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Using big data to explore Earth's innerworkings

Dr. Gokce K. Ustunisik and Dr. Roger Nielsen stand in Ustunisik’s laboratory at South Dakota Mines. The data generated with equipment like this gives geologists an understanding of processes happening deep inside the Earth.
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Dr. Gokce K. Ustunisik and Dr. Roger Nielsen stand in Ustunisik’s laboratory at South Dakota Mines.

This interview originally aired on In the Moment on SDPB Radio.

All scientists use data in their experiments. But they don't record or report their data in the same way.

A South Dakota Mines researcher is building a geologic data library to help solve that issue. She describes the data like stories that need to be recorded in a common language.

Gokce Ustunisik, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering at South Dakota Mines.

She hopes the library will give researchers a better understanding of what's going on deep inside the Earth.

Lori Walsh is the host and senior producer of In the Moment.
Ellen Koester is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.
Ari Jungemann is a producer of In the Moment, SDPB's daily news and culture broadcast.