The team, called the Engineering and Geological Evaluation Group, was headed by Ruth A. M. Schmidt, a geology professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
ðə tˈiːm, kˈɔːld ðɪ ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ ænd dʒˌɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ɪvˌæljuːˈeɪʃən ɡɹˈuːp, wʌz hˈɛdᵻd baɪ ɹˈuːθ ˈeɪ. ˈɛm. ʃmˈɪt, ɐ dʒɪˈɑːlədʒi pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ɐlˈæskə ˈæŋkɚɹɪdʒ.