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visits on how we turn vibrations and signals into pictures of planetary interiors, volcanoes and earthquake hazards, with algorithms built in the lab. From Washington DC classrooms and the Next Einstein Forum in Kigali to Rochester&#x27;s Meliora Weekend and free online courses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tb\"><a class=\"btn pri\" href=\"#travel\">Around the world<\/a><a class=\"btn\" href=\"#explainers\">Short explainers<\/a><a class=\"btn\" href=\"#lectures\">Public lectures<\/a><a class=\"btn\" href=\"#community\">Schools &amp; communities<\/a><a class=\"btn\" href=\"#early\">Early days<\/a><\/div>\n<ul class=\"facts\"><li><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"11\" cy=\"11\" r=\"4\"\/><circle cx=\"22.5\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3.2\"\/><path d=\"M3 26c0-4.4 3.6-8 8-8s8 3.6 8 8\"\/><path d=\"M19.3 19.4c1-.4 2-.6 3.2-.6 3.8 0 6.5 3 6.5 6.8\"\/><\/svg>Schools and science festivals<\/li><li><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5 12h5l6-5v18l-6-5H5z\"\/><path d=\"M21 11a6 6 0 0 1 0 10\"\/><path d=\"M24.5 7.5a11 11 0 0 1 0 17\"\/><\/svg>Public lectures<\/li><li><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M4 16h24\"\/><path d=\"M16 4c4.6 4 4.6 20 0 24c-4.6-4-4.6-20 0-24z\"\/><\/svg>Africa and the world<\/li><li><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M2 12l14-6 14 6-14 6z\"\/><path d=\"M8 15v6c0 2 3.6 4 8 4s8-2 8-4v-6\"\/><path d=\"M29 13v8\"\/><\/svg>Free online courses<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"pq\">Memorable learning happens anywhere: in the lab, in the field, in office hours, in a school classroom or a public lecture hall.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"hi2\" id=\"travel\" style=\"--c:#1f4e9a\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M4 16h24\"\/><path d=\"M16 4c4.6 4 4.6 20 0 24c-4.6-4-4.6-20 0-24z\"\/><\/svg>Around the world<\/h2><p class=\"si\">Where our research has taken us lately: talks, workshops and field schools. Every invited talk is also on the map on our talks page.<\/p><div class=\"lgrid\"><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#1f4e9a\"><a class=\"lv pic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2026\/10\/14\/our-first-phd-graduate-sets-out-for-australia-to-explore-planetary-cores\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ziqi_At_ANU-768x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Canberra, Australia \u00b7 2026<\/span><span class=\"lt\">Our first PhD heads to ANU<\/span><p class=\"ls\">Ziqi Zhang joins Hrvoje Tkal\u010di\u0107&#x27;s Laureate team at the Australian National University to study the interiors of planets.<\/p><div class=\"chiprow\"><a class=\"ch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/presentation\/#map=pacific\">Talks in Australia<\/a><\/div><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2026\/10\/14\/our-first-phd-graduate-sets-out-for-australia-to-explore-planetary-cores\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#1f4e9a\"><a class=\"lv pic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2026\/05\/20\/decoding-ocean-sounds-egu-talk-on-eruptions-and-quakes\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1863-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Vienna, Austria \u00b7 2026<\/span><span class=\"lt\">Ocean sounds at EGU<\/span><p class=\"ls\">Sayan Swar and I showed how nuclear-monitoring hydrophones turn submarine earthquakes and volcanoes into virtual sources.<\/p><div class=\"chiprow\"><a class=\"ch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/presentation\/#map=eu\">Talks in Europe<\/a><\/div><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2026\/05\/20\/decoding-ocean-sounds-egu-talk-on-eruptions-and-quakes\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#1f4e9a\"><a class=\"lv pic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2026\/04\/27\/the-olugboji-planetary-imaging-lab-showcase-pasadena2026\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gemini_Generated_Image_hp84qghp84qghp84-768x576.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Pasadena, California \u00b7 2026<\/span><span class=\"lt\">The lab at SSA 2026<\/span><p class=\"ls\">We showcased AkiNET, Spec2VEC, CRISP-RF and ArrayBayes at the Seismological Society of America&#x27;s annual meeting.<\/p><div class=\"chiprow\"><a class=\"ch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/presentation\/#map=na\">Talks in North America<\/a><\/div><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2026\/04\/27\/the-olugboji-planetary-imaging-lab-showcase-pasadena2026\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#1f4e9a\"><a class=\"lv pic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2025\/11\/21\/africaarray-2026-bridging-tectonics-and-societal-needs\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-from-2025-11-21-04-50-23.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">South Africa \u00b7 2026<\/span><span class=\"lt\">AfricaArray 2026<\/span><p class=\"ls\">We co-convened the AfricaArray workshop on bridging tectonics and societal needs, funded by NSF and the University of the Witwatersrand.