Word: geophysicist
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...Adding to the unfortunate situation was the revelation that Faust offered the position to the British geophysicist Jeremy Bloxham—divisional dean for the physical sciences—who rejected her offer...
...Bloxham, a geophysicist, was considered by several administrators to be an appealing candidate because of his background in the sciences and his experience as one of four FAS divisional deans. As dean of the physical sciences, Bloxham oversees finances, helps with academic planning, and advises the FAS dean on faculty appointments in the physical sciences...
...recent weeks, several top Harvard administrators have expressed particular enthusiasm about Bloxham’s candidacy, the sources said. Last August, Knowles appointed Bloxham to serve as the physical sciences dean, choosing the geophysicist over Huth and other professors, two of the individuals said...
...successful science program, according to Maria T. Zuber, a geophysicist who was one of the first science fellows, is that Faust and Grosz were “smart enough not to make a one-size-fits-all” program. Instead, they listened to potential fellows’ concerns and worked hard to accommodate them individually. Zuber divided her time between the Radcliffe Fellows and the Harvard Department of Earth and Planetary Science...
...first Antarctica Marathon was run, there was no Lonely Planet guide to the continent. But over the past decade, tourism to the region has trebled, according to the International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators. The marathoners aren't the only adventurous souls holidaying in the Antarctic summer. A geophysicist who leads a tour at Vernadsky, a Ukrainian station visited by the runners two days after their race, says his base receives a ship just about every day this time of year. Data from this research outpost (operated, at the time, by the British) helped scientists discover the hole...