2011 intern Kimmy McCormack's (left) internship project focused on developing receiver functions for seismic stations along the Ryukyu arc in southeastern Japan. The goal of the project was to attempt to determine whether any serpentinization has occurred in the upper mantle of the subduction...
Announcing the 3rd Annual T-shirt Design Competition
Calling alumni of the IRIS Internship Program! Now is your chance to grab fame and fortune by submitting a design idea for the 2013 Internship T-Shirt. Not to mention that this year's internship class is depending on you and your creativity to get the super cool t-shirts this year!
Who is...
Upcoming Webinar - Negotiating your Postdoc Position
An experienced panel (both current postdocs and faculty members) will share their perspectives on this topic, followed by a Question & Answer period. Preregistration is requested. Please sign up and pre-share your questions with us at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VG86QR7
Date : Tuesday,...
Alumna (2007) receives outstanding student paper award from AGU
Stefany Sit was recently recognized for her paper submitted to the 2012 Fall AGU meeting "Six years of tectonic tremor observations prior to the M w 7.4 March 20, 2012 Ometepec earthquake". Stefany's work on tremor began in 2007 when she was an IRIS intern and placed at Miami of Ohio to work...
2012 Internship Class Presents at AGU
We are very proud of our 15 interns who are presenting at the 2012 Fall AGU meeting! We encourage the IRIS community to stop by the interns' posters to meet and talk with them about their work this summer. A complete listing of the IRIS Intern presentations can be downloaded here.
Not only is...
Three PhD Positions in Seismology at RSES, The Australian National University
Three PhD positions in the recently funded projects are available in Seismology and Mathematical Geophysics Group at the Research School of Earth Sciences (RSES), the Australian National University (ANU) starting early 2013. Applications and inquiries are invited from qualified and motivated...
Help Us Celebrate 15 Years of the IRIS Internship Program at AGU!
Initiated in 1998, the IRIS Undergraduate Internship Program has placed 129 students at over 50 IRIS institutions. The vast majority of our alumni have gone on to pursue careers in geophysics or other closely related STEM fields. Help us celebrate this...
Postdoc position at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
The UAF Seismology Lab is home to two dozen faculty, postdocs, staff and students dedicated to advancing observation-driven seismology. Our research targets earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, glaciers and tectonics in Alaska and around the world. We monitor earthquake and volcano activity...
PhD scholarships in Geophysics at Victoria University of Wellington, NZ
PhD students are sought to work on several seismological and geophysical topics within the Institute of Geophysics, School of Geography, Environment, and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington (VUW).
- Deep Fault Drilling Project, Alpine Fault — several studies addressing the...
PhD Research Position at the University of Twente, the Netherlands
PhD Research Postion on "Modelling of the African Lithosphere Combining GOCE and Seismology"
This four-year PhD position is offered within the department of Earth Systems Analysis, Faculty ITC at the University of Twente, the Netherlands, in collaboration with Utrecht University, Pennsylvania...
Opportunity of the Carnegie Institution of Washington
The Carnegie Institution of Washington's Department of Terrestrial Magnetism has multiple postdoctoral fellowships available in geophysics, volcanology, and planetary science. Details can be found at http://www.dtm.ciw.edu/fellowships-mainmenu-96/general-mainmenu-475.
AAAS staff to train IRIS interns on communicating their research to the public
This session, "Communicating Your Summer's Research with a Non-scientist Audience", will be presented on July 6, 2012. The session presented by Tiffany Lohwater (AAAS Public Engagement Manager), will focus on how to communicate scientific research to a non-scientific audience. Concepts will...
Winner of the 2nd Annual Alumni T-shirt Design Competition
The winner of this year's alumni T-shirt design competition was Martin Schwed (2010). After participating in the IRIS internship program Martin received his B.S. in Geoloical Sciences from Trinity University in 2012. Martin will be starting graduate school at Baylor University in the fall, where...
Opportunity at Victoria University of Wellington
PhD students are sought to work on several seismological and geophysical topics within the Institute of Geophysics, School of Geography, Environment, and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington (VUW).
