Finding Oil to Volcano Hazards: Earth Sciences in Saudi Arabia

Stanford’s involvement in Saudi Arabia includes the initial discovery of its massive oil fields to a collaborative study with the Saudi Geologic Survey of volcanic and earthquake hazards to the holy city of Al Madinah. Volcanologist Gail Mahood recounts this history and describes her experiences as a woman doing field work to assess volcanic hazards to the Prophet’s Tomb.

Speaker: Gail Mahood, Stanford