From ljhwang at ucdavis.edu Fri Nov 8 09:13:43 2019 From: ljhwang at ucdavis.edu (Lorraine Hwang) Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2019 09:13:43 -0800 Subject: [CIG-ALL] CIG Newsletter - November 2019 Message-ID: <320D537E-18FA-4238-AD2F-6C7A7F540FAD@ucdavis.edu> November 2019 Volume 8 Issue 4 Research Highlight Using Matrix-free, Multigrid Methods in ASPECT for Large Scale Computations Solving discrete finite element systems rely heavily on the computation of matrix-vector products with sparse matrices. These matrix-vector products tend to dominate the total amount of work required for the average finite element program, and, as these matrices can be quite large and do not fit into the cache of a modern machine, accessing the data from RAM has become a major bottleneck in finite element computations. Instead of computing the entries of and storing a system matrix, matrix-free methods define an operation on a vector as a loop over the cells in the domain, applying small, dense matrices defined locally on the cell, and summing the results over the entire domain. In this way, one replicates the action of a matrix while never actually storing a matrix. These methods show significant gains in the time of a matrix-vector product as compared to traditional matrix-based methods when using degree 2 and higher finite elements ... Contributed by Thomas Clevenger full article CIG @ 2019 Fall AGU Looking for talks in geodynamics at AGU? Visit our website to see the latest research your CIG colleagues are presenting. Do not forget to email us your presentation information to increase the visibility of your research. presentations 2019 CIG Business Meeting CIG will hold its Annual Business Meeting on Wednesday, December 11. The meeting will begin at 12:45p. Lunch will be available beginning at 12:15p. Come discuss the findings from this summer's community survey. Results from the 2019 EC and SSC elections and the schedule for the 2020 CIG events will be announced. Check back at our website for location details. business meeting Governance Elections 2019 Elections are now open for positions on the Executive and Science Steering Committees. Candidates for 2 seats on the EC are Bruce Buffet, Claire Currie, and Peter van Keken. Candidates for 2 positions on the SSC are Clint Conrad, Juliane Dannberg, and Scott King. Candidate statements are available online. Contact your member representative to vote. Many thanks to EC members Claire Currie and Frederik Simons and SSC members Brad Aagaard and John Rudge for their contributions to the community and to the Nominations Committee - Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni, Frederik Simons, and Jolante van Wijk for presenting an excellent slate of candidates. candidate statements CIG Postdoctoral Researchers Applications are invited for two Postdoctoral Researchers who are interested in joining the CIG team at UC Davis. The positions are expected to contribute to the development and support of numerical modeling codes in geodynamics and towards conducting independent research. We seek proposals for innovative, original, and feasible software engineering and/or software development projects that complement and/or improve our current practices. CIG supports communities in computational science, dynamo, education, long-term tectonics, mantle convection, multiphysics, seismology, and short-term crustal dynamics. For more information contact Lorraine Hwang: ljhwang at ucdavis.edu . job listing Events Joint Canadian Geophysical Union and CIG Meeting The 2020 annual meeting of the Canadian Geophysical Union (CGU) will be held in Banff, AB, May 3-6. CIG will be partnering again with CGU for this event. The theme of the Meeting, which reflects the full range of the CGU’s scientific interests is Addressing Challenges in Earth and Environmental Sciences, and scientific sessions are being invited for all areas of interest encompassed. These areas include biogeosciences, earth surface processes, geodesy, hydrology, and the solid earth. Proposals for scientific sessions must be submitted by November 22. Travel support will be available for U.S. based researchers. More information webinars begin @ 2P PT Webinars November 14 Richard Styron, GEM Foundation & Earth Analysis, LLC December AGU January winter break February 13 Christy Till, Arizona State University March 12 Nicole Gasparini, Tulane University, and
 Jane Willenbring, Scripps Institution of Oceanography April 9 Ved Lekic, University of Maryland May 7 Brandon Schmandt, University of New Mexico Links Have a question? Start a discussion! Citation builder for CIG software. Notify us of your recent publications. Copyright © 2019 Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics, All rights reserved. You are trying out MailChimp! Our mailing address is: Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics One Shields Avenue UC Davis Davis, CA 95616 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jbnaliboff at ucdavis.edu Mon Nov 11 12:41:35 2019 From: jbnaliboff at ucdavis.edu (John Naliboff) Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 12:41:35 -0800 Subject: [CIG-ALL] CIG Webinar: Thursday, November 14 @2p PT - The Release of the GEM Global Active Faults Database and Global Seismic Hazard Map, Richard Styron (GEM Foundation) In-Reply-To: <8bb70427-9a26-4d8b-b651-f07d3fc75f64@Spark> References: <8bb70427-9a26-4d8b-b651-f07d3fc75f64@Spark> Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, The first CIG webinar of 2019 will be held next Thursday, November 14 from 2-3 PM Pacific Time. The webinar will be presented by Dr. Richard Styron (GEM Foundation and Earth Analysis, LCC) on “The Release of the GEM Global Active Faults Database and Global Seismic Hazard Map”: In late 2018, the Global Earthquake Model Foundation (GEM) released the initial version of several major products relating to seismic hazard and risk, including the Global Seismic Hazard Map, the Global Seismic Risk Map, and the Global Active Faults Database. Though these are intended primarily to support GEM's mission to reduce earthquake risk, they may be of use or interest to geodynamics researchers and the broader Earth science community. The GEM Global Active Faults Database (github.com/GEMScienceTools/gem-global-active-faults) is a dynamic, evolving compilation of active faults worldwide, currently containing ~14,000 fault traces. Associated metadata describe the geometry, kinematics, slip rates and other parameters relevant to seismic hazard analysis. Metadata completeness varies regionally, with ~75% of faults having some slip rate information. The GEM Global Seismic Hazard Map (globalquakemodel.org/gem) displays the geographic distribution of Peak Ground Acceleration with a 10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, and is derived from a mosaic of national or regional seismic hazard models created by a variety of organizations including the GEM Secretariat. Additional topics of collaboration or mutual beneficial research between the geodynamics and seismic hazard communities will be discussed. To join the webinar, please connect at: https://zoom.us/j/955605274 For additional information, please visit https://geodynamics.org/cig/events/webinars/. As this webinar may be of interest to the broader Earth Sciences community, we encourage forwarding this announcement on to additional mailing lists or colleagues that may not normally receive CIG announcements. 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URL: From jbnaliboff at ucdavis.edu Wed Nov 13 16:28:29 2019 From: jbnaliboff at ucdavis.edu (John Naliboff) Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 16:28:29 -0800 Subject: [CIG-ALL] TOMORROW - CIG Webinar Thursday, November 14 @2 pm PT, Richardon Styron, GEM Fault and Hazard Database In-Reply-To: <5e4ec9f6-5fac-4800-b7a9-ad0f62ca44eb@Spark> References: <5e4ec9f6-5fac-4800-b7a9-ad0f62ca44eb@Spark> Message-ID: <8c03d6d7-acce-49b4-b81b-e20183ff8ea6@Spark> THURSDAY, November 14  @ 2P PT The Release of the GEM Global Active Faults Database and Global Seismic Hazard Map Dr. Richard Styron, GEM Foundation and Earth Analysis, LCC In late 2018, the Global Earthquake Model Foundation (GEM) released the initial version of several major products relating to seismic hazard and risk, including the Global Seismic Hazard Map, the Global Seismic Risk Map, and the Global Active Faults Database. Though these are intended primarily to support GEM's mission to reduce earthquake risk, they may be of use or interest to geodynamics researchers and the broader Earth science community. The GEM Global Active Faults Database (github.com/GEMScienceTools/gem-global-active-faults) is a dynamic, evolving compilation of active faults worldwide, currently containing ~14,000 fault traces. Associated metadata describe the geometry, kinematics, slip rates and other parameters relevant to seismic hazard analysis. Metadata completeness varies regionally, with ~75% of faults having some slip rate information. The GEM Global Seismic Hazard Map (globalquakemodel.org/gem) displays the geographic distribution of Peak Ground Acceleration with a 10% probability of exceedance in 50 years, and is derived from a mosaic of national or regional seismic hazard models created by a variety of organizations including the GEM Secretariat. 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As a part of the experience, participants will be offered opportunities to tour campus and research facilities, meet with current faculty to gain a greater awareness of research and teaching opportunities, discuss their career prospects and academic work, attend workshops, and present a job talk. Post-docs and ABD candidates with research interests in sedimentology, stratigraphy, mineralogy, petrology, data science, geoengineering, or geophysics are especially encouraged to apply. William & Mary is a public liberal arts and sciences research university, located in Williamsburg, Virginia, with nationally ranked undergraduate, graduate, professional programs, as well as select online programs. W&M is the second oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and combines the best features of an undergraduate college with the opportunities afforded by a modern research university. Its moderate size, dedicated faculty and staff, highly-motivated students, and distinctive history give William & Mary a unique character among public institutions, and create a learning environment that fosters close interaction among students and their faculty mentors. IGNITE Program Objectives: - Enhance William & Mary's faculty pipeline by establishing and developing significant meaningful relationships with prospects, especially those from groups underrepresented in the professoriate, with a