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Congratulations to Dr. Ignacio Arzuaga García
On June 12, 2025, Ignacio successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “Mechanisms of Interaction Between Hydraulic and Natural Fractures in Shale Rocks”. His advisor was Prof. Herbert Einstein of ERL and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
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What if it Works? Hydrogen Beneath our Feet with Brad Hager
MIT Energy Initiative’s “What if it Works” Podcast features Prof. Brad Hager, former director of ERL and co-founder of GeoRedox. https://energy.mit.edu/podcast/hydrogen-beneath-our-feet/ As a clean energy source, hydrogen has shown to have a lot of potential. But when generated using fossil fuels, hydrogen production can have a large environmental impact—even if the energy source itself doesn’t…
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Congratulations to Dr. Hilary Chang
On April 28, 2025, Hilary successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled “Characterizing microearthquakes and shallow structure with dense array and optical fibers”. Her advisor was Dr. Nori Nakata of ERL and Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.
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Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Ortega-Arroyo
On April 8, 2025, Daniel successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “Principal Slip Zones in Nature and Experiment and Their Role in the Earthquake”. His advisor was Prof. Matěj Peč of ERL and Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences.