About AfricaArray

Structure

Founding Partners

The three founding partners, The University of the Witwatersrand ( Johannesburg, South Africa), the Council for Geoscience (CGS)( Pretoria, South Africa), and The Pennsylvania State University ( University Park, PA, USA), provided $1.7M in in-kind support to launch AfricaArray.

Administration

The AfricaArray degree programme are being run through the School of Geosciences at the University of the Witwatersrand. Within many parts of southern Africa, the Council for Geoscience (CGS) provides support for installing, upgrading, and operating seismic equipment at the AfricaArray scientific observatories. Technical training for seismic equipment operation and maintenance also is provided by the CGS. Elsewhere in Africa, other network operators are providing support for the installation, operation and maintenance of seismic equipment. The Pennsylvania State University is providing technical support to the training programme and for constructing and operating the scientific observatories.

Data Access

The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) is providing AfricaArray with data management (archiving and distribution) through its Data Management Center. IRIS also has provided many refurbished data loggers for use in the geophysical observatories.

Co-directors

Prof. Paul Dirks (University of the Witwatersrand - paul.dirks@wits.ac.za), Dr. Gerhard Graham (Council for Geoscience - gerhardg@geoscience.org.za) and Prof. Andrew Nyblade (Penn State University - andy@geosc.psu.edu) serve as the co-directors for AfricaArray.

For more information please contact:
Dr. Andrew Nyblade, Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
Email: aan2@.psu.edu | Telephone: 814.863.8341

Dr. Paul Dirks, School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3 Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa
Email: paul.dirks@wits.ac.za | Telephone: +27 11 717-6547