<\/p><div class=\"chiprow\"><a class=\"ch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/presentation\/#map=af\">Talks in Africa<\/a><\/div><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2025\/11\/21\/africaarray-2026-bridging-tectonics-and-societal-needs\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#1f4e9a\"><a class=\"lv pic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2025\/12\/18\/spotlight-molly-maener-selected-for-advanced-cryo-seismology-school-in-germany\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/551b77d8-97b2-496c-a51c-9f32f8ab1876-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Bayrischzell, Germany \u00b7 2025<\/span><span class=\"lt\">A research school on ice<\/span><p class=\"ls\">Molly Maenner trains in cryo-seismology at a research school in the Bavarian Alps.<\/p><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2025\/12\/18\/spotlight-molly-maener-selected-for-advanced-cryo-seismology-school-in-germany\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#1f4e9a\"><a class=\"lv pic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2025\/11\/21\/from-oxford-to-gordon-pi-delivers-global-research-highlights\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DrOLectures-768x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Oxford, Cambridge, Potsdam \u00b7 2025<\/span><span class=\"lt\">From Oxford to the Gordon Conference<\/span><p class=\"ls\">My talks at Oxford, Cambridge, GFZ Potsdam and the Gordon Research Conference, several of them recorded.<\/p><div class=\"chiprow\"><a class=\"ch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/presentation\/\">Watch the talks<\/a><a class=\"ch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/presentation\/#map=eu\">Talks in Europe<\/a><\/div><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2025\/11\/21\/from-oxford-to-gordon-pi-delivers-global-research-highlights\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#1f4e9a\"><a class=\"lv pic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2025\/08\/25\/legres-deep-dive-unraveling-the-origins-of-africas-mantle\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_6266-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">CIG &amp; Gordon conferences \u00b7 2025<\/span><span class=\"lt\">Jean-Joel Legre on the road<\/span><p class=\"ls\">Jean-Joel presented his work on the layers in Africa&#x27;s upper mantle at the CIG and Gordon research conferences.<\/p><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2025\/08\/25\/legres-deep-dive-unraveling-the-origins-of-africas-mantle\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#1f4e9a\"><a class=\"lv pic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2025\/05\/23\/speed-meets-signal-swar-seismic-noise-algorithm-debuts-at-earthscope\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_0482-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">EarthScope conference \u00b7 2025<\/span><span class=\"lt\">Love waves out of the noise<\/span><p class=\"ls\">Sayan Swar debuted a fast algorithm, built on Slepian tapers, that pulls Love waves out of seismic noise.<\/p><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2025\/05\/23\/speed-meets-signal-swar-seismic-noise-algorithm-debuts-at-earthscope\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#1f4e9a\"><a class=\"lv pic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2024\/12\/13\/from-oceans-to-africa-students-present-breakthroughs-at-agu-and-celebrate-with-alumni\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_1439-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Washington DC \u00b7 2024<\/span><span class=\"lt\">From oceans to Africa at AGU24<\/span><p class=\"ls\">Jean-Joel Legre and Ziqi Zhang presented their work at AGU&#x27;s Fall Meeting and celebrated with lab alumni.<\/p><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2024\/12\/13\/from-oceans-to-africa-students-present-breakthroughs-at-agu-and-celebrate-with-alumni\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#1f4e9a\"><a class=\"lv pic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2024\/04\/04\/overseas-workshop-alert-earth-imaging-team-dro-steve-joel-will-be-at-institut-detudes-scientifiques-de-cargese-france\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Cargese-768x512.webp\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Carg\u00e8se, Corsica \u00b7 2024<\/span><span class=\"lt\">Imaging workshop in Carg\u00e8se<\/span><p class=\"ls\">Jean-Joel Legre, Steve Carr and I joined a workshop on passive imaging, from seismology to ultrasound.<\/p><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2024\/04\/04\/overseas-workshop-alert-earth-imaging-team-dro-steve-joel-will-be-at-institut-detudes-scientifiques-de-cargese-france\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#1f4e9a\"><a class=\"lv pic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2024\/04\/04\/workshop-alert-joe-received-invitation-to-nemmers-workshop-at-northwestern-university\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/IMG_0252-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Evanston, Illinois \u00b7 2024<\/span><span class=\"lt\">Nemmers workshop at Northwestern<\/span><p class=\"ls\">Jean-Joel Legre at Northwestern&#x27;s workshop on volcano and rift seismicity in Africa.