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: Sam Ocon (they/she)
PROJECT TITLE: Examining Evolutionary Rate in Xiphosura
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Sam has expertise in paleobiology, paleoecology, programming in R, and an overall background in geology. Over the course of their career, they have worked on everything from mammals to plankton to horseshoe crabs.
NAME: Wassim Mohamed BABA
CURRENT TITLE: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco).
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Snowpack evolution modeling, remote sensing, data assimilation, data analysis and geographic information system (GIS).
NAME: Tunde Olarinoye
CURRENT TITLE: Scientific employee/PhD candidate;
Chair of hydrological modelling and water resources
University of Freiburg, Germany
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Hydrogeology, modelling, data analysis and management, GIS
NAME: Michael Pyrcz
CURRENT TITLE: Associate Professor, Cockrell School of Engineering, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Subsurface/Spatial Data Analytics, Geostatistics, and Machine Learning
NAME: Daniel Dores
CURRENT TITLE: Geothermal Geology Technician
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Environmental geochemistry, hydrology, renewable energy
Research Geophysicist, Avinash Kumar Chouhan, shares his typical day in the field and advice for students on the A Day in the GeoLife Series.
NAME: Badal Pokharel
CURRENT TITLE: Ph.D. Student, Landslide Hazard Assessment
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Landslide susceptibility modeling using remote sensing techniques and GIS
NAME: Anggita Agustin CURRENT TITLE: Hydrogeologist AREA OF EXPERTISE: Environmental Hydrogeologist (Contaminated Site Management) YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 5 years EDUCATION: M.Sc WEBSITE: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anggita-agustin-99254947/ TWITTER NAME: impipsqueak What’s your job like? Challenging! First of all, it’s nice being outdoors and exploring. Ultimately, I love how groundwater works….
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NAME: Alastair McClymont
CURRENT TITLE: Principal Geophysicist
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Near-surface geophysics for environmental and engineering investigations.
NAME: Dr. Joseph Kerski
CURRENT TITLE: Esri Education Manager
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geography, earth science, geotechnology, education
NAME: Grant Ferguson
CURRENT TITLE: Centennial Enhancement Chair and Associate Professor
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Hydrogeology
NAME: Dr. Katie McFall
CURRENT TITLE: Postdoctoral Research Associate
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Economic Geology