geoscience

[ jee-oh-sahy-uhns ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

geoscience

/ ˌdʒiːəʊˈsaɪəns /

any science, such as geology, geophysics, geochemistry, or geodesy, concerned with the earth; an earth science
these sciences collectively

First recorded in 1940–45; geo- + science

Jianjun Yin is associate professor of Geoscience, University of Arizona.

She now teaches geoscience at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix.

From Time

Fischer, for one, has built a network to mentor undergraduate women in the geosciences.

Fischer is deeply committed to bringing more undergraduate women, especially women of color, into the geosciences.

To help build that network, Fischer started PROGRESS, a workshop and mentorship program that aims to support undergraduate women in the geosciences.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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