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Welcome to the CERI WWW Server. This page is a quick-start guide to help you find the information you need quickly and easily. In addition to a topical breakdown of this server, the quick-start page provides access to a searchable index of all available documents. Included as well are information about features and services online now or soon to be made available.
Indexed Access to All Documents
To quickly locate any information in the CERI WWW server, you can search all documents. A variety of search types, with multiple keywords and boolean expression support. This search quickly scans pre-indexed material, returning pointers to a list of the ones which match your query. When you know what you're looking for, but don't quite know where to find it, this is the quickest way to find specific information on our server.Description of Home Page Topics
This section gives a quick overview of each of the major topics available from the home page, including quick pointers to some of the highlights in each of those web trees. Many topics naturally fall into several areas: access to those topics will be available from all points where it naturally fits.Graduate Studies
- Included in the graduate education information area is everything students need to know about the graduate program at CERI and the University of Memphis. Included are application information, graduate program requirements, (e.g. admission and graduation), course offerings (and schedules), and syllabi where available.
Public Information
- Part of the charter establishing CERI requires an active public awareness program. CERI promotes understanding of the nature of earthquakes, earthquake preparedness, and potential hazard mitigation through active community involvement in a variety of ways: talks, tours, emergency preparedness drills, and educational outreach programs. Included in this ever-evolving section are informational material about earthquakes including facts, myths, and solid information you can use in helping better prepare for an earthquake.
Seismic Information
- Included in the Seismic Information section is information on a variety of topics relating to seismic networks. Included are access to a variety of data in event list (text file), searchable catalog and map form for local and world-wide events, as well as other geological and geophysical research (e.g. GPS surveying, fault trenching) happening in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The current state and evolution of the seismic network is also available. Future plans include a history of the seismic networks operated by CERI since 1981 and full access to a variety of seismic data in conjunction with other geophysical institutions and data centers around the world.
Research
- CERI is an active research center in Geophysical and Geological Sciences. A preliminary catalog of all CERI publications is maintained online, as well as abstracts presented at professional meetings. New features are being added to this section regularly.
Facilities
- This section describes the facilities CERI has to offer as a graduate research institution in Geophysics. From research computer systems to field equipment, its here.
Background and Direction
Look to this section to learn more about
how CERI came to be,
how it is related to the University of Memphis and the State of Tennessee,
its raison d'être, and
future directions.
U.S. Geological Survey
- The U.S.G.S pages contain information about the U.S. Geological Survey Office at CERI. Included are the mission of the U.S.G.S. in the New Madrid region, ongoing U.S.G.S sponsored research in the area, as well as Geological Survey personnel and projects at CERI.
Personnel Information
- Information about CERI faculty, staff, and students is located here. Faculty and professional staff biographies are online, as well as links to personal home pages for students wishing to provide such information.