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Congratulations Dr. Manuel Florez!
On August 23, 2019, Manuel succesfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “A Global Study of Double Seismic Zones and Its Implications for the Mechanism of Intermediate-Depth Earthquakes.” He is pictured here with his advisor, Prof. Germán Prieto.
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Former ERL Postdoc Dr. William Frank to return to MIT as Faculty
Prof. Rob van der Hilst, Head of the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) at MIT, announced today that Prof. William Frank will join EAPS in July, 2020 as an Assistant Professor. Prof. Frank was an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow in ERL/EAPS from 2015-2017 before becoming an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern…
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Longtime ERL Researcher Dr. Yves Bernabé Retires
Congratulations to longtime ERL researcher, Dr. Yves Bernabé, on his recent retirement. During a distinguished research career, Yves focused his work on the interrelationships among fluid transport, water-rock interactions, and mechanical behavior. This knowledge is essential for evaluating the risks and benefits of technologies including hydrofracking, geothermal energy, and carbon sequestration. After receiving a third-cycle…
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Researchers solve mystery of how gas bubbles form in liquid
Findings show how to make confined bubbles develop uniformly, instead of in their usual scattershot way. MIT News features work by ERL faculty-member Prof. Ruben Juanes and recent alumnus Dr. Amir Pahlavan. David L. Chandler | MIT News OfficeJune 17, 2019 The formation of air bubbles in a liquid appears very similar to its inverse…