Dr. Rachel Lauer is an Assistant Professor in the Geoscience Department at the University of Calgary. Her research focuses on bridging the gap between geophysical observations and measurements (e.g. seismological, geodetic, temperature, pressure data) and the fundamental processes that govern the production and movement of subsurface fluids. Rachel’s areas of expertise include developing meaningful predictive models of fluid flow, subduction zone hydrogeology, and more recently, using electrical resistivity to monitor gas migration in the subsurface. She completed her PhD in Geoscience at Pennsylvania State University in 2013, and a postdoctoral research position at UC Santa Cruz before starting at her current position. Rachel has participated in seven offshore research expeditions in Costa Rica, New Zealand, Japan, and western Canada, and was lucky enough to make two trips to the seafloor in the Alvin submersible, including a dive that crossed the Middle America trench at a water depth of 4378-m.  One of Rachel’s current projects is focused on understanding the hydrogeology, or “plumbing” of the Queen Charlotte fault system, which extends from Vancouver Island all the way north to Alaska, where it continues on land as the Fairweather fault. When not researching, Rachel spends time exploring the many mountain bike trails in the Calgary area, and the Canadian Rockies. Scientist In Residency Fellow, October https://www.kcaw.org/2018/11/06/geophysicist-visits-sitka-learns-to-talk-shop/ https://www.kcaw.org/2018/11/06/geophysicist-visits-sitka-learns-to-talk-shop/