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Is There a Worm Apocalypse? | KUOW
KUOW interviews David Montgomery, professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, about his new book, "Growing a Revolution: Bringing our Soil to Life," which is a finalist for ... - Read More -
How an Earthquake Alert App Could Eventually Give the West Coast Vital Warning
West Coast residents go about life knowing seismic threats are lurking, but there's a lot that people can do before an earthquake hits if they have even a few seconds of warning. ... - Read More -
How Hauling Icebergs Could Help Sustain the World's Thirstiest Regions | NBC News
An engineering firm in the Middle East is moving forward with an audacious scheme that has been discussed since at least the 1970s: tow icebergs thousands of miles from Antarctica ... - Read More -
Increase in Rockfalls on Mount Rainier | KIRO 7
There is an increasing danger of rockfalls high up on Mount Rainier. T.J. Fudge, research assistant professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, is - Read More -
Mt. Rainier Glaciers
A KIRO7 piece on Mt. Rainier glaciers and rock fall that includes an interview with UW ESS glaciologist T.J. - Read More -
Preparing for the 'big One' | KING 5
The "big one" could be bigger than previously thought. That's what scientists and emergency managers are considering as the state continues to prepare itself for the next big ... - Read More -
Washington is Moving Westward, Thanks to Tiny Tremors | Seattlepi.com
According to a new report from The Seattle Times, a wave of earthquake tremors over the last few months have moved parts of Washington state and Vancouver Island westward. Ken ... - Read More -
Are You Ready for the Big One? | KUOW
Bill Steele is coordinator of the seismology lab at the University of Washington's Earth and space sciences department. He told KUOW's Katherine Banwell how to prepare for a major ... - Read More -
Tremors Shove Washington Westward, Offer Clues into Next Big Earthquake | The Seattle Times
Thousands of tiny tremors over the past few months have moved parts of Washington and Vancouver Island westward. It's a near annual event that backs expectations by some ... - Read More -
Opinion | To Feed the World Sustainably, Repair the Soil | Scientific American
"New technologies and genetically modified crops are usually invoked as the key to feeding the world's growing population. But a widely overlooked opportunity lies in reversing ... - Read More -
Could a Tsunami Reach Columbia City? And Other Disaster Night! Questions | KUOW
A catastrophe-focused crowd turned out last night for KUOW's Disaster Night! -- a quiz show about natural disasters (and disaster movies), at the Royal Room in Columbia City. Bill ... - Read More -
Seattle Times Story About Ice Fall Across Climbing Route on Mt Rainier
Ice fall across climbing route on Mt Rainier. Camp Muir seismograms from Emeritus Prof Steve Malone show timing of the ice fall . Research Prof Howard Conway states these events ... - Read More -
UW Welcomes New Provost and ESS Professor, Mark Richards
Dr. Mark Richards has been named University of Washington’s new provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and Professor of Earth and Space - Read More -
Ancient 'ghost Dunes' Found on Mars May Hold Clues to Past Alien Life | Inquisitr
Formed some 2 billion years ago, the 'ghost dunes' on Mars could contain traces of past microbial life hidden away in ancient dune sandstones. Planetary geomorphologist Mackenzie ... - Read More -
Early Earth's Oxygen Levels Rose, Fell Several Times | Deccan Herald
Earth's oxygen levels rose and fell more than once hundreds of millions of years before the planet-wide success of the Great Oxidation Event about 2.4 billion years ago, a study ... - Read More -
UW-ESS Welcomes New Chair, Ken Creager
The University of Washington’s College of the Environment is pleased to announce that Professor Ken Creager will serve as Chair of the Department of Earth and Space Sciences for ... - Read More -
The Link Between Plate Tectonics and Intelligent Life | The Atlantic
Earth's slipping, sliding outer crust could be the key to hosting a wide variety of living things. Katharine Huntington, associate professor of Earth and space sciences at the UW, ... - Read More -
Ice is Melting 3 Times As Fast As It Did 25 Years Ago | E&E News
The Antarctic ice sheet lost 3 trillion tons of ice between 1992 and 2017, scientists announced. Knut Christianson, a UW assistant professor of Earth and space sciences, is ... - Read More -
Green Gems Shooting from Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii As Lava Forms New Peninsula | Fox News
After weeks of spewing ash and lava, Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is now shooting green crystals into the air. George Bergantz, a volcanologist at the UW, is - Read More -
