Lauren is your geophysicist role model. When she isn’t making puns, Lauren is a researcher at the University of Canterbury. She studies volcano, landslide and earthquake hazards using anything from microscopes to satellites. Some cool projects she’s currently working on include monitoring collapsing volcanoes from space and investigating how earthquakes can damage rocks and trigger landslides. When she’s not carrying heavy rocks off volcano summits or staring at computer codes, she likes to hike, ski and play music.
Resources:
Introducing the game
- Introduction video – part 1 – YouTube video
- Introduction video – part 2 – YouTube video
Mission 1 – Drilling for geothermal energy
- Geophysicist 1970s – YouTube video
- Geothermal Drillers Save Planet Earth: Geophysicist – PDF
- Geothermal Drillers Save Planet Earth drilling location – game map
Mission 2 – Energy from magma
- Introduction to the future – 2030s – YouTube video
- Geophysicist 2030s – YouTube video
- Magma Drillers Save Planet Earth: Geophysicist – PDF
- Magma Drillers Save Planet Earth drilling location – game map
Text courtesy of Magma Drillers Save Planet Earth
Image drawn by Elizabeth Mordensky
