Friday, May 17, 2013

18th International Conference on Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics


Dear all,

Please let me remind you all that the deadline for abstract submission to the 18th International Conference on Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics, hosted by the University of Leuven, Belgium, from 16 to 18 September 2013, is 31 May 2013.

The deadline for early bird registration in 30 June 2013

For all further information concerning the Leuven meeting and registration, please visit: http://ees.kuleuven.be/drt2013/.

Also make sure to book your accommodation at your earliest convenience, because rooms are scarce and in high demand during September.

A two-day field trip to the Ardenne-Eifel region (Germany, Belgium) will be organized, leaving Leuven on the evening of Wednesday 18 September 2013 and returning to Leuven on the evening of Friday 20 September 2013. Please note that the number of participants is limited. Participation will be reserved on a first-come first served basis.

Please advertise our meeting in your group, in particular among PhD students and early career researchers. A poster can be downloaded.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us (drt2013@ees.kuleuven.be).

You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter.

Hoping to meet you in Leuven,

The Leuven DRT team

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS, Arequipa, Peru - 14, 15 and 16 October 2013






INTRODUCTION

The event will have a duration of three days and technical program main causes of damage and disasters will be the types of geological hazards: dangers by mass.

The technical program is being developed based on national and regional target audience, which is:

- Regional and local authorities.
- Officials of local and regional governments working in planning, land preparation and development projects.
- Members of the Working Groups of the Disaster Risk Management locally and regionally.
- Professionals working in risk assessment scenarios, early warning systems and hazard monitoring, disaster reduction, emergency management, development projects, urban planning.
- Students and academics.
- Geoscientists and the general public.

TECHNICAL MEETINGS AND AGENDA

Preliminarily proposes three technical sessions with their respective agendas:

a)      Session geoscientific research

- Research landslides, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in the Peruvian Andes.
- Monitoring instrumental mass movements, volcanoes and active faults. Newsletters and alerts.
- Research Methods flood, types and areas susceptible.
- Impact of landslides, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions on society and the environment.
- Zoning landslide hazards, seismicity and volcanic eruptions.
- Scenarios of climate change and mass movement processes.

      b) Session prevention and risk reduction

- Scenarios of the impact of mass movements, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions on society.
- Communication geoscience and geological risk reduction.
- Experiences mitigation of the effects of climate change.
- Institutional aspects and responsibilities in assessment, inventory and monitoring of geological hazards.
- Urban Growth and geological risk. The municipal land use plans.
- Public investment projects and disaster risk management.
- Experiences on the incorporation of geological risk in the processes of Ecological Economic Zoning and Land Management.
- Managing vulnerabilities to geological hazards.

      c) Session preparedness, response and rehabilitation

- Early Warning Systems (EWS) against landslides, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Experiences and implementation.
- Care Experiences disasters caused by landslide phenomena, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
- Processes rehabilitation of areas affected by volcanic disasters, earthquakes and mass movements and floods.
- Liability policy action or inaction of the recommendations geoscientific


ROUNDTABLE "GEOLOGICAL SERVICES ROLE IN DISASTER PREVENTION"

Panel consists of representatives from:
-          Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería de Chile (SERNAGEOMIN).
-          Servicio Geológico Colombiano.
-          Instituto Geológico Minero y Metalúrgico (INGEMMET)
-          Servicio Geológico de Korea del Sur
-          Servicio Geológico de España

Preliminarily PROPOSED EXPOSITORS:

Internationals :
Dr. Benjamín van Wyk de Vries, Universidad Blaise Pascal, Francia (UBP).
Dr. Pablo Samaniego, Instituto de Investigación Para el Desarrollo de Francia (IRD).
Dr. Christopher J. Harpel (USA)
Dr. Hugo Delgado Granados, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).
Dra. Silvia Ramos, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas, México (UNICACH).
Dr. José Viramonte, Universidad de Salta, Argentina y Asociación Latinoamericana de Volcanología (ALVO).
Dr. José Ubeda, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Dr. Miguel Llorente, Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME).
Dra. Elena Martinez, consultora internacional, INCLAM-España.
Dr. Hugo Yépez, Instituto Geofísico de la Escuela politécnica de Quito-Ecuador.
Dr. Jordi Pastor, Consultora Internacional WATER IDEA.
Dr. Robert Palomera, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
Others??…

