GEARS 2025 Workshop Registration Open

[John Leeman]

Hello all,

We’re excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2025 GEARS Workshop — a hands-on, week-long experience designed to help early-career researchers build confidence and practical skills working with instrumentation in the lab and field.

This year marks five years of GEARS, and we’re pulling out all the stops to make 2025 the best yet!

🛠 GEARS stands for Generalist Electromechanics for Applied Researchers — a workshop covering topics like:

• Electronics & troubleshooting

• Sensors, solar systems, and transducers

• 3D printing & mechanical prototyping

• Instrument interfaces and data acquisition

• Power systems and more

If your students collect data in the lab or the field, this workshop will give them the tools and confidence they need to do it better.

📅 Workshop Dates: August 11–15, 2025
📍 Location: Leeman Geophysical LLC – Gentry, Arkansas, USA
💵 Registration: $750 per participant
🔗 Register: https://forms.gle/1n6Dtky2T6zVgUvH8
⏳ Deadline: Registration closes June 1, but we expect to fill quickly!

We cap attendance at just 16 students to maximize hands-on time and mentorship. Once full, we’ll maintain a small waitlist.

We encourage you to share this with:

• Graduate and undergraduate students

• Colleagues in Earth science, physics, engineering, and related fields

• Department lists and program managers

Advisors: GEARS is an excellent use of student development funds or REU/graduate training budgets. Students leave with tangible skills they immediately apply in research and lab settings.

You can read past summaries here:
🔧 GEARS 2024
🛠 GEARS 2023
🧪 GEARS 2022
⚙️ GEARS 2021

Questions?
Check out the workshop page for travel info, topics covered, and more.

Thanks for helping us spread the word. We hope to see you (or your students) in sunny Arkansas this August!

Best regards,
John Leeman
Leeman Geophysical LLC
sup...@leemangeophysical.com