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• Susan Hubbard to speak at luncheon
  

  Luncheon Sept. 14, at 11:30 a.m.

  Susan Hubbard is the featured speaker at the next Women Scientists and Engineers Council Luncheon on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 at 11:30 a.m in Perseverance Hall (Bldg. 54-130).

• Cake layer of rock
  

  ESD Seismologist New Study

  Barbara Romanowicz of UC Berkeley Seismological Lab and ESD's Geophysics Dept. study North American continent rock layers.

• Deepwater oil degraded by microbes
  

  Deepwater oil degraded by microbes

  An intensive study, led by microbial ecologist Terry Hazen of the Earth Sciences Division at Berkeley Lab, found that microbial activity, spearheaded by a new and unclassified species, degrades oil much faster than anticipated.

• DOE EM-TEG invites Susan Hubbard
  

  DOE EM-TEG invites Susan Hubbard

  ESD's Susan Hubbard along with Linfeng Rao of Chemical Sciences has been invited to be a member of the DOE Environmental Management Technical Experts Group (EM-TEG).

• Susan Hubbard Appointment
  

  Susan Hubbard Appointment

  ESD's Susan Hubbard has been appointed Deputy Division Director for Programs by Don DePaolo. She currently leads ESD's ERWR Program and the Sustainable Systems Scientific Focus Area.

• Lamendella wins Lawrence Fellowship
  

  Lamendella wins Lawrence Fellowship

  Gina Lamendella, a postdoc who works in Terry Hazen's group & under Janet Jansson won the 2010 E.O. Lawrence Fellowship award for her work in molecular Genetics, biochemistry, and microbiology.

• Induced Seismicity
  

  Induced Seismicity

  Induced seismicity associated with energy production and waste disposal has become an increasingly important issue as energy production in a climate constrained earth progresses.

• Jackson wins Switzer Fellowship
  

  Jackson wins Switzer Fellowship

  Stacy Jackson is one of 3 UC students awarded the 2010 Switzer Fellowship, given to outstanding environmental scholars pursuing a graduate degree in ecological disciplines. Stacy works in our Climate Sciences Department.

• UC Lends Expertise in Gulf Oil Crisis
  

  UC Lends Expertise in Gulf Oil Crisis

  Government agencies tapped UC researchers to serve on investigative panels that are uncovering knowledge that could improve spill response. ESD's Curt Oldenburg is a member of the government's Flow Rate Technical Group.

• Getting Down With CO₂
  

  Getting Down With CO₂

  ESD scientists discuss the DUSEL CO₂ project at the proposed Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory, which will host research in physics and a wide range of other fields.