Sustainability – 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. Mon, 22 Oct 2018 23:42:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 https://i0.wp.com/rockheadsciences.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_1343-54c3a608v1_site_icon.png?fit=32%2C32 Sustainability – Rock-Head Sciences http://rockheadsciences.com 32 32 59224321 Groundwater Processes in Nutrient Budgets, Viviana Re @biralnas: GeoProject Series http://rockheadsciences.com/re-groundwater-processes-in-nutrient-budgets/ Sat, 07 Jul 2018 12:44:34 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3704 NAME: Viviana Re SHORT BIO: Viviana Re holds a PhD in Analysis and Governance of Sustainable Development (2011), a MSc in Environmental Sciences (2007) and a BSc. in Natural Sciences (2003). From 2009 to 2011, she has collaborated with UNESCO-IHP...
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]]> 3704 Sustainability Mountain Leader, Darren Axe @dnaxe: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/axe-sustainability/ Sat, 02 Jun 2018 12:54:05 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3668 NAME: Darren Axe CURRENT TITLE: International Mountain Leader (since 2016) and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (U.K.) AREA OF INTEREST: Core interest in the concepts, challenges, and opportunities presented by the Sustainable Development agenda. EDUCATION: BSc Physical Geography Degree from Lancaster University...
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]]> 3668 Earth Science Professor, Dr. Laura Guertin @guertin: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/guertin-earth-science/ Sat, 03 Feb 2018 13:53:01 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3454 NAME: Dr. Laura Guertin CURRENT TITLE: Professor of Earth Science AREA OF EXPERTISE: My graduate research focused on determining the timing of Late Cenozoic sea-level changes on the south Florida Platform through a lithostratigraphic and integrated chronostratigraphic examination of continuous cores. My research...
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]]> 3454 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 Geothermal Power Communicator, Dr. Hazel Gibson @iamhazelgibson: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/gibson-geothermal/ Sat, 04 Nov 2017 18:10:41 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3292 NAME: Dr. Hazel Gibson CURRENT TITLE: Research Fellow in Public Perception of Geothermal Power AREA OF EXPERTISE: I work in Geoscience Cognition and Communication; basically how people think about geoscience, and how that influences how they talk about it. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: Experience...
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]]> 3292 Hydrogeologist, Muhammad Akram Khan: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/khan-hydrogeology/ Sat, 17 Jun 2017 14:21:28 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=3120 NAME: Muhammad Akram Khan CURRENT TITLE: Hydrogeologist AREA OF EXPERTISE: Hydrogeology, water resources assessment, groundwater, pump tests, geotechnical engineer, coal mines dewatering expert YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 35 EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: MSc in Geology from the University of Peshawar (Kpk), Pakistan with more than...
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]]> 3120 Hydrodynamic Modeling, South Africa, Dr. Gaathier Mahed: GeoProject Series http://rockheadsciences.com/mahed-hydrodynamic-modeling/ Sat, 04 Mar 2017 14:14:11 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=2996 Name: Dr. Gaathier Mahed Short bio: Gaathier has a background in hydrogeology with a focus on fractured rock. He has received extensive technical training in aspects of geophysics and isotopes in Germany and Morocco, the latter sponsored through the International Atomic...
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]]> 2996 Senior Lecturer, Hydrogeology, Dr. Gaathier Mahed: A Day in the GeoLife Series http://rockheadsciences.com/mahed-hydrogeology/ http://rockheadsciences.com/mahed-hydrogeology/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2017 15:30:40 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=2947 NAME: Dr. Gaathier Mahed CURRENT TITLE:  Senior Lecturer at North-West University in South Africa AREA OF EXPERTISE: Hydrogeology with an interest in geodetic and geophysical techniques YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:  10 years of combined consulting, research, academia and industry experience EDUCATION:  PhD in Geophysics What’s...
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]]> http://rockheadsciences.com/mahed-hydrogeology/feed/ 1 2947 Roman Mortars, Tina Rispoli @TinaRisp: GeoProject Series http://rockheadsciences.com/rispoli-roman-mortars/ Sun, 15 Jan 2017 15:42:49 +0000 http://rockheadsciences.com/?p=2902 NAME:  Concetta (Tina) Rispoli CURRENT TITLE:  PhD Candidate (Thesis in progress!) at University Federico II of Naples (Italy) PROJECT TITLE: Roman mortars: mix design, composition and secondary minerogenetic processes LOCATION:  University Federico II of Naples, Italy TIMELINE:  3 years AREA OF EXPERTISE:  Applied...
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