Texas Educational Seismic Project
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TX/BC ESPs at the 2019 SEG National Conference in San Antonio, TX
COME SEE #TXESP and #BCESP at the #SEG 2019 National #Conference in #SanAntonio, Texas on September 17th.
Texas Educational Seismic Project (TXESP), together with the Boston College Educational Seismological Project (BCESP), share a mission to take real world events and turn them into “Teachable Moments”. In pursuit of our mission, both TXESP and BCESP use seismology as an exciting medium for inviting students into the world of scientific monitoring; we are highly motivated to promote inquiry-based learning through investigation of earthquakes recorded by seismographs in classrooms. It is truly fascinating that it is possible to record earthquakes that occur across Texas and New England using a new, simple seismograph – the Raspberry Shake seismograph. Seismographs record many types of ground motions: earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, human-made explosions, and even local traffic! Historically, real-time earthquake monitoring and analysis required very large, high cost, and professional laboratory quality instruments. However, very recently the Raspberry Shake seismograph revolutionized citizen science capabilities. The question we ask is “Can the Raspberry Shake seismograph provide high quality data similar to other educational and laboratory seismographs?” Raspberry Shake offers a simple “plug-and-play” affordable seismograph which offers great flexibility for users. Affordability and flexibility expands opportunities for low to median income (LMI) students – giving them research experiences investigating what is recorded on their classroom seismograph and promoting a valuable positive step in the direction of inquiry-based science education and college readiness.
Join us as we raise fund this year to purchase classroom mineral specimens for our geology and engineering activities – we appreciate your continued support! —>> HERE
New Version of Earthquake Early Warning App Released
From KTLA News Station….
“An updated version of Los Angeles’ earthquake early warning app will soon alert users to weaker shaking, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti and scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey officials announced Wednesday.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti at the launch announcement of ShakeAlertLA, the nation’s first publicly available earthquake early warning mobile app, in January.(Credit: Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Previously, ShakeAlertLA alerted users to temblors of magnitude 5.0 or greater. That threshold notification will be reduced to a magnitude of 4.5.
“Every day we are communicating the importance of preparedness, so that every Angeleno has the tools and resources they need to build a better life — and then protect that life when disaster strikes,” Garcetti said in a statement. “Updates to ShakeAlertLA will result in an even more responsive application making our city stronger and our families safer.”
The change will go into effect this month. It comes after criticism from many users who complained they were not alerted to shaking when a pair of powerful temblors centered near Ridgecrest jolted the greater Los Angeles area on July 4 and July 5.”
Read the Full Article —>>> HERE
Come see TXESP and learn about our community engagement at SEG 2019 in San Antonio, TX
Learn about Texas and Boston College’s ESP’s STEM outreach programs, collaborative research and observations using emerging seismic technology at the Society of Exploration Geophysicists’ National Conference on September 18th, 2019 in San Antonio. We will be presenting “Cultivating Citizen Scientists with seismic monitoring in Texas and New England using an affordable seismograph” during the afternoon poster session – we are eager to meet you and spark new partnerships!
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TEXAS GIRLS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT
Texas Women and Girls in STEM Summit
Friday, December 6, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Engineering Education & Research Center
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
http://www.txgcp.org/texas-women-girls-in-stem-summit
Join the Texas Girls Collaborative Project for the annual Texas Women and Girls in STEM Summit designed to share best practices, connect organizations and individuals, and showcase outstanding efforts to increase the number of girls in STEM and support the retention of women in STEM careers. STEM professionals and all who are engaged in education, outreach, recruitment, and/or retention of women and girls in STEM are invited to join in.
Call for Presenters: Share best practices, highlight promising practices, lead workshops or facilitate discussions. Anticipated tracks include male advocacy/allies, general inclusion and diversity, volunteering and mentoring, pre-K / elementary school engagement, middle school engagement, high school engagement, college engagement, workforce engagement / corporate women in STEM/tech affinity groups. Submit your proposal online by September 30.
Registration: Cost is $80 and includes parking validation, breakfast and lunch. Accepted presenters will receive a discounted registration rate of $40. Registration will be open September 1 through Wednesday, December 5.
Corporate Partnerships:Contact Tricia Berry attriciaberry@txgcp.org for information on how to support the Texas Women and Girls in STEM Summit. Corporate partnerships available.
POWERFUL EARTHQUAKES SHAKE AUSTRALIA AND INDONESIA THIS MORNING
Two very large #earthquakes are shaking the full Earth this morning – at 5:39hrs UTC (12:39 am CST) a #magnitude M6.6 earthquake shook NW #Australia, and at 09:10hrs UTC (04:10 am CST) a very powerful magnitude M7.3 earthquake shook Laiwui, Indonesia. Reporting states no tsunami warnings were issued. Both events travelled across the Earth and were recorded by #RaspberryShake Station RAD87, operated by Texas Educational Seismic Project (#txesp, http://www.txesp.org) in Spring, Texas, USA. Below are images of both events – filters have been applied.
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Initial Reporting of the Damages and Human Losses
POWERFUL MAGNITUDE 8.0 EARTHQUAKE SHAKES PERU
A strongly damaging magnitude 8.0 earthquake has shaken Peru early this morning, May 26, 2019 at 07:41hrs UTC (02:41 am CST). Earthquakes of this enormous size and energy occur infrequently and may cause catastrophic human and economic losses. This earthquake was recorded here in Spring, TX by Raspberry Shake Station RAD87. Images shown include un-filtered and filtered seismograms of this event (read associated captions).
Initial Reporting of the Damages and Human Losses
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