Solmaz Mohadjer
Alumni
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I am the OSLab's Scientific Coordinator and Lab Manager at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) in Tübingen. To learn more about my research interest, please visit my homepage.
Education
University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Ph.D., Geoscience, 2019.
University of Montana, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
M.S., Geoscience, 2008.
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
B.Sc., Geological Sciences, 2004.
Positions Held
Max Planck Institute for Intelligen Systems, Optics and Sensing Laboratory
Tübingen, Germany
Scientific Coordinator, 6/2022 - present
University of Central Asia, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Khorog, Tajikistan
Assistant Professor, 8/2020 - 4/2022
University of Tübingen, Department of Geosciences
Tübingen, Germany
Postdoctoral Associate, 10/2017 - 9/2020
Aga Khan Development Network, Disaster Risk Management Initiative
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Natural Hazard Scientist, 3/2012 - 8/2012
Teachers Without Borders, Emergency Education Program
Seattle, WA
Program Director, 1/2009 - 10/2011
United States Geological Survey
Anchorage, Alaska
Geologist, 2004 - 2006
Riverways Education Partnerships, University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Program Coordinator, 2001 - 2004
Academic Service
Executive Editor of EGU's Geoscience Communication, since 6/2022
Associate Editor of EGU's Geoscience Communication, since 4/2021
Mentoring & Outreach Officer of EGU's Mentoring Program, since 2021
Member and Vice Chair of EGU's Outreach Committee, since 2020
Founder of the ParsQuake Project, since 2011
Conference Convener/Panelist
European Geosciences Union, Apr 2023, Vienna, Austria
Science and Society: Science Communication Practice, Research, and Reflection, convener
Open session in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, convener
How do I make my geoscience communication publishable?’ short course, convener
Teacher-Scientist pairing scheme, convener
Great Debates: Is social media outreach? panelist
Natural Hazards & Climate Change Conference, Mar 2023, Szeged, Hungary
"Ensuring science is useful, usable, and used in disaster risk reduction – recommended actions for natural hazard scientists”, invited speaker
American Geophysical Union, Dec 2022, Chicagom IL, US
“Actionable steps to improve inclusivity and diversity in the geosciences in higher education”, Presenter
CAGE International Conference on Methane in a Changing Arctic, Sep 2022, Tromsø, Norway
“Using paired teaching for understanding methane activity in the Arctic Ocean, Presenter
remote sensing geodesy natural hazards science communication
Click here for recent/ongoing projects and research interests.
My outreach activities range from developing educational videos and training school teachers to working closely with policymakers to inform the disaster risk reduction decision-making process and strengthen the resulting policies. Some of my activities are highlighted below.
- 2022 - AKMA OceanSenses Expedition, Expedition Member
- since 2021 - EGU Mentoring and Outreach, Program Committee Officer
- 2021-2022 - AGU Voices for Science (Policy track), Member
- since 2020 - EGU Outreach Committee, Member & Vice Chair
- 2019 - European Union Parliament, Science adviser Read more
- 2019 - UN Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation, NY, USA, UN Delegate Read more
- 2016 - TEDx Stuttgart, How to disarm earthquakes, Speaker
- since 2011 - ParsQuake Project, Founder