<\/p><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2024\/04\/04\/workshop-alert-joe-received-invitation-to-nemmers-workshop-at-northwestern-university\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"tb\"><a class=\"btn pri\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/presentation\/\">See every talk on the map<\/a><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/blog\/\">All lab news<\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"hi2\" id=\"explainers\" style=\"--c:#0f7c80\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M16 4L3 11l13 7 13-7z\"\/><path d=\"M3 16l13 7 13-7\"\/><path d=\"M3 21l13 7 13-7\"\/><\/svg>Research in a few minutes<\/h2><p class=\"si\">Short explainers of our papers, several told by the students who wrote them.<\/p><div class=\"lgrid\"><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#0f7c80\"><a class=\"lv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bNp0d0XQuBE\" data-embed=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/bNp0d0XQuBE?autoplay=1&amp;rel=0\" aria-label=\"Play Africa&#x27;s crustal architecture, 4 min\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/bNp0d0XQuBE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><span class=\"pb\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M13 10.5l8.5 5.5-8.5 5.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"du\">4 min<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">G-cubed \u00b7 2024<\/span><span class=\"lt\">Africa&#x27;s crustal architecture<\/span><p class=\"ls\">How ambient seismic noise and probabilistic inversion map the crust beneath the whole African continent (ADAMA).<\/p><div class=\"chiprow\"><a class=\"ch\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1029\/2023GC011086\">Paper<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#0f7c80\"><a class=\"lv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L22Nm7HRCrQ\" data-embed=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/L22Nm7HRCrQ?autoplay=1&amp;rel=0\" aria-label=\"Play A taxonomy of upper-mantle layering in the US, 2 min\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/L22Nm7HRCrQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><span class=\"pb\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M13 10.5l8.5 5.5-8.5 5.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"du\">2 min<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">JGR Solid Earth \u00b7 2024<\/span><span class=\"lt\">A taxonomy of upper-mantle layering in the US<\/span><p class=\"ls\">Steve Carr sorts the layers beneath the United States into three types, and says what each one means.<\/p><p class=\"by\">Presented by Steve Carr<\/p><div class=\"chiprow\"><a class=\"ch\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1029\/2024JB028781\">Paper<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#0f7c80\"><a class=\"lv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=phOpI7EJRyo\" data-embed=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/phOpI7EJRyo?autoplay=1&amp;rel=0\" aria-label=\"Play The intraplate stress field of West Africa, 1 min\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/phOpI7EJRyo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><span class=\"pb\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M13 10.5l8.5 5.5-8.5 5.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"du\">1 min<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">GRL \u00b7 2024<\/span><span class=\"lt\">The intraplate stress field of West Africa<\/span><p class=\"ls\">Jean-Joel Legre on what earthquakes reveal about the forces squeezing the West African plate interior.<\/p><p class=\"by\">Presented by Jean-Joel Legre<\/p><div class=\"chiprow\"><a class=\"ch\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1029\/2023GL107614\">Paper<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#0f7c80\"><a class=\"lv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nhqgsXpb7vw\" data-embed=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/nhqgsXpb7vw?autoplay=1&amp;rel=0\" aria-label=\"Play A global view of upper-mantle layering, 9 min\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/nhqgsXpb7vw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><span class=\"pb\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M13 10.5l8.5 5.5-8.5 5.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"du\">9 min<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">EGU \u00b7 2024<\/span><span class=\"lt\">A global view of upper-mantle layering<\/span><p class=\"ls\">CRISP-RF cleans noisy receiver functions so that layers in the upper mantle stand out worldwide. Presented with Sayan Swar.<\/p><div class=\"chiprow\"><a class=\"ch\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5194\/egusphere-egu24-6651\">Abstract<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><h2 class=\"hi2\" id=\"lectures\" style=\"--c:#7b3fa0\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M5 12h5l6-5v18l-6-5H5z\"\/><path d=\"M21 11a6 6 0 0 1 0 10\"\/><path d=\"M24.5 7.5a11 11 0 0 1 0 17\"\/><\/svg>Public lectures and online courses<\/h2><p class=\"si\">Longer pieces for a general audience and for students anywhere.<\/p><div class=\"lgrid\"><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#7b3fa0\"><a class=\"lv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7-RRWyl5Grw\" data-embed=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/7-RRWyl5Grw?autoplay=1&amp;rel=0\" aria-label=\"Play On quakes, bombs and Earth&#x27;s anatomy, 60 min\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/7-RRWyl5Grw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><span class=\"pb\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M13 10.5l8.5 5.5-8.5 5.