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18 September 2023–Thanks to a generous gift from his sister, Suzanne, a new fund at SSA will honor the life and accomplishments of Paul Andrew Spudich (1950-2019) by supporting the professional development of Society members at the beginning of their careers in seismology. Through The Paul Andrew Spudich Fund, SSA … Continue Reading »
This July, four SSA student and early-career members have been selected to receive Global Travel Grants to attend workshops or small meetings around the world. Venkata Gangadhara Rao (Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences) will use the grant to attend the 2024 EGU General Assembly. Leonardo Colavitti (Istituto Nazionale di … Continue Reading »
28 July 2023–SSA has developed an author name change policy and procedures for authors publishing in its three journals: the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA), Seismological Research Letters (SRL), and The Seismic Record (TSR). There are many reasons why journal authors may change names during their publishing … Continue Reading »
13 July 2023 — The SSA community is invited to participate in a survey to identify the professional background and experience of those who engage with the Society. Member participation is at the heart of all successful SSA programs. We encourage participation in the process so that we are best … Continue Reading »
The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), the Consortium of Organizations for Strong Motion Observation Systems (COSMOS), and the Seismological Society of America (SSA) are pleased to announce that José A. Martinez-Cruzado, professor of the civil engineering and surveying department at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez is the recipient … Continue Reading »
30 November 2022–So far, the career of Joses Omojola has moved from water to oil to salt. His first interest, in hydrogeology, came about in high school after he watched his first water borehole being drilled. “A geologist came over to me, explaining about the different sediments they were bringing … Continue Reading »