SUBDUCTION ZONES FOR GRAD STUDENTS AND GRADUATES

sz4grads

A NEW INITIATIVE FOR CONNECTING EARLY CAREER
RESEARCHERS IN SUBDUCTION ZONE SCIENCE

ABOUT US

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. 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.

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.

EXECUTIVE Committee

Since its inception in 2021, SZ4Grads has developed into a community of several hundred graduate students and graduates across the world, including 10 executive committee members who organize networking events at conferences, plan online webinars, and interface directly with SZ4D to communicate the needs and roles of ECRs in the future of subduction zone science. While the current executive committee US-based, we openly encourage graduate students and graduates from other institutions worldwide to join the executive committee.