The NDSU Department of Geosciences is set to host noted Earth science researcher William Hammond, who is scheduled to give an EarthScope presentation on campus during October.

Hammond, professor of geodesy and geophysics at University of Nevada Reno, is scheduled to present a public talk, “GPS Imaging of Earth’s Vertical Motion: From Sierra Nevada to North America,” Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 2:30 p.m. in the Memorial Union Century Theater.

EarthScope is an Earth science program funded by National Science Foundation that explores the four-dimensional structure of the North American continent. EarthScope provides a framework for integrated studies, including research on the earthquake process; strain transfer; magmatic and hydrous fluids in the Earth’s crust and mantle; plate boundary processes; continental deformation, structure and evolution; and composition of the deep Earth.

Hammond‘s research uses space geodetic techniques such as GPS and InSAR to study tectonic deformation of the continents, mountain building processes, active faults, dynamics of the lithosphere and structural controls on geothermal systems.

“This will be the first time that an institution in North Dakota will host an EarthScope speaker,” explained Peter Oduor, associate professor and chair of geosciences. “Most of the logistics are handled by the National Science Foundation.”

The EarthScope Speaker Series is part of the larger EarthScope Education and Outreach program which presents the scientific results of EarthScope researchers. Speakers are selected based on their outstanding research accomplishments involving EarthScope, as well as their abilities to engage a variety of audiences.

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