For #InternationalWomensDay, I was invited to give a talk alongside other very accomplished women (Dr. Lin Shen and Dr. Dr Sam Engwell) for UK COMET! Come and listen if you can 🥳 8 March (tomorrow), 4PM UK time. Webinar registration here: bit.ly/3F4gQZ0 #IWD2023

Things are happening here at the Nevada Seismolab! We are starting an open search for our next Director. Come to UNR and work with our awesome team. Job application linked below; feel free to reach out if you are interested and want to chat about it. tinyurl.com/yj8cu9kj

Getting ready to go to the @SSA Annual Meeting in beautiful Puerto Rico! I'll be giving a talk on the statistics of earthquake activity across Texas. Here's a figure of the earthquakes we looked at, colored by basin

I love my job. I spent two days doing the most tedious, mind-numbing processing of earthquake catalogs and yet all I could think about was how happy I am that I do this for a living. Even the mundane can be enjoyable 😉

🌟New paper alert!🌟 Can the frequency content of earthquakes be used to distinguish whether the earthquake originated on a fault or a small-scale fracture? Spoiler alert: yes! Check out my full paper with Daniel Trugman : doi.org/10.1785/022023…

I've had a flat tire twice in the last 4 months, both times when driving on the highway past construction zones. But on the bright side, I needed new tires anyway so...🙃

Saw this poor little succulent in the office today, somehow captures how I feel after such a hectic last few months!

In this new #SRL paper, scientists led by Nadine (Igonin) Ushakov Bureau of Economic Geology compared spectra from 4,000 events collected during a hydraulic fracturing operation near Fox Creek, Alberta. Is there a difference between natural versus human-induced signals? doi.org/10.1785/022023…

This semester I'm teaching a graduate level course on Induced Seismicity. So far, it's been so rewarding and I'm thrilled to be able to teach others about something I am passionate about.

I am looking for a PhD student passionate about InSAR and looking for advanced research opportunities. Please help in spreading the word to interested students. Thank you! More info: profiles.utdallas.edu/yujie.zheng

One of the best things about being a professor is that you get to help your students figure out what career paths they want to pursue. My students applied for several internships and I'm so excited to see how they do!

My department at UT Dallas has a new name! Department Adopts New Name for Modern Studies of Earth Sciences news.utdallas.edu/students-teach…

Update: two of my four students have internships lined up for the summer! 🎉🙌 I'm thrilled. Waiting to hear for the other two but fingers crossed!

Dr. Mary Urquhart, head of UTD Science/Math Ed, debunks a few misconceptions in advance of the April 8 total solar eclipse Eclipse animation by NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio — [Video of professor looking at camera discussing solar eclipse myths]

✨ I'm recruiting a postdoc! ✨Projects will focus on the critical zone and near-surface geophysics! The job ad is here: jobs.utdallas.edu/postings/26042 Please let anyone who may be interested know!

“Our students need to see that there are real-world solutions to the challenges our society faces, and that they can contribute to those solutions.” - Nadine (Igonin) Ushakov Read full story ➡️ nsm.utdallas.edu/new-sess-facul… UT Dallas News

The eclipse is only 1 week away! My department made a video explaining the eclipse and how to get ready to see it in Dallas: youtube.com/watch?v=ujWi96…

My nodes have arrived! I now have 30 SmartSolo nodes for passive seismic monitoring. Can't wait to start using these beauties in the field!

✨My department at UT Dallas is hiring two open-rank professors in Geophysics and Hydrogeology! ✨Come apply at: jobs.utdallas.edu/postings/27440

The position is still open! We are going to start reviewing candidates soon.