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: Kevin McAndrews CURRENT TITLE: Project Manager and Environmental Geologist AREA OF EXPERTISE: Environmental consulting, contaminate remediation, hydrogeology, and vapor intrusion YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 5 years at a small environmental consulting firm EDUCATION: Bachelors of Science in Geological Sciences, Salem…
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NAME: Chinedum Eluwa CURRENT TITLE: PhD Student (since August 2016) and Research Assistant at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, United States AREA OF EXPERTISE: Hydrology and Water Resources YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 2 EDUCATION: B.Eng (Civil Engineering) – University of Nigeria M.Sc (Hydrology…
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NAME: Adrienne MacArtney CURRENT TITLE: PhD researcher on ‘crust-atmosphere coupling and carbon sequestration on early Mars’ at the University of Glasgow. In normal vernacular, this is understanding how Mars lost some of its early atmosphere into the rocks, and how…
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NAME: Gareth Digges La Touche CURRENT TITLE: Principal Hydrogeologist and Associate AREA OF EXPERTISE: Hydrogeology, well test analysis, fractured aquifers, mine water management YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 24 EDUCATION: BSc Geology & Geography; MSc Computing in Earth Science; MSc Hydrogeology WEBSITE:…
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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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NAME: Jack Townsend CURRENT TITLE: Geo-Environmental Consultant AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geotechnical and environmental engineering YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: Nearly two years of industry experience EDUCATION: BSc in Geology and MSc in Engineering Geology and Geotechnics both from the University of Portsmouth,…
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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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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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NAME: Debanjan Guha Roy CURRENT TITLE: Reservoir Geomechanics Ph.D student at the IITB-Monash Research Academy, a joint venture between the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), India and Monash University, Australia. AREA OF EXPERTISE: Hydraulic fracturing, numerical modeling, rock…
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NAME: Viviana Re @biralnas CURRENT TITLE: Marie Curie Research Fellow at National Engineering School of Sfax (ENIS) – Laboratory of Radio-Analysis and Environment (LRAE) Sfax, Tunisia & Ca’ Foscari University of Venice – Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Venice,…
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NAME: Jason Osborne CURRENT TITLE: President/Co-Founder of Paleo Quest AREA OF EXPERTISE: I am the president and co-founder of Paleo Quest, a 501c3 non-profit citizen science organization designed to advance the sciences of paleontology and geology through material contributions to…
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NAME: Christorio W. Silalahi CURRENT TITLE: Planning Advisor for Water Resources in Government, Indonesia AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geophysics Public Work Government YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 4 EDUCATION: Diploma Degree (Undergraduate Degree/Bachelor without Honor) from Institute Technology of Bandung, Indonesia WEBSITE: http://pu.go.id What’s…
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