Methane Hydrates Natural Hazard or Natural Resource - Presented by geochemist Miriam Kastner
Explore naturally occurring frozen methane deposits under the sea with renowned geochemist Miriam Kastner and discover whether or not they are a hazard to climate change. Ocean Science, 8/2008
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Miriam Kastner was born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia on January 22, 1935. She received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in geology from Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel in 1964. She received her Ph.D. in geosciences/earth sciences from Harvard University in 1970. She has received a number of awards and honors, served on many national, international, and advisory committees, and has held a variety of academic and administrative positions. These include: fellow, Geological Society of America, 2004; Hans Pettersson Medal, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, 1999; fellow, America Association for the Advancement of Science, 1993; Guggenheim Fellow, 1982; review panel, American Chemical Society, Petroleum Research Fund, 2004 – present; US representative, Euro-Margins Review Panel, 2002 – present; Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee member to the Energy Secretary, Department of Energy, 2001 – present; panel member, Sedimentary and Geochemical Processes, NSF Ocean Drilling Program; chairperson, SIO Faculty, 2001 – 2002; director, Geosciences Research Division, SIO, 1989 – 1994; and Curricular Group Coordinator, Geological Sciences, SIO, 1978 – 1982. She came to Scripps in 1972, becoming the second female faculty member at SIO and the first woman professor in the Geosciences Research Division.
Miriam Kastner was born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia on January 22, 1935. She received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in geology from Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel in 1964. She received her Ph.D. in geosciences/earth sciences from Harvard University in 1970. She has received a number of awards and honors, served on many national, international, and advisory committees, and has held a variety of academic and administrative positions. These include: fellow, Geological Society of America, 2004; Hans Pettersson Medal, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, 1999; fellow, America Association for the Advancement of Science, 1993; Guggenheim Fellow, 1982; review panel, American Chemical Society, Petroleum Research Fund, 2004 – present; US representative, Euro-Margins Review Panel, 2002 – present; Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee member to the Energy Secretary, Department of Energy, 2001 – present; panel member, Sedimentary and Geochemical Processes, NSF Ocean Drilling Program; chairperson, SIO Faculty, 2001 – 2002; director, Geosciences Research Division, SIO, 1989 – 1994; and Curricular Group Coordinator, Geological Sciences, SIO, 1978 – 1982. She came to Scripps in 1972, becoming the second female faculty member at SIO and the first woman professor in the Geosciences Research Division.
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