Teaching field geophysics instrumentation - in-person and virtual EarthScope summer workshop options

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Beth Pratt-Sitaula

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Mar 27, 2025, 4:56:51 PMMar 27

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Hello Teaching Geophysics Interest Group

I wanted to let you know about two EarthScope workshop options this summer related to teaching field geophysics instrument methods to all levels of undergraduates.

In-person Instructor Workshop: Teaching Near-surface Geophysics to Undergraduates from Intro to Majors

Tue-Thu July 29-31, 2025
Colorado School of Mines campus, Golden, CO
Details & Registration at https://serc.carleton.edu/getsi/workshops/Summ2025_field/index.html
This workshop provides the foundation for Earth science instructors to integrate near-surface geophysics instrumentation and methods into their undergraduate courses. Featured methods will be ground penetrating radar (GPR), active seismic, electrical resistivity, and real-time kinematic GPS/GNSS surveying.
The workshop will provide hotel accommodation and food during the workshop and up to $750* towards travel expenses (flights and ground transportation) for accepted participants.

Virtual Instructor Workshop: Teaching in the field with SfM and RTK-GPS

Mon-Fri August 11-15, 2025
Virtual (synchronous and asynchronous components)
Details & Registration at https://serc.carleton.edu/getsi/workshops/2025virtual_gps-sfm/index.html
Workshop participants will learn practical approaches for creating georeferenced point clouds of high-resolution topography data using Structure from Motion (SfM) photogrammetry and Global Positioning System (GPS) -- which can be used to address geoscience research questions. Methods are appropriate for undergraduate summer field camps and academic-year courses with field components.
Participants will be sent a pair of GPS survey instruments to use during and the week after the workshop. Multiple participants from the same institution are encouraged.

Both workshops:

Application Deadline: April 18, 2025
Community college and introductory-level instructors, as well as majors-level instructors, are all encouraged to apply. Later-stage graduate students with significant teaching responsibility are also eligible.
You can apply to both opportunities.