SAGE, Summer of Applied Geophysical Experience

SAGE, the Summer of Applied Geophysical Experience, is a unique educational program designed to introduce students in geophysics and related fields to "hands on" geophysical exploration and research. The program emphasizes both teaching of field methods and research related to a variety of basic and applied problems.

SAGE is hosted by the Los Alamos National Laboratory branch of the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California.

Support for SAGE is provided by the U. S. Department of Energy, the U. S. National Science Foundation, Los Alamos National Laboratory, the University of California, the U. S. Geologic Survey, the Society of Exploration Geophysicists Foundation, a consortium of large and small companies, and student fees. SAGE is a National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates program.

Announcing SAGE 2009, June 15 - July 9

Arrival for U. S. undergraduates is Sunday, June 14.
Arrival for others is Wednesday, June 17.
Application Deadline - March 27, 2009. Evaluations begin the following week.

We particularly encourage...
1) qualified U. S. undergraduates with an interest in geophysics who have successfully completed their junior year & have had the requisite physics & calculus
and
2) qualified U. S. graduate students with an interest in geophysics in all stages of their careers to apply. All qualified applicants, including international, are welcome."

Recent Publication of SAGE Results - E. Hinz, Ferguson, J. F., Pellerin, L., and Ramenofsky, A. F., 2008, A geophysical investigation of subsurface structures and Quaternary geology at San Marcos Pueblo, New Mexico, Archaeological Prospection, v. 15, pp. 1-19. (PDF Link)

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What Will I Gain from SAGE?

LEARN seismic reflection & refraction techniques.
GET to the gravity of the matter.
FAMILIARIZE yourself with electromagnetic methods.
APPLY geophysics to environmental or archaelogical problems.
MEET other students with similar geophysical interests.
INTRODUCE yourself to career opportunities - talk with industry representatives.
STUDY the tectonics of an active continental rift.

Read More About SAGE

A Model of Success - 3.1 MB PDF
Celebrating 25 Years! - 460 KB PDF
Endowing SAGE - A Commitment to Our Future - 186 KB PDF

2000 Recipient of the Special Commendation Award of the Society of Exploration
Geophysicists to Co-directors
" in recognition of meritorious service rendered the scientific community, the Earth sciences, and exploration geophysics."

1998 Recipient of the Excellence in
Geophysical Education Award of the American Geophysical Union
...to acknowledge a sustained commitment to excellence in geophysical education.

Modified February 18, 2009