Petroleum – 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. Sat, 09 Feb 2019 13:04:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.2 https://i2.wp.com/rockheadsciences.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_1343-54c3a608v1_site_icon.png?fit=32%2C32 Petroleum – Rock-Head Sciences http://rockheadsciences.com 32 32 59224321 Environmental Consultant, Dr. Paul Giesting @infamous_DrG: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/giesting-environmental-consultant/ Sat, 12 Jan 2019 13:49:46 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3883 Principal Geologist, Dr. Paul Giesting, shares his career and advice for students on the A Day in the GeoLife Series.

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PhD Candidate, Salt Tectonics, Leonardo Muniz Pichel @haleokinetic: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/pichel-salt-tectonics/ Sat, 18 Aug 2018 12:31:26 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3775 NAME: Leonardo Muniz Pichel CURRENT TITLE: PhD Candidate AREA OF EXPERTISE: Structural Geology, Salt Tectonics, Basin Analysis, Seismic Interpretation YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 3 1/2 years as PhD EDUCATION: BsC in Earth Sciences from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brazil. Currently a PhD...
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Geology Teacher, Muhammad Shahid Mehmood @mehmood090: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/mehmood-geology-teacher/ Sat, 24 Feb 2018 13:04:36 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3498 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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AGI Executive Director, Allyson Anderson Book @AAndersonBook: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/book-executive-director/ Sat, 10 Feb 2018 14:04:41 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3478 NAME: Allyson Anderson Book CURRENT TITLE: Executive Director, American Geosciences Institute (AGI) AREA OF EXPERTISE: Energy/natural resource policy, petroleum geology, surficial processes/geomorphology YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 15+ EDUCATION: Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis, Master of Science in Geology; University of Northern Iowa, Bachelor...
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Professor, Structural Geology, Atle Rotevatn @UiB_Rotevatn: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/rotevatn-structural-geology/ Sat, 20 Jan 2018 15:05:01 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3427 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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Associate Professor, Geostatistics, Michael Pyrcz @GeostatsGuy: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/pyrcz-geostatistics/ Sun, 03 Dec 2017 20:32:37 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3353 NAME: Michael Pyrcz CURRENT TITLE:  Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geostatistical Modeling, Spatial, Multivariate Statistical Modeling, Uncertainty Quantification YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin (3 months); Senior Staff Research Scientist, Earth Science...
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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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Director, Petroleum Geomechanics, Mark Tingay @CriticalStress_: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/tingay-petroleum-geomechanics/ Sat, 03 Jun 2017 12:35:03 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3101 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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Environmental Geologist, Kevin McAndrews @kevincobarno: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/mcandrews-environmental-geology/ Sat, 25 Feb 2017 17:14:16 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=2969 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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