Geothermal Geology Technician, Daniel Dores @RootsandRocks: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Daniel Dores
CURRENT TITLE: Geothermal Geology Technician
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Environmental geochemistry, hydrology, renewable energy
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Associate Professor, Hydrogeology, Grant Ferguson @geosomething: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Grant Ferguson
CURRENT TITLE: Centennial Enhancement Chair and Associate Professor
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Hydrogeology
PhD Student, Structural Geology, Chris Yeomans @SWgeoscience: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Chris Yeomans CURRENT TITLE: PhD student and Postgraduate Research Assistant at the University of Exeter, United Kingdom AREA OF EXPERTISE: GIS, geophysics, geological lineament detection, SW England geology, geological mapping, structural geology, geothermal energy exploration YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: Final year…
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Geology Teacher, Muhammad Shahid Mehmood @mehmood090: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Muhammad Shahid Mehmood (You can call me “Shahid”) CURRENT TITLE: Geology Teacher AREA OF EXPERTISE: Sedimentology, Petroleum Geology, Well Logging My research work focuses on sea level changes on the Potwar Basin through a lithostratigraphic study. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 17 EDUCATION:…
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Geoscience Educator, Dr. Sian Proctor @psyan: A Day in the GeoLife Series
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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Director, Petroleum Geomechanics, Mark Tingay @CriticalStress_: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Dr. Mark Tingay CURRENT TITLE: Director, Critical Stress Geomechanics and Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Adelaide AREA OF EXPERTISE: Petroleum geomechanics, pore pressure prediction, mud volcanoes and tectonics YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 17 EDUCATION: Completed my PhD in petroleum geomechanics in 2003, University of Adelaide….
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Geothermal Geologist, Kelly Blake @KRuth28: A Day in the GeoLife
NAME: Kelly Blake CURRENT TITLE: Geologist AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geothermal exploration YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 4.5 EDUCATION: Undergraduate degree in Environmental Geoscience from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania; Master’s degree in Geology from Temple University in Philadelphia. I also spent two years working…
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UPDATED! Geothermal Studies, Helen Robinson @Geology_Helen: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Helen Robinson CURRENT TITLE: Ph.D. candidate at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (UK) UPDATE 1/29/18! Helen is now a Research Assistant with the Climate Justice Fund at the University of Strathclyde. She’s doing sustainable hydrogeology for geothermal development…
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Science Diplomacy, Melody Brown Burkins @mbbvt: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Melody Brown Burkins CURRENT TITLES: Associate Director at John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding and Adjunct Professor of Environmental Studies, Dartmouth College; Chair, United States National Committee to the International Union of Geological Sciences (USNC-IUGS) and Member, Board on International…
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Structural Geologist, David McNamara @mcnamadd: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: David McNamara CURRENT TITLE: Structural Geologist AREA OF EXPERTISE: Energy and Tectonics Research YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 6 years post-PhD EDUCATION: Undergraduate degree from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and PhD from University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. What’s your job like?…
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Research Geologist/Energy, Geochemistry, Circe Verba @circeverba: A Day in the GeoLife Series
NAME: Circe Verba CURRENT TITLE: Research Geologist AREA OF EXPERTISE: My expertise has fluctuated from my original area of study in planetary geology (2003-2009) to geochemistry of engineered natural systems (2009-current). Both require image analysis and interpretation from a microscale…
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