Guatemalan Volcano Offers Warning for Washington | KIRO Radio
At least 70 people have been killed in the eruption of the Guatemalan volcano and experts say the same could happen here. George Bergantz, professor of Earth and space sciences at ... - Read More -
Rattlesnake Ridge Near Yakima Still Sliding, Popping, Squeaking -- but Nature May Be Hitting Brakes | The Seattle Times
Cracks on the slope above Interstate 82 continue to widen and spread, and rockfalls have increased, but the danger remains low. Steve Malone, professor emeritus of Earth and space ... - Read More -
Plate Tectonics May Be Essential for Life | Quanta Magazine
Life needs more than water alone. Recent discoveries suggest that plate tectonics has played a critical role in nourishing life on Earth. The findings carry major consequences for ... - Read More -
Diana Park (ESS UG) Featured in UAA's Engaging Questions Video
Throughout their experiences, UW undergraduates have been challenged by a broad set of views and perspectives on a wide range of topics, and they have learned to think critically ... - Read More -
NW Scientists Say Our Volcanoes Just Like Ones in Guatemala; Upgraded Monitoring Systems Needed | Q13 FOX News
While the world is watching lava and ash clouds from separate volcano eruptions in Hawaii and Guatemala, scientists here say our monitoring system needs a big upgrade. George ... - Read More -
Lahar Hazards in the Cascades
ESS Prof. George Bergantz is interviewed about the potential for deadly lahars in the Cascades like those occurring at Fuego volcano in - Read More -
Deep Tremor and Subduction Zone Observatory
Brendan Crowell, ESS Research Scientist in geodesy and Paul Bodin, PNSN Director/Manager are interviewed by Glen Farley of KING-TV on May 25 about the ongoing Episodic Tremor and ... - Read More -
Habitability of the Young Earth Could Boost the Chances of Life Elsewhere | Astrobiology Magazine
The conditions on the early Earth have long been a mystery, but researchers from NASA and the University of Washington have now devised a way to account for the uncertain ... - Read More -
Washington's Glacier Peak Volcano Under Renewed Scrutiny
Glacier Peak is the second most explosive volcano in Washington, but is poorly monitored and studied. Prof. George Bergantz addressed the urgency for upgrading the monitoring at ... - Read More -
New Evidence Points to an Unbroken, Million-year-long Ice Core in Antarctica | Gizmodo
Ice cores are like a window to the past, allowing scientists to observe and document climatic and environmental changes over long timescales. The current record for a continuous ... - Read More -
Scientists Have Located the Oldest Continuous Antarctica Ice Cores Ever | Quartz
To climate scientists, Antarctica's landscape is full of potential portals into our planet's past. This week, researchers published a paper announcing the discovery of ice records ... - Read More -
Hawaii's Lava Flows Are Making the Big Island Even Bigger | Mashable
Lava flows from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, while devastating for homes in the way, will gradually add new land to the Big Island, continuing a long geologic history of natural ... - Read More -
A Promising Target in the Quest for a 1-million-year-old Antarctic Ice Core
Ice cores offer a window into the history of Earth’s climate. Layers of ice reveal past temperatures, and gases trapped in bubbles reveal past atmospheric composition. ... - Read More
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Mount St Helens Eruption Remembered by UW Scientist Studying It
Steve Malone, Research Professor Emeritus in ESS is interviewed by KING-TV on the 38th anniversary of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. - Read More
Bijia Zhang
Bachelor Of Science - Earth And Space Sciences: Geology
Class of 2014
Email: bijiaz@uw.edu
What made you decide to get into geosciences?
I took Terry Swanson’s ESS 101 in my freshmen year and then I decided to declare my major in geology.
What was your favorite part of the department?
You can enjoy the beautiful scenery in Washington during your class field trips. The GeoClub also organize different camping trips every spring break outside Washington. Faculties and students have very close relationships in the department.
What are you doing now?
I am a first year master’s student at Rice University. I study subsurface geology and geophysics, which are related to oil and gas exploration. I plan to work in oil and gas industry after I get my master’s degree.
Any advice for our current students?
Try to take some classes which are not in your major requirement but interest you and you may be surprised how they will lead you.
Additional Contact Information
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