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"du\">60 min<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Meliora Weekend \u00b7 2022<\/span><span class=\"lt\">On quakes, bombs and Earth&#x27;s anatomy<\/span><p class=\"ls\">An alumni lecture on the history, science and uses of forensic and planetary seismology, from earthquake detection to nuclear-test monitoring.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#7b3fa0\"><a class=\"lv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wf54lhzq9OI\" data-embed=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Wf54lhzq9OI?autoplay=1&amp;rel=0\" aria-label=\"Play Polarization analysis, 54 min\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Wf54lhzq9OI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><span class=\"pb\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M13 10.5l8.5 5.5-8.5 5.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"du\">54 min<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">ROSES online course \u00b7 2020<\/span><span class=\"lt\">Polarization analysis<\/span><p class=\"ls\">Unit 6 of Remote Online Sessions for Emerging Seismologists, the AGU Seismology Section&#x27;s free course for graduate students.<\/p><div class=\"chiprow\"><a class=\"ch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iris.edu\/hq\/inclass\/lesson\/720\">Lesson page<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#7b3fa0\"><a class=\"lv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=laj49FYSyfs\" data-embed=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/laj49FYSyfs?autoplay=1&amp;rel=0\" aria-label=\"Play Multimodal seismology modules, 63 min\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/laj49FYSyfs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><span class=\"pb\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M13 10.5l8.5 5.5-8.5 5.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"du\">63 min<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">IRIS webinar \u00b7 2022<\/span><span class=\"lt\">Multimodal seismology modules<\/span><p class=\"ls\">How our NSF EAGER team built flipped, active-learning modules for upper-level seismology. With Derek Schutt and Margarete Jadamec.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#7b3fa0\"><a class=\"lv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bQxVCHEvSlg&amp;t=1276s\" data-embed=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/bQxVCHEvSlg?autoplay=1&amp;rel=0&amp;start=1276\" aria-label=\"Play URseismo at the AGU20 roll call, 27 min\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/bQxVCHEvSlg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><span class=\"pb\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M13 10.5l8.5 5.5-8.5 5.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"du\">27 min<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">AGU Fall Meeting \u00b7 2020<\/span><span class=\"lt\">URseismo at the AGU20 roll call<\/span><p class=\"ls\">The lab represents the Seismology section at the opening of the virtual AGU Fall Meeting. Starts at our segment.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#7b3fa0\"><a class=\"lv pic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/nsf-eager-lightboard-lectures\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rochester.hosted.panopto.com\/Panopto\/Services\/FrameGrabber.svc\/FrameRedirect?objectId=367efcb9-a201-4d8d-bcb7-acbf0146bbb2&amp;mode=Delivery\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Course videos<\/span><span class=\"lt\">Lightboard lectures<\/span><p class=\"ls\">The math behind geophysics and the Nature&#x27;s Fury homework walkthroughs, organized by course.<\/p><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/nsf-eager-lightboard-lectures\/\">Open the series \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#7b3fa0\"><a class=\"lv pic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/presentation\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/04z3KvrP3Lc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Research talks<\/span><span class=\"lt\">Recorded talks<\/span><p class=\"ls\">Invited talks at ANU, GFZ, Cambridge and Oxford, and the Gordon Conference, on a map of where they were given.<\/p><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/presentation\/\">See all talks \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><\/div><h2 class=\"hi2\" id=\"community\" style=\"--c:#c0571a\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"11\" cy=\"11\" r=\"4\"\/><circle cx=\"22.5\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3.2\"\/><path d=\"M3 26c0-4.4 3.6-8 8-8s8 3.6 8 8\"\/><path d=\"M19.3 19.4c1-.4 2-.6 3.2-.6 3.8 0 6.5 3 6.5 6.8\"\/><\/svg>In schools and communities<\/h2><p class=\"si\">Visits to classrooms and science weeks in the United States and Africa.<\/p><div class=\"lgrid\"><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#c0571a\"><a class=\"lv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vx03yq1x2Cs\" data-embed=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Vx03yq1x2Cs?autoplay=1&amp;rel=0\" aria-label=\"Play Visiting-scientist week in Nigeria, 1 min\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Vx03yq1x2Cs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><span class=\"pb\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M13 10.5l8.5 5.5-8.5 5.