Peruvians:

Bilberto Zavala, Manuel Vilchez, Lucio Medina, Patricio Valderrama, Marco Rivera, Luisa Macedo, Jersy Mariño, Domingo Ramos, otros (INGEMMET)
Hernando Tavera u otro representante (IGP)
Ing. Carlos Zavala (CISMID)
Dr. Juan Ordoñez (Director de Hidrología del SENAMHI)
DimitriGutierrez  (Director general de investigaciones oceanográficas y cambio climático IMARPE)
Melba Gonzales (Jefa del CENEPRED)
Ing. Alberto Bisbal (Director Nacional de prevención INDECI)
Lic. Adrián Neyra (Director General de Ordenamiento Territorial MINAM)

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM TECHNICAL

Día 14 de Octubre 2013
HORA
ACTIVIDAD
EXPOSITORES
INSTITUCIONES
8:00 a.m.
Registro de participantes



9:00 a.m.

Ceremonia de inauguración

-    Palabras de bienvenida a cargo del Alcalde de la Municipalidad provincial de Arequipa.
-    Palabras del Jefe Nacional del INDECI.
-    Palabras de inauguración del VI Foro, a cargo del Presidente del Consejo Directivo del INGEMMET. Ing. Susana Vilca.



INGEMMET, INDECI
MPA, GRA, UNSA

10:00 a.m.

A

1:30 p.m.

Sesión 1: Investigaciones Geocientíficas

-    Investigaciones en movimientos en masa, actividad sísmica y erupciones volcánicas en los andes peruanos.
-    Monitoreo instrumental de movimientos en masa, erupciones volcánicas y fallas activas. Boletines y alertas.
-    Métodos de investigación de inundaciones, tipología y áreas susceptibles.
Peligrosidad y riesgo asociados a flujos hiperconcentrados y debris flow. Dr. Robert Palomera, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid-España.
Aproximación pluridisciplinar con Sistemas de Información Geográfica para los estudios de peligrosidad y riesgo de inundaciones. Msc. Miguel Llorente, Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME)-España
La investigación del registro glacial del cambio climático en los andes centrales occidentales de Perú. Dr. Jose Úbeda, Universidad Complutense de Madrid-España
Erupción del volcán Copahue (Argentina): evolución, productos e impacto social y ambiental. Dr. Alberto Tomás Caselli, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro-Argentina



INGEMMET, IGP, SENAMHI, UNAM, UCM, IRD, IGME, SERNAGEOMIN, UNICACH, INCLAM, ALVO, UBP, INDECI, GRA, GRM, GRT, MPA, CISMID, PREDES, CONIDA, BUSF, otros.

1:30 p.m.
Almuerzo



3:00 p.m.

A

6:00 p.m.

Sesión 1: Investigaciones Geocientíficas

-    Impacto de movimientos en masa, actividad sísmica y erupciones volcánicas en la sociedad y el medioambiente.
-    Zonificación de peligros por movimientos en masa, sismicidad y erupciones volcánicas.
-    Escenarios de cambio climático y procesos de movimientos en masa.

