Publications

Invited Presentations (last updated May 2012)

2012

Upper mantle velocity structure beneath eastern and southern Africa: Implications for the origin of Cenozoic rifting, volcanism and plateau uplift, Dept. of Geology, University of Maryland, January, A. Nyblade.
AfricaArray: An established, sustainable environmental monitoring network for Africa and its implications for food security, climate change, water resources, and hazard mitigation, U.S. State Department, Washington D.C., January, A. Nyblade.

2011

Upper mantle velocity structure beneath eastern Africa: Implications for the origin of Cenozoic rifting, volcanism and plateau uplift, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Boston University, September, A. Nyblade.
Building sustainable networks in Africa: Experiences from AfricaArray, Seis. Soc. Amer. Annual Meeting, Memphis, TN, April, A. Nyblade.
Crustal structure along the passive margin in East Africa, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, TX, March, A. Nyblade.
From deep earth structure to global change research: Advancing STEM partnerships through AfricaArray, PIRE PI meeting, NSF, Washington, D.C., February, A. Nyblade.

2010

New images of the African mantle from AfricaArray, 6th Annual AfricaArray workshop, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, November, A. Nyblade.
AfricaArray: Building a multidisciplinary network to support research and science in Africa, UNAVCO, Boulder, CO, October, A. Nyblade.
AfricaArray: Building a multidisciplinary network to support research and science in Africa, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO, October, A. Nyblade.
New Seismic Images of the African Mantle from AfricaArray, SAMPLE Workshop, Kiel, Germany, June, A. Nyblade.

2009

Upper Mantle Seismic Velocity Structure Beneath Eastern Africa and the Origin of Cenozoic Extensional Tectonism, Fall AGU meeting, San Francisco, December, A. Nyblade.
New Insights into the crust and mantle structure beneath Africa, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston, November, A. Nyblade.
AfricaArray: Building an environmental change network for Africa, USAID Climate Change Group, Washington D.C., October, A. Nyblade.
AfricaArray: Imaging the African superplume, building science capacity in Africa, and broadening participation in the geosciences, Geosciences Directorate, NSF, October, A. Nyblade.
Upper mantle velocity structure of eastern and southern Africa; Implications for the origin of Cenozoic rifting, volcanism and plateau uplift” workshop on evaluating and monitoring seismic hazards in Africa, Trieste, Italy, August, A. Nyblade..
“Upper mantle velocity structure of the Arabian Shield from body and surface wave tomography”, Margins RCL Workshop, Charleston, SC, May, A. Nyblade.
“AfricaArray: A public-private partnership for building geosciences capacity” Conference on Geospatial science for Development in Africa, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, May, A. Nyblade.
" AfricaArray research on mantle structure beneath the East Africa Rift System:What is the depth extent of the upper mantle low velocity anomaly?," IASPEI meeting, Cape Town, South Africa, February, A. Nyblade, A. Huerta, A. Reusch. F. Tugume, G. Mulibo, A. Adams, R. Ferdinand
"AfricaArray: A Public-Private Partnership for Building Geoscience Capacity", presented in a special session on "New Partnerships for Science in the Cradle of Humanity", American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, Chicago, February, A. Nyblade

2008

"AfricaArray: Building Geoscience Capacity for Africa’s Natural Resource Sector", Africa Bureau, U.S. State Department, Washington, D.C, November; A. Nyblade
"AfricaArray: Research and Career Opportunities in the Geophysical Sciences for Physics Students", Southeastern Section of American Physics Society, Raleigh, NC, October, A. Nyblade
About HR issues, Geoscientists and Sub-Sahara Africa . IGC, Oslo, Norway, August; P. Dirks
Lessons from AfricaArray: Envisioning AfricaArray, Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Workshop: Out of Africa – Adapting the AfricaArray Model – Building Capacity Around the World, Boston, February; A. Nyblade
Lessons from AfricaArray: Building an Academic Programme on a Geophysical Observing Network. Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Workshop: Out of Africa – Adapting the AfricaArray Model – Building Capacity Around the World, Boston, February; P. Dirks
Lessons from AfricaArray: Gaining Societal and Governmental “buy-in” to Sustain a Programme, Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Workshop: Out of Africa – Adapting the AfricaArray Model – Building Capacity Around the World, Boston, February; G. Graham
Building Capacity for Africa’s Natural Resources Sector . American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, Boston, February; P. Dirks
Projects for Africa by Africa , 2nd Annual Meeting of African Geological Surveys, Cape Town Mining Indaba , Cape Town, February; P. Dirks
Mantle structure beneath Africa: Does the African superplume reach Earth's surface?", Dept. of Geosciences, Northwestern University, February, A. Nyblade
AfricaArray: Building science capacity in Africa and enhancing diversity in the sciences in the U.S.", Dept. of Geosciences, Northwestern University, January, A. Nyblade

