Susan Hubbard Invited to Serve as SEG Near Surface Global Lecturer for 2022

Susan Hubbard – Associate Laboratory Director for Earth & Environmental Sciences

Susan Hubbard, the associate laboratory director for the Earth and Environmental Sciences Area at Berkeley Lab, has been invited to serve as the Society of Exploration Geophysicists Near Surface Global Lecturer for 2022. The Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) is a global not-for-profit organization with a mission of connecting the world of applied geophysics.

The Virtual Near Surface Global lecturer, formerly the Near Surface Honorary Lecturer, provides two online lectures targeting a global audience on topics in near-surface geophysics. According to SEG President Anna Shaughnessy, Hubbard was chosen for this special honor because she is “an outstanding communicator of ideas and an individual noted for quality in her contributions to geophysics.”

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