Future PIs in Seafloor Geodesy Short-course

Learning Goals:

• Gain the background knowledge to write a competitive seafloor geodetic proposal

• Understand the signal-to-noise considerations for experimental design and hypothesis testing

• Be able to construct a budget for a seafloor geodetic experiment

• Gain familiarity with ship logistics and planning

• Understand the design and specifications of seafloor geodetic instrumentation

• Network with other researchers who share common interests

Target Audience: Any researcher new to seafloor geodesy, with an emphasis on early career researchers

Many seafloor geodetic studies (past and present) using a range of instrumentation and methodologies (taken from the 2021 Future Directions in Seafloor Geodesy Report).

Venue: Cedar Room of the Radisson Blu hotel

Date: Sunday, May 18, 2025

Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm CDT

Support: We thank the National Science Foundation (Grant: 2232639) for funding 

Organizers:

• Andy Newman: Georgia Tech

• Noel Jackson: Univ. Kansas

• Sparh Webb: Columbia Univ./LDEO

• John DeSanto: Univ. Washington

• Melissa Weber: EarthScope Consortium

Agenda:

Time	Activity	Lead
9-9:25 am	Introduction	Andy Newman
9:25 - 9:40	US Program opportunities	Andy Newman
9:40-10:15	Seafloor Experiment Proposal Planning	Spahr Webb - remote
10:15-10:45	Break/Networking
10:45-11:05	Requirements for going to sea	Noel Jackson
11:05a-12p	GNSS-Acoustic	John DeSanto
12-1p	lunch
1-1:45	Pressure	Spahr Webb - remote/recorded
1:45-2:30	Fiber/Borehole	Noel Jackson
2:30-3	Break/Networking
3-3:30	Costs of instrumentation/pool access	Andy Newman
3:30-4	Discussion	Andy Newman