Gail Mahood Explained
Gail Mahood |
Other Names: | Gail A. Mahood |
Birth Name: | Gail Ann Mahood |
Birth Date: | June 27, 1951 |
Birth Place: | Oakland, California |
Occupation: | Geologist |
Spouse: | Wes Hildreth |
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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]
Early life and education
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]
Career
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]
Community involvement
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]
Awards
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:
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2015 AGU Fall Meeting: Author Index M . March 26, 2023 . . Mahood, G. A..
- Web site: 2020 Election Gail Mahood . March 26, 2023 . Friends of San Lorenzo Valley Water . en-US.
- Web site: Women of EPS . March 26, 2023 . Earth & Planetary Science . UC Berkeley.
- Web site: Gail Mahood's Profile . March 17, 2023 . Stanford Profiles . . en.
- Web site: gail_biosketch . 2024-01-02 . pangea.stanford.edu.
- Web site: Kathan . Jesse . September 18, 2020 . San Lorenzo Valley water tanks need repair after wildfire . March 26, 2023 . Santa Cruz Local . Boulder Creek . en-US.
- Web site: Russell . Kiley . January 22, 2021 . Lightning Complex Fires Damage Drinking Water Systems . March 26, 2023 . . Northern California . en . Local News Matters (LocalNewsMatters.org).
Web site: January 22, 2021 . Thursday News Roundup . March 26, 2023 . . en-US.
Web site: Austin . Chris "Maven" . January 22, 2021 . DAILY DIGEST, 1/22: Meet the new folks who will determine how much water trickles down to the Valley; Wetter pattern to bring much needed precip; Biden halts oil and gas leases, permits on US land and water; and more … . March 26, 2023 . Maven's Notebook . Lightning Complex fires caused significant damage to Bay Area drinking water infrastructure . en-US . KTVU.
- Web site: Maplight (maplight.org) . LWVCEF (cavotes.org) . Gail Mahood . March 26, 2023 . Voter's Edge California Voter Guide . en.
- Web site: Gail Mahood . March 26, 2023 . votescount.us . County of Santa Cruz.
- Web site: Sigmund . Wendy . October 30, 2020 . Water is Life . March 26, 2023 . Santa Cruz Mountain Bulletin . Mountain Publishing . en-US.
- 901179892733288452. stanford. Gail Mahood and team identified multiple sites that could provide lithium to meet growing demand.. Stanford University. Stanford University. August 25, 2017.
- Web site: Smolley . Mark . San Lorenzo Valley Mark Smolley For SLV Water District Director . March 26, 2023 . Mark Smolley For SLV . California . en.
- Web site: 2021 salaries for San Lorenzo Valley Water District . March 26, 2023 . Transparent California.
- Web site: Wise . Christina . March 25, 2021 . Here we go again: Director's resignation hurts community . March 26, 2023 . Press Banner . Scotts Valley, CA . en-US.
- Web site: Musitelli . Robin . October 1, 2020 . Letters: Gail Mahood's Qualifications . March 26, 2023 . San Lorenzo Valley Post . Brookdale . en-US.
Web site: McPherson . Roberta . October 1, 2020 . Letters: A Geologist for SLV Water Board . March 26, 2023 . San Lorenzo Valley Post . Boulder Creek . en-US.
- Web site: September 2020 . SLV Water District Candidate Statements . March 26, 2023 . Scotts Valley Times . en . Issuu.
- Web site: Board of Directors / Gail Mahood . March 26, 2023 . California Local . en.
- Web site: Malsbury . Erin . September 15, 2021 . As Drought Worsens, Local Agencies Seek Ambitious Water Solutions . March 26, 2023 . . en-US.
- Web site: Hagemann . Hannah . March 2, 2022 . San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board VP departs . March 26, 2023 . . en-US.
Web site: March 3, 2022 . Lois Henry resigns from San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board . March 26, 2023 . California News . en-US . Good Times.
Web site: Wise . Christina . March 2, 2022 . Longtime volunteer Lois Henry resigns from SLVWD board . March 26, 2023 . Press Banner . Scotts Valley, CA . en-US.
- Web site: February 3, 2022 . SMGWA Board Meeting Recap: New Board Chair Selected . March 26, 2023 . My Scotts Valley . en-US.
- Web site: Board of Directors . March 26, 2023 . Santa Margarita Groundwater Agency Official Website . Santa Margarita Groundwater Agency . en.
- DRAFT - Santa Margarita Basin Water Year 2022 Annual Report . Mahood . Gail . February 14, 2023.
- Web site: San Lorenzo Valley Water District . SLVWD Special Board of Director's meeting (San Lorenzo Valley Water District) . March 26, 2023 . Nextdoor.
- SAN LORENZO VALLEY WINTER DEBRIS FLOW UPDATE: Review and Recommendations . November 8, 2021 . Friends of San Lorenzo Valley Water.
- Web site: Glass . Beckett . September 25, 2020 . Upcoming SLV Water District Election . March 26, 2023 . The Claw (SLV Claw) . . en.
- Web site: Wise . Christina . October 23, 2020 . Four candidates vying for SLV Water Board . March 26, 2023 . Press Banner . Tank Town Media . en . ttownmedia.com.
Web site: January 4, 2021 . San Lorenzo Valley Water District Board Of Directors Kicks Off 2021 With 3 New Members . March 26, 2023 . . en-US.
Web site: January 5, 2021 . San Lorenzo Valley Water District begins 2021 with three new directors on its Board of Directors . March 26, 2023 . MENAFN.COM.
- Gail Mahood Debris Flows SLV Educational Webinar . December 4, 2020 . FSLVW Group [@fslvwgroup9816] . Recorded December 1, 2020 . YouTube.
- Web site: Gudger . Keith . February 10, 2023 . Felton Friends Community Led Learning Events . March 26, 2023 . Friends of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries . en-US.
Web site: Community-Led Learning: Managing SLV Water Resources: Challenges and Opportunities . March 26, 2023 . Library Calendars . en.
- Web site: December 22, 2016 . Top Geoscience Papers from 2016 . March 26, 2023 . Speaking of Geoscience . . en.
- Web site: Gail Mahood Profile . Stanford.
- Web site: IAVCEI Proceedings in Volcanology . March 26, 2023 . . en.