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Solmaz Mohadjer

Solmaz Mohadjer is a geosciences lecturer, researcher, and communicator at the University of Tübingen in Germany. Her work focuses on natural hazard and disaster risk research, education and communication. She is the founder of the ParsQuake Project, a geohazard education initiative supporting the development of educational materials and briefs for informing the public and maximizing the use of scientific evidence in policymaking. She currently serves as the executive editor for Geoscience Communication and is the chair of the EGU’s Outreach Committee. For more details, see:https://solmazmohadjer.com/.

Communicating uncertainty to non-experts: A good problem to tackle

Communicating uncertainty to non-experts: A good problem to tackle

Uncertainty in geosciences is an inherent part of scientific processes and assessments, propagating throughout the entire workflow (Pérez-Díaz et al., 2020). As scientists, we are used to seeing error bars, confidence intervals, or statistical indicators that tell us how robust our models or measurements are (Padilla et al., 2021). The challenge arises when we need to communicate these scientific ...[Read More]

How to make your geoscience communication publishable: Find out at EGU25

How to make your geoscience communication publishable: Find out at EGU25

A long time ago, when I walked into the Ministry of Education building in Dushanbe (Tajikistan) to inquire about offering an earthquake education workshop in a public school, I had no research agenda, let alone thinking about publishing it one day. All I wanted was to do something useful: sharing earthquake science with school children. Recognizing the value of geoscience communication, my graduat ...[Read More]

How to make your geoscience communication publishable: Find out at EGU23

How to make your geoscience communication publishable: Find out at EGU23

A long time ago, when I walked into the Ministry of Education building in Dushanbe (Tajikistan) to inquire about offering an earthquake education workshop in a public school, I had no research agenda, let alone thinking about publishing it one day. All I wanted was to do something useful: sharing earthquake science with school children. Recognizing the value of geoscience communication, my graduat ...[Read More]

Sign up for EGU’s Mentoring Program: here’s why!

Sign up for EGU’s Mentoring Program: here’s why!

You have been matched! I take a deep breath and click to open the message. Two women from Iran, a Master and a PhD student. Their research interests match mine: geohazards, geomorphology and modeling. I’m filled with pure joy. Being an Iranian woman myself, doing science outside of Iran for over two decades, I feel I am finally returning home. Carrying a backpack filled with knowledge and experien ...[Read More]