DATES: January 17-27, 2025

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WHAT: A 10-day interdisciplinary international field trip crossing Chile from east to west at approximately 35 degrees South (~150 km south of Santiago),  beginning in the (volcanic) cordillera and making stops in Chile's central valley and coastal regions exploring stratigraphic exposures and landforms.

 

FUNDING: Participant can apply for full or partial support for travel, food, lodging and field supplies. These funds are available through SZNet which is supported by funding from the National Science Foundation AccelNet program under award 2301732.​

 

THEME: Exploring the Chilean arc from cordillera to coast. Understanding the intersection of magmatism, tectonism, and mass mobilization in central Chile. 

 

GOALS: Provide an opportunity for international scientists spanning diverse career stages to engage and collaborate with Chilean earth scientists across a variety of geoscience disciplines. All participants will receive a comprehensive introduction to Chilean geology while traversing a transect of the Chilean subduction zone from source to sink. This trip offers an opportunity to explore the intersection of magmatism, tectonism, and mass mobilization in central Chile. The primary objectives are to share knowledge and learn from trip leaders as well as from other participants.  We expect that interactions in the field will lead to long-term collaborations that endure beyond the relatively short field trip.  

 

WHO SHOULD APPLY: Open to both US and non-US scientists at any career stage interested in cross-disciplinary approaches to researching subduction systems. We encourage scientific backgrounds with interdisciplinary interests in volcanology, structural geology, geomorphology, and seismo-tectonics.  All participants will be given opportunities to share their work and interests.  Scientific conversations will be conducted primarily in English, however most field trip leaders will speak both English and Spanish.

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​LODGING AND FOOD: Participants will be staying in hostel and hotel style housing, in double occupancy rooms. Meals will be provided, including a cold lunch for field days. All meal and accommodation bookings are made by SZNet.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: Applications will open from October 1st through October 31st, 2024 and will be accessible through the SZ4D website. The application portal will prompt applicants to discuss their scientific interests, their interest in the field trip area, and their career goals and require applicants to upload a response to an essay prompt. The form will also require applicants to upload a CV (in a .pdf format).
Applicants can review the application questions here.