1. Fault zone structure in the region of the magnitude 7.1 Darfield and the...
2011 Interns, Brunner and Kenyon, receive honorable mentions for AGU presentations
Congratulations to Kelsey Brunner (left) and Lindsey Kenyon (right) for their honorable mention in the AGU Seismology Section Outstanding Student Presentation Award program. This is an impressive accomplishment as there were 250 student seismology presentations and the program does not...
Announcing the 2nd Annual T-Shirt Design Competition for Alumni
Calling alumni of the IRIS Internship Program! Now is your chance to grab fame and fortune by submtting a design idea for the 2012 Internship T-Shirt.
Who is eligible: Any alumni of our internship program
What: Submit a design featuring your own original work (either scientific or artistic)...
Alumni receives SSA’s Student Presentation Award
Annually, the Seismological Society of America (SSA) recognizes excellence in student research with its Student Presentation Award. This year's list of eight recipients includes IRIS Internship alumni Justin Brown (Class of 2004). Justin was recognized for his continued efforts to better...
2011 intern missed AGU but made it to the South Pole (or nearly)
Piage Czoski, an undergraduate at New Mexico Tech (NMT) and 2011 IRIS Intern, is just back from conducting research for her senior thesis in Antarctica. She arrived to Mc Murdo Station in late November and spent much of her time working on Mt. Erebus. Mt. Erebus ( 3,794 m in elevation) is the...
Workshop for advanced graduate students and post-docs - CIDER
Advanced graduate students and post-docs: Come to the CIDER 2012 summer lecture and tutorial program, July 15th- August 10th to improve your understanding of geoscience disciplines other than your specialty and engage in multi-disciplinary research.
This year's CIDER summer program main theme...
USGS Mendenhall Postdoc: Exploring Fault Slip Modes in Alaska and the Aleutian Arc
We seek a postdoctoral Fellow to study ‘slow’ to ‘fast’ fault slip in Alaska and along the Aleutian arc, which are home to a 2500 km span of subduction zone and one of the world’s most prominent volcanic arcs. These major plate boundaries have hosted episodes of aseismic slip and tremor and an...
Opportunity for Graduate and Advanced Undergrad Students: Sail on the R/V Langseth
The following comes from W. Steven Holbrook at the University of Wyoming. Three alumni of our program are currently enrolled in the department (Austin Andrus 09', Eric Everson 07' & Katie Foster 09') as graduate students.
We announce an opportunity for students and early-career scientists to...
Celebrate with us, catch up with friends, and make new connections!
All alumni of the program, regardless of their year of participation, are encouraged to attend this celebration!
The event is located only a few short blocks from the AGU meeting!
Catch up with the IRIS interns at AGU!
The culmination of each student’s internship experience with IRIS is the opportunity to present the results of their summer research. Most interns and their hosts choose to present at the Fall AGU meeting. This year, 13 of 15 interns will be presenting papers at AGU (the other two are presenting...
Program alumnus seeks Graduate Student for Antarctic fieldwork and earthquake seismology
The Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Alabama seeks motivated students who are interested in pursuing graduate studies in earthquake seismology. Support for two student research positions (1 MS, 1 PhD) is available starting Fall 2012 through an NSF-funded CAREER grant....
Alumni Opportunity: Don’t Miss the 3rd Annual IRIS Early Career Breakfast at AGU!
Are you an "Early Career" seismologist & interested in IRIS?
IRIS welcomes any post docs to pre-tenure faculty to join us for breakfast to discuss
ways in which IRIS can support you with your research and educational endeavors.
When: Tuesday, December 6 at 7AM
RSVP & More Info: contact...
Are you the program’s next Alumni Mentor?
Currently, we are seeking an alumni of the program to serve as the next Alumni Mentor for the program. This alumnus, a student advanced in a PhD program, will provide general support and assist instructionally during the orientation week. Throughout the following summer and fall the Alumni Mentor...
