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01928aam a2200313 i 4500 001 9E5449F8E3CB11ECB2E80CFF26ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220604010019 008 220420s2022 ilu d 000 0ceng d 010 $a 2021949118 020 $a 1641606460 020 $a 9781641606462 035 $a (OCoLC)1257019192 040 $d SILO 100 1 $a Polydoros, Lori, $d 1968- $e author. $0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2008045893 245 10 $a Quake chasers : $b 15 women rocking earthquake science / $c Lori Polydoros. 264 1 $a Chicago, Illinois : $b Chicago Review Press, $c [2022] 300 $a ix, 214 pages ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Include bibliographical references (pages 211-214). 520 $a Sharing perspectives on their journeys into the physical sciences, 15 diverse, female scientists from the field of earthquake science provide readers with advice about overcoming adversity. Dr. Debbie Weiser travels to communities post-disaster, such as Japan and China, to evaluate earthquake damage in ways that might help save lives. Geologist Edith Carolina Rojas climbs to the top of volcanoes and searches barren deserts for volcanic evidence to measure seismic activity. Geophysicist Lori Dengler works with governments to provide guidance and protection against future tsunamis. With tenacity, intellect, and innovation, these women have crushed obstacles in society, in the lab, and out in the field as they work toward answering the many riddles that lie behind earthquakes, saving lives by teaching us how to prepare for disasters. 650 1 $a Earthquake engineering. 650 1 $a Earthquake damage. 650 1 $a Seismologists. 941 $a 4 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010032846.0 952 $l YKPE532 $d 20220802023326.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20220802023053.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20220604010110.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9E5449F8E3CB11ECB2E80CFF26ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search