M.Sc. Eliecer Duarte, Observatorio Vulcanologico y Sismológico de Costa Rica (OVSICORI)
Mapa de peligros del volcán Sabancaya: herramienta para el plan de contingencia. MSc. Jersy Mariño, Instituto Geológico Minero y Metalúrgico.
Mapa de susceptibilidad por movimientos en masa en las cuencas Camaná-Majes-Colca y Chili-Vitor-Quilca. Ing. Bilberto Zavala, Instituto Geológico Minero y Metalúrgico.
Avalanchas de escombros: origen, mecanismos y efectos. Dr. Benjamín Van Wik de Bries
Erupciones volcánicas en el Perú y Ecuador: similitudes y diferencias. Dr. Pablo Samaniego, IRD
Peligros geológicos en Lima Metropolitana y el Callao. Ing. Sandra Villacorta, INGEMMET


INGEMMET, IGP, SENAMHI, UNAM, UCM, IRD, IGME, SERNAGEOMIN, UNICACH, INCLAM, ALVO, UBP, INDECI, GRA, GRM, GRT, MPA, CISMID, PREDES, CONIDA, BUSF, otros.

HORA
ACTIVIDAD

INSTITUCIONES
8:00 a.m.
Registro de participantes



9:00 a.m.

A

1:30 p.m.

Sesión 2: Prevención y Reducción del Riesgo

-    Escenarios sobre el impacto de los movimientos en masa, actividad sísmica y las erupciones volcánicas en la sociedad.
-    Comunicación geocientífica y reducción del riesgo geológico.
-    Experiencias sobre acciones de mitigación de los efectos del cambio climático.
-    Institucionalidad y responsabilidades en aspectos de evaluación, inventario y monitoreo de riesgos geológicos.

Análisis y gestión del riesgo de inundación. Dra. Elena Martínez, Consultora Internacional  INCLAM-España
Mitigación de efectos de tsunamis por fractalización costera. Dr. Nicanor Prendes, Centro de Experimentación de Obras Públicas (CEDEX)-España.
Plan de contingencia en la localidad de Caviahue frente a la erupción del volcán Copahue (Argentina). Pablo Forte, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)
Amenaza volcánica en Nicaragua y el trabajo con la comunidad. MSc. Martha Navarro,  Instituto Nicaraguense de Estudios Territoriales
El riesgo sísmico en el Sur del Perú. Dr. Hernando Tavera, Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP)
Peligros geológicos en el Distrito de Maca: evaluación, zonificacón y monitoreo. Ing. Lionel Fidel




INGEMMET, IGP, SENAMHI, UNAM, UCM, IRD, IGME, SERNAGEOMIN, UNICACH, INCLAM, ALVO, UBP, INDECI, GRA, GRM, GRT, MPA, CISMID, PREDES, CONIDA, BUSF, otros.

1:30 p.m.
Lunch Break



3:00 p.m.

A

6:00 p.m.

Sesión 2: Prevención y Reducción del Riesgo

-    Crecimiento urbano y riesgo geológico. Los planes de ordenamiento territorial municipal.
-    Proyectos de inversión pública  y la gestión de riesgo de desastres.
-    Experiencias sobre la incorporación del riesgo geológico en los procesos de Zonificación Ecológica Económica y Ordenamiento Territorial.
-    Manejo de las vulnerabilidades ante peligros geológicos.

Dra. Silvia Ramos, Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas-México.
Dr. Carlos Zavala Toledo, Investigador del CISMID. Microzonificación sísmica para el Ordenamiento Territorial.
Gelogía y sociedad, Ing. Luisa Macedo, Instituto Geológico Minero y Metalúrgico.
Arq. Guadalupe Mazana, Dirección de Gestión de Procesos del CENEPRED. Ley 29869, de reasentamiento poblacional para zonas de muy alto riesgo no mitigable
MINAM, Mapa Temático de Peligros Geológicos y su utilización en los procesos de Zonificación Económica y Ecológica y Ordenamiento Territorial






INGEMMET, IGP, SENAMHI, UNAM, UCM, IRD, IGME, SERNAGEOMIN, UNICACH, INCLAM, ALVO, UBP, INDECI, GRA, GRM, GRT, MPA, CISMID, PREDES, CONIDA, BUSF, otros.

HORA
ACTIVIDAD

INSTITUCIONES
8:00 a.m.
Registro de participantes



9:00 a.m.

A

1:30 p.m.

