Annual Symposium In memory of Dr.Hillel Wust-Bloch 2026
Seismology and Earthquake Science:
Links to marine geophysical investigations and fluid-induced seismicity
09.09.2026 I Safdie Auditorium, University of Haifa
This annual symposium in memory of Dr. Hillel Wust-Bloch traditionally broadly focused on Seismology and Earthquake Science, is designed to bridge the gap between academic geophysical research advancements and their practical applications, ensuring that the latest scientific discoveries translate into improvements in earthquake forecasting, preparedness and community safety.
By expanding this year (2026) symposium to areas of Marine Geophysics and Fluid-induced seismicity, complex challenges in assessments of natural marine-sourced disasters, in responsible energy developments, and in other human-related activities, will be discussed.
Conference topics include but not limited to:
- Geological fault zone properties and source parameters
- Fault mechanics and rupture dynamics
- Stress accumulation and release in the crust
- Fluid Pressure and Fault Failure
- Microseismicity
- Marine geophysical techniques and Deep-Sea Observation: Ocean-bottom seismology challenges and breakthroughs
- Induced anthropogenic seismicity, and associated hazard assessments
- Regional Case Studies: Seismic hazard in the Eastern Mediterranean, Dead Sea Transform and Sea of Galilee
- Tsunami Hazards and their connections to earthquakes
- Landslides and soil liquefaction
- Interdisciplinary links with Geodynamics
- Seismic and electromagnetic methods: Refraction, reflection, and surface-wave analysis
- Real-time seismic monitoring networks and data integration
- Past seismicity for predicting the future earthquakes
- Advanced early warning systems
- Physics-based earthquake simulations
- Numerical modelling of fault systems
- Data Integration & Inversion Techniques
- Machine learning applications in seismic data interpretation
- Hazard modelling and probabilistic seismic risk assessment
- Fiber-optic Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS)
Important Deadlines:
July 30, 2026: Abstract submission deadline
August 15, 2026: Registration deadline
August 15, 2026: Program released
September 9, 2026: Conference in place
Scientific Committee
Head of The Laboratory of Computational Physics in Marine Sciences
The Dr. Moses Strauss Department of Marine Geosciences
The Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences
PhD candidate at The Laboratory of Computational Physics in Marine Sciences,
The Dr. Moses Strauss Department of Marine Geosciences
The Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences
Venue
University of Haifa
Address: 199 Aba Khoushy Ave., Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel
University of Haifa is the most diverse research institution of higher education in Israel. It’s unique location – on the mountain, in the city and by the sea – inspires innovative ideas and solutions that address pressing global issues, including climate change, inequality, aging and the future of humans and technology.
The University is academic home to more than 17,000 students and faculty members from different ethnic, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds. Here, Jews, Muslims, Christians, Druze, IDF officers and security personnel come together to study, research and learn.