The 2011 Best Blogger Award goes to….
With votes form all of the 2011 interns now cast, the 2011 Best Blogger Award goes to Sara Kowalke! Competition this year was stiff as the runner-up spot was a tie between Ado for her impressive prose and Neesha for her "figure-rich" reflections on detecting tremor. Other notable blogs include...
AAAS Office of Public Programs to deliver webinar to IRIS Interns
Communicating your summer's research with a non-scientist audience (July 7, 2011)
This session, presented by Tiffany Lohwater (AAAS Public Engagement Manager), will focus on how to communicate scientific research to a non-scientific audience. Concepts will include: the challenges and...
Sit (07’) receives Outstanding Student Paper award from AGU Seismology Section
Stefany Sit was recently recognized by the AGU Seismolgy section for her paper submitted to the 2010 Fall AGU meeting "Quantifying NVT in southern Mexico and its apparent lack of correltation with slow slip". Stefany's work on tremor began in 2007 when she was an IRIS intern and placed at Miami...
Winner of the Noble Energy T-shirt design competition
The winner of this year's alumni T-shirt design competition was Cate Fox-Lent (2003). After participating in the IRIS internship program Cate received her B.S. in Geoloical Sciences from Brown University in 2005. Currently, Cate is a high school science teacher in Austin, TX. Congratulations...
2011 internship orientation underway!
This week, May 30 to June 4th, the 2011 class of IRIS interns have gathered in Socorro, NM. This orientation week is designed to help the interns get to know one another and to provide them with an opportunity to learn the basics of seismology and computer programming. The week kicked off with a...
Kluskiewicz (09) awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Daniel Kluskiewicz, a graduate of Penn State University (2010), was recently awarded a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to support his graduate work at the University of Washington. Kluskiewicz participated in the IRIS Internship program during the summer of 2009 where he worked with Shad O'Neel...
Welcome class of 2011
The IRIS undergraduate internship program is pleased to announce the 2011 internship class! Below is a listing of all students accepted into this year's program. Their summer placements have been finalized and the interns are now in the process of finalizing the details of their summer...
T-Shirt Design Competition for Alumni
Calling alumni of the IRIS Internship Program! Now is your chance to grab fame and fortune by submtting a design idea for the 2011 Internship T-Shirt.
Who is eligible: All alumni of the internship program
What: Submit a design featuring your own original work (either scientific or artistic)...
Two great fieldcamp opportunities from GSA/Exxon
Program 1. GSA and ExxonMobil are excited to announce the third annual Field Seminar in the Bighorn Basin of north-central Wyoming, which will emphasize multi-disciplinary integrated basin analysis. An all-expenses paid field camp (through an award) in Wyoming from July 31 - Aug. 5, run by the...
Opportunity for program alumni: Dynamics of Mountain Building Summer Workshop
Cooperative Institute for Dynamic Earth Research (CIDER) Workshop: Tutorial and workshop for advanced graduate students and post-docs.
The goal is to familiarize participants with the tools of geochemistry, geodynamics, mineral and rock physics and seismology that are used for understanding...
Don’t be left out!
The IRIS Undergraduate Internship Program is accepting applications for our 2011 internship class. Act now as the February 1 deadline to apply is quickly approaching! We are waiting to fill our fourteen slots with qualified applicants just like you!
Learn more, apply now, or share this link...
Geothermal Research Fellowship Opportunity at U. of Nevada, Reno
The goal of the fellowship program is to encourage outstanding students to pursue graduate degrees in geoscience and engineering fields related to geothermal energy.
The Fellowship award provides tuition support, health insurance, and an annual stipend of $26,000 for living expenses for...
2010 Interns Papers at AGU
The presentation of research results at a professional meeting, like AGU, continues to be a corner stone of the IRIS Internship program. Not only does this process provide closure to the reseach phase of the program but it also provides the interns with,
- an opportunity to interact with...
Announcing the 8th Annual IRIS Internship Reception @ AGU!
Now accepting student applications for summer 2011!
