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Cindy Ebinger
Professor
Arts, Sciences, and Engineering
Department of Earth And Environmental Science
Areas of expertise: Geological hazards along continental margins, with expertise in including earthquake and volcanic hazards
Press contact:
Peter Iglinski
585.273.4726
Related Links:
Cindy Ebinger Home Page
In the News
Science360
The Academic Minute
July 18, 2012
Inside Higher Ed
Academic Minute: Understanding Volcanic Plumbing
July 10, 2012
RedOrbit
Volcanic Plumbing Provides Clues on Eruptions and Earthquakes
April 13, 2012
Calibre Macro World
Benchmarking a slice of Africa; preserving biodiversity through science
July 07, 2011
ScienceNews
Death of a Continent, Birth of an Ocean
July 02, 2011
PhysOrg.com
Benchmarking a slice of Africa; preserving biodiversity through science
June 27, 2011
WXXI
1370 Connection: Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan
March 29, 2011
13WHAM-TV
Aftershocks Continue to Plague Japan
March 16, 2011
Spiegel Online
Violent Seismic Activity Tearing Africa in Two
January 20, 2011
AlertNet
Saudi Arabia at risk from rare volcanic earthquakes
November 01, 2010
SciDev.Net
Saudi Arabia at risk from rare volcanic earthquakes
October 27, 2010
Discovery News
ARE VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES RELATED?
October 12, 2010
Discovery News
ANCIENT SAUDI LAVA FIELD TRIGGERED QUAKES
September 28, 2010
Nature News
Failed eruption shook Saudi Arabia
September 27, 2010
Sydney Morning Herald
Bubbling energy that will either enrich or destroy
August 26, 2010
Guardian UK
Rwanda harnesses volcanic gases from depths of Lake Kivu
August 17, 2010
PRI's The World
Horn of Africa
June 25, 2010
The New York Times (Greeninc Blog)
Tapping Methane at Lake Kivu in Africa
January 26, 2010
UPI
Scientists to study volatile Rwandan lake
November 19, 2009
The Money Times
Scientists to study volatile Rwandan lake
November 19, 2009
NPR
New Ocean May Be Forming In The Desert
November 08, 2009
New Scientist
Giant crack in Africa formed in just days
November 04, 2009
UPI
Scientists: Africa desert could become sea
November 03, 2009
LiveScience.com
Giant Crack in Africa Will Create a New Ocean
November 03, 2009
News Releases
Benchmarking a Slice of Africa; Preserving Biodiversity Through Science
June 27, 2011
Fulbright Award Season Begins with Two Rochester Students, One Alumnus Selected
March 29, 2011
African Desert Rift Confirmed as New Ocean in the Making
November 02, 2009
Scientists Install Seismic Sensors in Galapagos to Generate First 3-D Images of a Hotspot Magma Plumbing System
September 09, 2009
Biography
Cindy Ebinger studies active and ancient plate boundary processes, with a primary interest in the process of continental rifting leading to rupture and the formation of new oceanic lithosphere. Her expertise lies in linkage between structural geology and applied geophysics, including seismicity, plate flexure, and geodetic data. Some of her active research programs include the East African rift system in Ethiopia and Tanzania, and continental rupture in the Gulf of Aden and southern Australia. These programs focus on the role of magma intrusion in achieving plate rupture, and the modification of continental and oceanic plates within mantle plume provinces. These studies involve assessment of earthquake and volcanic hazards, with specific expertise in East Africa. Ebinger uses seismic, remote sensing, gravity, and magnetic methods to advise diamond, base metals, and hydrocarbon exploration programs.