2007

Establishing Geophysical Observatories in Africa: the AfricaArray Initiative. Space for Development: the Case of GMES and Africa, December, AU-EU summit, Lisbon, Portugal; P. Dirks
AfricaArray: Building Science Capacity and Improving Geophysical Networks in Africa , U.S. State Department, Washington, DC, November; A. Nyblade
PIRE Phase 1 Projects: Successes and Challenges, Partnerships in International Research and Education, National Science Foundation, Washington, DC, PIRE Workshop, October; A. Nyblade
AfricaArray: Establishment of a New Seismic Network in Africa . Capacity Building Symposium, GEO/UN, 10-13 September, Seville, Spain; P. Dirks
Imaging the African Superplume, Keynote lecture, 3rd Annual AfricaArray workshop, Johannesburg, South Africa, July; A. Nyblade
The Role of Industry-University Research Collaboration in Promoting Exploration into Africa, .Mining in Africa 2007 Conference, Johannesburg, May; P. Dirks
Exploration relevant research activities at Wits University 7th Bi-annual, Exploration Managers Conference, AMIRA International, March, Barossa Valley, Australia; P. Dirks
AfricaArray: establishment of a Seismic Network in Africa . ELTOSA (Environmental Long Term Observatories for Southern Africa) planning meeting, Palabora, SA; P. Dirks

2006

AfricaArray: Imaging the African Superplume, Department of Geosciences, University of Texas, Austin, November; A. Nyblade
Imaging the Angola Craton; the role of AfricaArray in capacity building in geophysics in Angola, 6 th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Petrophysics and Well-logging, October, Luanda; P. Dirks
AfricaArray: Imaging the African Superplume and Building Diversity in the Geosciences , Physics Department, North Carolina A&T University, September; A. Nyblade
AfricaArray: Imaging the African Superplume, Department of Geosciences, Penn State University, September; A. Nyblade
AfricaArray: Providing Seismic Data and Capacity Building for the Indian Ocean Tsunamic Warning system in Africa , Consultation Session on Developing the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System, Council for Geoscience, Pretoria, South Africa, July; A. Nyblade
AfricaArray: Imaging the African Superplume , Keynote lecture, 18th Annual Iris Workshop, Tucson, Az, June; A. Nyblade
Training Geoscientists for Industry: Universities catering for Industry requirements . Geoforum 2006, Geol Soc South Africa: Nickel Exploration and Exploitation in Africa, June, Johannesburg, P. Dirks
Upper Mantle Structure Beneath Eastern Africa and the Origin of the Cenozoic Hotspot Tectonism , Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, May; A. Nyblade
Upper Mantle Structure Beneath Eastern Africa and the Origin of the Cenozoic Hotspot Tectonism, Department of Geological Sciences, Rutgers University, April; A. Nyblade
Africa Array: Building Geoscience Capacity in Africa. European Geoscience Union, General Assembly, Vienna, April; P. Dirks and A. Nyblade

2005

AfricaArray: Imaging the African Superplume and Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences , National Science Foundation, Geosciences Directorate, January; A. Nyblade
Student Training Activities. US-Africa Workshop: Enhancing Collaborative Research on the Environment in Sub-saharan Africa , NSF, Washington, January; P. Dirks
The Future of Geophysics in SA; The AfricaArray Initiative . SAGA Meeting, Johannesburg, May; P. Dirks
AfricaArray: Using Seismology to Build Science Capacity in Africa -- an Example for GEOSS , International Workshop on the Utilization of Seismographic Networks within the Global Earth Observation System of Systems, United States Geological Survey, Washington D.C., August; A. Nyblade

2004

Building Geophysics Capacity in Africa . East African Regional Consultation, Nairobi, Kenya, September; P. Dirks
Empowerment in Geosciences in Higher Education . Student Geocongress, Johannesburg, July; P. Dirks
AfricaArray: Building Geophysics Capacity in Southern Africa , Presentation to Oil Industry.Houston, Texas, May; P. Dirks
Building AESEDA; Hopes and Expectations, the Wits Perspective , Penn State University, May; P. Dirks
Black Empowerment, Another Mining Industry Role (the need to develop black academics) Indaba Investing in African Mining Conference, Cape Town February; P. Dirks