Geophysics – Rock-Head Sciences http://rockheadsciences.com 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. Mon, 22 Oct 2018 23:42:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 https://i0.wp.com/rockheadsciences.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_1343-54c3a608v1_site_icon.png?fit=32%2C32 Geophysics – Rock-Head Sciences http://rockheadsciences.com 32 32 59224321 Glacial Landscape Evolution, Andy Emery @AndyDoggerBank: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/emery-glacial-landscape-evolution/ Sat, 29 Sep 2018 17:18:09 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3848 NAME: Andy Emery CURRENT TITLE: PhD Student, University of Leeds, United Kingdom AREA OF EXPERTISE: Glacial and postglacial landscape evolution and coastal change under rapid relative sea-level rise YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 12 EDUCATION: BSc, University of Leeds, Geological Sciences MSc, University of Leeds,...
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]]> 3848 Assistant Professor, Hydrogeologist, Sarah Vitale @svitale_hydro: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/vitale-hydrogeologist/ Sat, 25 Aug 2018 13:08:06 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3783 NAME: Sarah Vitale CURRENT TITLE: Assistant Professor and Hydrogeologist AREA OF EXPERTISE: Hydrogeology YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 1 (post education) EDUCATION: PhD Geological Sciences, University of Connecticut, 2017; MS Oceanography, Texas A&M University, 2011; BS Geophysics, State University of New York at Fredonia, 2009 TWITTER: @svitale_hydro What’s...
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]]> 3783 NASA Postdoc Fellow, Tectonics, Chris Milliner @Geo_GIF: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/milliner-tectonics/ Sun, 05 Aug 2018 23:09:17 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3757 NAME: Chris Milliner CURRENT TITLE: NASA Postdoc Fellow AREA OF EXPERTISE: Active tectonics, faulting mechanics, tectonic geomorphology, geodesy, hydrogeodesy If we were in an elevator: I use geodetic imaging systems (e.g., radar interferometry and optical satellite imagery) to measure surface deformation...
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]]> 3757 PhD Student, Structural Geology, Chris Yeomans @SWgeoscience: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/yeomans-structural-geology/ http://rockheadsciences.com/yeomans-structural-geology/#comments Sat, 24 Mar 2018 13:52:19 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3523 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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]]> http://rockheadsciences.com/yeomans-structural-geology/feed/ 2 3523 Social Media Geoscientist, Dr. Chris Harrison @Dr.ChrisGeoSci: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/harrison-social-media-geoscientist/ Thu, 14 Dec 2017 23:07:30 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3366 NAME: Dr. Chris Harrison AREA OF EXPERTISE: Social Media Geoscientist TWITTER: @DrChrisGeoSci VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIzJMa0A_soDKqp-4LgmLlw/videos Hello everyone! This is a brand new format we are accepting for the A Day in the GeoLife Series! Below is a video of all the regular questions...
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]]> 3366 Geophysics Consultant, Fernando Ziegler @feziegler: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/geophysics-ziegler/ Sat, 21 Oct 2017 22:42:19 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3258 NAME: Fernando Ziegler CURRENT TITLE: Geophysics Consultant AREA OF EXPERTISE: Pore pressure, fracture pressure, wellbore stability, seal capacity, hydrocarbon column height estimates, rock physics, geomechanics, drilling operations YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 11 years EDUCATION: Master of Science in Geophysics – University of...
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]]> 3258 PhD Student, Iceland Volcanoes, Thorbjorg Agustsdottir @fencingtobba: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/agustsdottir-volcanoes/ Sat, 27 May 2017 13:07:07 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3085 NAME:  Thorbjorg Agustsdottir CURRENT TITLE:  PhD Student AREA OF EXPERTISE:  Volcanoes, earthquakes, Iceland, rifting events EDUCATION:  I am a 4th year PhD student, and I am a part of the University of Cambridge Volcano-Seismology group. We study earthquakes in and...
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]]> 3085 Senior Lecturer, Hydrogeology, Dr. Gaathier Mahed: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/mahed-hydrogeology/ http://rockheadsciences.com/mahed-hydrogeology/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2017 15:30:40 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=2947 NAME: Dr. Gaathier Mahed CURRENT TITLE:  Senior Lecturer at North-West University in South Africa AREA OF EXPERTISE: Hydrogeology with an interest in geodetic and geophysical techniques YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:  10 years of combined consulting, research, academia and industry experience EDUCATION:  PhD in Geophysics What’s...
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]]> http://rockheadsciences.com/mahed-hydrogeology/feed/ 1 2947 Graduate Student, Hydroseismicity, Cortney Cameron: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/cameron-hydroseismicity/ Sat, 04 Feb 2017 15:24:34 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=2933 NAME: Cortney Cameron CURRENT TITLE: Graduate Student AREA OF EXPERTISE: Hydroseismicity EDUCATION: A.B., Duke University; M.S. Candidate, North Carolina Central University, United States What’s your job like? As a graduate student, I divvy my time between research and associated responsibilities, classes and homework, and...
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