Tomorrow Today | Geologist Yamirka Rojas-Agramonte

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Channel: DW News · 2009 · Science & Technology

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In our Brilliant Minds series,Tomorrow Today presents young scientists from around the world who live and do research in Germany. 
Cuban-born geologist Yamirka Rojas-Agramonte works at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. Her research centers on a few key questions: How did Cuba and the other Caribbean islands come into being? And what role have various continental plates played in the process? According to Rojas-Agramonte,research on the topic in Cuba is still in its initial stages. But in the future,the results of her work could play a crucial role in helping identify deposits of mineral resources.

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