edited by Arushi Saxena

When not Digging Through Code, Dig Rocks

Aaron Van Alstine and edited by Arushi Saxena September 1, 2021

Torbernite crystals from Van's rock collection

Most of us have been directly or indirectly involved in outreach activities, often relying on shiny rocks to capture people’s fascination. This week, Aaron Van Alstine, a member of the Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society, a passionate rockhounder, and moderator of the sub-reddit on radioactive rocks, shares his views on why all earth scientists need a rock collection and how to st ...[Read More]

Plate tectonics from a perspective of continental crustal growth

Hee Choi and edited by Arushi Saxena July 28, 2021

An illustration of what we know about plate tectonics on Earth by Hee Choi.

Understanding the plate tectonics initiation can give us incredible opportunity to guess the physical state of the early Earth. This week, Hee Choi, a Ph.D. candidate, takes us on a journey on initiation of plate tectonics and how continental crustal growth is related to it. Our planet Earth is the only place where plate tectonics takes place. No other planet or rocky moon in our solar system has ...[Read More]

Earthquakes within the plates

edited by Menno Fraters and edited by Arushi Saxena June 23, 2021

Distribution of earthquakes (circles) having magnitudes greater than 2.5 and that occurred between 18th May to 18th June, 2021 along with tectonic plate boundaries (red). The size of the circles correspond to the earthquake magnitude. Data from the USGS earthquake catalog at https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/search/.

As fascinating as the plate tectonics and its accompanying dynamics are, continental interiors are no quiescent zones. The tectonics within these interiors are apparent in the occurrence of numerous intraplate earthquakes, and this week, EGU blog editor Arushi Saxena briefly discusses them and their mechanisms. Earthquakes are a fairly common occurrence here on Earth’s crust. Although most are ess ...[Read More]

Across Borders and Sectors

edited by Arushi Saxena and edited by Menno Fraters December 2, 2020

oil pump

Moving a country for a new job is a big step, but at the same time changing from an industry job to academics is definitely a leap in the unknown. This week Arushi Saxena, currently a post-doc at the University of Florida, writes about her experience taking these two steps at the same time. As geodynamicists, we are well aware that our numerical models are a function of the input parameters. A re ...[Read More]