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Stanford Earth graduates: Make your own future
Dean Stephan Graham expressed his congratulations online to the 2021 graduates of the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences (Stanford Earth), as well as his confidence in their ability to solve problems.
Finding the ‘sweet spots’ for replenishing depleted aquifers
Rapidly worsening drought and a mandate to bring aquifer withdrawals and deposits into balance by 2040 have ignited interest in replenishing California groundwater through managed aquifer recharge. Stanford scientists demonstrate a new way to assess sites for this type of project using soil measurements and a geophysical system towed by an all-terrain vehicle.
As the most-used building material on the planet and one of the world’s largest industrial contributors to global warming, concrete has long been a target for reinvention. Stanford scientists say replacing one concrete’s main ingredients with volcanic rock could slash carbon emissions from manufacture of the material by nearly two-thirds.
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Geophysics professor William Ellsworth earns top honor in seismology
The Seismological Society of America (SSA) will present its highest honor, the 2021 Harry Fielding Reid Medal, to William Ellsworth, professor of geophysics. Ellsworth is recognized for his critical contributions to earthquake location, earthquake nucleation, earthquake recurrence and induced seismicity research.
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Why discuss sexuality and gender in the geosciences?
A 2013 survey suggested that more than 40% of STEM workers who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and beyond (LGBTQIA+) were not out to their colleagues, and most respondents couldn’t name a single LGBTQIA+ faculty member at the universities where they got their degrees. Six Stanford Earth community members talk about the role sexual and gender identity plays in the workplace.
Coastal flooding increases Bay Area traffic delays and accidents
Stanford researchers found that disruptions from sea level rise and coastal flooding events have significant indirect impacts on urban traffic networks and road safety.
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What does it mean to be Asian American in the geosciences?
Stanford Earth transitioned the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) into its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative in 2020. As part an effort to celebrate and discuss identity, four Stanford Earth members share how their Asian American Pacific Islander identities have informed and impacted their careers.
Professor emeritus Dave Pollard receives highest award of Geological Society
Dave Pollard, the Barney and Estelle Morris Professor of Earth Sciences, Emeritus, has been awarded the 2021 Wollaston Medal, the highest honor of the Geological Society of London. The award is given to geoscientists who have had a significant influence by means of a substantial body of excellent research in either or both 'pure' and 'applied' aspects of the science.
Researchers have detected groundwater beneath a glacier in Greenland for the first time using airborne radar data. If applicable to other glaciers and ice sheets, the technique could allow for more accurate predictions of future sea-level rise.