Sesión 3: Preparación, Respuesta y Rehabilitación

-    Sistemas de Alerta Temprana (SAT) frente a movimientos en masa, actividad sísmica y erupciones volcánicas. Experiencias e implementación.
-    Experiencias de atención de desastres originados por fenómenos de movimientos en masa, actividad sísmica y erupciones volcánicas.

Innovaciones en Sistemas de Alerta Temprana para la gestión de emergencias ante inundaciones. Dr. Jordi Pastor, Consultor Internacional WATER IDEA-España
SAT frente a actividad volcánica en el Sur del Perú. Ing. Miguel Castillo. INGEMMET
Riesgo volcánico en el Ecuador y SAT. Dra. Silvana Hidalgo. Instituto Geofísico del Ecuador



INGEMMET, IGP, SENAMHI, UNAM, UCM, IRD, IGME, SERNAGEOMIN, UNICACH, INCLAM, ALVO, UBP, INDECI, GRA, GRM, GRT, MPA, CISMID, PREDES, CONIDA, BUSF, otros.

1:30 p.m.
Almuerzo



3:00 p.m.

A
               
5:00 p.m.

Sesión 3: Preparación, Respuesta y Rehabilitación

-    Procesos de rehabilitación de zonas afectadas por desastres de origen volcánico, actividad sísmica y movimientos en masa e inundaciones.
-    Responsabilidad política sobre acción o inacción de las recomendaciones geocientíficas

Atención de la Emergencia de Choquepuquio (Apurimac). Arq. Alcibiades Pinto Melendez. Director oficina defensa nacional y defensa cuiivil GORE Apurimac.
Alcalde Distrito de La Punta, Callao. Sistema de Alerta Temprana frente tsunamis en La Punta-Callao
El sismo de Haiti 2010: atención y reconstrucción. Pierre Chávez. Bomberos Unidos Sin Fronteras
Atención de emergencias en el Perú. Ing. Alberto Bisbal. Instituto Nacional de Defensa Civil (INDEC)



INGEMMET, IGP, SENAMHI, UNAM, UCM, IRD, IGME, SERNAGEOMIN, UNICACH, INCLAM, ALVO, UBP, INDECI, GRA, GRM, GRT, MPA, CISMID, PREDES, CONIDA, BUSF, otros.

5:00 p.m.

A
               
6:00 p.m.

MESA REDONDA:

ROL DE LOS SERVICIOS GEOLÓGICOS EN LA PREVENCIÓN DE DESASTRES
-          Dr. Jorge Civis Llovera, Director del Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME)-España.
-          Presidente del Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería de Chile (SERNAGEOMIN).
-          Presidente del Servicio Geológico Colombiano (INGEOMINAS).
-          Presidente del INGEMMET.
-          Presidente del Servicio Geológico de Canadá

SERNAGEOMIN, INGEMMET, SERVICIO GEOLÓGICO COLOMBIANO, SERVICIO GEOLÓGICO DE CANADÁ.
6:00 p.m.

A
               
8:00 p.m.

Ceremonia de Clausura

-    Palabras de agradecimiento a cargo del Presidente del Consejo Directivo del INGEMMET. Ing. Susana Vilca.
-    Clausura del VI Foro, a cargo del Presidente del Gobierno Regional de Arequipa, Dr. Manuel Guillén.
-    Pisco de honor.
-    Bailes típicos del Perú.



INGEMMET, GRA, INDECI, MPA, UNSA


Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Curtin University Research Fellowships - Department of Applied Geology Expressions of Interest


