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Division on Seismology
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Division on Seismology

President: Alice-Agnes Gabriel (Emailsm@egu.eu)
Deputy President: Philippe Jousset (Email)
ECS Representative: Foivos Karakostas (Emailecs-sm@egu.eu)

Seismology as a discipline contributes to a large variety of both basic and applied scientific fields, and addresses urgent questions in the context of both natural resources and natural hazards. The Seismology (SM) Division at EGU aims to strengthen its interdisciplinarity and impact by driving the development from static to dynamic geophysical models, by conducting research that spans from acquisition parameters to petrophysical properties, and by supporting the transition from geo-modelling to geo-technical application. Thereby, the SM Division will be increasingly able to make relevant forecasts and provide valuable information to tackle future challenges in securing natural resources and quantifying natural hazards.

The EGU offers an open and widely recognized forum for discussing a wide range of scientific questions and conducting corresponding research. The impact of geosciences to society has probably never been as high as today. Therefore, we pursue broad and open-minded approaches to tackle important research topics, while simultaneously engaging in interdisciplinary collaborations for the benefit of humanity and our planet.

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Latest posts from the SM blog

“State of the ECS”: EGU 24/25 and, our new members!

For this “State of the ECS”, our Seismo-team will introduce themselves and tell about their ECS experience. Happy reading! Greetings! I’m Adam and by a twist in the timestream in Vienna I ended up as an editor of blog of the Seismology ECS division. If your (or your colleague’s) research touches on any aspect of Seismology or related fields, please reach out! My background is diverse, spanning master in High-Energy Astronomy, bachelor in Nuclear Physics and doctorate focused on Tidal …


Seismology Job Portal

On this page, we regularly update open positions in Seismology for early career scientists. Do you have a job on offer? Contact us at ecs-sm@egu.eu Please, note that other available research positions are displayed on the EGU Jobs Portal. Latest open positions: 1. Machine Learning Seismology Postdoc Institute: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), USA Salary: $113,760 annually Starting: – How to Apply: Visit LLNL job link. Details: Postdoc position focusing on seismology projects related to national security, with a preference …


Seismology Job Portal

On this page, we regularly update open positions in Seismology for early career scientists. Do you have a job on offer? Contact us at ecs-sm@egu.eu Please, note that other available research positions are displayed on the EGU Jobs Portal. Latest open positions: Post-doctoral Fellowship in Fault Mechanics and Earthquake Triggering Institute: Florida International University, Miami, Florida Starting: Early 2025 Duration: – Deadline: October 1, 2024 How to apply: (1) a cover letter indicating your research experience and suitability for this …

Recent awardees

Jaroslava Plomerová

Jaroslava Plomerová

  • 2024
  • Beno Gutenberg Medal

The 2024 Beno Gutenberg Medal is awarded to Jaroslava Plomerová for contributions to the development of sophisticated methodologies in the characterisation of anisotropic domains in the upper mantle, and their application to imaging of the lithosphere in Europe.


Stephen P. Hicks

Stephen P. Hicks

  • 2024
  • Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award

The 2024 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to Stephen P. Hicks for exceptional contributions to seismology, including innovative seismic imaging techniques, studies of earthquake processes as well as Earth structure, science communication and community building.


Nino Menzel

Nino Menzel

  • 2024
  • Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award

The 2024 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to Nino Menzel Strategies for geoelectrical monitoring of subsurface fluid transport processes using Optimized Experimental Design


Pauline Georges

Pauline Georges

  • 2024
  • Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award

The 2024 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to Pauline Georges Improving the representation of apparent anelastic attenuation variability in regionalised Ground Motion Models in Europe with a focus in mainland France


Jessica Allen

Jessica Allen

  • 2023
  • Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award

The 2023 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to Jessica Allen Spatiotemporal Variation in Low Frequency Earthquake Recurrence on the San Andreas Fault


On Ki Angel Ling

On Ki Angel Ling

  • 2023
  • Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award

The 2023 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to On Ki Angel Ling Enhancement of Seismic Phase Identification using Polarization Filtering and Array Analysis

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