Earthquakes near Santorini
I was on CTV Your Morning talking about the earthquake swarm along the Santorini-Amorgos fault zone today.
Mauricio's Science Advances paper is out!
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adr2610
Introducing THOR - the rock strength database
Mauricio has assembled an extensive and (nearly) exhaustive database of Schmidt hammer-based rock strength measurements into the THOR database. This should be an invaluable resource for anyone interested in how rock resistance to erosion affects landscape evolution and erosion rates. Very exciting!
Rocks Matter: Why it is Important to Consider Lithologic Resistance to Erosion in Landscape Evolution
Check out my talk for Landscapes Live! Thanks to James, Erin, Josh, Mauricio, and Himani for their great research on this subject.
PhD opportunity in tectonics/tectonic geomorphology
We are looking for a PhD student for an NSF and NSERC funded project investigating the tectonic evolution of the Puna Plateau, Argentina and the potential influence of lithospheric foundering on tectonic deformation. The student will undertake field-focused research involving geologic mapping, structural analyses, measured stratigraphic sections, and geochronology as part of a larger, multi-disciplinary project to constrain the tectonic evolution of the Puna Plateau. The position is at the University of Toronto Department of Earth Sciences and will be co-advised by Lindsay Schoenbohm (UTM) and Alex Tye (Utah Tech University). The student will also interact closely with project co-PIs and collaborators Marissa Tremblay (Purdue), Joyce Sim and Mitchell McMillan (Georgia Tech), and Patricio Payrola (Universidad Nacional de Salta). Applications are due January 15, 2024. Interested candidates should contact Lindsay Schoenbohm (lindsay.schoenbohm@utoronto.ca) to discuss the project.
The University of Toronto Mississauga and the Schoenbohm Research Group are strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcome applications from racialized persons/persons of color, women, Indigenous/Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
Earthquake in Taiwan
I did an interview with CTV on the April 2 Mw 7.4 earthquake in Taiwan.
Group dinner!
We had a lovely pre-holiday travel dinner with the group! Pretty tasty, and a lot of fun.
Earthquake in Turkey
I was able to help out with a couple of stories on the Mw 7.8 earthquake along the East Anatolian fault zone on February 6.
https://www.newsweek.com/deadliest-earthquakes-history-turkey-1779578
https://globalnews.ca/video/9466426/whats-the-science-behind-the-turkey-syria-earthquakes-severity/
https://www.cp24.com/video?clipId=2623194&binId=1.1158693&playlistPageNum=1
https://signalhfx.ca/haligonians-worry-for-loved-ones-following-turkeys-deadly-earthquake/
Congratualtions to Mitchell!
Mitchell defended his thesis in April and is already off to a new Postdoc at Georgia Tech. You will be missed, but we’re excited to see what you do next!
New papers from our group!
Check out Erin’s final thesis chapter, a great paper from Alex Tye on foundering in the Puna, and a pedagogical paper that Mitchell and I put together.
CTG Talk
I was invited to give a talk to the Canadian Tectonics Group recently. It was a fun opportunity for synthesis of our ongoing research on the Puna Plateau! Check out the link here:
Student Spotlight - Erin Seagrean
Read a really lovely profile on Erin here!
