What we're doing, what we've done, and where we're going.
Our inaugural Partnerships and Applications Workshop on June 27, 2024 is designed to bring together representatives from communities concerned with Cascadia earthquake hazards resilience and research…
6/27/2024: Partnerships & Applications Workshop Read More »
Meeting Goals An online workshop to update the community on CRESCENT CVM goals and broaden the participation of/interaction with the Cascadia-focused research community. The workshop will include presentations and discussions on existing velocity models, velocity model creation workflows, model validation techniques, and uses of velocity models by various sub-disciplines and communities to further research agendas. We look to solicit feedback and create potential collaborations that can contribute to the success of the CRESCENT CVM by learning from prior experiences and better understanding community needs, uses, considerations, and potential pitfalls. Meeting Resources Proceedings coming soon. Agenda Note: all times Pacific Time DAY 1: Monday, May 13th 8:00-8:10am | Introduction to CRESCENT
5/13-14/2024: Community Velocity Model Topical Workshop Read More »
Meeting Goals The purpose of the CRESCENT Kickoff Meeting was to review the center’s plans as a community and to make recommendations for adjustments as necessary, based on participant input and recent advances in the field. The panoply of breakouts set forth in the agenda were organized mostly around the Science Working Groups, with the aim of discussing the specific Science, Geoscience Education and Inclusion, and Partnerships & Applications contributions for each Working Group. Participants also learned about the Special Interest Groups (SIGs), which can be conceptualized as “proto-working groups”, representing activities recognized as important, but beyond the scope of full research funding in this first five year iteration of
10/23-25/2023: CRESCENT Kickoff Meeting Read More »
Welcome to our newly designed web site! Explanations of CRESCENT’s mission, the organizational structure, and planned community activities can be found here!
10/18/2023: Web Site Launch! Read More »
Welcome Letter from Director Diego Melgar: “…CRESCENT…represents a grassroots effort on the part of scientists, educators, and community members to come together and speak with one voice. To organize and unify efforts across our region so that we can build new knowledge, share it openly, create a sense of community and belonging, and build up our earthquake culture.”
10/01/2023: Director’s Welcome Read More »
The first National Science Foundation-funded subduction zone earthquake science center is a large-scale collaborative effort led by the University of Oregon.
The Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center (CRESCENT) will conduct shoreline-crossing earthquake hazards research focused on the Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ), diversify the geoscience workforce, provide skills training, and improve connections across the subduction zone geohazards community of practice.
9/11/2023: UofO OVPRI Announcement Read More »
“The new CRESCENT and SCEC awards provide regional-scale platforms for scientists to advance frontier research on earthquake processes and enable partnerships to translate that research to improved public safety. CRESCENT and SCEC will also support major workforce development activities to train a broad and inclusive cross section of students and early-career scientists,” — Maggie Benoit, a program director in the Division of Earth Sciences. Read the NSF press release here. Coverage from participating colleges:
8/18/2023: NSF announces CRESCENT award Read More »
