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: Claire Harnett CURRENT TITLE: PhD Student at the University of Leeds AREA OF EXPERTISE: Volcanology and geomechanics YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 3 years of laboratory experience at the University of Portsmouth EDUCATION: BSc Geological Hazards at the University of Portsmouth….
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NAME: Dr. Tim I. Yilmaz CURRENT TITLE: Postdoctoral researcher at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich) (@LMU_volc on Twitter), Germany AREA OF EXPERTISE: Volcanology YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 10 years of education EDUCATION: I started with my undergraduate studies in…
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NAME: Louise Alexander CURRENT TITLE: Post Doctoral Researcher AREA OF EXPERTISE: Planetary sciences; lunar basalt YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: Since June 2015, Post Doctoral Researcher at Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom; based in University College London (UCL)/Birkbeck Centre for Planetary Sciences;…
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NAME: Helen Robinson CURRENT TITLE: Ph.D. candidate at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (UK) UPDATE 1/29/18! Helen is now a Research Assistant with the Climate Justice Fund at the University of Strathclyde. She’s doing sustainable hydrogeology for geothermal development…
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NAME: David McNamara CURRENT TITLE: Structural Geologist AREA OF EXPERTISE: Energy and Tectonics Research YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 6 years post-PhD EDUCATION: Undergraduate degree from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and PhD from University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. What’s your job like?…
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NAME: Nathan Magnall CURRENT TITLE: PhD student AREA OF EXPERTISE: Volcanology, specifically effusive rhyolite and basaltic eruptions YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 1 year as a PhD student EDUCATION: I attained a Geology MESci (undergraduate and Master’s) from the University of Liverpool, United…
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NAME: Sally Potter CURRENT TITLE: Hazard and Risk Management Researcher AREA OF EXPERTISE: I have worked for a Regional Council as a hydro-technician and emergency manager; as a consultant on natural hazard management projects; as a PhD student researching volcanology…
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NAME: Jazmin Scarlett CURRENT TITLE: PhD Student AREA OF EXPERTISE: Historical and social volcanology; theoretical disaster management EDUCATION: BSc (Hons) Geography and Natural Hazards (with professional training) at Coventry University, United Kingdom; MSc Volcanology and Geological Hazards at Lancaster University, United…
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NAME: Simon Halliwell CURRENT TITLE: Seeking opportunity CONTACT INFORMATION: [email protected] AREA OF INTEREST: Volcanology and Geological Hazards EDUCATION: MSc Volcanology and Geological Hazards Graduate, Lancaster University, United Kingdom What’s your interest? As you may have guessed by my degree, I…
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NAME: Charlie Barrington CURRENT TITLE: Volcanologist, Department of Volcanology, Instituto Geofisico, Escuela Politécnica Nacional in Quito, Ecuador AREA OF EXPERTISE: Volcanic degassing, Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS) YEARS EXPERIENCE: ~1 (including placements at the Centre for Exchange and Research in Volcanology,…
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NAME: Mike Cassidy CURRENT TITLE: UPDATE! Now, NERC Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. Previously, at the time of this guest blog, Humboldt Research Fellow at the University of Mainz, Germany. EXPERTISE: Volcanology, petrology and geochemistry YEARS EXPERIENCE: ~7.5 years…
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NAME: Rebecca Paisley CURRENT TITLE: PhD Student AREA OF EXPERTISE: Igneous Geochemistry, Volcanic Degassing, Isotope Disequilibria YEARS EXPERIENCE: 4 EDUCATION: PhD Student at McGill University, Canada since September 2014. MEarthSci in Earth Sciences (University of Oxford, United Kingdom). WEBSITE: https://paisleyabroad.wordpress.com/ What’s your…
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NAME: James Hickey CURRENT TITLE: PhD Student AREA OF EXPERTISE: Volcanology (& Geophysics). More specifically my research interests are in the processes controlling the dynamics of active and restless volcanoes and the geophysical signals they produce. YEARS EXPERIENCE: 3.5 years of research…
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