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Alexander V. Zakharov

Zakharov will be attending the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society AGU (WPGM) Joint Assembly from 13 to 17 August 2012 at Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore for the presentation on Mars Science and Exploration.

Alley Glacier

It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Richard Alley of the Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, a United States Antarctic Program glaciologist who specialized in the study of ice streams of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

Allinea Distributed Debugging Tool

The Pawsey Centre supercomputers in Australia, which support research into geosciences, astronomy, nanotechnology and biosciences and two major radio telescope projects – the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) and the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA), processing their data in real time.

American Association of Petroleum Geologists

At its annual conventions and international conferences AAPG recognizes the distinguished contributions in the field of petroleum geosciences with various awards, including the Sidney Powers Memorial Award, Michel T. Halbouty Outstanding Leadership Award, Grover E. Murray Memorial Distinguished Educator Award, Wallace Pratt Memorial Award, and Ziad Rafiq Beydoun Memorial Award.

Bender Glacier

It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (2006) after Professor Michael L. Bender at the Department of Geosciences (Geochemistry), Princeton University (earlier at the Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island), whose paleoclimate research from 1984 centered on the glacial-interglacial climate change and the global carbon cycle.

Branches of science

Earth science (also known as geoscience, the geosciences or the Earth sciences) is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth.

Brook Glacier

It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (2006) after Edward J. Brook, Professor of Geosciences, Oregon State University; U.S. Antarctic Project investigator of Antarctic paleoclimate in numerous field seasons from 1988; Chair, U.S. National Ice Core Working Group for use of Antarctic ice cores for research purposes, 2004–05.

Federal University of Pará

Among UFPA research teams, there are many nationally recognized groups, particularly in the fields of Genetics, Geosciences, and Neurosciences.

GFZ

GeoForschungZentrum, or the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam German Research Centre for Geosciences, commonly referred to as "GFZ".

Hu Gabrielse

He devoted much of his 50+ years in geosciences to regional geological mapping in the northern Cordillera of British Columbia, southeast Yukon Territory and southwest District of Mackenzie.

Jackson School of Geosciences

Dr. Sharon Mosher is the Dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences.

Ole Humlum

Ole Humlum (born 21 July 1949) is a Danish professor of physical geography at the University of Oslo, Department of Geosciences and adjunct professor of physical geography at the University Centre in Svalbard.

Rosaly Lopes-Gautier

Her past committee experience includes the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council’s Space Studies Board Committee to study the next announcement of opportunity (AO) for NASA’s New Frontiers missions (2007–2008), the JPL Director's Advisory Committee for Women, the Committee for Minorities and Women in Geosciences of the Geological Society of America and the Subcommittee on Diversity at the American Geophysical Union.

Stuart Monro

He was made an Honorary Fellow of the University of Edinburgh (School of Geosciences) in 2005 and from September 2007, he has also served as a member of the University Court of the University of Edinburgh.


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