4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 From: Simon Carn <scarn@xxxxxxx> 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 PhD studentship in remote sensing of volcanic clouds at Michigan Technological University Applications are invited for a PhD studentship funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences (GMES) at Michigan Technological University in Houghton, MI, USA. NOAA has an operational responsibility to track and forecast volcanic clouds, which are a major aviation hazard with significant economic consequences. The focus of this project is to improve volcanic hazard monitoring and forecasting at NOAAâ??s Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers (VAACs), the National Weather Service (NWS) Pacific Region, the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and other operational centers, using satellite instruments on NOAAâ??s Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) spacecraft ( https://www.jpss.noaa.gov/). JPSS instruments are extremely relevant to volcanic hazard monitoring and forecasting, with applications in pre-eruptive monitoring, volcanic ash and sulfur dioxide (SO2) detection and characterization, and volcanic cloud dispersion and transport forecasting. The student will be trained to use a suite of NOAA and NASA satellite datasets to detect and quantify volcanic emissions of ash and SO2 and characterize volcanic cloud hazards. The project will involve collaboration with scientists at NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (ARL), the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) volcano hazards program, and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Up to three years of PhD student support (stipend and tuition) is available; PhD students are encouraged to apply for other fellowships and small grants to supplement their funding. The position is available immediately and ideally the student would be available to start in Spring 2019. We are interested in candidates with strong backgrounds in either geosciences or atmospheric sciences. Students already holding a MS degree are preferred. Prior experience with coding (e.g., Python, IDL, Matlab) and satellite data processing are highly advantageous. Since NOAA is an operational agency, this project has a well-defined timeline with key milestones and deliverables. Interested candidates should send their CV and a brief statement of interest to Dr. Simon Carn (scarn@xxxxxxx). Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, MI, USA on the southern shore of Lake Superior, the largest and most pristine of the Great Lakes. The region boasts excellent skiing, cycling, kayaking and wilderness activities, and the cost of living is low. The GMES department hosts one of the largest graduate volcanology programs in the US. PhD programs are offered in Geology, Geological Engineering, and Atmospheric Sciences. Interested candidates can learn more about department programs, courses, and research at www.mtu.edu/geo. ============================================================== Volcano Listserv is a collaborative venture among Arizona State University (ASU), Portland State University (PSU), the Global Volcanism Program (GVP) of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, and the International Association for Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI). ASU - http://www.asu.edu/ PSU - http://pdx.edu/ GVP - http://www.volcano.si.edu/ IAVCEI - http://www.iavcei.org/ To unsubscribe from the volcano list, send the message: signoff volcano to: listserv@xxxxxxx, or write to: volcano-request@xxxxxxx. To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@xxxxxxx. Please do not send attachments. ============================================================== ------------------------------
