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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.
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ERL/EAPS Professors Offer Geologic Hydrogen Seminar
This term the MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences is offering a special seminar for MIT students taught by Professors Oli Jagoutz (director of ERL) and Matej Pec: 12.S591 “Seminar on Energy Transition – Geologic Hydrogen.” “Modern civilization relies on abundant and inexpensive energy. Carbon-based fuels currently supply approximately 60% of the 400 TWh…
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Oliver Jagoutz Named New Director of ERL
EAPS Professor of Geology Oliver Jagoutz has been named the new director of the Earth Resources Laboratory (ERL) effective January 15. Professor of Geochemistry Shuhei Ono has been selected to succeed him as the chair of the EAPS Program in Geology, Geochemistry, and Geobiology (PGGG), effective January 1. Founded in 1982, ERL has been a home for researchers across MIT studying the discovery,…