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Big Topic: Earthquake warning and monitoring

The focus will be looking at the state of some newer earthquake warning and monitoring methodologies, with a focus on gathering ideas for a citizen science project to develop a low-cost sensor and data collection network.



Problem statement: Can a low cost, widely-deployable earthquake monitoring and warning experiment be created that would be useful?



Here are some links to peruse:



Accelerometry:

http://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/at-work/start-ups/a-cheap-ubiquitous-earthquake-warning-system



http://solar-center.stanford.edu/SID/educators/earthquakes.html



Atmospheric science:

http://www.earthmagazine.org/article/ionospheric-charge-could-forewarn-earthquakes



https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDQQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net%2F10%2F133%2F2010%2Fnhess-10-133-2010.pdf&ei=fbc_VZrEKtWiyASO6YGIAg&usg=AFQjCNG6Hn70O3MLMXLl3o9kyzUEvhUQig&sig2=vPU_qJZK15FpOKB-A1TNxw&bvm=bv.91665533,d.aWw



http://www.livescience.com/16471-japan-quake-struck-atmosphere.html



http://doubtfulnews.com/2012/10/ionospheric-phenomena-exciting-new-direction-for-earthquake-prediction/



http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/12/575/2012/nhess-12-575-2012.pdf



http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/10/133/2010/nhess-10-133-2010.pdf



http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download;jsessionid=3CF93C87F7267A82C096575757EC1516?doi=10.1.1.308.4227&rep=rep1&type=pdf



GPS signals for analyzing relevant atmospheric precursors:

http://www.ann-geophys.net/29/229/2011/angeo-29-229-2011.pdf



http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/97RS03183/pdf



http://www.cosmic.ucar.edu/oct2009workshop/prespublic/Tam-Dao-poster.pdf



http://waas.stanford.edu/staff/ahansen/papers/iongps98.pdf



http://waas.stanford.edu/papers/Thesis/AndrewHansenThesis02.pdf



Bring your ideas! (And snacks...)

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Small idea: General purpose wireless hardware and app platform for education and practical use



"Can a general purpose, low-cost wireless control device be made with a general mobile app toolkit at low cost with accessibility to users from grades 6-12 as well as for adult Tinkerers?"



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About the STEM discussion group



This curated discussion group will meet regularly to discuss two STEM-related problems. The format is facilitated, with a total time of roughly 2 hours, and may extend afterwards informally. The general format is to present a "big" problem with large less-defined areas to discuss and define. The focus will be in identifying unknowns, and using input form the participants in closing problem definitions. The "small" problem of the evening will be to discuss actual technical solutions at a system level or even more detailed as the group inputs warrant. Bring a snack to share.