Seismology

Article submission and resubmission

Kathrin Spieker March 1, 2016

Preparing an article for submission. Stock photo from www.flickr.com.

Guest writer Kathrin Spieker is back with her thoughts and experience about how to improve writing skills specifically aimed for publishing in scientific journals. This post is part of a series. Kathrin is a young seismologist who has recently started publishing her own research as part of her PhD study. In a previous post (The publication circle) we had a closer look at the writing process, which ...[Read More]

Listen to the … massive black hole merger song!

Laura Ermert February 29, 2016

Still from a numerical simulation of black hole collision. Image credits: SXS, http://mediaassets.caltech.edu/gwave#graphics

I bet you were every bit as excited as me about the recent announcement of the detection of gravitational waves at two locations of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory LIGO*. These waves were sent out to space-time by the merger of two black holes. Call me a nerd, but after reading the news I soon started wondering: What sort of periods do these waves have? In my imagination, s ...[Read More]

Announcement: Seismology Workshop at EGU General Assembly

Matthew Agius February 29, 2016

Title: The Art of Science Time: Thursday, April 21, 2016; 13:30 – 15:00 Location: EGU conference center, Room -2.61 or -2.85 (in the basement) Description: This is a workshop for professionals wishing to perfect the practical skills needed for a successful research career. In the workshop we will choose topics from the following list: choosing a research portfolio; making a workplan; mentoring an ...[Read More]

Bulgarian seismologists deploy seismic station in Antarctica

Matthew Agius February 22, 2016

This week we caught up with Gergana Georgieva, an early career seismologist working at the Department of Meteorology and Geophysics, Sofia University. Gergana is an assistant professor, and a board member of the Bulgarian Geophysical Society. The team she is working in from Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Sofia University has recently been awarded funding from the Science Research Fund of the Bu ...[Read More]