Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Introduction: Mo Holt is an observational seismologist and researcher for the Earth and Environmental Science Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is a part of the university’s bridge to the faculty research program. Mo’s research focuses on different aspects of seismology including forensic seismology and analyzing underground seismic sources through computer science.
0:01 – Introduction
1:27 – What do you study?
2:23 – How financially obtainable do you think a career in geoscience is?
3:35 – What skills, training, or certifications do you need for your work?
4:03 – Do you feel financially stable in your career?
5:34 – What are the opportunities for growth within seismology and geophysics?
6:32 – What barriers have you faced In your academic and career path?
8:14 – When have you felt uncomfortable as a geoscientist?
9:27 - What advice would you give to a student interested in pursuing geoscience?
10:05 – What roles have mentors have mentors had in your life?
Introduction: Mo Holt is an observational seismologist and researcher for the Earth and Environmental Science Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is a part of the university’s bridge to the faculty research program. Mo’s research focuses on different aspects of seismology including forensic seismology and analyzing underground seismic sources through computer science.
0:01 – Introduction
1:27 – What do you study?
2:23 – How financially obtainable do you think a career in geoscience is?
3:35 – What skills, training, or certifications do you need for your work?
4:03 – Do you feel financially stable in your career?
5:34 – What are the opportunities for growth within seismology and geophysics?
6:32 – What barriers have you faced In your academic and career path?
8:14 – When have you felt uncomfortable as a geoscientist?
9:27 - What advice would you give to a student interested in pursuing geoscience?
10:05 – What roles have mentors have mentors had in your life?
![M7.2 Haiti Earthquake, August 14, 2021 [Tectonic setting extracted from 2 IRIS animations]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xzKQLmdAodA/mqdefault.jpg "M7.2 Haiti Earthquake, August 14, 2021 [Tectonic setting extracted from 2 IRIS animations]
Animation made to accompany the Recent Earthquake Teachable Moment PowerPoint presentation here: https://www.iris.edu/hq/retm/event/7042
This animation is a composite of TWO separate IRIS animations:
2010 Haiti Earthquake—10-yrs later: www.iris.edu/hq/inclass/animation/650
and
Hispaniola Tectonics & Earthquakes: www.iris.edu/hq/inclass/animation/714")
