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Highlighting Grace Nield, Royal Society Fellow

Highlighting Grace Nield, Royal Society Fellow

This blog post is part of our series: “Highlights” for which we’re accepting contributions! Please contact Emma Lodes and Anna van den Broek (GM blog editor, elodes@asu.edu, a.j.vandenbroek@uu.nl), if you’d like to contribute on this topic or others.  by Grace Nield, Assistant Professor (Research) – Royal Society University Research Fellow at Durham University. Email: grace.a.nield@durham.ac.uk. Website: …[Read More]

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Using drones for geological mapping

This image shows a drone operator guiding a drone to its landing spot.

Geological teaching and education is fast-changing in the 21st century. While fieldwork has long been considered to be the bedrock of geological instruction, over time an increased acceptance has developed for the need to make geological education and training more accessible, especially with regard to fieldwork as this can often involve days and weeks of …[Read More]

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Can Machine Learning Help Us Monitor Streams?

Can Machine Learning Help Us Monitor Streams?

Picture this: you’re hiking through a dry landscape when suddenly you hear it—the serene sound of a babbling brook. You round a corner and discover a small waterfall cascading into crystal-clear pools, surrounded by lush green ferns and wildflowers attracting buzzing bees. It feels like stumbling upon a secret oasis. These magical streams that appear …[Read More]

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New Editorial Voices at NPG

New Editorial Voices at NPG

As part of welcoming new members to the editorial team of Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics (NPG), we are pleased to present short interviews with two newly appointed editors, Dr. Kira Rehfeld and Dr. Jezabel Curbelo. They share their scientific backgrounds, motivations for joining the journal, editorial goals, and perspectives on emerging research directions in nonlinear …[Read More]

International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Reflections from seismologist Simona Gabrielli

International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Reflections from seismologist Simona Gabrielli

Hello you, and happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! My name is Simona Gabrielli, and I am a researcher at the INGV (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Italy), where I study seismic attenuation (in other words: how earthquakes lose energy while passing through rocks), to understand the presence of fractures and …[Read More]

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Fault characteristics, how close is close enough?

Fault characteristics, how close is close enough?

Have you ever wondered what common thing connects fault surfaces and their characteristics with your… squeezy sneakers on a wet surface or the required frequent change of your car tyres? Well, the answer is simple. The fundamental principles of stress and friction can significantly cause this behaviour in our everyday lives. However, these two factors …[Read More]

“Should I just jump in the lake in my lab coat?” EGU’s Teacher-Scientist Pairing Scheme

“Should I just jump in the lake in my lab coat?” EGU’s Teacher-Scientist Pairing Scheme

This was the moment when our video duet lesson really started to take shape. Yes, we’d already sketched the idea for a lake stratification lesson months earlier when we applied for EGU’s Teacher–Scientist Pairing Scheme, supported by the Education and Outreach committees, but we wanted an opening that would stop students in their tracks. Nothing …[Read More]