Prof. Isaac Kerlow. Principal Investigator Art+Media Group Leader

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1 Prof. Isaac Kerlow Principal Investigator Art+Media Group Leader

2 The EOS/AXA Partnership The EOS/AXA Partnership 1. AXA Chair for Natural Hazards 2. Living with Disaster

3 Mission of the Earth Observatory of Singapore EOS conducts fundamental research on earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and climate change in and around Southeast Asia, towards safer and more sustainable societies. EOS Website

4 Research Groups EOS CLIMATE TECTONICS VOLCANO ART+MEDIA Research Groups EOS Coastal Lab Geodesy Group Marine Geochemistry Tropical Atmosphere Hydroclimatology Isotope Geochemistry Atmospheric Chemistry Volcanic Petrology Group Magma Transport Dynamics Physical Volcanology and Petrology Lab Volcanoes WOVOdat Tectonics Earthquake Geology Structural Geology Geodesy Group Earthquake Physics Observational Seismology Coastal Lab Tsunami Modelling Communication of Science Intersections of Art and Science Society

5 The AXA Chair for Natural Hazards Prof. Kerry Sieh In Laos this week

6 AXA Gift to EOS In early 2012 AXA made a 3 million gift to the Earth Observatory of Singapore to set up a Chair in Natural Hazards. Studying the Past to Understand the Present

7 Geo-Archeology in Banda Aceh ACEH RIVER We do this through mapping, digging, and dating. Geo-Archeology in Banda Aceh Dutch Map from 1884 Deciphering the interaction between a dynamic Earth and cultural development requires the use of old maps. Grave markers and cultural artifacts from the past millennium help us date the movement of communities and the evolution of landforms.

8 Slip Behavior of the Sunda Megathrust Banyak Islands Slip Behavior of the Sunda Megathrust Banyak Islands Using data from GPS and coral data to study the diverse slip behavior of the Banyak Islands section of the Sunda megathrust, offshore Sumatra. Using the different data sets to reconstruct the slip history on this hazardous fault.

9 Slip Behavior of the Sunda Megathrust The coral data give evidence for a 15-year slow slip event at the Banyak Islands in the period From Tsang et al.; A 15-year slow slip event on the Sunda megathrust offshore Sumatra; GRL, Slip Behavior of the Sunda Megathrust This 15-year slow-slip event was located in an area that saw low slip in the 2005 Mw 8.6 Nias-Simeulue earthquake From Morgan et al., work in progress

10 Slip Behavior of the Sunda Megathrust We have modeled the GPS data to show that this earthquake was generated by a patch just up dip of the slow-slip event. Living with Disaster Prof. Isaac Kerlow

11 AXA Research Fund Outlook Project Communicating Risk Living with Disaster is a multimedia scenario that communicates the complex risks of living in naturally hazardous areas.

12 Communicating Risk Understanding risk from natural hazards and within different geographical contexts is not only a knowledge problem: it is also a communications challenge. The Art+Media Group at EOS The Art+Media Group explores innovative methods for communicating Earth science to a wide audience.

13 The Art+Media Group at EOS We also produce artworks and media projects inspired by natural hazards, with the purpose of raising awareness about Earth science issues. Documentary Films Art Projects Interactive Games Communication Pieces

14 Earth Girl 2 Tsunami Preparedness Casual Game Save lives from the tsunami. Free at Google Play, for tablets and large phones. Free at App Store, optimized for ipad Air

15 Earth Girl 2 Tsunami Preparedness Casual Game We have multiple audiences

16 Our core audience for outreach is non-scientists Woodlands Admiralty Primary School Government Officials Philippines Luzon Province Gov. Joey Salceda

17 Art+Media Group Website Emotion and Storytelling Living with Disaster uses the power of emotion and storytelling techniques to communicate the ideas behind the data,

18 Emotion and Storytelling so that average individuals can internalize different characterizations of risk and make it their own. Communicating through Interviews

19 Communicating through Graphics The AXA Outlook Project Living with Disaster shows how people have lived near disaster-prone areas throughout the ages and what survival strategies they have developed, followed or ignored.

20 The AXA Outlook Project It provides a qualitative characterization of risk across cultures using case studies of different natural hazards throughout multiple continents and centuries. 1 of 5 Only five AXA Outlook projects were awarded by the AXA Research Fund 2015 Scientific Committee, and Living with Disaster is the only one headed by a filmmaker.

21 Thank you! Q&A