Planetary Geophysist
Beck Strauss is a Queer and Nonbinary Planetary Geophysicist.
FAST FACTS:
- As written by them on their website:
- B.A. in Geology with High Honors from Oberlin College, 2011
- Ph.D. in Earth Sciences (Geophysics) from the University of Minnesota, 2016
- Currently located in Prince George’s County, MD
- Wants to help fix your broken magnetometer
- They study how rocks record magnetic fields on Earth and other planets (paleomagnetism), and in their words, “Moon rocks are magnetic and [they] want to know why”
- Right now, they are working to develop a calibration standard for instruments that geophysicists use to retrieve paleomagnetism records and bring retired equipment back to life.
- They are also the founder and acting president of a queer employee resource group
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