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: 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.
Principal Geologist, Dr. Paul Giesting, shares his career and advice for students on the 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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NAME: Atle Rotevatn CURRENT TITLE: Professor of structural and reservoir geology at the Department of Earth Science at the University of Bergen in Norway. AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geometry and growth of sedimentary basins, normal faults, deformation bands, fractures, sedimentary basins and…
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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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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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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: Zain Rahman CURRENT TITLE: Post Graduate Researcher AREA OF EXPERTISE: Sedimentology, Micro paleontology, Petroleum Geology, Petrophysics EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science (Geology) in 2013 from Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan; Master of Science (Geology) in 2015 from Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan….
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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: Mohsen Alshaghdari CURRENT TITLE: Mud logging geologist AREA OF EXPERTISE: Formation evaluation and sample description YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 3 years experience in the oil field EDUCATION: Bachelor’s in Geochemistry and Economic Geology in 2010, Sanaa University, Yemen. I made a…
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NAME: Brian Ricketts CURRENT TITLE: Semi-retired consultant YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 40+ AREA OF EXPERTISE: Sedimentology (classics, carbonates, volcaniclastics), sequence stratigraphy, sedimentary basin analysis, hydrogeology, basin-scale fluid flow, geochemistry, well-site geology, wireline log interpretation, project management, university teaching, consulting EDUCATION: I…
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