How to Use geophysics in a Sentence

geophysics

noun

• Now, for the first time ever, researchers have drawn on advanced geophysics methods to publish a detailed map of the capital.
  — Nora McGreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2021
• Two police officers were killed; a professor of geophysics; a four-month-old in her mother’s arms.
  — Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2022
• Ballard went on to gain degrees in both chemistry and geology and a Master's in geophysics from the University of Hawaii.
  — Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN, 6 May 2021
• What is the overlap between geophysics, magic and comedy?
  — New York Times, 26 Aug. 2021
• In geophysics, researchers happily use it to monitor the movements of tectonic plates, which creep along at paces of at most a few centimeters per year.
  — Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online, 17 Aug. 2020
• Chris Goldfinger, a professor of geophysics and expert on the Cascadia Subduction Zone, said the funding structure of the agency presents real problems.
  — oregonlive, 3 Aug. 2020
• John Louie, a geophysics professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, unconnected to the dig, said the gravimeter is a powerful tool that can yield important clues about what’s underground.
  — Time, 9 Mar. 2021
• John Louie, a geophysics professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, unconnected to the dig, said the gravimeter is a powerful tool that can yield important clues about what's underground.
  — Fox News, 13 Mar. 2018
• Morancy is a college sophomore, studying geophysics and astrophysics.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 3 June 2020
• But nondestructive techniques like geophysics and surface geology can only give you a broad picture.
  — Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2022
• During this time, the researchers focused on mapping the seafloor, exploring tectonic processes, measuring heat flow, sampling microbes, and geophysics of the hydrothermal vents in the Gulf, a statement reports.
  — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2021
• Tschauner named the mineral after Ho-kwang ‘Dave’ Mao, a scientist who made many pioneering discoveries in high-pressure geochemistry and geophysics.
  — Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2021
• In the early 1970s, when Ballard was doing his graduate work in marine geology and geophysics, scientists were still refining the basics of plate tectonics theory.
  — Suzanne Oconnell, The Conversation, 22 June 2021
• Unfortunately, though, the laws of geophysics are indifferent to politics.
  — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2021
• BepiColombo will study these features once in orbit around the planet, along with Mercury's magnetic field, composition, geophysics, atmosphere and history.
  — The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2021
• Surface geophysics experiments deployed by Apollo missions showed that compared with the terrestrial planets, the moon’s core comprises a very small portion of its volume compared with the terrestrial planets—just 25 percent of its total radius.
  — Erica Jawin, Scientific American, 2 July 2019
• Dustin Schroeder, an assistant professor of geophysics at Stanford University who uses radar to study the planet, said the technology Amazon was proposing isn’t that different from signals emitted by cellphones and other wireless devices.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2021
• The institutes will bring together researchers and engineers in data science to develop and apply new technologies in several areas of science spanning biology, physics, neuroscience, geophysics, and climate change.
  — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021
• Alongside its certificate, baccalaureate and graduate degree programs, UAF conducts research in a variety of fields, including energy, biology, engineering and geophysics.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2021
• This method is used in diverse areas including: radiology, atmospheric sciences, geophysics, oceanography, plasma physics, astrophysics, quantum information, and other science areas.
  — Cindy Gordon, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021
• The institute's data science discoveries will have implications for several scientific fields including molecular biology, atmospheric science, geophysics, robotics and cosmology.
  — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2021

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024