Jennifer Schmidt

Bio

I earned my Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from Lehigh University in 2018. I’ve published research on landscape evolution and tectonics, and have done field work in Tibet, Tajikistan, India, Norway, and the western U.S. While working toward my Ph.D., I held visiting faculty positions at Bucknell University and Wellesley College. I enjoy finding creative ways to teach people about science. I’m currently an NSF-funded Innovative Postdoctoral Entrepreneurial Research Fellow with Temblor, where I edit and direct Temblor Earthquake News. 

@DrJenGEO

Clips

• Earthquake specialist joins The Tribune for a summer of science reporting

• Cal Poly researcher is studying rattlesnake nests — and she needs your help

• SLO County could see more rattlesnakes in the future. This is why

• Cal Poly soil scientist doesn’t just teach about dirt — she paints with it, too

• New tsunami map shows evacuation areas along SLO County coast. Is your home safe?

• Magnitude-3.4 earthquake shakes parts of SLO, Monterey counties. Did you feel it?

• This California town is one of the most studied earthquake locations on Earth. Here’s why

• Life on the San Andreas: Tiny Parkfield is unshaken as ‘Earthquake Capital of the World’

• New San Andreas study to look at how a creeping fault affects the places where we live

• California has an earthquake early warning system. Here’s how to get alerts