Geology

Rod Ewing

Plutonium: Nuclear vs. Geological Solutions

Professor of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Rod Ewing talks about the future of nuclear energy and importantly and nuclear waste. He emphasizes that it is an issue that needs to be addressed sooner rather than later, and offers some possible solutions.

neal driscoll

Unraveling the Secrets of the Southern San Andreas Fault

Learn how new data on the timing and magnitude of past earthquakes along the San Andreas fault are being used to assess the potential for large earthquakes in the region.

meg caldwell

The Gulf of Mexico and Our Oil Legacy

In this video, Meg Caldwell and Larry Crowder discuss the implications of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill from both a regulatory and an ecological standpoint and what this might mean for the future of oil exploration in the United States.

yuri-fialko-earthquakes

Earthquakes in Southern California: A View from Space

In this video, Professor Yuri Fialko discusses earthquakes, the slow tectonic deformation that causes them, and the modern space technologies we use to learn more about them.