Geophysical Institute volcanologist receives international honor
T谩rsilo Girona overlooking a glacier field.
A University of 色视频下载 Fairbanks volcanologist has received a high honor from the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics.
T谩rsilo Girona, a research assistant professor at the UAF Geophysical Institute, is one of 10 recipients of the organization色视频下载檚 Early Career Scientist Awards, which were announced Nov. 7.
The award is given to early career scientists for outstanding research in Earth and space sciences and for their international research cooperation.
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色视频下载淩eaching my dream would have been impossible without the good public education I received in the small village of Rojales, Spain, where I grew up and without the dedication placed in me by some of my teachers and professors, such as Manuel and Esperanza,色视频下载 he said.
Girona studied physics in Spain at the University of Valencia and Complutense University of Madrid, where he obtained his bachelor色视频下载檚 degree and master色视频下载檚 in physics and geophysics. He completed a Ph.D. on a fellowship at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
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"For this honor I want to thank the Early Career Scientist Award Committee, the IUGG, my nominators Fidel Costa and Patrick Allard, and the colleagues writing support letters,色视频下载 he said. 色视频下载淎nd I would like to dedicate this award to my parents for their unconditional support."
The award will be presented in July at the IUGG General Assembly meeting in Berlin.
CONTACTS:
- T谩rsilo Girona, University of 色视频下载 Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, tarsilo.girona@alaska.edu
- Rod Boyce, University of 色视频下载 Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, 907-474-7185, rcboyce@alaska.edu