The Curtin Research Fellowship scheme aims to attract high quality postdoctoral researchers with excellent potential for providing future academic and research leadership at the University. It is highly competitive and, in providing postdoctoral salaries for 4 years, continues to be amongst the most prestigious fellowship schemes in Australia.
The call for applications in 2013, for commencement in 2014, will comprise two schemes: 1) Early Career Researcher Fellowship: suitably qualified applicants who received their PhD within the last five years. 2) Senior Research Fellowship: suitably qualified applicants with more than five years post-doctoral experience. Information about the 2013 scheme is yet to be released, but 2012 information can be found at http://research.curtin.edu.au/research-funding/fellowships.cfm
The Department of Applied Geology at Curtin University, Perth, is one of Australia’s leading institutes for geoscience research and has an international reputation for quality research and extensive research infrastructure (http://geology.curtin.edu.au/). The department is currently seeking Expressions of Interest (EoIs) from researchers interested in applying for the forthcoming round of Curtin Research Fellowships. EoIs are sought from postdoctoral candidates that have outstanding research track records relative to opportunity. These EoIs will be used to identify candidates that are suitably qualified to be competitive within the Fellowship scheme. These candidates will be supported by the department and invited to develop a full application for a Curtin Research Fellowship for submission around early September 2013. Applicants invited to go to full application will be assigned a mentor from the department to assist in the development of the full application.  
To be competitive all potential applicants should aim to meet the following criteria, though assessment will be evaluated relative to opportunity:
·       A PhD in an appropriate discipline of Geology, Geophysics or Geochemistry.
·       Demonstrated ability to develop and manage a research portfolio including the accurate and timely delivery of research outputs.
·       Evidence of ability to attract research funding via Nationally Competitive funding schemes.
·       Proven ability to work effectively and collegially in a team environment.
·       Proven effective oral and written communication skills.

The position is full time Academic. Salaries start at level ALB – 82,979 $AU/yr (Research Fellow) or ALC – 101,647 $AU/yr (Senior Research Fellow). Benefits include 17% employer superannuation contribution. At the end of their four-year term, past Curtin Fellows in the Department of Applied Geology have enjoyed a high conversion rate to a continuing Faculty position.  Selection is subject to performance review and budgetary constraints.

EOI submission details
EOIs should include a CV (including PhD completion date), publication list and a 1 page statement on the research direction that will be followed in the full application. Submissions should be sent to Dr. Fred Jourdan (F.Jourdan@curtin.edu.au) by 14th June 2013. Shortlisting of EoIs will be undertaken in mid June with a likely Curtin Fellowship final submission deadline of early August 2013.

Monday, May 13, 2013

Announcement of 3rd GIRAF workshop from 23 through 27 September 2013 in Ghana


Dear YES Members,

I would like to announce and invite you warmly to the 3rd GIRAF workshop which will take place from September 23rd through the 27th in Ghana. The event will be organized by the CGI together with Australian Aid, UNESCO and BGR. The workshop will coincide with the centennial celebrations of the Geological Survey of Ghana who have kindly offered to host and locally organize the meeting.

The main topic will be Geoscience Information and Sustainable Mining and Mapping. However, contributions to all geoscience Information topics, in particular for Africa, are welcome.

Australian Aid and BGR are currently working together on the 5-day workshop programme. In addition, we are up-dating the GIRAF website (
www.giraf-network.org) where you can register to participate in GIRAF 2013 in early May. Our web administrator will send you an email as soon as the web form is online.

We are looking forward to the 3rd GIRAF workshop and look forward to hearing from new developments in your countries and organizations!

With Best Wishes,
Kristine Asch and Felix Toteo
GIRAF Coordinator and GIRAF Chair

