Graduate Studies at CERI

Admission to the graduate program comes through the Department of Earth Sciences.  Please correspond with Michelle Smith (mesmith@memphis.edu) if you are interested in the geophysics part of the program and would like to receive support through CERI. To apply for admission click here.
CERI offers a variety of research opportunities in graduate studies. Fields of interest include:
  • Earthquake Engineering
  • Geodesy
  • Geomorphology
  • Geophysics
  • Paleoseismology
  • Seismic Hazards
  • Seismology
  • Strong Ground Motion

CERI's dedicated faculty, researchers, and staff have the knowledge, experience, and programs to get you where you want to be.

Interested in travel? CERI faculty and staff conduct research all over the world, including:
  • China
  • South America
  • Antarctica
  • Taiwan
  • Africa
  • Central America
  • New Zealand
  • Japan
  • Indonesia
  • Europe
  • And many locations in the USA including the New Madrid Seismic Zone

New Graduates!

Congratulations to Jordan Graw and Onur Mataracioglu who received their MS degrees at the 12 May 2012 Commencement.

What is the New Madrid Seismic Zone?

The NMSZ is an active intraplate seismic region where three earthquakes, probably larger than M7, produced ground motions that affected a significant portion of the central U.S. in 1811-1812. They caused widespread liquefaction, extensive damage, and disrupted commerce on the Mississippi River.

The NMSZ continues to pose a significant seismic hazard to the central U.S. We continue to study the region in an effort to better understand the seismic hazard and mitigate the damage that a future large earthquake would produce.

Current research projects include:

CERI has a dozen faculty researchers and several more Ph.D. research and support staff.

How to apply for admission.

Graduate course offerings in Geophysics

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