Andy Clifford

February 2026 Newsletter

Read about: the launch of the new Tsunami Sources for Hazard Awareness Special Interest Group, new and evolving CRESCENT cyberinfrastructure tools, working group activities and appointments, topical workshop opportunities, the 2026 Seed Grant call for proposals, professional development and technical short course offerings, partnership convenings, recent publications and recognitions, CLiP webinars, upcoming events… and more in the latest edition of Seismic Moment — CRESCENT’s Quarterly Newsletter.

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TSHA SIG Announcement

We are delighted to announce the formation of a new CRESCENT Special Interest Group – the Tsunami Sources for Hazard Assessment SIG (TSHA SIG).

See the TSHA webpage for more information and opportunities to contribute and follow the work of this SIG.

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QGIS Toolkit Product Release

CRESCENT is pleased to share a new set of open-source tools for building realistic 3D fault surfaces directly in QGIS (a free, cross-platform GIS application). These tools are designed to help researchers create non-planar, data-constrained fault geometries from standard geologic and geophysical inputs, including geologic maps, balanced cross-sections, seismic images, and earthquake hypocenters.

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November 2025 Newsletter

Read about: recent CRESCENT meetings, USGS Coorperative Agreement projects, a new megathrust fault interface geometry study, Seed Grant program research reports, geoscience education twinning program updates, Partnerships & Applications workshop outcomes, 2025-26 Cascadia Lifelines Program Webinar series, new publications, upcoming events, AGU session listings… and more in the latest edition of “Seismic Moment” – CRESCENT’s Quarterly Newsletter.

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CLiP Webinar Series 2025-26

Coordinated in collaboration with CRESCENT, the CLiP Webinar Series showcases advances in seismic hazard assessment, infrastructure design, and earthquake resilience initiatives. These monthly webinars are free to the community and will be of particular interest to practicing engineers, industrial scientists, and policy makers.

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August 2025 Newsletter

Read about: Cascadia Paleoseismology viewer release, new tsunami benchmark exercises, Seed Grant awardees, geoscience education programs, workshop reports, partner activities, new publications, upcoming events… and more in the latest edition of “Seismic Moment” – CRESCENT’s Quarterly Newsletter.

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Small Grants

2024-25 Seed Grant Awards

The CRESCENT Seed Grant Program has the dual goals of broadening community participation and increasing the breadth of scientific investigations related to the center’s goals. The center invited the community to participate through a proposal call to address key scientific challenges identified through CRESCENT’s three major pillars. This year we had 33 seed grant applicants of which 11 were funded.

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May 2025 Newsletter

Read about: CRESCENT Community Velocity Model and Community Fault Model viewer release, topical workshops, geoscience education programs and outreach, University of Oregon seismic hazard monitoring and resilience research, new publications, upcoming events… and more in the latest edition of “Seismic Moment” – CRESCENT’s Quarterly Newsletter.

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February Newsletter

Read about: CRESCENT Community Velocity Model progress, Offshore Observations Special Interest Group updates, earthquake catalog development, Geoscience Education & Inclusion STEM programs, Fellowship awardees and training courses, Partnerships & Applications Workshop 2025, Cascadia megaquake 325th anniversary events, Washington Geological Survey resources, publications, recognitions, upcoming events… and more in the latest edition of “Seismic Moment” – CRESCENT’s Quarterly Newsletter.

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2025 Partnerships & Applications Workshop

Following the first iteration of this workshop in June 2024, this two-day event is designed to explore the emergent challenges and needs of the multi-disciplinary community involved in earthquake hazard study and mitigation in the Pacific Northwest. A mix of CRESCENT research updates, community presentations, and facilitated discussion sessions will address the following themes:

-Science communication
-Emergency preparedness and response
-Data availability and access
-Resource limitations

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