August, 2022
Looking for a PhD and a master’s student to join our group in Fall 2023!
PhD positon
We seek a PhD student to join our research group, starting in Fall 2023. The student will work on an NSF-funded project for establishing a method to derive the subglacial effective pressure from reflection-seismic data and map its spatial/temporal variability under West Antarctic ice streams (https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2048324&HistoricalAwards=false). This is a collaborative project with a group at the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, led by Dr. Luke Zoet, who will conduct lab experiments. The student will lead the Temple University contribution to apply the lab results to field data. The student will also work on improving the characterization of subglacial topography and ice-bed interface conditions using seismic waveform-inversion techniques.
An ideal candidate will have a Master’s degree in geophysics or related field, experience in seismology (active or passive source) and be proficient in scientific computing using Python or Matlab. However, an outstanding candidate with an undergraduate degree in geoscience, physics or applied math will also be considered.
This PhD position will be fully funded for four academic years with combined RA through the NSF-funded project and TA support provided by the department.
Master’s position
We seek a master’s student to join our research group, starting in Fall 2023. There is a variety of possible research topics for this position, ranging from remote-sensing analyses of glacier-sea ice interactions in West Antarctica to investigation of sub-ice-shelf bathymetry and geological structures using geophysical techniques (active-source seismic and gravity-anomaly).
An ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in geology, geophysics, environmental science or a related field. Some experience in scientific computing is not required but preferable.
This master’s position will be fully funded for two academic years with a combination of teaching and research assistantships.
Application deadline for both of the above positions is January 15, 2023 for Fall 2023 start. But for priority considerations, please email your CV and a statement of interest to amuto(at)temple.edu as soon as possible.
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International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration and the TARSAN project featured on media! Here are just a few examples.
December, 2018
The “Coldest Place on Earth” paper Atsu co-authored is featured in Scientific American.
May 17, 2018
Our participation in the International Thwaites Glacier Collabortion featured in Temple now.
April 30, 2018
We will participate in one of the largest scientific projects in Antarctica!
November 1, 2017