*********************************************************************************************** 2-week Geophysical Field Methods Course at Kilauea, Hawaii (July/August 2010) From: Jeffrey B Johnson <jeffrey.b.johnson@xxxxxxxxx> *********************************************************************************************** New Mexico Tech (NMT) and the Center for Study of Active Volcanoes (CSAV) are co-offering an intensive geophysical field course at Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii. The two-week course will focus on the seismic and infrasound signals produced by the ongoing eruptive activity from Halemaumau Crater. Dates for the 2010 class will be July 23rd through August 6th. Course is comprised of a 4-day hardware installation interval, followed by 4 days of physical volcanology field trips, and finishes with 6 days of data reduction, interpretation, and analysis. Two graded credit hours of graduate level credit coursework (GEOP555) will be provided through the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at New Mexico Tech (http://ees.nmt.edu/). Class size will be limited to a total of 12 graduate and 'motivated' undergraduate students. Because field work is an integral component of this class students must 'enjoy' moderate hiking. Due to the quantitative nature of seismic and infrasound signal processing and general Earth science focus students are also required to have had coursework in college calculus, physics, and geology. Data analysis during the final week of the course will be done using both GUI tools and MATLAB. This is an opportunity for students to get their 'hands dirty' and do research with real volcano earthquake data that they have collected; all data acquired during the course will be put in the public domain for open sharing. Pre-registration applications will be accepted through the end of January and processed in the order they are received. In order to apply send a brief email to jeff.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxx with the following information: - your current academic or professional position - your reason(s) for interest in the course - a summary of your previous coursework or experience in Earth science - confirmation that you have had college calculus and physics A registration commitment and deposit will be required in February. Registration entails 2 credit hours of enrollment in GEOP555 at New Mexico Tech, which will cost approximately $560 ($280 per credit hour). Other expenses will include travel to and from Hilo, Hawaii, personal food in Hawaii, and lodging. (Note: we will try to subsidize lodging so that it doesn't exceed $20 per night). Other expenses, such as in-state transportation during the course, classroom facilities, computer / geophysical hardware, and other supplies, are included with registration. Please contact Jeffrey Johnson at jeff.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxx regarding questions. A web page for this class is under development at http://geop555.nmtgeop.net/ Details of the previous iteration of this course (held in Ecuador in 2009) are posted at http://geop572.nmtgeop.net/ and summarized in EOS, TRANSACTIONS AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION, VOL. 90, NO. 47, doi:10.1029/2009EO470002, 2009. ============================================================== To unsubscribe from the volcano list, send the message: signoff volcano to: listserv@xxxxxxx, or write to: volcano-request@xxxxxxxx To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@xxxxxxxx Please do not send attachments. ==============================================================
