CONVERSE Infrasound Workshop

Location: University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska

Dates: November 20-21, 2019

Organizers: David Fee, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Jeffrey Johnson, Boise State University; John Lyons, USGS Alaska Volcano Observatory; Matt Haney, USGS Alaska Volcano Observatory; Robin Matoza, UC Santa Barbara

Contact: David Fee, dfee1@alaska.edu

Apply to attend here by August 23rd.

Overview: The purpose of the NSF-funded Community Network for Volcanic Eruption Response (CONVERSE) Research Coordination Network (RCN) is to enable, organize, and focus the collaboration of US academic and government researchers, along with foreign entities, involved in volcano science. The goal of the enhanced collaboration is to advance our ability to adequately monitor the unrest and run-up to volcanic eruptions and once an eruption occurs, to adequately collect critical data and samples to develop next-generation physical/chemical models of volcanoes and through these understand processes of magma generation, transfer and eruption.

As part of CONVERSE we are holding discipline-focused workshops where researchers can gather and work towards achieving CONVERSE's goals. A volcano infrasound workshop will be hosted at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in November 2019. The major workshop goals are toi:

1) Explore key science questions that can be answered with infrasound during eruptions

2) Develop a “best practices” document for deployment of infrasound sensors, acquisition systems, and documenting metadata

3) Work towards software routines and recommendations for data analysis, particularly those suited for monitoring institutions during eruption response

4) Establish a set of shared codes for scientific analysis and modeling of infrasound data

5) Train early career scientists and establish mentoring networks

6) Identify and explore new technologies that will further volcano infrasound science

The agenda as of Nov. 18 is here.

Need-based or partial funding is available for a limited number of applicants. If interested in attending the workshop, please email David Fee. We anticipate a maximum meeting attendance of ~30 participants.