Are you an undergraduate physics, math or geoscience major interested in working on a seismological research project this summer? If so, consider applying to the IRIS Summer Undergraduate Internship Program!
Through the program you will spend 8 to 10 weeks working on a seismological research...
PhD scholarships in Geophysics at Victoria University of Wellington
The Institute of Geophysics, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand announces PhD scholarship opportunities at our university.
We have several seismological projects of interest for which we would like to guide a PhD student:
1) Studies of the Sept. 4 2010, M=7.2 Darfield earthquake...
2010 - 2011 Minority Recriument Speakers Announced
Each year, the IRIS Undergraduate Internship Program sends almuni of its program to the physics departments of minority serving institutions to promote both the field of seismology as a career option as well as the IRIS Internship program as a path to such a career. We are pleased to announce...
Virtual Poster Competition for Undergraduates
The Journal of Young Investigators, the premier science journal for undergraduates, is hosting a Virtual Poster Session competition. Entries will be accepted until November 19, 2010. Interested students should make a video of themselves discussing a scientific poster and upload their...
Program alumni’s research featured in 2010 T-shirt design
This year's internship T-shirt design features the work of Scott Burdick et al.'s P-wave tomography using data from regional and teleseismic distances. Scott was an IRIS intern in 2005 working with George Zandt at the University of Arizona and is currently a PhD student at Massachusetts Institute...
Funding Opportunity: NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
The GRFP provides 3 years of Fellowship support to our nation’s best future scientists and engineers who seek research-based masters or PhD degrees in the science and engineering fields supported by NSF. The award includes a $30,000 per fellowship year stipend to the student, and a $10,500...
Preparing for the 2010 Fall AGU meeting
For many of the interns summer is winding down and they are in their final weeks of their research. As a result, they and their advisors are working with an eye towards the 2010 Fall AGU meeting. This meeting will be held in San Francisco, CA on December 13 to the 17. What this isn't for...
Orientation wraps-up and the research begins
As ususal, the orientation week closed with a bonfire and BBQ in the beautiful San Lorenzo Canyon. Hiking, eating, star gazing and stories of local (and inter-galactic) visitors to the region were pleasant diversions for the interns after intensive days of learning content and skills. The next...
2010 Internship Orientation Underway
This week, May 31 to June 5th, the 2010 class of IRIS interns have gathered in Socorro, NM. This orientation week is designed to help them get to know one another and to provide them with an opportunity to learn the basics of seismology and computer programming. The week kicked off with a...
Alumni work appears in the journal Nature
Not one, but two! Amanda Thomas (2005), a PhD student at UC Berkeley and Danny Brothers (2003), a PhD student at Scripps Institute of Oceanography, have each recently had their work published in nature. Congratulations to both Amanda and Danny!
Amanda and her colleagues have identified a robust...Toasting the successes of the past and a bright future for IRIS
Alumni, faculty hosts and supporters of the IRIS Internship program gathered with the 2009 internship class at the Le Charm Bistro in San Francisco to celebrate another successful year. The 7th Annual Alumni Reception was a wonderful opportunity for this years cohort to extend their networks and...
2009 IRIS Internship Program at the Fall AGU Meeting
This year, 12 IRIS interns will be presenting their research at the 2009 American Geophysical Union - Fall Meeting. We will celebrate their accomplishsments that the 7th Annual IRIS Undergraduate Internship Program Alumni Reception!
Download the 2009 IRIS Intern presentation schedule for the...
U.S. Geoscience Salaries Continue Upward Climb
Salaries for all geoscience-related professions continue to exceed the national mean salary for all other science occupations in 2008. Petroleum engineering salaries averaged $119,400, and salaries for geoscientists (except hydrologists and geographers) averaged $89,300. Salaries for...
2008 program alumni wins prestigious geology internship in Washington, D.C.
Mollie Pettit, a duel mathematics and geology major in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University and 2008 IRIS Internship Alumni has recently been awarded with the prestigious American Geological Institute (AGI)/American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) fall...