focus on historically underrepresented minorities in the United States. - Provide the opportunity for participants to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and rewards of a faculty career. - Develop a network of emerging scholars in priority research areas who could be candidates for current and future vacancies at William & Mary. Participants are also expected to: - Be a graduate student or post-doctoral scholar seeking a faculty position at a research intensive institution; - Demonstrate career goals, research interests, and academic potential that align with William & Mary's mission and programs; - Be able to meaningfully contribute to the university's continuing commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence as reflected by click (The Office of Diversity and Inclusion). The IGNITE application will be available on January 1, 2020. For more information or questions, please contact Dr. Rowan Lockwood, Chair of W&M Geology via email (rxlock at wm.edu). Rowan Lockwood Pronouns: she, her, hers Professor and Chair Dept of Geology William & Mary -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ljhwang at ucdavis.edu Wed Nov 20 14:10:53 2019 From: ljhwang at ucdavis.edu (Lorraine Hwang) Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 17:10:53 -0500 Subject: [CIG-ALL] [Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics] RSVP For CIG Annual Business Meeting Message-ID: <4024CF80-1AFE-4B1F-BEE5-AF74C93E3208@ucdavis.edu> Please see the following forum post to RSVP for the CIG Annual Business Meeting on Wednesday December 11 at Samovars: https://community.geodynamics.org/t/rsvp-for-cig-annual-business-meeting/917?u=ljhwang -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ljhwang at ucdavis.edu Fri Nov 22 12:59:10 2019 From: ljhwang at ucdavis.edu (Lorraine Hwang) Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 15:59:10 -0500 Subject: [CIG-ALL] CIG Reminders: Elections & Annual Business Meetings Message-ID: <116A942F-D187-4C24-826F-80F6AFFF6C59@ucdavis.edu> CIG REMINDERS Elections Don’t forget to work with your Member Representative to vote in this year’s CIG elections. This year’s candidates will be instrumental in helping us plan for the next phase of CIG. Learn more about each of our Candidates: https://geodynamics.org/cig/about/governance/elections/ Business Meeting Our Annual Business meeting will be Wednesday December 11 and is conveniently located on top of Moscone North so you can easily get to and from scientific sessions. To ensure there is plenty of lunch for everyone, please RSVP by WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27: https://community.geodynamics.org/t/rsvp-for-cig-annual-business-meeting/917 Please see the link for location. More details will be posted on our website prior to AGU. We look forward to seeing you there. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pjkoelemeijer at cantab.net Mon Nov 25 03:55:13 2019 From: pjkoelemeijer at cantab.net (Paula Koelemeijer) Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 11:55:13 +0000 Subject: [CIG-ALL] EGU 2020 session on 3D printing and AR: EOS4.3 Message-ID: Dear colleagues, We would like to draw your attention to the following education session at the EGU General Assembly in Vienna (3-8th May 2020): EOS4.3: 3D toys in Earth Science: 3D-printing, AR (Augmented Reality) and VR (Virtual Reality) for outreach and pedagogy 3D representation technology is a fast developing field, made possible by progress in computing and reflected by the gaming and video industries. Notably, 3D-printing provides a cost-effective and tactile way to illustrate research concepts, while Augmented Reality (AR) or Virtual Reality (VR) allow to grasp complex processes and geometries using common smartphones or handheld devices. Using these technologies, 3-dimensional objects and datasets are developed that are well suited for outreach, teaching and wider public engagement. The design of 3D models of the Earth on different scales based on photogrammetry, mapping and imagery, modelling and inverse modelling is a challenging task. Before 3D data sets (physically real or virtual) can be explored in outreach activities or teaching settings, several steps have to be taken which all come with their own issues: how to export data into the objects formats used in the 3D engineering community; how to feed objects into software to allow 3D-printing; how to manipulate virtual objects easily using handheld devices. We welcome contributions that are focused on technical aspects of real or virtual realisations, as well as their use in pedagogy, outreach or public communication of Earth Sciences research topics. Submit your abstracts here: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/session/34772 Note that submitting to EOS programme sessions does not count towards the one-regular-abstract-rule; you can thus still also submit an abstract to other programme group sessions. This year the abstract submission deadline is 15 January 2020, 13:00 CET. Please get in touch with us if you have any questions related to the session. Best wishes, Paula Koelemeijer, Royal Holloway (p.koelemeijer at rhul.ac.uk) Renaud Toussaint, EOST Strasbourg (renaud.toussaint at unistra.fr) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: EGU_2020_session_EOS4.3_3Dprinting-AR.png Type: image/png Size: 1549087 bytes Desc: not available URL: