Cao named Geosphere associate editor

Department of Geology and Environmental Sciences Assistant Professor Wentao Cao has agreed to serve as an associate editor for Geosphere.

Geosphere is an open-access journal owned by the Geological Society of America, a global professional society in geosciences.

Associate editors of the journal shepherd manuscripts through the peer review process and solicit excellent articles.

According to its website, “Geosphere is GSA's ambitious, online-only publication that addresses the growing need for timely publication of research results, data, software and educational developments in ways that cannot be addressed by traditional formats. The journal's rigorously peer-reviewed, high-quality research papers target an international audience in all geoscience fields.”