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Prof Norm Sleep and Postdoctoral Scholar Darcy Ogden (geophysics) propose new trigger for the Great Dying Professor Rosemary Knight (GP) awarded lifetime membership in SEG Indrajit Das (GP) and Nick Van Buer (GES) take 2nd place in 4th Annual SEG Challenge Bowl Finals Senate confirms geophysics professor Marcia McNutt as head of U.S. Geological Survey Kate Miller, (MS '88, PhD '91 Geophysics) Named Dean of Texas A&M College of Geosciences Geophysics receives one of 19 DOE grants for projects to enhance the capability to simulate, track, and evaluate the potential risks of CO2 storage in geologic formations Indrajit Das (GP) won an SEG Foundation Scholarship award Gboyega Ayeni (GP) and Yemi Arogunmati (GP) won an SEG Special Project of Merit grant Dean Pamela Matson elected as an Einstein Professor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Geeta Persad (GP, undergrad) is one of 2 Stanford students selected to receive the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for 2009 Howard Zebker (GP): Subterranean oceans on Saturn's moon Titan William R. Evitt, Professor Emeritus of Geology, Dies at 86 Annemarie Baltay (GP) Receives 2008 Fall Meeting Outstanding Student Paper Award Recipient (Seismology Section) Indrajit Das (GP) and Nick Van Buer (GES) Win the 2009 SEG Rocky Mountain Challenge Bowl! Elliot Grunewald (GP) and Vanessa Mitchell (GP) receive the 2008 AGU Fall Meeting Outstanding Student Paper Award in Near-Surface Geophysics Bob Kovach (GP) was recognized by the American Geophysical Union for his 50 years as a member Norm Sleep (GP) in NY Times article "A New View of the Early Earth" Recent graduate David Shelly (GP) has been awarded the first Keiiti Aki award by the American Geophysical Union Justin Brown won a Seismological Society of America outstanding student presentation award. Wanted: amateurs to help track earthquakes Jesse Lawrence and the Quake-Catcher Network featured in The Economist Sun Microsystems Names CEES an OPENSPARC Center of Excellence Mark Zoback awarded the 2008 AGU Walter H. Bucher medal George Thompson awarded Penrose Medal from GSA Simon Klemperer awarded 2008 Cox Medal for Excellence in Fostering Undergraduate Research Marianne Karplus was selected to receive a three-year NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. SUN Microsystems names CEES an OpenSPARC Center of Excellence Recently retired, Amos Nur feted during 2-day event Jolene Robin-McCaskill Receives SMART Scholarship Justin Brown receives 2007 AGU Fall Meeting Outstanding Student Paper Award Kaushik Bandyopadhyay receives 2007 AGU Fall Meeting Outstanding Student Paper Award Greg Beroza was elected a fellow of AGU Evidence Mounts for Electromagnetic Earthquake Precursors Antony Fraser-Smith: Large earthquakes may broadcast warnings, but is anyone tuning in to listen Jerry Harris was named 2008 Engineer of Distinction by Univ. of Mississippi Stanford launches program to prepare diverse doctoral students for academic careers Video interview with Margot Gerritsen discussing her SmartEnergy Show Margot Gerritsen: With growth of blogging on campus, Stanford gets caught up in Web 2.0 Community invited to memorial planned Monday for Edmund Chang, geologist Pam Matson, Anne Egger: Fund Supports Innovative Pedagogy Email service on pangea is now terminated. Mark Zoback: Geologists recover rocks yielding unprecedented insights into San Andreas Fault Mark Zoback: Scientists find clue to 'creeping' along San Andreas Fault - talc Congratulations to Ellen Mallman, winner of the Geophysics Student Citizenship award! Sally Benson, Tony Kovscek, Lynn Orr, and Mark Zoback among researchers examining carbon capture and storage to combat global warming Kyle Anderson was a recipient of the 2007 Centennial Teaching Assistant Award Three SPE presidents, three Stanford Earth Sciences PhDs David Shelly received an Honorable Mention in the MARGINS student prize competition for his Fall 2006 AGU presentation Pijush Paul was awarded the James W. Lyons Award for service to the greater Stanford community Carmen Gomez received the SEG Foundation's Scholarship Program Educational Award Pamela Matson reflects on protecting the planet without harming its people in the May issue of Stanford Magazine Amy Day-Lewis received a SSA Student Presentation Award at the 2007 meeting Kyle Anderson is the 2007-08 Stanford USGS Fellow Computational Earth and Environmental Science Center and Carnegie Institution to collaborate on global environmental research Shelly, Beroza: Scientists explain source of mysterious tremors emanating from fault zones Ellen Mallman received an Outstanding Student Paper Award for her AGU 2006 presentation Greg Beroza: Charles Richter, Man of Magnitude (Book Review) The 2006 New Zealand Geophysics Prize was awarded to John Townend and Mark Zoback Paul Segall: Scientists introduce new model for forecasting the likelihood of an earthquake Hannah Ross, With John Runge, received Best Student Paper Award, AAPG Rocky Mountain Section Lecture series to explore China's rapid modernization David Shelly, Greg Beroza: Tiny tremors, temblors may offer clues about large quakes Page Chamberlain, Stephan Graham, Andreas Mulch: Ancient Raindrops provide evidence of Sierra Origins 2006 Earth Sciences Commencement photos online CEES: Sun and Earth Jerry Harris: Computing Center to be dedicated Greg Beroza: Q&A - Great S.F. Earthquake continues to educate CEES is the host for the Smart Fields Consortium Stanford launches Center for Computational Earth & Environmental Sciences. Rob Dunbar, Azadeh Tabazadeh: Scientists recommend change now to lessen climate-change effects Mark Zoback: Unearthing explanations for New Madrid temblors Howard Zebker: Satellite technology aids detection of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes Greg Beroza: Geophysicists revisit the 1906 quake and come up with a new model
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