Advancing earthquake science worldwide
19 December 2025—A record number of SSA members received travel grants to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting, including the first to receive a new Society grant for U.S.-based regular members. These grants were made possible through generous contributions to the General Fund, Annual Meeting Travel Fund and Kanamori Fund. Student … Continue Reading »
Register today to grow your career at all levels! 8 December 2025—SSA’s many member benefits include access to complimentary training sessions led by experts who understand our science as well as our ever-changing industry. Take advantage of more than 25 hours of free professional development offerings in early 2026—register today! On … Continue Reading »
26 November 2025— Throughout the past year, SSA members stepped forward to mentor and teach one another. They raised their voices to advocate for federal support of our science and made generous financial gifts to aid our mission. Together we advanced seismology through: $88,600+ in grants supporting our community’s scientific … Continue Reading »
An SSA student and early-career member attended a seismology-advancing conference in Kochi, Japan—an experience made possible by donor generosity. 1 November 2025— Baoning Wu never met the late seismologist who inspired SSA’s newest support program, but he knows his research well. One of Paul Spudich’s widely-cited papers is referenced throughout … Continue Reading »
16 June 2025— Earlier this year, PhD student Yitang Cai presented their research at the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union in Vienna, Austria (EGU25). Their SSA Global Travel Grant “meant a lot,” they said because it enabled them to participate in the conference and forge new connections with … Continue Reading »
Two student members will participate in the 2025 Environmental Seismology Conference with the aid of travel grants made possible by generous donations from the community to the General Fund. Congratulations to: Taylor Kenyon, University of Waterloo, US National Park Service Samara Omar, Colorado School of Mines We congratulate these … Continue Reading »