Position Description:

The last 100 years have seen a series of devastating earthquakes propagate across northern Turkey culminating in the 1999 Izmit earthquake which took 60,000 lives. As devastating as this history of earthquakes has been it's not the end of the story and we know that there are more earthquakes to come. This project is about determining where these future earthquakes might be. The first step in this work is building a digital model of the fault system in Turkey. There is a high-resolution map of this fault system and the goal of this project is to use digitization software to make the locations of these faults computer-readable.

Duration: 3 weeks (January 4 - 22, 2021)

Work Hours: 6-7 hours/week (for a total of 20 hours)

Pay Rate: $15/hour

Numbe of Positions Available: 2

Qualifications/Requirements:

• no prior experience in the field is necessary

• basic familiarity with computers

• computer (Mac preferred)

• internet access

• complete a survey at the end of the project

All necessary software, data, and instructions will be provided.

Opportunities to Explore the EPS Department:

We'll meet weekly to discuss science, classes students can take, and professors to get in touch with if they are interested in topics within the Earth and Planetary Sciences.

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) welcomes everyone and aims for a diverse and inclusive community. Preferences will be given to rising sophomores and first year students, but we encourage all interested students to apply. Students who are already working with members of the EPS community and non-Harvard students are not eligible for this position.

The application has closed on December 15th, 2020.

Students Hired: Michelle Liu (first year), Kimberly Armas (first year)