Accelerating geophysics research in a changing climate

In this talk, I aim to open up discussion on how, in the field of geophysics, we can accelerate our ability to help solve important societal problems. Using examples from our group’s current research in computational geophysics for CO2 sequestration and carbon mineralization, I will illustrate: (a) the impacts of open-source software in our work and (b) how building on contributions from a community enables rapid exploration of new ideas. Using open-source software as a model, I would like to explore how principles of good software design, including an emphasis on modularity and interoperability, may be useful more broadly in thinking about how we collaborate and build upon each other’s work to advance research in geophysics.