Welcome to the SZ4D Scientist matchmaking survey. This initiative aims to foster scientific collaboration among researchers from across the globe who are engaged in subduction zone science. The goal of this survey is to create an inventory of researchers interested in mutually beneficial partnerships that leverage the expertise of both sides, ultimately advancing knowledge and addressing challenges in subduction zone science. Your participation is essential in making this matchmaking survey an impactful tool for collaboration.
This survey creates a searchable database, in spreadsheet format, to facilitate connections and collaborations centered on SZ4D activities. Access to the database is limited to individuals who complete the survey. By submitting your responses, you consent to sharing your information with other survey participants. The SZ4D Office will verify that all respondent emails are associated with real individuals before granting access to the database.
Participation in this survey do not constitute a commitment to any particular collaboration, but rather highlights an interest in potential collaboration and aids in discovering like-minded individuals with expertise beyond our own.
When providing open-format answers, please remember that database users will be searching for key terms. Similarly, there's no need to repeat information that you've already included in a previous open-format question - it's acceptable to leave some questions blank.
Meet the Scientists
As part of our growing scientist matchmaking community, we’re excited to shine a spotlight on the researchers behind the platform. Each spotlight will feature a participant from the SZ4D Scientist Matchmaking Survey, offering a glimpse into their work, interests, and goals. Through the vignettes, our participants will share who they are, what drives their science, and how they hope to connect - an engaging way to discover potential collaborators and get to know the people shaping subduction zone science.
Would you like to be the next feature? Email us now!
Emma Burkett
Meet Emma, a newly minted PhD from the University of New Hampshire whose work explores how magma moves within volcanoes, how volcanic structures shape eruption size and style, and how past eruptions reveal what lies beneath the surface.
Fresh out of her PhD, Emma is eager to build collaborations that broaden her scientific horizons. She’s especially interested in crossing disciplinary boundaries to better understand subduction-zone hazards as interconnected systems - from deep roots along the subduction interface to eruptive plumes in the stratosphere.
Emma is currently seeking a postdoc or research technician position, ideally in the Pacific Northwest or Mountain West to be closer to family, though she’s excited about geochemistry and geologic research opportunities in many locations.
SZ4D Implementation Plan
Science & Geographic Focus
The SZ4D Implementation Plan serves as the guiding document for this survey. Key points from this plan, summarized for the current context, include:
SZ4D focuses on three geographic regions:
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Chile
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Cascadia
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Alaska/Aleutians
However, complementary research at any subduction zone is vital for achieving SZ4D's scientific goals, and the scientists conducting this research are integral members of the SZ4D scientific community.
SZ4D Research Objectives
SZ4D research objectives fall broadly into the following categories:
MultiArray
The MultiArray consists of four interlocking and overlapping components (in many cases the same instruments serve purposes in multiple array components):
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VolcArray: A multi-component, standardized volcanic array.
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SurfArray: A set of surface and environmental change detection arrays that image changes in Earth’s shallow subsurface, surface, and atmospheric conditions.
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MegaArray: A large-scale, long-term backbone array of amphibious (onshore and offshore) geodetic and seismic instruments, densified on key areas.
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GeoArray: Boots on the ground; collection of samples and site investigation teams.
Cross-Cutting Themes
The proposed subduction zone research will provide novel insights into a number of crosscutting science themes, including:
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Forecasting & Prediction: Recognizing precursor signals to subduction hazards, development of monitoring techniques, and relation of precursors to magnitudes and styles of event.
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Mass & Energy Balance: Quantifying mass and energy flux through subduction zones and the relationship between changes of mass/energy flux and hazardous events.
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Rheology & Stress: Analyzing material properties and their influence of stress/strain partitioning and control on hazards across a subduction system.
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Fluids & Fluid Migration: Investigating how fluid migration influences hazards and material transport across the subduction system.
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Climate Variability: Understanding how climate variability and future climate change will influence subduction zone hazards and processes.
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Triggering & Cascading Hazards: Examining how cascading sequences of events impact subduction zone hazards.
The survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. We ask respondents to identify their career stage and openness for collaboration, geographic interests, and rank their scientific/research interests and priorities.
Thank you for your contribution!
SZNet
SZNet - the international collaboration component of SZ4D - is a coordination network for an international community studying subduction zone geohazards. By bridging disciplines and scientists across networks, SZNet provides a framework for advancing subduction zone research.
