USGS Seeks Mendenhall Fellow to Enhance Earthquake Reporting with AI

Menhall Research Fellowship Opportunity: Accelerating Rapid and Automatic Global Earthquake Reporting

Overview:

The U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center NEIC is committed to detecting, locating, and characterizing earthquake events worldwide on an ongoing basis. This near-real-time seismic catalog serves as a foundation for immediate emergency response actions after an event occurs and forms the cornerstone of long-term validated datasets essential for hazard assessment mapping and seismotectonic research.

However, there exists room for enhancement in terms of rapid information dissemination following an earthquake's occurrence. The NEIC currently publishes its event solutions manually after them being reviewed by a analyst to ensure accuracy; this process inherently delays the publication time, impacting public awareness and response times. This Menhall Research Fellowship initiative harness advancements in and other cutting-edge technologies for rapid automatic reporting capabilities.

The objective is to develop frameworks that boost confidence in NEIC's s for societal-critical events such as large-scale, widely felt earthquakes. These frameworks should enable the center to provide not only accurate but also reliable estimation of event uncertnties. The proposal might be exploratory but should clearly outline how techniques can advance automatic event processing capabilities.

Key Areas:

• Exploration and development of state-of-the-art methods for global earthquake detection.

• Enhancing current techniques such as STALTA pickers, event association, or magnitude estimation through automation.

• Creation and integration of novel tools to validate NEIC's existing automatic solutions.

• Rigorous assessment and validation of new methodologies agnst conventional monitoring practices.

Duty Station:

The fellowship opportunity will be based at the Golden office in Colorado.

Qualifications Required:

Applicants should possess a Doctorate degree in Geophysics, Seismology, Computer Science or closely related fields. Those holding other academic qualifications but with skills relevant to this research domn are also encouraged to apply.

Contact Information:

For further inquiries and project brnstorming sessions prior to submission:

• William L Yeck [email protected], 303-273-8648

• David Shelly [email protected], 303-273-8659

• Paul Stanton Earle [email protected], 303-273-8417

• Dara E Goldberg [email protected], 303-273-8419

• Michelle Guy [email protected], 303-273-8650

We look forward to innovative proposals that can propel the NEIC closer to its goal of publishing automatic earthquake event reports.

This version improves upon the original by clarifying key objectives and emphasizing the importance of rapid response in an accessible manner. The language is polished for clarity and professionalism, ensuring the proposal stands out as a clear, compelling opportunity within the scientific community.
This article is reproduced from: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/mendenhall-research-fellowship-program/23-25-towards-rapid-and-automatic-global-earthquake

Please indicate when reprinting from: https://www.o062.com/Latest_earthquake_news/USGS_Neic_Fellowship_Opportunity.html