Jan/Feb 2009 SRL features 2006 intern's research

James Hebden, Internship Class of 2006, triple-majored in physics, geological sciences and the Integrated Science Program as an undergradaute. In June of 2007, He graduated with a combined bachelor’s and master’s degree in geological sciences. For his master’s thesis, Hebden, of Bloomington, Ill., generated probabilities for earthquakes in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. “The probability of an earthquake is not equal through time,” he says. “After an earthquake occurs, you wouldn’t expect another one right away. Of course, the risk may increase as time passes.” This research is currently featured in the current issues of SRL. Time-dependent Seismic Hazard Maps for the New Madrid Seismic Zone and Charleston, South Carolina, Areas by James S. Hebden and Seth Stein [GSW EXTRACT] .

Through the Harvard Center for International Development’s WorldTeach program James is currently teaching English, math and science on Pohnpei, a tiny island in Micronesia.