three papers with Mainzer. He supervised part of her work for her first paper in 1927 Between 1927 and 1938, Norah Stearns authored and co authored at least 13 scientific publications Focused on geology, hydrogeology, and the formation of the Hawaiian Islands and Guam. Co-authored Thermal Springs in the United States with Harold T. Stearns and Gerald A. Waring Made an appearance with her husband in the Mauna Loa Volcano Hawaii- 1930's eruption. Mentioned but not always cited as a co author in two other pieces of work: "Geology of reservoir and dam sites- geology of the Owyhee irrigation project" and "The Theim method for determining permeability of water bearing materials and its application to the determination of specific yield: results of investigations in the Platte River Valley. Nebraska. From 1938 to 1962, she worked for the Office of Strategic Services Bibliography Meinzer, Oscar E. and Stearns, Norah D. A study of groundwater in the Pomperaug Basin, Connecticut. US Geological Survey Water Supply Paper, 1927/1929 , vol. 2309. 597-B, p. 73-146. Stearns, Norah Dowell. Laboratory tests on physical properties of water-bearing materials. 1927. US Geological Survey Water Supply Paper, 596 Stearns, Norah D. (1935). "Annotated Bibliography and Index of Geology and Water Supply of the Island of Oahu, Hawaii (Bulletin 3)". Stearns, Norah D.(1935). An island is born; Oahu roars up from the deep to claim its place in the Hawaiian group of Polynesia; a story of geological genesis. Honolulu, Hawaii: Honolulu Star-Bulletin Co. Stearns, Norah D.; Stearns, Harold Thornton; Waring, Gerald Ashley (1937). Thermal Springs in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. References American women geologists 20th-century American geologists Hydrogeologists People from Providence, Rhode Island Scientists from Rhode Island 1890s births Year of death missing 20th-century American women scientists