geophysicist
Americannoun
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"Using seismic waves from earthquakes, we can create a slice-through image of the lithosphere, much like a sonar can pick out features on the seabed," said Professor Sergei Lebedev, a geophysicist involved in the study.
From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
It’s harder to find skilled labor and there is now a lengthy wait list for equipment, said Deysel, a geophysicist and mining engineer who has previously worked at various mines across Africa.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
Two who learned it the hard way are Peter Hotez, an eminent vaccinologist affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, and Michael E. Mann, a climatologist and geophysicist at the University of Pennsylvania.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025
The first set of remains at the new site were discovered in May by geophysicist Matt Peace, on land owned by Northwood Cemetery.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025
It finally fell to two men from Cambridge University, a geophysicist named Drummond Matthews and a graduate student of his named Fred Vine, to draw all the strands together.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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