Gail Mahood
American geologist (born 1951)
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Gail Ann Mahood (born June 27, 1951) is a geologist and professor emerita at Stanford University, having retired in 2019 following a 40-year career there.[1][2] She is a fellow of both the Geological Society of America and the Society of Economic Geologists.[3]
June 27, 1951
Gail Mahood | |
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| Born | Gail Ann Mahood June 27, 1951 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Geologist |
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| Academic background | |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA, MA, PhD) |
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| Institutions | Stanford University |
| Website | profiles |
Early life and education
Gail Ann Mahood[4] was born on June 27, 1951, in Oakland, California. She graduated from Redwood High School[5] and entered the University of California, Berkeley, in 1969, but dropped out after her first year. After working as a secretary for a year and a half, she continued her education at the College of Marin before reentering UC Berkeley, from which she received multiple degrees in geology: a B.A. in 1974, an M.A. in 1976, and a Ph.D. in 1980. Her doctorate was advised by Ian Carmichael.[6][7]
Mahood met Wes Hildreth as a fellow advisee of Ian Carmichael at UC Berkeley.[8] The two were married in 1982.[6][9] As of 2020, she was living in Felton, California.[10][11]
Career
While at Stanford, she served in multiple administrative roles, including associate vice provost of Graduate Education and chair of the Faculty Senate.[12][13] Her geologic work on lithium deposits in geologic caldera basins was covered by the Smithsonian magazine.[14]
Community involvement
Mahood is known for being active in local water authorities.[15][16][17][18] She has served as both an Engineering Committee member,[19] and as the president of the San Lorenzo Valley Water District.[20][21][22] She has also held multiple positions for the Santa Margarita Groundwater Agency, including chair,[23] vice chair,[24] board director,[25] and representative.[26] She is a member of the Friends of San Lorenzo Valley Water.[27]
Her expertise in this field is being able to link geologic changes and phenomena to the hydrology of watersheds.[28][29]
She has led webinars and community events to educate the local communities about the water resources of the San Lorenzo Valley area.[30][31]
Awards
Some of Mahood's work was awarded as being one of the "Top Geoscience Papers from 2016" by the Geological Society of America.[32]
Mahood has also served as an evaluator for the Crafoord Prize.[33] She has worked with the following journals and series:
- Geological Society of America Bulletin (Associate Editor: 1997–2000)
- Proceedings in Volcanology[note 1] (Founding Editor: 1988–94)[34]
- Bulletin of Volcanology (Editor: 1990–92)