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"du\">1 min<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">NEF Science Week \u00b7 2018<\/span><span class=\"lt\">Visiting-scientist week in Nigeria<\/span><p class=\"ls\">With the Next Einstein Forum, meeting students and young scientists in Nigeria.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#c0571a\"><a class=\"lv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3Hb4eDy-U7U\" data-embed=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/3Hb4eDy-U7U?autoplay=1&amp;rel=0\" aria-label=\"Play Igniting the power of science, 1 min\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/3Hb4eDy-U7U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><span class=\"pb\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M13 10.5l8.5 5.5-8.5 5.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"du\">1 min<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Africa Science Week \u00b7 2020<\/span><span class=\"lt\">Igniting the power of science<\/span><p class=\"ls\">A short message for Africa Science Week, the Next Einstein Forum&#x27;s continent-wide festival.<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/div><figure class=\"ph4\"><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180309_124623-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Slide of Zhang Heng&#x27;s seismoscope\" loading=\"lazy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180309_124658-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Teaching beside the seismoscope slide\" loading=\"lazy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_20180309_125346-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Explaining earthquakes to the class\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><figcaption>A school visit in 2018: Zhang Heng&#x27;s seismoscope, then questions from the floor.<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"tiles how\"><div class=\"tile\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><rect x=\"5\" y=\"8\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" rx=\"1.5\"\/><rect x=\"13\" y=\"4\" width=\"13\" height=\"18\" rx=\"1.5\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><path d=\"M16.5 9.5h6M16.5 13.5h6M16.5 17.5h4\"\/><\/svg><b>The Conversation Africa, 2018<\/b><span>How scientists listening to the earth can unlock Africa&#x27;s many riches. <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-scientists-listening-to-the-earth-can-unlock-africas-many-riches-94319\">Read the article<\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"tile\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M2 16h5l2-6 3 13 3-17 3 19 3-14 2 5h7\"\/><\/svg><b>WHEC News 10, 2021<\/b><span>Explaining the magnitude 2.4 earthquake felt in Livingston County, New York. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2021\/06\/01\/dr-o-addresses-earthquake-in-livingston-county-ny\/\">Lab news post<\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"tile\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"12\" r=\"7\"\/><path d=\"M11.6 17.4L9 28l7-4 7 4-2.6-10.6\"\/><\/svg><b>USA Science &amp; Engineering Festival<\/b><span>Nifty Fifty speaker, visiting middle and high schools, 2015 to 2016.<\/span><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"hi2\" id=\"early\" style=\"--c:#5f6b7a\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><rect x=\"4\" y=\"6\" width=\"24\" height=\"21\" rx=\"2\"\/><path d=\"M4 12h24M10 3v6M22 3v6\"\/><\/svg>Early days: Yale and Maryland<\/h2><p class=\"si\">Short pieces from before Rochester, when I was a PhD student at Yale and a postdoc at the University of Maryland.<\/p><div class=\"lgrid\"><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#5f6b7a\"><a class=\"lv pic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2012\/08\/24\/exploring-the-pacific\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/tolu-D2.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"yb\">2012<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Yale PhD<\/span><span class=\"lt\">Exploring the Pacific<\/span><p class=\"ls\">At sea on a research cruise to Shatsky Rise in the northwest Pacific.<\/p><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2012\/08\/24\/exploring-the-pacific\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#5f6b7a\"><a class=\"lv pic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2013\/01\/24\/hello-world-2\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/MAGIC-1-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"yb\">2013<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Yale PhD<\/span><span class=\"lt\">Fieldwork with MAGIC<\/span><p class=\"ls\">Installing seismometers with the MAGIC team in the eastern United States.<\/p><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2013\/01\/24\/hello-world-2\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#5f6b7a\"><a class=\"lv pic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2015\/04\/10\/talk-at-princenton\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Princenton.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"yb\">2015<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Talk<\/span><span class=\"lt\">Princeton Geosciences<\/span><p class=\"ls\">The composition of the US continental crust, by a transdimensional approach.