Advancing earthquake science worldwide
4 October 2024–Julian Lozos describes his job—modestly—as “making fake earthquakes on his computer.” But the associate professor of geophysics at California State University, Northridge was also a fan of volcanoes from a young age. During his last visit at his parents’ home, “my mom found a book that I had … Continue Reading »
How can SSA best serve your professional needs and continue making advances in the field of seismology? Keep that question in mind as you read the candidate statements below for our 2025 Board of Directors Election. Then be sure to cast your vote! As the governing body for SSA, the Board … Continue Reading »
4 September 2024–When Voon Hui Lai came to Australian National University as a postdoc, her department had just acquired a DAS interrogator “and I was basically tasked to make this thing work,” she recalled. “It was my first experience in deploying these really dense seismic sensors.” Distributed acoustic sensing or … Continue Reading »
05 August 2024 –A $10,000 gift from Paul Andrew Spudich’s sister, Suzanne, to the Paul Andrew Spudich Fund has expanded its travel grant offerings for early-career and student members. Providing the biggest boost to the fund since its 2023 launch, the new gift will help SSA reach its goal of … Continue Reading »
29 July 2024–In the spring of 2024, Arsène Sadiki traveled from Goma Volcano Observatory (GVO) to share his research on the seismic precursors to the May 2021 eruption of Nyiragongo volcano. This volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo once played a significant role in Sadiki’s career choice, he recalled. … Continue Reading »
18 June 2024–Tamarah King, is there a question you hear often about Australian seismicity? “If I had a dollar for every time somebody told me ‘Australia doesn’t have earthquakes!’” King said. “Not just from the general populace, I regularly meet earthquake scientists who are genuinely surprised to hear about Australia’s … Continue Reading »