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01 March 2013
Geophysics Vacancies under IRECCSEM project
The Geophysics Section of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies invites applications for a 2-year Post-Doctoral Fellowship and a 4-year PhD studentship to undertake carbon sequestration research within an exciting, new research initiative – IRECCSEM
Detailed description of the vacancies and application requirements
12 February 2013Read more...Irish Seismometers Record North Korea Nuclear Test
Early this morning the Irish National Seismic Network (INSN) recorded an unusual seismic event in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The DPRK claimed today that it has conducted yet another nuclear test, the third within the last seven years.
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24 June 2013 - Seminar: SEG's 2013 Honorary Lecturer for Europe
When: 5pm on Monday, 24 June 2013
Where: DIAS, Geophysics Section, 5 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, (library)Speaker:…
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Geophysics Section holds a number of different types of events every year:
- seminars (seminar organiser: Andrew Schaeffer and Duygu Kiyan)
- workshops
- short courses
Some of the talks will be streamed live and information about the video/audio streams will be listed below events.
Introduction
The Geophysics Section studies the tectonic and dynamic structure of the Earth using methods of physics combined with the other geosciences - geology, geochemistry, petrology, geochronology etc. The main areas of research are electromagnetism, seismology, geodynamics and potential fields (gravity and magnetism).
About Us
In all sub-disciplines of geophysics, the Section has theoretical, numerical and observational activities.
The ElectroMagnetism and Inversion group undertakes studies of the Earth from the shallow subsurface (100 m) to deep in the mantle (1000 km) using both active and passive EM methods. Forward and inverse methods for 3-D modelling of EM data are being advanced, as are joint inversion approaches for rigorously combining EM data with seismic and other data.
The Global Geophysical Modelling group undertakes numerical modelling studies of Earth behaviour, from ice dynamics and post-glacial rebound to deep Earth mantle electromagnetism.
The Seismology and Geodynamics group undertakes observational and numerical studies at the regional to global scale.
The Marine Seismology group studies primarily Ireland's offshore region using both active and passive sources.
In addition to geophysical research, the Geophysics Section maintains the Irish National Seismic Network (INSN), which presently comprise five broadband seismic stations. One of these, DSB in the Dublin Mountains, is part of the Geofon global network run by the GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, and another, VAL in Valentia, is operated in conjunction with Met Eireann.
Also, the Section is the National Data Centre (NDC) for Ireland's contribution to the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization. Tom Blake is the Principal Point of Contact (PPOC) at the NDC for the CTBTO Preparatory Commission. View footage of the DIAS participation in the CTBTO Field Inspector Training Excercies.
The Mallet Professorship of Seismology in the Geophysics Section is named after a famous Irish scientist, Robert Mallet 1810-1881, also known as the "father of controlled source seismology".