PhD position in metamorphic petrology at RWTH Aachen - Germany

The Institute of Mineralogy and Economic Geology at RWTH Aachen University invites applications for a DFG-funded PhD position within a research project focussing on the pressure-temperature-time-deformation evolution of high-pressure metamorphic rocks in the Palaeoproterozoic Nagssugtoqidian Orogen in South-East Greenland. The salary will be 75%TVL13.
The Nagssugtoqidian Orogen is one of a few Palaeoproterozoic collisional orogens, in which high-pressure metamorphic rocks have been preserved. Relict eclogites and/or high-P granulites occur within mafic dykes in the orthogneiss-dominated core of the orogen. Mineral assemblages of garnet and clinopyroxene as well as clinopyroxene-plagioclase symplectites indicate PT-conditions outside the plagioclase stability field. Preliminary work to this project indicates that the rocks underwent retrogression at medium-to high-pressure granulite facies grades, but it is currently unknown from which depth these rocks were exhumed. In collaboration with the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), the research will combine pressure-temperature-time paths obtained from pseudosection modelling and U-Pb dating of minerals such as zircon, rutile, and titanite with detailed kinematic investigations of shear zones to the north and south of the high-P domain.
The position will be for three years. Applicants should have a Master or equivalent degree in Earth Sciences, a strong interest in phase diagram modelling and geochronology, and the ability to conduct field work in the Arctic. The appointment will start on the 1st of July 2013 or soon thereafter.
Applications, including a curriculum vitae, a letter describing the research interests and background, as well as the names and email addresses of two referees, should be emailed as a single pdf-file by May 22 to:
Annika Dziggel (adziggel@iml.rwth-aachen.de). Information about the Institute of Mineralogy and Economic Geology at RWTH Aachen University can be found at http://www.iml.rwth-aachen.de.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Visiting position in petrology at Boston College


The department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Boston College seeks applications for a one-year visiting professor position for the 2013-14 academic year with expertise in the broad field of igneous or metamorphic petrology. Candidates for this position should have completed their Ph.D. by the time of appointment, but applicants nearing completion (ABD) will also be considered. The teaching load for the
academic year will consist of the equivalent of four full-semester courses, including introductory geology (Exploring the Earth), Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology and two additional courses with at least one at an upper level in the applicant’s specialty. We expect the successful applicant to have a strong commitment to promoting excellence in teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate level, and to complement existing
research strengths in the department to offer new student research and learning opportunities. The department of Earth and Environmental Sciences is host to a range of analytical facilities to support research in the broad field of petrology including: a new scanning electron microscope facility equipped with EDS, EBSD, and CL imaging; a Laser Raman Micro-Spectroscopic Imaging Lab; and rock preparation and mineral separation facilities.

To apply, applicants should send a curriculum vitae, statements of teaching and research interests, and the names and contact information of at least three references in a single PDF-file email attachment to Prof. John Ebel (john.ebel@bc.edu). Review of applications will begin May 20 2013 and continue until the position is filled. Boston College is an academic community whose doors are open to all students and employees without regard to race, religion, age, sex, marital or parental status, national origin, veteran status, or handicap. Additional information on the department, its faculty and research strengths can be viewed online at www.bc.edu/eesciences.

Monday, May 6, 2013

Vacancy - Natural Resources Applications Specialist at CARL ZEISS, Cambridge

CARL ZEISS MICROSCOPY LTD



Due to continuing investment, a new role has become available for a geologist with a good knowledge of mineral exploration and extraction, process mineralogy or oil and gas.  The candidate should be an independent thinker and effective communicator who is comfortable interacting with customers and colleagues at all levels.  The ability to quickly comprehend and communicate the key requirements and motivators of the marketplace is essential.  This is an important new role which offers significant scope to influence the company’s product and market strategy. 
The purpose of the role is to increase market share, brand strength, and business success of the Cambridge based products which are directed at the natural resources and extractive industries market.  It is a varied role which entails a wide range of activities, including conducting customer demonstrations and sample analysis on our scanning electron microscopes, and benchmarking the instrument against market requirements and industry standards.  Other key tasks includes generating marketing literature and presenting at industry and corporate events.
The successful candidate will have a science degree, and preferably a degree in geology, metallurgy or related field, experience in the extractive industries or natural resources, and ideally knowledge of mineral exploration or automated mineralogy.  Prior experience of scanning electron microscopes is not essential.  The role is based in our Cambridge office, but will require international travel.
To apply for this role please provide a recent CV and an indication of salary expectations to lindy.tegg@zeiss.com
Strictly no agencies.

Julia Hudson
Carl Zeiss Microscopy Ltd
Carl Zeiss Group

http://www.zeiss.com/microscopy