Watching the world ripple with an earthquake seismologist in Alaska
Kasey Aderhold is an earthquake seismologist with the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), a NSF-backed group that helps conduct and coordinate major seismology projects. They'e currently finishing a major project in which they put seismic sensors all over the United States. Their goal is to better understand earthquakes.*
Although she’s based in D.C., Kasey often travels to her home state of Alaska to help set up, monitor, and maintain seismic sensors across the remote Alaskan wilderness. Read more...