Dear all,
We are planning an NSF-supported workshop, titled “Integrating Seismic Anisotropy, Geodynamics, and Rock Deformation,” to be held at Washington University in St. Louis on May 31-June 2, 2026. The event will include an evening welcome reception on May 31, workshop sessions on June 1 and June 2, and an optional social event on the evening of June 2. We have funding from NSF to partially cover many of the workshop expenses, including meals for participants, and some funding for partial reimbursement of lodging and travel expenses, particularly for early-career scientists.
Our tentative lineup of invited speakers includes Magali Billen (University of California, Davis), Sarah Brownlee (Wayne State University), Manuele Faccenda (University of Padua), Lars Hansen (University of Minnesota), Ágnes Király (University of Oslo), Joshua Russell (Syracuse University), Carl Tape (University of Alaska), Jessica Warren (University of Delaware), Doug Wiens (Washington University in St. Louis), and Jonathan Wolf (University of California, Berkeley).
We hope that you might be interested in participating in the workshop, and/or spreading the word to students and others who may be interested in attending. For now, this is mostly an announcement to please save the date, and to keep an eye on our workshop website at https://sites.wustl.edu/anisotropy/, where we will post additional details as they firm up, and where you can sign up for future email updates. We expect to open applications to the workshop on January 1, with an application deadline around February 15 and a registration and abstract deadline around April 15.
We hope to see you in St. Louis!
Best regards,
Phil Skemer (Washington University in St. Louis), Laurent Montési (University of Maryland), and Maureen Long (Yale University)