SCEC-ERI Summer School on Wave and Rupture Propagation with Realistic Velocity Structures

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The Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) and the Earthquake Research Institute of the University of Tokyo (ERI) will organize a Summer School September 28 through October 2, 2014. The theme for the Summer School will be "Wave and Rupture Propagation with Realistic Velocity Structures".
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The program will include both lectures and exercises where participants will learn how complex velocity structure is represented and can be used to create seismograms from kinematic representations of earthquakes as point sources and propagating ruptures. One objective will be for participants to construct ground motions for earthquake scenarios, which if used in a collective sense can be a method for complementing or creating hazard maps. Each participant will be expected to present a poster to share his/her research during evening sessions.
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The school will be held at the <a href="http://dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/wmsc" target="_blank">USC Wrigley Marine Science Center on Santa Catalina Island</a>, about 35 km south-southwest from Los Angeles.
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Participants will be expected to arrive September 28 and depart around noon on October 2 after the morning lectures. SCEC and ERI encourage PhD students and postdoctoral researchers to apply. The number of participants is limited to 30. For those selected to participate, SCEC will cover the cost of staying at USC Wrigley. A limited number of travel support grants will be provided (1) by SCEC for selected participants from US universities and (2) by ERI for selected participants from Japan.
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To be considered for this school,<br /><br />
(1) Download and complete application at: <a href="http://www.scec.org/aboutscec/documents/SummerSchoolApplication_2014.doc" target="_blank">Application Form</a><br /><br />
(2) Convert the completed application to PDF format and change filename to "SummerSchoolApplication_LastName.PDF".<br /><br />
(3) Email PDF to vises@scec.org with the subject "Application for the SCEC-ERI Summer School" .
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Applications must be received by July 21, 2014 (Pacific Time) to be considered.