<\/p><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2015\/04\/10\/talk-at-princenton\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#5f6b7a\"><a class=\"lv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cB2b13pu33M\" data-embed=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/cB2b13pu33M?autoplay=1&amp;rel=0\" aria-label=\"Play PhD commencement, 54 s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/cB2b13pu33M\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><span class=\"pb\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M13 10.5l8.5 5.5-8.5 5.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"du\">54 s<\/span><span class=\"yb\">2015<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Yale commencement<\/span><span class=\"lt\">PhD commencement<\/span><p class=\"ls\">Commencement day at Yale, after dinner with my thesis advisers.<\/p><div class=\"chiprow\"><a class=\"ch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2015\/05\/21\/phd-commencement-at-yale\/\">Read the post<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#5f6b7a\"><a class=\"lv pic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2015\/10\/15\/messengers-from-space-zagamite-from-mars-in-nigeria\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_0027-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"yb\">2015<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">UMD postdoc<\/span><span class=\"lt\">Messengers from space<\/span><p class=\"ls\">A Smithsonian visit with Roberta Rudnick&#x27;s class, and a meteorite from Mars that fell in Nigeria.<\/p><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2015\/10\/15\/messengers-from-space-zagamite-from-mars-in-nigeria\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#5f6b7a\"><a class=\"lv pic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2016\/01\/24\/howard-university-iris-minority-speaker\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/12651189_10153440100471588_7287559415892396927_n-e1485273338173.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"yb\">2016<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Talk<\/span><span class=\"lt\">Ears to the ground<\/span><p class=\"ls\">Seismic spectrum, applications and careers: an IRIS speaker-series talk at Howard University.<\/p><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2016\/01\/24\/howard-university-iris-minority-speaker\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#5f6b7a\"><a class=\"lv pic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2016\/03\/13\/a-return-to-my-alma-mater-and-an-africaarray-station\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/FDSN__AF__Africa_Array-768x489.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"yb\">2016<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Nigeria<\/span><span class=\"lt\">Back to Ile-Ife<\/span><p class=\"ls\">Eight years after graduating from Obafemi Awolowo University, a tour of the IFE seismic station.<\/p><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2016\/03\/13\/a-return-to-my-alma-mater-and-an-africaarray-station\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#5f6b7a\"><a class=\"lv pic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2016\/09\/22\/a-night-of-earthscope-at-the-gsw\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0948-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"yb\">2016<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Public talk<\/span><span class=\"lt\">A night of EarthScope<\/span><p class=\"ls\">Presenting EarthScope research to the Geological Society of Washington at the Cosmos Club.<\/p><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2016\/09\/22\/a-night-of-earthscope-at-the-gsw\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#5f6b7a\"><a class=\"lv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dSY7cUzhcAk\" data-embed=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/dSY7cUzhcAk?autoplay=1&amp;rel=0\" aria-label=\"Play My NEF application, 3 min\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/dSY7cUzhcAk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><span class=\"pb\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M13 10.5l8.5 5.5-8.5 5.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"du\">3 min<\/span><span class=\"yb\">2016<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Next Einstein Forum<\/span><span class=\"lt\">My NEF application<\/span><p class=\"ls\">My three-minute application video for the Next Einstein Forum fellowship, awarded in 2017.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#5f6b7a\"><a class=\"lv pic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2017\/03\/18\/research-talk-at-ucsb\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Me_UCSB-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"yb\">2017<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">On the road<\/span><span class=\"lt\">Talks at Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State and UCSB<\/span><p class=\"ls\">Sharing EarthScope science with faculty and students on campus visits.<\/p><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2017\/03\/18\/research-talk-at-ucsb\/\">Read the post \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#5f6b7a\"><a class=\"lv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_6JJPy0DLjM\" data-embed=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/_6JJPy0DLjM?autoplay=1&amp;rel=0\" aria-label=\"Play Roosevelt High School, Washington DC, 17 s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/_6JJPy0DLjM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><span class=\"pb\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M13 10.5l8.5 5.5-8.5 5.