EarthScope: A Decade Of Research To Understand Earth Processes In The United States And Broader Societal Benefits

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 & Thursday, May 15, 2016

Longworth House Office Building 1334 & Russel Senate Office Building
3:00 - 4:00 PM & 10:00 - 11:00 AM

Invitation Flyer

Agenda

Day One:

Introductions:

J Ramon Arrowsmith, EarthScope National Office Director and Professor of Geology, Arizona State University

Moderator:

William Leith, Ph.D., U.S. Geological Survey, Senior Advisor on Earthquake and Geological Hazards

Speakers:

Mark Simons, Professor of Geophysics, California Institute of Technology, Overview of Research Success and Societal Benefits of EarthScope

Rowena Lohman, Assistant Professor of Geophysics and Tectonics, Cornell University, Overview of Research Success and Societal Benefits of the Plate Boundary Observatory - GPS and Imaging

Hersh Gilbert, Associate Professor, Purdue, Overview of the Research Success and Societal Benefits of the USArray - Seismology

Day Two:

Introductions:

J Ramon Arrowsmith, EarthScope National Office Director and Professor of Geology, Arizona State University

Moderator:

William Leith, Ph.D., U.S. Geological Survey, Senior Advisor on Earthquake and Geological Hazards

Speakers:

Mark Simons, Professor of Geophysics, California Institute of Technology, Overview of Research Success and Societal Benefits of EarthScope

Rowena Lohman, Assistant Professor of Geophysics and Tectonics, Cornell University,

Overview of Research Success and Societal Benefits of the Plate Boundary Observatory - GPS and Imaging

Meghan S. Miller, Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Overview of the Research Success and Societal Benefits of the USArray - Seismology

About Earth Scope: EarthScope, a major Earth observing program for ten years, funded by the National Science Foundation, will continue for another five years to examine the Earth’s atmosphere, surface and subsurface across the United States. Additional support and collaborations continue with USGS, NASA, NOAA, FEMA, DOE and other Federal agencies.