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SZNet Pilot Projects

Interdisciplinary and international field opportunities​​

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USA and Chile

OBJECTIVES

To develop a cross- trained, international community of scientists while exploroing the effectiveness of planned instrumentation to resolve the questions being posed in the larger SZ4D program.

Description

​WHAT: Two 10-day long pilot studies, one in Cascadia during the U.S. summer of 2026 and the second in Chile in the austral Summer of 2027. These pilot project will feature a field and classroom component, aimed at collecting, compiling and/or processing data through an interdisciplinary lens to answer pressing subduction zone geohazard research questions. Participants will be both US and non-US scientists at a variety of career stages interested in cross-disciplinary approaches to researching subduction systems. Participants will be selected through open application processes. Please keep an eye out here for updates.

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GOALS: The SZNet pilot projects aim to developing a cross-trained, international community of scientists and advance our understanding of subduction geohazards through week-long long pilot studies in Cascadia and Chile. These projects will aim to inform future activities such as the planned MultiHazard Array 

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FUNDING: Funding for participant travel, food, lodging, and field supplies will be available through SZNet which is supported by funding from the National Science Foundation AccelNet program under award 2301732.

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Cascadia Pilot Project

A 10 day long interdisciplinary field trip investigating volcanic eruptions, crustal faults, and sediment dynamic, around Mount Hood, Oregon. The field trip will occur in July 2026, and applications for participation will be published in early 2026.

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Chile Pilot Project

A 10 day long interdisciplinary field trip investigating the geodynamic processes and surface hazards associated with subduction in the Southern Central Andes. This field trip will occur in March 2026.

Project Timeline

Field Trip Oversight Subcommittee

The field trip oversight committee works with the leadership team of each pilot project to ensure that each project is aligned with SZNet's goals. This subcommittee is notably involved in the creation of the application and the review of all submission.

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Organizing members are listed in alphabetical order

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  • Felipe Aron - AndesNet

  • Tiegan Hobbs - Canadian Network

  • Madison Myers - SZ4D (Geoarray)

  • Mason Perry - INVEST++

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