Planetary Archives - Rock-Head Sciences https://rockheadsciences.com/category/a-day-in-the-geolife-series/planetary/ 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, 11 Jul 2022 14:02:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.5 https://i0.wp.com/rockheadsciences.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_1343-54c3a608v1_site_icon.png?fit=32%2C32 Planetary Archives - Rock-Head Sciences https://rockheadsciences.com/category/a-day-in-the-geolife-series/planetary/ 32 32 59224321 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 Martian Meteorite Project, Nicola Mari: GeoProject Series http://rockheadsciences.com/mari-martian-meteorite-project/ Sun, 18 Feb 2018 13:16:07 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3488 NAME: Nicola Mari BACKGROUND: I’m an unusual guy that does research about unusual things. I like astronomy and geology and am actually doing a Ph.D. in Martian Geology in the United Kingdom (UK), analyzing Martian meteorites. During my life, I have...
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]]> 3488 Geoscience Educator, Dr. Sian Proctor @psyan: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/proctor-geoscience-educator/ Sun, 12 Nov 2017 14:17:48 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3306 NAME: Dr. Sian Proctor CURRENT TITLE: Geoscience Faculty AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geologic disasters and the environment, curriculum and instruction, and science communication. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: For the past 17 years, I have been teaching geology at South Mountain Community College...
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]]> 3306 Research Student, Meteorites, Ricardo Neto @meteor_man1: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/neto-meteorites/ Sat, 26 Aug 2017 13:47:33 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3176 NAME: Ricardo Neto CURRENT TITLE: Master’s student AREA OF EXPERTISE: Research area is on meteoritics related to the chondrites petrology, metamorphism and mineral chemistry. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: With four years of expertise in petrography and scanning electron microscopy of terrestrial rocks and meteorites,...
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]]> 3176 Nanoscale Planetary Researcher, Josh Einsle @JEinsle: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/einsle-nanoscale-planetary/ Sat, 05 Aug 2017 14:02:21 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3164 NAME: Joshua (Josh) F. Einsle CURRENT TITLE: Post-Doctoral Research Associate AREA OF EXPERTISE: Multi-scale Microscopy, nanoscale analytical characterisation, nanofabrication, sample preparation including Focused Ion Beam, SEM , S/TEM, x-ray micro and nano tomography YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 16 (10 years industry, 6 years in academics)...
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]]> 3164 Research Assistant, Mars System Lab, Jozef Kozár @DrJozefKozar: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/kozar-mars/ Sat, 13 May 2017 10:45:17 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3059 NAME:  Dr Jozef Kozár CURRENT TITLE:  Research scientist at Mars Systems Laboratory, Kosice, Slovakia AREA OF EXPERTISE:  My research interest is multi-disciplinary, covering robotic and planetary exploration missions, systems engineering and planetary science. My work is fully focused on Mars....
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]]> 3059 Elemental Lunar Research, Nicci Potts @nicci_potts: GeoProject Series http://rockheadsciences.com/potts-elemental-lunar-research/ Sat, 08 Apr 2017 12:03:41 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3033 NAME:  Nicci Potts BACKGROUND:  I’m a postdoctoral researcher in the School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (UK). I started out with a BSc in Geological Sciences, University of Leeds, and then I did a MSc in Geochemistry also...
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]]> 3033 PostDoc Researcher, Lunar Volatiles, Nicci Potts @nicci_potts: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/potts-lunar-volatiles/ Sat, 25 Mar 2017 12:22:54 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3019 NAME: Nicci Potts CURRENT TITLE:  Postdoctoral Researcher AREA OF EXPERTISE:  Experimental petrology, volatile elements, planetary interiors, lunar volatiles, lunar petrology. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:  7 years experience [I spent a year as a research assistant during my MSc, 2 years MSc, 4 years...
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]]> 3019 PhD Researcher, Carbon Sequestration, Adrienne MacArtney: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/macartney-carbon-sequestration/ http://rockheadsciences.com/macartney-carbon-sequestration/#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2016 13:22:48 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=2505 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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