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: 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: Callan Bentley CURRENT TITLE: Chancellor’s Commonwealth Professor of Geology, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, Virginia. I also blog at Mountain Beltway, tweet at @callanbentley, and serve as a contributing editor for EARTH magazine. AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geology, teaching YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:…
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NAME: Rajesh Sagotra CURRENT TITLE: Geologist – Geological Survey of India (GSI) AREA OF EXPERTISE: Limestone Investigation YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 5 EDUCATION: B.SC in Geology from Prince of Wales College; M.SC Geology University of Jammu, India TWITTER: @sagotrasagotra What’s your job like? Being…
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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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NAME: Sheree Armistead CURRENT TITLE: PhD Candidate, The University of Adelaide, Australia AREA OF EXPERTISE: Tectonic evolution of Gondwana in Madagascar and India; structural geology and geochronology YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 6 years experience (3 years undergrad, 1 year honors, 2…
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NAME: Sam Scriven CURRENT TITLE: Acting Earth Science Manager, Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, United Kingdom AREA OF EXPERTISE: Geoconservation and management of geological heritage. I am particularly interested in developing heritage interpretation and public engagement on the Jurassic Coast, where I…
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UPDATED – JANUARY 3, 2016 (Laura has updated this guest blog post to reflect the changes during her second year as a PhD candidate. To see the progression of Laura’s career, start with her original post below dated August 27, 2014)…
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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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NAME: Zoe McKellar CURRENT TITLE: PhD Researcher in Geology. AREA OF EXPERTISE: Main research interests are structural geology and sedimentology, tectonostratigraphy, basin evolution and provenance. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 5 EDUCATION: Honors BSc in Geology and Petroleum Geology. Just finished the…
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NAME: Dr. Ruth Siddall CURRENT TITLE: University College London (UCL) Student Mediator (and geologist!). It’s complicated … AREA OF EXPERTISE: The geology of the built environment and geomateriality. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 25 EDUCATION: BSc (Hons) Geology, University of Birmingham 1986-1989; PhD…
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NAME: Abi Stone CURRENT TITLE: Lecturer in Physical Geography at the University of Manchester. AREA OF EXPERTISE: Quaternary Science, Dryland Palaeoenvironments and Geomorphology, Geochronology, and Hydrogeology, particularly the unsaturated zone YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 6 since PhD EDUCATION: PhD Quaternary Science, School…
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NAME: Ted Flynn CURRENT TITLE: Research Scientist at the Computation Institute at the University of Chicago, with a joint appointment in the Biosciences Division at Argonne National Laboratory. AREA OF EXPERTISE: I study geomicrobiology, a field that aims to understand…
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NAME: John Van Hoesen CURRENT TITLE: Associate Professor of Geology & Environmental Studies AREA OF EXPERTISE: Glacial/fluvial geomorphology, surficial/soil mapping, spatial analysis, applied geographic information system (GIS), and geoscience education YEARS EXPERIENCE: ~18 EDUCATION: B.S. Geology, University of Albany, New…
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