[Geoldept] Fw: Graduate student positions available for Chain transform fault experiment

Jackie Caplan-Auerbach caplanj at wwu.edu
Fri Nov 17 10:40:59 PST 2023


Hi students:

See below for some cool MS opportunities in the study of oceanic transform faults. Check it out if you're looking to apply to grad school!

Jackie Caplan-Auerbach (she/her)
Professor, Geology Department
Associate Dean, College of Science and Engineering
Western Washington University
516 High St., MS 9080
Bellingham, WA 98225
tel:  360-650-4153 (Geology); 360-650-6400 (CSE)
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Dear Colleague,


We are recruiting students to join an interdisciplinary project to study the dynamic behavior of the Chain transform fault in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean. Oceanic transform faults consist of sections that slip in large earthquakes separated by sections that are primarily aseismic. They display a variety of structural features – valleys, transverse ridges, median ridges, flower structures, fault segmentation – whose origins are linked to stress, strain, and material properties. This project will use two research cruises to deploy a range of techniques to understand these features by analyzing the structure and composition of the Chain transform fault.


Available projects include:

• Constraining fault surface expression using autonomous underwater vehicle surveys

• Evaluation of crustal and fault structure at depth from multi-channel seismic data

• Identification of fault zone rock properties through analysis of deformed rocks

• Exploration of the role of magmas using geochemical techniques


PhD and Master’s positions are available at the University of Delaware, Boston College, Boise State University, and Indiana University Bloomington. Positions will be fully funded through a mixture of research and teaching assistantships. Students will have opportunities to participate in a research cruise, collaborate across disciplines, engage in project outreach, attend a multi-institution tectonics course, and work with additional collaborators at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Prospective students should contact: Prof. Jessica Warren (warrenj at udel.ed<mailto:warrenj at udel.edu>u) for projects in rock deformation and ultramafic geochemistry; Prof. Mark Behn (behnm at bc.edu<mailto:behnm at bc.edu>) and Prof. Jianhua Gong (gongjian at iu.edu<mailto:gongjian at iu.edu>) for projects based on geophysical methods and fault tectonics; and Prof. Dorsey Wanless (dwanless at boisestate.edu<mailto:dwanless at boisestate.edu>) for projects on basalt petrology and geochemistry. Priority will be given to applications received in early January 2024 (please look at individual institution websites for specific application guidance).



Jianhua Gong

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Assistant Professor

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

Indiana University Bloomington

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