Gail Ashley

Gail Ashley, née Mowry, (born 29 January 1941) is an American sedimentologist.

She is known for her studies of the Olduvai Gorge sediments, focused on the water supplies available to hominids and the paleoclimate of the region.

In 1977 Ashley received a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia for research on sediment transport in tidal rivers.

[2] She presented a lecture on "The Paleoclimate Framework of Human Evolution, Lessons from Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania" at Rutgers, publicized by WISE (Women in Scientific Education) in 2014.

[2] In 2012, Ashley was the recipient of the GSA's Laurence L. Sloss Award for lifetime achievements.

Sedimentology is the study of sediment and the process in which sediment is laid. Sediment often consists of sand, silt, and/or clay.
The Olduvai Gorge , where the majority of Gail Ashley's research and study took place.