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: Wassim Mohamed BABA
CURRENT TITLE: Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco).
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Snowpack evolution modeling, remote sensing, data assimilation, data analysis and geographic information system (GIS).
NAME: Lis Gallant
CURRENT TITLE: Research Associate
AREA OF EXPERTISE: Volcanology
Iceland Adventure By Hannah Rahman Recently, I had the opportunity to travel to Iceland for a 12-day adventure with the University of South Florida’s Outdoor Recreation Program. I found myself feeling hesitant because it was the first time I flew…
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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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NAME: Dr. Helen Quinn CURRENT TITLE: Science Producer for TV documentaries AREA OF EXPERTISE: I have been working in television documentaries for about ten years, specialising in programmes about Earth Sciences. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 10 EDUCATION: I was lucky enough…
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NAME: Benjamin Newbury CURRENT TITLE: Geography teacher outside of Lincoln in England AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geopolitics of the Arctic Circle and using information and communication technology (ICT) within the classroom YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 3 incredible but hardworking years EDUCATION: I started…
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NAME: Jerome Mayaud CURRENT TITLE: PhD student at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom AREA OF EXPERTISE: Dryland Geomorphology, Glaciology, Computational Modelling YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 3rd year of PhD EDUCATION: PhD Dryland Geomorphology, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford; MPhil…
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UPDATED: April 9, 2016 NAME: Joseph Cook CURRENT TITLE: Postdoctoral Research Assistant (PDRA), University of Sheffield, United Kingdom (UK) AREA OF EXPERTISE: I am currently working on the Natural Environment Research Council’s (NERC) Black and Bloom project which aims to determine…
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NAME: Olusola Adeyemi CURRENT TITLE: PhD Candidate AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geomorphology YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 6+ EDUCATION: Olabisi Onabanjo University (B. Sc); University of Ibadan (M. SC and PhD – ongoing) What’s your job like? As a junior faculty member with Osun…
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NAME: Peter G. Knight CURRENT TITLE: Reader in Geography AREA OF EXPERTISE: It’s a little hard to pin down, but for this exercise, let’s say glaciers. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 30 years as a lecturer at Keele University EDUCATION: Undergraduate degree…
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NAME: Homero Paltan CURRENT TITLE: PhD Candidate in Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Topic of research: ‘Rivers and Hydrology in Cold Regions: Sensitivity to Climate Change’ AREAS OF INTEREST: River dynamics, water sources and climate change;…
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NAME: Shaun Harrigan CURRENT TITLE: PhD Student AREA OF EXPERTISE: Hydroclimatology [I study what drives changes in hydrological extremes (floods and droughts), from climate change to human alterations within catchments]. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 5 (two years as a research assistant…
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