SUBDUCTION ZONES FOR GRAD STUDENTS AND GRADUATES
sz4grads
A NEW INITIATIVE FOR CONNECTING EARLY CAREER
RESEARCHERS IN SUBDUCTION ZONE SCIENCE
NEWS
Join the SZ4Grads Writing Group!
Working on a thesis, dissertation, or research paper and want accountability with a quiet, structured time to write?
Join the SZ4Grads Writing Group! We'll meet four times in June for 1-hour sessions with optional check-ins for feedback. Feel free to attend just one or all of the sessions.
Open to all grad students and early career researchers!
All languages are welcome with our live translation captions! This is also a great place to practice English while working in your preferred language.
Who are SZ4Grads?
A vision for fostering and coordinating collaboration among
graduate students and graduates conducting subduction zone research
Subduction Zones for Grad Students and Graduates (SZ4Grads) is an emerging, collaborative, and intercultural network for graduate students investigating subduction zone processes.
We are under the umbrella of SZ4D and part of the Building Equity and Capacity with Geoscience (BECG) integrative group. Our community is composed of graduate students, post-docs, and non-faculty researchers (<5 years from their terminal degree) from different disciplines and backgrounds.
Our group was born in early 2022 with the goal of connecting early-career geoscientists across the world, who will play a vital role in the future of subduction zone science. As the next generation of PIs who will lead the charge in answering the scientific questions surrounding subduction zones, we feel it is our responsibility to create the platform for open discourse, open data, and cross-collaboration in our fields.
Our role within SZ4D aims to increase the visibility of early-career researchers in subduction zone science and their research, and to open opportunities for a more equitable and inclusive community. For that reason, we have many opportunities that you can be a part of: we started a webinar series aiming to highlight SZ4Grads’ work, organizing mentorship programs and skill development opportunities, working on guaranteeing and supporting SZ4Grads representation in SZ4D committees, and developing online platforms for community building and networking. ​
VISION
We invite all early-career geoscientists currently studying subduction zones to join SZ4Grads, with a promise of a safe and welcoming space to present, collaborate and discuss their work. We believe that our diversity in background, race, gender, identity, nation, and expertise is our biggest strength to create the scientific community we want and deserve.
EVENTS
Use the calendar below to learn about upcoming events hosted by SZ4Grads, including webinars and networking events.
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Learn more about SZ4D
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Does SZ4Grads do research?No, it is not in our goals to do research as SZ4Grads but to foster collaborations between researchers. If you want to know more about the science go to sz4d.org.
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What are examples of things that SZ4Grads does?We do a lot of things! We organize webinars, meet-ups (for example, at conferences), and DEI discussions, and host online discussion platforms. We also communicate early career interests to the SZ4D leadership. If you have more ideas about what we should do, please contact us.
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How can I participate in SZ4Grads if I don’t live in the US, Chile, or Argentina?Regarding collaboration and participation, SZ4Grads is for anyone who would like to join. It does not matter where you are from or where you are based! If you are asking about the SZ4D experiment and research, there is a recently funded initiative called SZNet: SZNet is an effort to fund the international collaboration component of the SZ4D vision, with an emphasis on the comparative studies of subduction zones. The SZNet proposal provides resources for community workshops and coordination.
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Can I join SZ4Grads if I don’t do research directly related to subduction zones (e.g. lab rock experiments, melt production models)?Of course! Your science and perspectives are welcome and will enrich our community.
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How do I learn more about SZ4D without having to read the Implementation Plan?Please visit the SZ4D YouTube channel.
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Can I attend the meetings or give presentations/seminars if I am not an SZ4Grads member?Of course! Most of our activities and events are open for anyone to participate in, with some exceptions that are targeted to specific groups.