A science blog that brings you closer to the world of geology! Featuring the "A Day in the GeoLife" and "GeoProject" guest blog series from geoscientists around the world.
NAME: Dr. Laura Guertin CURRENT TITLE: Professor of Earth Science AREA OF EXPERTISE: My graduate research focused on determining the timing of Late Cenozoic sea-level changes on the south Florida Platform through a lithostratigraphic and integrated chronostratigraphic examination of continuous cores. My research…
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NAME: Dr. Sian Proctor CURRENT TITLE: Geoscience Faculty AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geologic disasters and the environment, curriculum and instruction, and science communication. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: For the past 17 years, I have been teaching geology at South Mountain Community College…
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NAME: Concetta (Tina) Rispoli CURRENT TITLE: PhD Candidate (Thesis in progress!) at University Federico II of Naples (Italy) PROJECT TITLE: Roman mortars: mix design, composition and secondary minerogenetic processes LOCATION: University Federico II of Naples, Italy TIMELINE: 3 years AREA OF EXPERTISE: Applied…
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NAME: Jill Pelto CURRENT TITLE: Professional Artist, University of Maine (UMaine) Alumnus AREA OF EXPERTISE: Communication of Scientific Research through Art YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 4.5 years undergraduate; 7 years as a field assistant on three separate projects; and 3 years student research…
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NAME: Sam Scriven CURRENT TITLE: Acting Earth Science Manager, Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, United Kingdom AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geoconservation and management of geological heritage. I am particularly interested in developing heritage interpretation and public engagement on the Jurassic Coast, where I…
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NAME: Jimmy O’Keeffe CURRENT TITLE: PhD student at Imperial College London AREA OF EXPERTISE: Water resources YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: Almost 5 years in consultancies in the UK and Ireland; mainly on a variety of water resource and land contamination projects….
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NAME: Jan Warusavitharana CURRENT TITLE: Executive Vice President at Save the Water™ AREA OF EXPERTISE: Sedimentary Geology, Management YEARS EXPERIENCE: Newly appointed – less than 1 year experience EDUCATION: MSc. and BSc. in Geology from Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas WEBSITE: www.savethewater.org…
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