Gail Mahood | |
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Born | Gail Ann Mahood June 27, 1951 Oakland, California |
Other names | Gail A. Mahood |
Occupation | Geologist |
Spouse | Wes Hildreth |
Academic background | |
Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA, MA, PhD) |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Stanford University |
Website | earth |
Gail Ann Mahood [1] is a geologist and professor emerita at Stanford University,having retired in 2019 following a 40-year career there. [2] [3] She is a fellow of both the Geological Society of America and the Society of Economic Geologists. [4]
Mahood was born in 1951 in Oakland,California. [5] She is married to fellow geologist Wes Hildreth. As of 2020,she was living in Felton,California. [6] [7] She has received multiple degrees from the University of California,Berkeley,including a 1974 B.A.,a 1976 M.A.,and a 1980 Ph.D.,all in geology. [8]
While at Stanford,she served in multiple administrative roles,including associate vice provost of Graduate Education and chair of the Faculty Senate. [9] [10] Her geologic work on lithium deposits in geologic caldera basins was covered by the Smithsonian magazine. [11]
Mahood is known for being active in local water authorities. [12] [13] [14] [15] She has served as both an Engineering Committee member, [16] and as the president of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District. [17] [18] [19] She has also held multiple positions for the Santa Margarita Groundwater Agency,including chair, [20] vice chair, [21] board director, [22] and representative. [23] She is a member of the Friends of San Lorenzo Valley Water. [24]
Her expertise in this field is being able to link geologic changes and phenomena to the hydrology of watersheds. [25] [26]
She has led webinars and community events to educate the local communities about the water resources of the San Lorenzo Valley area. [27] [28]
Some of Mahood's work was awarded as being one of the "Top Geoscience Papers from 2016" by the Geological Society of America. [29]
Mahood has also served as an evaluator for the Crafoord Prize. [30] She has worked with the following journals and series:
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