Conference on Triple Junction and Subduction Zone Tectonics for Undergraduate Geology Teachers

加州北部沿海地区在了解板块构造过程和当今地震风险方面占有独特的位置。这里记录的是在一个收敛的边缘环境中的一个异常长的形变周期；它也是美国唯一一个毗邻三重结点的地区。门多西诺三联结标志着向南的圣安德烈亚斯系统的主要走滑行为与向北的卡斯卡迪亚俯冲带的会聚制度之间的过渡。卡斯卡迪亚俯冲带具有发生大地震的潜力，已成为美国地质调查局地震灾害研究的重中之重。为期两天的关于地震活动、新构造和加利福尼亚州西北部地质框架的会议正在为地质学本科生教师举行。大约100名参与者参加了概述讲座、小组研讨会和实地考察，所有这些都是为了在本科教育中使用最近的研究成果。所有的演讲都是由在这一领域开创了许多工作的教职员工主持的。参加者将获得详细的实地考察笔记、工作坊资料和幻灯片，以方便他们融入本科课程。在本科教育中使用正在进行的研究是洪堡州立大学地质学系的一个理念，也是会议的一个中心主题。该大学也为这次会议提供了支持。

Northcoastal California occupies a unique location for understanding plate tectonic processes and present day seismic risks. Recorded here is an unusually long period of deformation in a convergent margin setting; it is also the only area in the United States adjacent to a triple junction. The Mendocino triple junction marks the transition between the predominately strike-slip behavior of the San Andreas system to the south and the convergent regime of the Cascadia subduction zone to the north. The Cascadia subduction zone has the potential of generating great earthquakes and has become a top seismic hazards research priority of the US Geological Survey. A two day conference on the seismicity, neotectonics and the geological framework of northwestern California is being held for undergraduate teachers of geology. Approximately 100 participants are attending overview talks, small group workshops and field trips, all oriented towards using recent research results in undergraduate education. All presentations are being conducted by faculty who have pioneered much of the work in this area. Participants will be provided with detailed field trip notes, workshop materials and slide sets to facilitate easy assimilation into their undergraduate courses. The use of ongoing research in undergraduate education is a philosophy of the Geology Department at Humboldt State University and is a central theme of the conference. The university is also providing support for the conference.