Earth/Space Science


The scientists listed in this part of S.C.O.R.E. have volunteered to answer questions in their special area of interest only. Since they are all busy working as scientists, they will answer your question as soon as they have time.

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David Dearborn

Dr. Dearborn is a research physicist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory who has worked extensively in NUCLEOSYNTHESIS, STELLAR EVOLUTION, ASTRO-PARTICLE PHYSICS, and has spent many years working to understand the ASTRONOMY practices of the Inca. He has agreed to respond to GENERAL PHYSICS questions along with any that relate to his areas of interest.

Susan DeBari

Dr. DeBari is a professor of geology at Western Washington University and will answer questions related to GEOLOGY, EARTHQUAKES, EARTH SCIENCE, and VOLCANOES.

Lori Dengler

Dr. Dengler is a professor of geology at Humboldt State University and will answer questions related to GEOPHYSICS, EARTHQUAKES and TSUNAMIS.

Jay H. Hartley

Dr. Hartley is a doctoral student at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and would be happy to field questions about ASTRONOMY, HIGH TEMPERATURE PLASMA, ACCELERATORS, ANTI-MATTER, and PARTICLE TRAPPING.

Kate Hutton

Dr. Hutton is the Staff Seismologist at the California Institute of Technology. She is in charge of data processing for the Southern California Seismographic Network and has volunteered to answer questions about OBSERVATIONAL SEISMOLOGY.

Tom Krabacher

Dr. Krabacher is a professor in geography at Calif. State University in Sacramento. He will try to answer questions about WEATHER, CLIMATE, POPULATION and DEMOGRAPHY.

John Longshore

Dr. Longshore is a professor in geology at Humboldt State University. He will try to answer GEOLOGY questions and is particularly interested in VOLCANOLOGY.

Richard Sedlock

Dr. Sedlock is a professor of geology at San Jose State University and has agreed to answer general GEOLOGY questions. He is especially interested in EARTHQUAKES, PLATE TECTONICS, CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY, and MEXICAN GEOLOGY.

John Whitehead

Dr. Whitehead is a rocket scientist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He has volunteered to respond to questions from K-12 students or teachers about the following:
How ROCKETS and LAUNCH VEHICLES work, and how SATELLITES and SPACECRAFT get into orbit, and to the moon or planets. He will also answer questions about PRESSURE and FLOW, including how LIQUIDS and GASES behave.