<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear all,<br></div><div><br></div><div>We are recruiting graduate
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.<br><br>Available projects include:<br><ul><li>Constraining fault surface expression using autonomous underwater vehicle surveys</li><li>Evaluation of crustal and fault structure at depth from multi-channel seismic data</li><li>Identification of fault zone rock properties through analysis of deformed rocks</li><li>Exploration of the role of magmas using geochemical techniques</li></ul>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
(<a href="mailto:warrenj@udel.edu">warrenj@udel.edu</a>) for projects in rock deformation and ultramafic
geochemistry; Prof. Mark Behn (<a href="mailto:behnm@bc.edu">behnm@bc.edu</a>) and Prof. Jianhua Gong
(<a href="mailto:gongjian@iu.edu">gongjian@iu.edu</a>) for projects based on geophysical methods and fault
tectonics; and Prof. Dorsey Wanless (<a href="mailto:dwanless@boisestate.edu">dwanless@boisestate.edu</a>) 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).<br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:-webkit-auto"><font size="2">---------------------------------------</font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:-webkit-auto"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px">Professor</span><font size="2"> Jessica M. Warren<br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;text-align:-webkit-auto"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div>Department of Earth Sciences</div></span><font size="2"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div>University of Delaware</div><div><a href="http://www.jessicamwarren.com" style="text-align:-webkit-auto;font-size:12.8px" target="_blank"><font size="2">www.jessicamwarren.com</font></a><br></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>