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"du\">17 s<\/span><span class=\"yb\">2017<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Nifty Fifty<\/span><span class=\"lt\">Roosevelt High School, Washington DC<\/span><p class=\"ls\">A moment from my USA Science &amp; Engineering Festival talk to DC public-school students about EarthScope science.<\/p><div class=\"chiprow\"><a class=\"ch\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/2017\/04\/03\/public-outreach-lecture-roosevelthsdc\/\">Read the post<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#5f6b7a\"><a class=\"lv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8ixczKVO8nw\" data-embed=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/8ixczKVO8nw?autoplay=1&amp;rel=0\" aria-label=\"Play Meet NEF Fellow Tolulope Olugboji, 6 min\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/8ixczKVO8nw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><span class=\"pb\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M13 10.5l8.5 5.5-8.5 5.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"du\">6 min<\/span><span class=\"yb\">2017<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Next Einstein Forum<\/span><span class=\"lt\">Meet NEF Fellow Tolulope Olugboji<\/span><p class=\"ls\">An interview about using ground vibrations and computer models to image the Earth.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#5f6b7a\"><a class=\"lv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6U1JQEOKI_c\" data-embed=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/6U1JQEOKI_c?autoplay=1&amp;rel=0\" aria-label=\"Play NEF Fellows spotlight, 7 min\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6U1JQEOKI_c\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><span class=\"pb\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M13 10.5l8.5 5.5-8.5 5.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"du\">7 min<\/span><span class=\"yb\">2018<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Kigali, Rwanda<\/span><span class=\"lt\">NEF Fellows spotlight<\/span><p class=\"ls\">My spotlight talk at the Next Einstein Forum Global Gathering, the largest science meeting held in Africa to that date.<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#5f6b7a\"><a class=\"lv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sVXOY4Z_nlo\" data-embed=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/sVXOY4Z_nlo?autoplay=1&amp;rel=0\" aria-label=\"Play The spirit of the Next Einstein Forum, 4 min\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/sVXOY4Z_nlo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><span class=\"pb\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M13 10.5l8.5 5.5-8.5 5.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"du\">4 min<\/span><span class=\"yb\">2018<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Robert Bosch Foundation<\/span><span class=\"lt\">The spirit of the Next Einstein Forum<\/span><p class=\"ls\">The Bosch Foundation&#x27;s short film from the Kigali gathering.<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"hi2\" id=\"meet\" style=\"--c:#1f4e9a\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"11\" cy=\"11\" r=\"4\"\/><circle cx=\"22.5\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3.2\"\/><path d=\"M3 26c0-4.4 3.6-8 8-8s8 3.6 8 8\"\/><path d=\"M19.3 19.4c1-.4 2-.6 3.2-.6 3.8 0 6.5 3 6.5 6.8\"\/><\/svg>Meet the lab<\/h2>\n<div class=\"lgrid one\"><article class=\"lec\" style=\"--c:#1f4e9a\"><a class=\"lv\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BJgv3V8NeNY\" data-embed=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/BJgv3V8NeNY?autoplay=1&amp;rel=0\" aria-label=\"Play About URseismo, 5 min\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/BJgv3V8NeNY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><span class=\"pb\"><svg class=\"ic\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><circle cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"12\"\/><path d=\"M13 10.5l8.5 5.5-8.5 5.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"du\">5 min<\/span><\/a><div class=\"lb\"><span class=\"ln\">Lab tour \u00b7 2021<\/span><span class=\"lt\">About URseismo<\/span><p class=\"ls\">A five-minute tour of the lab in three parts: our research, new members, and outreach and alumni.<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/div>\n<div class=\"tb\"><a class=\"btn pri\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/join-learn-by-doing\/\">Join us<\/a><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/projects-urseismo\/\">Our projects<\/a><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/blog\/\">All lab news<\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"foot\">Videos play from YouTube when you click them. More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/nsf-eager-lightboard-lectures\/\">Lightboard lectures<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/presentation\/\">Recorded research talks<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/ees\/urseismo\/scratch-book\/\">Teaching philosophy<\/a>. 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