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Graduate Students Unlock the Power of Research Mentoring!
This is an interactive training to equip graduate students with essential skills to navigate the research training environment effectively. This training is built on the evidence-based Entering Mentoring curriculum from the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experience in Research (CIMER).
Fall 2026 Mentee Training Read More »
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.
CLiP Webinar Series 2026-27 Read More »
January 12-15, 2027
Subduction Zone Science Week will convene the nation’s leading subduction zone researchers, federal scientists, engineers, and community partners to integrate global and Cascadia-focused knowledge across earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, landslides, and cascading hazards.
Subduction Zone Science Week is co-organized by the USGS and CRESCENT to focus broadly on the subduction zone natural hazards and community resilience. The goals are to:
– Foster collaboration between subduction zone and multi hazard researchers;
– Bridge gaps, and increase communication among subduction zone research groups; and
– Identify and encourage synergistic collaborative activities in U.S. and global subduction zones.
Subduction Zone Science Week 2027 Read More »
February 3, 2027
Join us at the University of Oregon for a presentation from 2026 EERI Distinguished Lecture Award recipient Yumei Wang, followed by a panel discussion with regional policy and infrastructure leaders, and a reception highlighting student and faculty resilience research.
Towards Critical Infrastructure Resilience Read More »
The output of physics-based ground motion simulations, earthquake relocations, and a number of other applications, depend heavily on the accuracy of seismic velocity models. In particular, if physics-based ground motion simulations are to be used towards seismic hazard assessment in the Cascadia Subduction Zone, they will require validation to assess their accuracy in predicting ground motion intensities.
This workshop will showcase existing efforts towards validation of the CRESCENT CVM, upcoming CVM updates, and host discussions of key needs and implications of validation work.
Community Velocity Model Validation Workshop Read More »
A Holistic Perspective of Slow Slip in Subduction Zones: Integrating geophysical, geologic, experimental, and modeling insights.
This interdisciplinary workshop will bring together a wide range of scientific perspectives and expertise to understand the mechanisms and conditions of slow slip phenomena in subduction zones. Slow slip refers to shallow to deep aseismic transient slippage (slow slip events), which often is accompanied by tectonic tremor, low frequency earthquakes, and earthquake swarms. The rock record also contains evidence of slow slip, and similar phenomena are observed in laboratory experiments, in natural analogs (e.g., landslides, glaciers), and computer models.
A Holistic Perspective of Slow Slip in Subduction Zones Topical Workshop Read More »
Cores to Code (C2C) is a three-week summer learning experience that gives undergraduate students hands-on experience exploring Cascadia’s earthquake and tsunami history through fieldwork, laboratory research, and computational modeling. The program helps build the next generation of geoscientists while creating pathways into earthquake and coastal hazard science
Apply by Feb 15, 2027.