Courses Taught

These are some of the EPSc courses that might be useful for seismology or geodynamics students. Saint Louis University offers some additional courses as well.

Textbook

Seth Stein's and Michael Wysession's book is complete. An Introduction to Seismology, Earthquakes, and Earth Structure is available from Blackwell Science and a bookstore near you (ISBN 0865420785). This book is an introduction to seismology and its role in the earth sciences, and is written for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students.

Contents:   1. Introduction; 2. Basic Seismological Theory; 3. Seismology and Earth Structure; 4. Earthquakes; 5. Seismology and Plate Tectonics; 6. Seismograms as Signals; 7. Inverse Problems; Appendix. Mathematical and Computational Background.

Figures and homework solutions are available online.

Opportunities

We are always looking for new expertise to be added to our group. If you would like to become a graduate student, read the information on this page and contact somone in the group. As a graduate student member of our group, you will receive a first-rate education in earth and planetary science with ample research and field work opportunities.

Post-doctoral positions are often available, so please inquire with Doug Wiens or Michael Wysession. We look forward to hearing from you!